○  英语演讲稿范文：Lost and found  ○

　　In a wooden cabin near Lake Walden, Henry David Thoreau lived alone. He thought: “there is no great value to be had by rubbing shoulders with the mass of humanity.” Though Thoreau never lived in a megacity, he captured precisely one of its characters --- urban life is largely about “shoulder rubbing”. I came to Beijing 3 years ago, like what the writer says, it’s a city where the masses of humanity gather, but my life here is more than just confronting the huge crowds, actually I’ve found it be of great value.

　　As a freshman in college, I arrived in Beijing, thrilled at the first sight of this dazzling city, but soon the gap between the capital and my small hometown gave me the culture shock. I lost the frequent contact with my old friends, same food was served in a different way, and the new taste wasn’t to my liking. In addition to my loss of appetite, I also lost my sense of direction, especially when I came to those sixteen–lane-wide crossroads. The sheer volume of the traffic, the density of the pedestrians, drove home to me the idea of a modern metropolis. Like, the distance from my dormitory to the nearest Wall-Mart, back in my small hometown, that would cover the full length of the entire business district. And I am not proud to admit that I was disoriented.

　　Now three years have passed as the city keeps on growing. Philosopher Herbert Spencer says “Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations”, so I gradually adapted myself to get along and grow together with the city. There is no fear of getting lost, since many city maps are displayed in public, and I feel free to ask for help. Once I even run into this old man who not only pointed out the way for me, but also briefed me the interesting history of the place that I was looking for. What is particularly worth mentioning is that when the summer Olympics was held in Beijing, I got the chanc

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