初中英语演讲稿范文
hello, ladies and gentlemen. i’m angela zhang from class 4 grade 8. today, my topic is, “the shanghai world expo”.
first, i’ll say something about world expo history. as we know, the very first world expo, the great exhibition of 1851, took place in the crystal palace in london. uk. ever since then, the goals of world expos have been both high-minded as well as commercial. visitors are able to explore the world outside of their everyday experience—outside cultures, new scientific advancements, and new inventions. world expos have excited and inspired more and more people in the world.
on december3, xx, the bureau of international expositions (or call it bie) announced that shanghai will host expoxx. the bie had received bids from five cities to host expoxx. among the 5 nice cities, the bie chose shanghai at last! it’s really an exciting news for not only shanghainese, but also all of chinese people. here are some details about it.
look at this profile carefully. the title is “the xx world exposition ,shanghai, china ”. this is the logo.
and the theme is “better city., better life”.ok, let’s guess who is the image representative? yeah, you’re right,
yao ming!
shanghai expo is the first comprehensive world expo held in a developing country. and it is also the first one that takes “the city” as its theme, hoping that it can push forward the city development and help bring about a better urban living environment, just like the theme: better city, better life.
i think, as a student in shanghai, we should learn to be a gentle person and keep good manners from now on. and try to practice english more in order to communicate with foreigners fluently in the near future. because, we’re a part of shanghai!
第二篇：
高科技无处不在
schoolmates:
when you look the lovable animated cartoon, plays is in a stew human's computer games, rides the fast train, is answering transoceanic telephone time, ......not only your might once realize the science the strength, the science changed this world, also changed our life, the science side us.
opens for the 20th century the grand chapters, not only we discovered the humanity to experience the blood and the fire baptism in these hundred years, has created the innumerable scientific miracles. 19th century france famous science
fiction writer of fiction verne fictionalizing, at that time let the human be inconceivable, he fantasized moon landing travel, the airplane, the long-range gun and so on, all 11 became the reality in the 20th century. in the 21st century today, the high tech is ubiquitous.
as cross-century one generation, how posture should we adapt the new century by, the load get up the new century heavy burden? not only science and technology changing with each new day, causes the science to serve for the most advanced technique, also more and more many seeps to during ours daily life, this needs us who is in the young people time to deeply love the science, thestudyscience. participation science and technology “five small” competition, reading science and technology books, caused me to understand many truths. the precise robot, does not use the fuel the automobile, the hypothesized soccer game, high tech information transmission and so on, each one vivid interesting phenomena, aroused me to explore the science the desire.
our each people all want tostudythe science, the dissemination civilization, while enjoys the new life, must create the new life, now, the technical product renewal speeds up unceasingly, the visible television, the computer surfer,
the pacemaker, already did not calculate was fresh. vacuum cleaner invented which from 1901, to the artificial earth satellite, carried the human spaceship, the science and technology demonstrates the formidable strength in the different domain. electronic industry, communication technology daily popularization, nanotechnology, superconductivity material widespread application, soon one day, perhaps in yours dinner table, can appear likely
bio-engineering foods and so on outer space green pepper, man-made beefsteak. studies the science and technology, is not merely in order to become the scientist, also is for can adapt the life, more has been able to become the new century the master, the load gets up the new century, is the national construction, makes the contribution for the human culture.
since new china had been established, our country's technical development progresses by leaps and bounds, the synthesized insulin, finishes a job plants, the hybrid rice again, explodes atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb, launch satellite and airship and so on, these technical achievement which focuses attention on the common people, reduced our country and the advanced countries science and technology disparity greatly, has poured into the vigor for our country's
modernization. grandpa deng xiaoping said “the science and technology is the first productive forces”, indeed so, the science has inserted the wing for our motherland soaring. chairman mao zedong once said to the youth that, the world was you, also is we, but is your in the final analysis. this speech, has been full of the elders to our earnest expectation. if the elders have constructed the 20th century motherlands with the industrious work, that, we should by the knowledge, get up the new century heavy burden by the scientific load.
schoolmates, we are being at the growth developmental stage, thestudyscience, lets us start since childhood. we must learn each kind of literacy class diligently, because this is allstudyfoundation; at the same time, to each kind the popular science books, the publication which suits our elementary student to look, should better read some in the after school; also should begin to do each science small experiment, the small manufacture positively, writes the science small paper and so on, raises to the science interest. long this gets down, we can certainly deeply love the science, has the rich scientific knowledge. humanity's wisdom is infinite, regardless of is us's challenger number detonation, the whole world computer virus' promotion, always all cannot prevent humanity's advance in
technology. “the knowledge is the strength”, bacon this sentence enjoys great popularity the maxim did not know had driven how many earnestly seeks the knowledge human. now, lets us also use it to encourage oneself, makes one to deeply love the science the new generation, the load gets up the new century heavy responsibility, for our motherland tomorrow, will compose a more magnificent poem!
thanks everybody.
同学们：
当你们看着可爱的动画片，玩着迷人的电脑游戏，坐上快速的列车，接听着越洋电话的时候，……你可曾意识到科学的力量，科学不仅改变了这个世界，也改变了我们的生活，科学就在我们身边。
翻开20世纪的壮丽篇章，我们发现人类在这百年中不仅经历了血与火的洗礼，更创造了无数科学奇迹。19世纪法国著名科幻小说家凡尔纳的虚构，当时让人不可思议，他所幻想的登月旅行、飞机、远射程炮等，在20世纪都一一成为现实。在21世纪的今天，高科技更是无处不在。
作为跨世纪的一代，我们又该以怎样的姿态去适应新世纪，担起新世纪的重担呢? 科学技术的日新月异，使得科学不只为尖端技术服务，也越来越多地渗透到我们的日常生活之中，这就需要正处于青少年时代的我们热爱科学，学习科学。参加科技“五小”比赛、阅读科技书籍，使我明白了许多道理。精密的机器人，不用燃料的汽车，虚
拟的足球赛，高科技信息的传送等等，一个个生动有趣的现象，激起了我探索科学的愿望。
我们每个人都要学习科学，传播文明，在享受新生活的同时，更要创造新生活，如今，科技产品的更新换代不断加快，可视电视、电脑上网、心脏起搏器，已经不算新鲜了。从19xx年发明的真空吸尘器，到人造地球卫星、载人宇宙飞船，科技在不同领域里显示出了强大的力量。电子产业、通讯技术的日益普及，纳米技术、超导材料的广泛应用，不久的一天，也许就在你的餐桌上，会出现像太空青椒、人造牛排等生物工程食品。学习科学技术，不仅仅是为了成为科学家，也是为了能适应生活，更为了能成为新世纪的主人，担起新世纪，为国家建设，为人类文明做出贡献。
新中国成立以来，我国的科技发展突飞猛进，人工合成胰岛素、断手再植、杂交水稻、爆炸原子弹和氢弹、发射人造卫星和飞船等等，这些令世人瞩目的科技成就，大大缩短了我国和先进国家的科学技术的差距，为我国的现代化建设注入了活力。邓小平爷爷说“科学技术是第一生产力”，的确如此，科学为我们祖国的腾飞插上了翅膀。毛泽东主席曾对青年说，世界是你们的，也是我们的，但归根结底是你们的。这句话，饱含了长辈们对我们的殷切期望。如果说长辈们用辛勤的劳动建设了20世纪的祖国，那么，我们就应该以知识、以科学担起新世纪的重担。
同学们，我们正处于成长发育阶段，学习科学，让我们从小做起。我们要努力学好各种文化课，因为这是一切学习的基础;同时，对各
种适合我们小学生看的科普书籍、报刊，最好在课余多阅读一些;还应该积极动手搞各种科学小实验、小制作，写科学小论文等，培养对科学的兴趣。长此下去，我们一定能够热爱科学，拥有丰富的科学知识。人类的智慧是无限的，无论是美国的挑战者号爆炸，还是全球计算机病毒的升级，从来都不能阻止人类的科技进步。“知识就是力量”，培根这句脍炙人口的格言不知激励了多少渴求知识的人。如今，让我们也用它来勉励自己，做一个热爱科学的新一代，担起新世纪的重任，为我们祖国的明天，谱写出更加辉煌的诗篇!
谢谢大家!
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初中英语演讲稿范文带翻译【一】:初中生英语演讲稿 treasure of life 生命的财富 i am a rich girl, because i have a lot of treasure. 我是一个富有的女孩，因为 我拥有着许多的财富。 friends are my treasures. whenever i am sad and down, i know they would hold my hands and warm my heart. they show me how amazing the friendship is. 朋友是我的财富。当我伤心或者低落的时候，我知道他们会握着我的手并温暖我的心。 他们告诉我友谊有多么美好。 families are also my treasures. whether time find us far apart or it keeps us close together, they are always standing by my side. they tell me how wonderful to be loved by people you love. 家人也是我的财富。无论时间将我们分开或者让我们靠得更紧，他们总是陪伴着我。他 们让我知道被自己所爱的人爱着的美妙。 experience is my treasure. whatever good or bad situation i have to face, it would show me the right way. it helps me to know more about life. 经历是我的财富。无论我将面对的是好还是坏，它总是指引给我正确的方向。它帮助我 更多地理解生活。 i believe i will be richer in the future., because the way of life is just like a journey of finding treasure .you never know when and where you can find them. you just keep going and they will be found in some time at some place. i will cherish what i have had and keep finding with my curiosity and passion . 我相信我在将来的日子里会变得更加富有，因为生命之路就像一段寻宝的路途。你不知 道何时何地你们找到他们。你只需u停下脚步，便能在某事某地找到他们。我将珍惜现 在所 有，并满怀好奇心和热情去追寻。
初中生英语演讲稿三分钟 英语演讲稿实际上属于特殊的说明文或议论文，一篇好的英语演讲稿能够打动评委的心灵，而且在演讲时也朗朗上口。下面是WTT小雅为大家整理了关于初中生的英语三分钟演讲稿4篇，欢迎大家阅读。 初中生英语演讲稿三分钟篇1 As the song goes “ My future isn’t a dream .” I love the song which brings me confidence when singing it every time . I believe that all our dreams can come true if we have courage to pursue them .When I was young my father always asked me what I would be in the future . Sometimes I found it very hard to give a certain reply . “ I want to be a doctor .” “ I want to be a teacher .” and “ I ’d like to be a scientist !” Many of these answers are perhaps very childish and ridiculous . But I never think they are far away . How time flies! Who is able to give a definition to his future ? I know clearly that those high buildings are based on solid foundation . As a student , I should have a reasonable aim , and study hard . My goal is to enter the best university for further study after middle
关于初中英语演讲稿 初中的你的英语水平如何?以下是小编整理的关于初中英语演讲稿，希望对你有所帮助。 关于初中英语演讲稿【一】Where There is Life, There is Music What is music, no one can explain. Just imagine for a moment that you are sitting in a magnificent concert hall. The conductor waves his shiny baton with a graceful swing through the air. A beautiful melody floats slowly around you You sit quietly with your eyes shut, your heart open. The delicate vibratos of the violins carry you to a mood of heavenly bliss. An airy solo of the flute draws you to the imagination, the notes flow like some jumping swallows dancing and singing calling for the coming of Spring. I like music from my childhood. My father often says when I was a baby I would never go to sleep without soft, beautiful lullabies crooning around my ears . Now music is a part of my life. When I feel tired, disappointed or in low spirits, I usually turn to music. Music,
初中英语演讲稿3分钟3篇 初中英语演讲稿3分钟篇1 good morning,dear teacher and my friends. its a very intresting topic today. i think my dad was a hero for me when i was a young child. wed go fishing, walks, and other fun things for a kid. every child has a good and great father, and so do i. my dad played a very important role in my daily life`````exactly speaking, in my past 16 years. my father always stands in the center of my life，from past till now and possibly in the future. my family was rather poor when i was in my childhood. we didnt have our own house and had to live in a shabby，small room rented from my fathers factory. the room was so small that there was little space for people to walk. i didnt have my own bed and had to sleep with my parents. this is terrible both for my parents and me. but father made this all different!he works very hard on his own business, now we have our own 2 housese,surly,i have my own room.and he take our family so much happiness, richer and richer. when i was little, i did everything with my dad.
初中英语演讲稿精品范文3分钟 在英语中,口译学习是提高口语能力的一剂良方,同时对英语讲演技巧的掌握有很大帮助。小雅WTT为你分享了初中英语演讲稿精品范文3分钟，希望能够帮到你。 初中英语演讲稿精品范文3分钟篇1 Honorable Judges, fellow students: Good afternoon! Recently, ther is a heated debate in our society. The college students are the beneficiaries of a rare privilege, who receive exceptional education at extraordinary places. But will we be able to face the challenge and support ourselves against all odds? Will we be able to better the lives of others? Will we be able to accept the responsibility of building the future of our country? The cynics say the college students are the pered lost generation, which would cringe at the slightest disfort. But the cynics are wrong. The college students I see are eagerly learning about how to live independently. We help each other clean the dormitory, go shopping and
初中英语演讲稿3分钟精选4篇 【一】初中英语演讲稿3分钟 good morning everyone it's a great honor for me to stand here to deliver a speech to you. then today i want to talk something about dreams and reality. as the famous russian litterateur lev tolstoy (列夫、托尔斯泰)said, “ideal is the beacon(烟火、灯塔). without ideal, there is no secure (无虑的, 安全的, 安心的, 可靠的, 保险的)direction; without a direction, there is no life.” so there’s no doubt that everyone needs his or her own ideal. have you ever thought that what is practical and sensible(.明智的, 有感觉的, 明理的) will connect with our most treasured dreams? maybe, to somebody, reality has little relation to ideal. to others nothing can be done without the sense of reality. so make our dreams a part of our reality. and make our reality a part of our dreams. there is no reason why our dreams must oppose our reality. improve our dreams and our reality by bringing them together. as a university student, establishing a dream is one of the most important things we have to do .but
初中英语演讲稿范文100字 treasure of life 生命的财富 i am a rich girl, because i have a lot of treasure. 我是一个富有的女孩，因为我拥有着许多的财富。 friends are my treasures. whenever i am sad and down, i know they would hold my hands and warm my heart. they show me how amazing the friendship is. 朋友是我的财富。当我伤心或者低落的时候，我知道他们会握着我的手并温暖我的心。他们告诉我友谊有多么美好。 families are also my treasures. whether time find us far apart or it keeps us close together, they are always standing by my side. they tell me how wonderful to be loved by people you love. 家人也是我的财富。无论时间将我们分开或者让我们靠得更紧，他们总是陪伴着我。他们让我知道被自己所爱的人爱着的美妙。 experience is my treasure. whatever good or bad situation i have to face, it would show me the right way. it helps me to know more about life. 经历是我的财富。无论我将面对的是好还是坏，它总是指引给我正确的方向。它帮助我更多地理解生活。 i believe i will be richer in the future., because the way of life is just like a journey of finding treasure .you never know when and ————来源网络搜集整理，仅供个人学习查参考
初中英语演讲稿3分钟（一） As you slowly open your eyes, look around , notice where the light comes into your room; listen carefully, see if there are new sounds you can recognize; feel with your body and spirit, and see if you can sense the freshness in the air. Yes, yes, yes, it’s a new day, it’s a different day, and it’s a bright day! And most importantly, it is a new beginning for your life, a beginning where you are going to make new desicisions, take new actions, make new friends, and take your life to a totally unprecedented level! You know all this is real as long as you are confident,passionate and committed! And you are confident, you are passionate, you are committed! You will no longer fear making new sounds, showing new facial expressions, using your body in new ways,approaching new people, and asking new questions. You will live every single day of your life with absolute passion, and you will show your passion through the words you speak and the actions you take. You will focus all your time and effort on the most important goals of your life. You will never succumb to challenges of hardships. You will never waver in your pursuit of excellence. After all,you are the best, and you deserve the best! As your coach and friend, I can assure you the door to all the best things in the world will open to you, but the key to that door is in your hand. You must do your part, you must faithfully follow the plans you make and take the actions you plan, you must never quit, you must never fear. I know you must do it, you can do it, you will do it, and you will succeed! Now stand firm and tall, make a fist, get excited, and yell it out: I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed! I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed! I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed! 初中英语演讲稿3分钟（二） It’s a very intresting topic today. I think my dad was a hero for me when i was a young child. we'd go fishing, walks, and other fun things for a kid. Every child has a good and great father, and so do i. my dad played a very important role in my daily life——exactly speaking, in my past 16 years. My father always stands in the center of my life，from past till now and possibly in the future. My family was rather poor when i was in my childhood. we didn't have our own house and had to live in a shabby，small room rented from my father's factory. the room was so small that there was little space for people to walk. i didn't have my own bed and had to sleep with my parents. this is terrible both for my parents and me. But father made this all different！he works very hard on his own business, now we have our own 2 housese,surly,i have my own room.and he take our family so much happiness, richer and richer. When i was little, i did everything with my dad. you could always find me sitting on his knee or walking and doing everything with him. every night he would read me a bed time story and make the voices of each character.
初中英语演讲稿 1. ladies and gentlemen , good afternoon! i ' mvery glad to stand here and give you a short speech. today my topic is “youth ” . i hope you will like it , and found the importance in your youth so that more cherish it. first i want to ask you some questions: 1、 do you know what is youth? 2、 how do you master your youth? youth youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind ;it is not rosy cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshne; it is the freshneof the deep springs of life . youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease. this often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . nobody grows old merely by a number of years . we grow old by deserting our ideals.
中学生英语演讲稿模板 文章《中学生英语演讲稿模板》由演讲稿网为大家整理，欢迎参考。 as we all know, in 2008 beijing olympic games will be held, every person are eagerly looking forward to its arrival, carefully exploring the life of the details, we can easily see that the olympic spirit is everywhere. between neighbors, we help each other; colleagues, in addition to competition, everyone has even more made on the friendship of the first. everyone has to start with oneself, the protection of the surrounding environment. olympic atmosphere is diffuse in my home, parents have taken attention from the message of the olympic games, all brothers and sisters from time to time to talk about the various stories related to the olympic games. everyone is on the olympic games has its own expectations, and i also believe that china will certainly be able to better organize the olympic games and win honor for our country !
初中三分钟英语演讲稿范文五篇 演讲是展示自己人格魅力的一种体现？那我们该如何做的更有现场感染力呢？我们以下是小编给大家带来上台演讲的初中三分钟英语演讲稿范文五篇，欢迎大家参考借鉴! 英语演讲稿1 And I know what youre thinking. You know, Im up here bagging out inspiration, and youre thinking, "Jeez, Stella, arent you inspired sometimes by some things?" And the thing is, I am. I learn from other disabled people all the time. Im learning not that I am luckier than them, though. I am learning that its a genius idea to use a pair of barbecue tongs to pick up things that you dropped. (Laughter) Im learning that nifty trick where you can charge your mobile phone battery from your chair battery. Genius. We are learning from each others strength and endurance, not against our bodies and our diagnoses, but against a world that exceptionalizes and objectifies us. I really think that this lie that weve been sold about disability is the greatest injustice. It makes life hard for us. And that quote, "The only disability in life is a bad attitude," the
初中关于英语演讲稿带翻译 初中关于英语演讲稿带翻译篇1 Dear students:How are you! In the previous several exams, I have gained good results, first of all thanks to my efforts, of course, learning is also very important. Next, I gave you about my learning experience.I feel good in order to learn first-come interested in learning. As the saying goes: Interest is the best teacher. With interest will be motivated to learn, the more naturally learn better. Second, in order to improve learning, we must master the correct way to learn, learn to digest, giving top priority, this is the most important. In learning, our minds must have three words - Why! Smart people know that; wise men know to listen to; smart people know to ask. The last is sure to be hard work, this is the most important, even Thomas Edison said Genius needs ninety-nine percent perspiration.School should seriously lectures, and pay attention to more independent thinking, do not know want to ask, to exercise their thinking skills. Careful and meticulous to teacher assignments, must not be careless. There is, to take notes, preview before clathe best,
初中英语演讲稿 I’m very glad to make a speech here. Today my topic is “I love you, China.” Since the day I was born, I began to have a proud name—Chinese. Since the day I began to talk, the most beautiful sentence I’ve ever learnt has been “I love you, China!” I love you, China, and I’m so proud of being a Chinese. I’m proud that I’ve got the beautiful yellow skin, black eyes and black hair. I’m also proud that I speak the most beautiful language in the world—Chinese. I love you, China, for I can feel the deep love you give me every day, every minute. Last year, I got an opportunity to visit the United States of America. During my staying there, my father’s boss once invited my family to dinner. While at , he looked at me and asked: “Little boy, how long have you been in America?” “About a month,” I answered, “How lucky you are!” he said, “If you were living in China, how could you learn such perfect English?” I smiled and told him proudly that all the
初中英语演讲稿三分钟 【初中英语演讲稿三分钟(一)】 Nature is Our Motherhttp: lLet me begin my eech with a replay of scenes familiar to most, if not all, of those present here today. take. take. take.. The relationship between a mother and a child always seems to follow such a pattern. I know my mother is always there for me, providing me with everything I need; from food to clothing, from tuition to pocket money. I never thought twice about all she did until one day she said, Like a child endlessly asking, we humans, throughout history, have been continually demanding what we desire from nature. We enjoy the fort and beauty of our furniture, yet we never bother to think about the serious soil erosion caused by deforestation. We take it for granted that we must warm ourselves in winter times, yet we seldom realize the burning away of precious natural resources.We appreciate all the proerity from the development of modern industry, yet few would give the slightest consideration to the global air and water pollution caused by industrial wastes. Our ruthless exploitation has permanently impaired our mother earth.As we tragically learned from last summer's floods. We cannot continue our carelessness. Finally, standing here at the threshold of the 21st century, we cannot help thinking of our posterity. Nature is not only the mother of the present generation, but 自然是我们的母亲初中英语演讲稿请允许我用一个我们今天在座的大部分人，就算不是全部，都很熟悉的场景来展开我的演讲。 “妈妈，不好意思，今年的学费要三千元。”
初中英语演讲稿1分钟 英语演讲是一种具有社会实践性的交际活动,直接体现演讲者的语言应用能力和综合素质。关于初中英语演讲稿1分钟的有哪些呢?下面是xx为你整理的内容，希望对你有帮助。 篇一 Etiquette is not only the person, the embodiment of education is also a manifestation of personal morality and social morality. Is the face of the city, is the country face. Therefore, learning etiquette not only in strong personal qualities, outside the plastic units better able to lubricate and improve interpersonal relationships. Has a history of 5,000 years of civilization as the "ceremonies", stressing civilization, with rituals, but also promote the national culture, an important way to demonstrate national spirit. We are in society, identity, role is constantly changing. We hate others this moment, the next moment people often bexxe the object of hate. These are none other than "informal," the act of.
初中英语比赛演讲稿模板 hello, ladies and gentlemen. i’m angela zhang from class 4 grade 8. today, my topic is, “the shanghai world expo”. first, i’ll say something about world expo history. as we know, the very first world expo, the great exhibition of 1851, took place in the crystal palace in london. uk. ever since then, the goals of world expos have been both high-minded as well as commercial. visitors are able to explore the world outside of their everyday experience —outside cultures, new scientific advancements, and new inventions. world expos have excited and inspired more and more people in the world. on december3, XX, the bureau of international expositions (or call it bie) announced that shanghai will host expo2010. the bie had received bids from five cities to host expo2010. among the 5 nice cities, the bie chose shanghai at last! it’s really an exciting news for not only shanghainese, but also all of chinese people. here are some details about it. look at this profile carefully. the title is “the 2010 world exposition ,shanghai, china ”. this is the logo. and the theme is “better city., better life”.ok, let’s guess who is the image representative? yeah, you’re right, yao ming! ————来源网络搜集整理，仅供个人学习查参考
初中英语演讲稿三分钟3篇 英语演讲能力是英语语言能力和交际能力的综合反映,同时又是演讲者通过语言表达思想、传递信息的有效沟通途径。以下是小雅WTT整理了初中英语演讲稿三分钟3篇，供你参考。 初中英语演讲稿三分钟篇1 outh youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind ; it is not rosy cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshne; it is the freshneof the deep springs of life . youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease. this often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . nobody grows old merely by a number of years . we grow old by deserting our ideals. years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul . worry , fear , self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust . whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being "s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike