英語演講稿：走出冷漠

Farewell, Indifference

Who was the most well-known figure in China last month? It’s Ma JiaJue—the college student who murdered 4 of his roommates. Many people attributed his crime to his poverty and deficient education. In my opinion, his crime also has much to do with his classmates’ indifference.

Indifference is a terrible disease in today’s colleges and the whole society. It’s not rare that two students who have studied together for 4 years have never spoken to each other. It’s not rare that a student who has been absent from class for several days is not noticed at all. It’s also not rare that a student who has severe psychological problems is not cared about at all.

Some people may say ‘What the students with psychological problems like Ma JiaJue need is not care but psychotherapy.” However, when people are ill, what they need most is not only medical treatment, but also care from people around them. Every smile and every caring word will bring sunshine to their life.

I once heard one of my roommates who was an introverted girl sobbing at mid-night. Being afraid of disturbing her, I sent a text message to comfort her. The next day, she told me that she was crying for not being invited to one of her friend’s birthday party. She thought she was neglected by others. But my message was really comforting which told her someone still cared about her.

What can we do to prevent the tragedy of Ma JiaJue from happening again? Some people may say ‘Let’s open more psychological courses in schools.’ and other people may say ‘Let’s donate more money for the poor students.’ But I’ll say “My fellow student, let’s give more love and care to our roommates, our classmates and every person around us!”

走出冷漠

誰是中國上個月最有名的人物? 這當然要數馬加爵了——這個殺害了四名同學的大學生。很多人將他的犯罪歸結於他的貧窮和不全面的教育。但我覺得他的犯罪還跟他周圍同學的冷漠有很大關係。

冷漠是流行於當今校園及整個社會中的一種可怕的疾病。有的同學在一起學習了4年卻從未說過話，有的同學幾天沒去上課卻無人知曉，還有的同學有了嚴重的心理問題卻得不到關心。

有人說：像馬加爵那樣有心理問題的人需要的不是關心而是心理治療。但在一個人生病的時候，除了醫生的治療，他需要的還有周圍人的關心。一個微笑，一聲問候都能為他們的生活帶來陽光。

有一天半夜，我碰巧聽見寢室裡一個平時很內向的女孩在輕聲抽泣。為了不驚動她，我給她發了一條簡訊來安慰她。第二天，他告訴我那晚她哭了是因為她的一位好朋友開生日聚會沒有請她參加，她覺得自己被大家所忽視了。但我對簡訊卻給了她很大安慰，讓她覺得還是有人惦記著她的。

如何才能阻止馬加爵的悲劇重演呢?有人呼籲應該在學校開設更多的心理輔導課程，有人建議應該給貧困學生更多的捐助，而我要說的是：同學們，讓我們把更多的關愛帶給我們的舍友，同學和身邊的每一個人!