In my spoken Chinese class this week, each student gave a speech titled My Dream. This is a very important idea in China, and many young people speak of their Dream almost as a loved one: it is their inspiration, their source of strength and courage, and their hope for the future.
My Chinese is still pretty basic, but I was pleased with what I was able to say. After the spoken class, I wrote down my speech in more formal language (and got my teacher to correct the mistakes for me!)
我有一个梦想。我的梦想是人人都不自私，看别人都比自己重要，大家都像家人一样。我觉得那时候不会发生战争，因为每个人都不自私的话，每个国家也都不自私，看别的国家比自己的更重要。都可以和平地解决争端。
我觉得这个梦想特别难实现，特别理想。但是，因为我是基督徒，所以我认为这个梦想一定会被实现。一个人认识上帝的时候，上帝帮助他变成一个不自私的人。一个认识上帝的人不但应该把别人看得比自己重要，而且应该把上帝的事看得比自己的重要。我觉得每个人都有自己的命运，是上帝迷给他的。如果每个人都实现上帝给他的命运的话，我们都就变成不自私的人。那时候，我的梦想就会实现了。
This is my English version:
I have a dream. My dream is for everyone to live unselfishly, considering other people more important than themselves, living together like a family. I believe that when people live in this way, we can bring an end to war, because when every person can live unselfishly, every country can also act unselfishly, considering the needs of other countries as even more important than the needs of their own country. Conflicts can be resolved peacefully.
I know this dream is extraordinarily difficult to achieve, almost ludicrously naïve and idealistic. But because I am a Christian, I truly believe this dream can become a reality. When someone meets God, then God starts to help them to transform into an less selfish person. Someone who knows God should not only consider other people more important than themselves, but also consider the things of God more important than their own issues. I believe every person has their own destiny, which is given to them by God. If every one of us followed God’s plan for our lives, then we would all become unselfish people. Then my dream would become reality.