21世纪杯第16届全国英语演讲比赛冠军许吉如的演讲
许吉如，女，1992年6月出生，清华大学法学院，2010年12月获第十六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛北京赛区总决赛冠军。 南京申办2014年青奥会形象大使，2010年2月随中国代表团赴温哥华申奥。 奥冠体育俱乐部形象大使。以下是冠军许吉如的英语演讲稿：Have you ever bought any food on the train? And do you ask for the receipt after buying it? Nowadays, all trains in China provide its passengers with receipts for commodities, but 7 years ago, things were quite different.On 13th of October, 2004, the train T109 from Beijing to Shanghai was speeding on the railway. A graduate student bought a sausage at 1 yuan on the t
许吉如，女，1992年6月出生，清华大学法学院，2010年12月获第十六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛北京赛区总决赛冠军。 南京申办2014年青奥会形象大使，2010年2月随中国代表团赴温哥华申奥。 奥冠体育俱乐部形象大使。
以下是冠军许吉如的英语演讲稿：
Have you ever bought any food on the train? And do you ask for the receipt after buying it? Nowadays, all trains in China provide its passengers with receipts for commodities, but 7 years ago, things were quite different.
On 13th of October, 2004, the train T109 from Beijing to Shanghai was speeding on the railway. A graduate student bought a sausage at 1 yuan on the train, then asked for a receipt.
“Are you kidding? It’s just one yuan!” The crew member was surprised.
The student, however, answered in a determined voice, “I paid the money, so I deserve the receipt.”
“But we never give receipts on the train.’ As a result, his further request was turned down by a cold shoulder.
Several days later, the student sued the National Railway Ministry, for not providing receipts for passengers.
To his dismay, the court turned down the case for lack of evidence. But he, who majored in law at that time, believed law as a most powerful weapon, so he did not give up. Instead, he began his journey of collecting first-hand evidence by taking trains and buying commodities aboard. When his classmates were playing soccer, he was taking the train; When his classmates were buying food at Mcdonald’s, he was buying food on the train; When his classmates were asking girls out, he was asking for the receipts. As he joked, ‘I was either taking the train or on the way to take the train.’
One month later, he appeared in the court again, with newly-collected evidence and a stronger confidence. And I guess, ladies and gentlemen, you will all cheer for the result because this time, the student won the case. Very soon, a regulation about receipts on the train came out. And whatever we buy on the train now, there’s a receipt for us.
Outside the court, the student was asked, “How do you make it to the end?” He said, “As a law student, I root my faith in law. I believe that law is there, to protect every person with no exception, and to ensure every person has a say.”
His words spread a strong faith in law, which is not only a doctrine of a law student, but also a belief that all citizens ought to hold. It is this faith that initiates the student to resort to law for a tiny issue; it is this faith that supports him to endure all the exhausting trips when collecting evidence; It is this faith that makes a seemingly “ridiculous” receipt request legal and rightful. It is this faith that helps to change our life, enhance our judicial system and bring social justice.
To many, a receipt of 1 yuan is too small to mention, however rights are to be respected and law is to be believed in. It all starts with a tiny receipt of 1 yuan, but we get a monumental case, a new regulation and a bumper harvest in social justice. The bridge that leads a tiny start to a bumper harvest is faith, the faith in law, rightful and strong.
2010年12月获第十六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛北京赛区总决赛冠军许吉如的获奖经历：
2011年11月在台湾高雄举办的东北亚地区英语议会制辩论赛中，法学院学生许吉如和人文学院学生胡凌琳代表清华大学队在来自中国、日本、韩国、马来西亚等国家和地区的100多支队伍中，清华大学代表团夺得EFL组（English as Foreign Language）冠军。这是清华学子继2007年世界大学生英语辩论赛和2009年亚洲大学生英语辩论赛之后第3次夺得国际辩论赛事EFL组冠军。
2011年8月在北京参加“APEC未来之声”选拔赛，从5万名选手中脱颖而出，获得2011年度“APEC未来之声”中国区选拔赛冠军，并将在今年11月份参加美国夏威夷举办的亚太经济合作组织（APEC）领导人峰会，与各国领导人及商业翘楚面对面交流。
2011年5月在英国伦敦参加世界英语演讲比赛进入最后总决赛，并跻身前六名（参加总决赛的六名选手，最终只设冠、亚军，其余选手排名不分先后）。
2011年5月 与队友代表清华大学参加第十五届“外研社杯”英语辩论赛，清华代表队获季军，个人获得总决赛最佳辩手奖。
2011年4月10日获中国日报社主办的第十六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛总决赛冠军，同时获得”21世纪最具潜力奖”、“最具人气奖”，将于今年5月份代表中国大学生赴英国伦敦参加世界英语演讲比赛。
2010年12月获第十六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛北京赛区总决赛冠军。
2010年3月获南京申办2014年青奥会先进个人荣誉称号。
2009年5月获全国优秀共青团员荣誉称号。
2009年4月获中国日报社主办的第七届“21世纪杯”全国中学生英语演讲比赛高中组冠军，并作为唯一的中学生，代表中国赴英国伦敦参加世界英语演讲比赛。
2009年3月获江苏省“十佳青年学生”荣誉称号。
2009年获北京大学全国中学生模拟联合国大会杰出代表奖。
2008年5月获中央电视台2008年度“希望之星”英语风采大赛高中组全国总冠军。 2008年获北京大学全国中学生模拟联合国大会最佳代表奖、最佳口语奖。
2008年获南京市中小学生电视英语口语大赛高中组一等奖、最佳口语奖
2006年获南京市首届中小学生诗词文吟诵大赛 一等奖。
另外，还获得学校“第22届外语节”高中英语辩论赛冠军、最佳辩手，学校“五四”辩论赛高中组冠军、优秀辩手，学校“十佳礼仪之星风采大赛”第一名、礼仪之星、最佳口才奖，学校“学习十佳“、艺术十佳”、“阳光学子”、优秀学生干部、优秀通讯员。
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