深圳楓葉高中學(xué)生英語演講賽 Stunning Speeches by High School Stu

隨著五月假期的結(jié)束，我們迎來了深圳市楓葉學(xué)校首屆英語演講藝術(shù)節(jié)的最后一場比賽。

5月7日星期二，學(xué)生聚集在一起觀看各個學(xué)部的候選人之間的激烈競爭。同時，高中學(xué)部的15名學(xué)生組織一場預(yù)選賽。每個學(xué)生都有備而來、充滿信心，把過去六個月練習(xí)成果在講臺上完美的展示了出來。那天晚上，比賽的評委們見證了學(xué)生口語能力的提升。比賽的亮點包括：王亦如用自信的態(tài)度解析了什么是她心目中的理想三明治(配料包括雞胸肉，牛油果和紅萵苣); 駱奕舟用講故事的方式頌揚(yáng)了堅持不懈、永不放棄的精神; 劉家豪竭力加強(qiáng)野生動物保護(hù)，讓他們免受世界各地偷獵者的傷害; 高駿馳講出了家庭的紐帶關(guān)系既包括血緣關(guān)系也包括個人選擇;而鄭雯文則提出中國千禧一代的價值觀更重視的是收入和個人價值的實現(xiàn)，而不是生兒育女。

With the finale of May Holiday, the curtain rises to signal the end game for our first year of MLIAS. On Tuesday May 7th, students gathered together to watch candidates from every section pit their linguistic talents against one another. Meanwhile, 15 students from the high school division underwent their own trials; a speech contest qualifier round. Every student prepared and took the stage with confidence and gusto in skills that they manifested over the past six months. That evening, the high school judges bared witness to the oral mastery that their students had developed. Highlights from the event include: Erru Wang confidently dissecting what makes an ideal sandwich (hers includes chicken breast, avocado, and red lettuce); Louie Luo conjuring an ode to persistence and never giving up in the form of a story; Eric Liu desperately pleading to improve wild animal protection from poachers across the world; Kyle Gao invoking the spirit of family both by blood and of choice; and Jenny Zheng calling forth a new wave of Chinese millennials who choose to value income and personal prosperity over children.

如何在這么多優(yōu)秀的參賽者中選出三名優(yōu)勝者，評委們各自持有自己的觀點。有一些覺得語言的流暢度比情感投入更重要。有一些認(rèn)為舞臺表現(xiàn)和自信度比思想表達(dá)的邏輯性重要。三位優(yōu)勝者的表現(xiàn)確實反映了大多數(shù)學(xué)生的優(yōu)點和缺點。吐瑪利茲克爾江用流暢的演講闡釋了音樂和生活之間的關(guān)系，鄧斯元就學(xué)生不能使用手機(jī)這一校規(guī)發(fā)表了自己的看法，而徐王燏給大家?guī)砹艘粓鲫P(guān)于如何取得成功的獨(dú)白?？梢钥隙ǖ氖?，所有的評委都對學(xué)生取得的進(jìn)步感到震驚，并對他們有待開發(fā)的無限潛力充滿了期待。

With so many powerful speakers, the selection of the three representatives of the high school division was controversial among the judges. Some desired phonological fluency over emotional appeal. Others thought that stage presence and confidence triumphed over logical order in ideas. Alas, the three representatives indeed mirrored the strengths and weaknesses of the majority. Harmony Tumalizi conducting a masterful ballad between the relationship of music and life, Daisy Deng instigating a psychological change in the stigma behind cellphones in school, and Tiffany Xu executing a monologue on achieving the complexity that is universally known as success. It is safe to say that all judges were blown away with the progression of their natural cadence and look forward to the limitless potential of these adept individuals.

深圳市楓葉學(xué)校正在舉行楓葉歷史上最悠久的活動之一——英語藝術(shù)節(jié)，來自學(xué)校各個部門的教師和學(xué)生都會參與其中。雖然高中因為學(xué)業(yè)繁忙而選擇退出之后的比賽，但他們也在這一過程中建立起了一個屬于他們的小社團(tuán)，希望這能夠開發(fā)他們的個人才能并培養(yǎng)出一生的友誼。

MLIAS is organizing one of their longest standing events with teachers from all departments contributing and hosting events for the students to participate in. Although the high school will bow out of the remaining events in favor of a final push towards traditional academics, they have built a community amongst themselves; one that will hopefully cultivate their individual talents and foster friendships that last a lifetime.