第22届中国日报社“21世纪·可口可乐杯”全国英语演讲比赛总决赛以及第15届中国日报社“21世纪·新东方杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛初高中总决赛，今天上午在南京大学举行。在之前为期两天的半决赛中，评委们一共听了各路优秀选手的prepared speech。到底什么样的稿件能获得评委们的青睐，给他们留下深刻印象呢？

 

朱丽田，东南大学外国语学院副教授、美国文化与高等教育研究所副所长：


朱丽田评委特别提到深圳宝安中学王碧萱选手的演讲稿。王碧萱用她反复阅读和观看《哈利·波特》的经历论述重复性的活动并不见得不好，也不一定就会kill creativity。“我觉得她的思路很贴近生活，从自己的角度以小见大，”朱丽田评委说。

 

以下是王碧萱稿件的节选：

When I was in Junior high, I once took part in a story-writing competition where we were given an opening and were asked to finish the story in Harry Potter’s setting. It’s obvious that I have to know the story well enough so that I can tell a reasonable story. And the best way to get familiar with the story’s background is repetition. So during that period, I really spend a lot of time on Harry Potter: I read all of the books, many times, each; watched all the movies, multiple times, each; listen to the audio books, countless times. I mean, we're talking about numbers in the hundreds. It's kind of tiring but my effort paid off: my story won the first prize.”

 

颜静兰，华东理工大学教授、博导、上海市外文学会副秘书长、澳大利亚研究中心主任：


颜静兰评委则对北京师范大学附属实验中学陈逸霖选手的讲稿印象颇深。陈逸霖从自己的画画技巧讲起，引出毕加索的名言，接着论述自己的观点，最巧妙的一点是文章继续以毕加索收尾，前后照应，结构完整。“她讲得有层次有逻辑，有节奏感，”颜静兰评委说。

 

以下是陈逸霖稿件的开头四段和节尾段：
 

I’m a terrible artist.
 

I’ve always admired great artists but from an early age, I was convinced that I couldn’t become one, because ever since kindergarten, I was explicitly told how to draw. A head with a ponytail, a smiley face, a rigid torso, four protruding limbs, and bam, there you have it – a beautiful girl. If you want a boy, just get rid of the ponytail. Gradually I started to draw the same style of people every time. Are they creative? No. So as you can see, I’m truly an awful artist.
 

Wait. But am I?
 

Picasso once said “All children are born artists”. Clearly we’re getting some contradictions here - either Picasso or I am wrong. But today I’m here to tell you this: that all kids have tremendous talents. And very often, schools squander them.

……

There’s a second half to the quote from Picasso, and I implore you to help make the change. “All children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.”

 

詹成，广东外语外贸大学教授，副院长：


詹成评委也是对叙述个人经历的稿件喜爱有加，他推荐了哈尔滨第三中学王子凡选手的演讲稿。“He talked about what HIS school has done to promote students’ creativity. I think that’s a very good example and it really can help the jury understand better what HE approaches creativity，”詹成说。

 

来看看王子凡是怎样写的：

A variety of activities that allow students to develop creativity are now available at many schools. In my school, for instance, there are an estimated 50 different associations open to students where they are free to show their talents in a particular aspect or to help manage their school routines. They take the liberty to decide for themselves when joining in, in different activities, and many of the solutions proposed by these associations prove to be rather creative. Our school is not alone. Nowadays, more and more schools have come to realize that education must focus on the development of each individual and are willing to create an atmosphere for students to show their creativity.

 

此外，评委们还表示，具有以下两种特质的演讲稿也会让他们格外留意：

1. 能够体现出选手的知识面很广。

2. 文章balance方面做得到位，不过分也不极端。