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央視國際 2003年07月22日 17:06

　　The 4th Annual Star of Outlook English Talent Competition

　　Semi-final ---- Adults’ Group

　　Host: Good evening. In the last two days’ competitions, we’ve got to know many teenagers and children, and today we will move on to the adults’ group. In what way do you think adults are different from teenagers or children? Adults are more mature and experienced then children or teenagers. They have more responsibility for the family or society. As we grow up we begin to think more things and thus have more burdens on our shoulders. We get stronger psychologically and physically. First of all let meet the honorable judges of today’s competition. Pro. Walter Gregg, Pro. Chen Jianlin, Pro.Wang Yan, Pro. Gu Yueguo, and chairman of today’s judge panel, Pro. Hollis Jonson, Pro. Feng Zhilin, Pro. Gordon Coffman, Pro. Lou Yun. Thanks for coming to today’s competition. In today’s competition there are fifteen contestants. As we have mentioned, most of them are college students, but not all the English majors. For today’s competition, only nine of them will qualified to the finals, so the other six will be out of the game. Ladies and gentlemen let’s give a big welcome to today’s fifteen contestants.

　　Contestant No.1 Cao Yijun from Shanghai.

　　Contestant No.2 Yan Yi from Fujian.

　　Contestant No.3 Yan Tingting from Shandong.

　　Contestant No.4 Xie Rui from.Guangdong.

　　Contestant No.5 Sun Jingjiao from Liaoning.

　　Contestant No.6 Cheng Lin from Chongqing.

　　Contestant No.7 Zhang Liang from Tianjin.

　　Contestant No.8 Zhao Wei from Hubei.

　　Contestant No.9 Zheng Chenguang from Beijing.

　　Contestant No.10 Zhang Hanbing from Sichuan.

　　Contestant No.11 Sun jian from Beijing.

　　Contestant No.12 Liu Buyu from Hebei.

　　Contestant No.13 Panyu from Jilin.

　　Contestant No.14 Wang Qian from Jiangsu.

　　Contestant No.15 Cheng Yue from Henan.

　　Now the fifteen contestants are on the stage. Let’s give them a big hand again to wish them good luck. Welcome to CCTV 4th annual star of outlook English Talent Competition. Now you are watching the Adults’ Semi-final. In today’s competition, we have three rounds, prepared speech, Q&A and media segment.

　　第一輪

　　Now we are in the first round, Prepared Speech. Now let’s first welcome contestant No.1 Cao Yijun. Before she starts, let’s take look at her personal information. What have you prepared for today’s speech?

　　Cao Yijun : My topic is love, but what I’m talking about is not the love you are thinking about. The love I am actually talking about is your attitude to life. Who can really comprehend this unique world? Who can truly live with happiness? For a long time, I have been thinking about that somewhat philosophical question, which actually misleads me by memories of the rich or some important person like that. But I don’t think this is the right answer. So how can we be motivated and empowered to face the world with joy? I remember Vincent Van Gogh, one of the greatest artists in the 19th Century. I don’t want to say that Van Gogh was mad and regarded as miserable genius. Maybe the hues demonstrated in his works are so touching and energetic, and these bright colors, lines were actually the traces of his soul and existence. Vincent surpassed every one of us. Masters are no different from us. They never run counter to life, on the contrary, they love life more than we do. As for myself, I’m usually thinking about the meaning of life: trust, sincerity, ambition, but the most important thing is love. By all means, love. I want my life to be the demonstration of “ love ”, though it may mean sadness. I don’t want it to be contaminated by the hazy, pessimistic attitude to life. As a student majoring in Arabic, at last I just wanna recite a few lines written by Gibran: “ To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude. And then to sleep with a pray for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips. ”

　　Host: To insure the insistence of the judge panel, the judges will have a short discussion after the first three speeches. Now let’s welcome contestant No.2 Yan yi. Welcome here. What are you going to talk today?

　　Yan yi: Today my topic is Going through the Corn Field. All seasons begin with a rain in the spring, all lives start with the baby’s loud cry, and every story starts with a question. Why am I coming to this contest? Many people have asked me the question ever since I made the decision to compete in the contest. I always replied with a smile and a story from my reading. The story is called “Going through the Cornfield”. You are the leading character. You and your rivals are supposed to get to the other side of the field as quick as possible while finding the best corn you have come across in the field. But you have never given a serious thought to the reason why you are in the contest. However, the intricate roads in the field prompt you to reckon whether you should have a try when there is an opportunity; the traps in the field have brought you to the realization that cooperation is the best course of action when the difficulty is the enemy of all. At last, you find the answer. After all these things, you finally come to the conclusion that life is a huge cornfield and you would never know what’s going to happen. You decide to go because you do not want to miss the challenge of life; you decide to go because you know the cornfield is a place of growth, a place where you grow up with the corns, not a place that produces the end. And right here and now, I am going through my cornfield. That’s all for my speech. At last what I want to say is maybe my performance here today may not contribute much to the contest, but I enjoy the experience. Thank you for listening.

　　Host: The next one is contestant No.3 Yan Tingting. Now let’s give a big hand to contestant No.3 Yan Tingting.

　　Yan Tingting: Today my topic is My Definition of Beauty. Beauty, such a charming and radiant word, is what numerous ordinary people have been searching for and striving for, but it doesn’t mean we have really got the true definition of beauty. A large number of heads lose their directions on the way of their achieving beauty. One obvious and decisive reason is that they don’t have the right outlook on life, and world, they have just got the surface meaning of beauty instead of the deeper content of it. Apart from those beauties who are close to perfect, there are also other kinds of beauties. Deng Yaping, who is very short, is crowned in world table-tennis field. Her perseverance and strong will won respects from all over the world. And we cannot deny that she is also a beauty. Woopie Goldberg, an unattractive woman, won her wide recognition in Hollywood. She is so indomitable and unyielding to fate and we can’t deny that she is also a beauty. So in another word, beauty contains internal beauty and external beauty. External beauty is temporary and it will fade away with the days passing by, while internal beauty is ever lasting and the trace of time will add flavor to it. So dear fellows, let’s all strive for the true definition of beauty and let you be a real beauty.

　　Host: The first three contestants have just finished their speeches. And to insure it is a fair competition, the judges will have a short discussion on setting the marking standards. So your honors, please take your time. Ok, now let’s hear some of the much younger audience members. What they think about these much elder contestants performance in this round. You are one of the contestants of children’s group. What do you think of these much elder brothers and sisters of yours?

　　Audience: Hello. I’m from Sichuan. I think all the contestants in this group are very good. They are very clever and dynamic. I think they are wonderful.

　　Host: Much better then your group?

　　Audience : Yes. Yes?

　　Host: So do you think you can do a better when you are at their age?

　　Audience : Yes, I can do better.

　　Host: Just now we’ve watched these three contestants performance. In a moment we will be back with more contestants and speeches. So stay with us. Good evening. Welcome to CCTV Star of Outlook English Talent Competition. You are watching the Adults’ Semi-final. We are in the first round Prepared speech. Just now the first three speakers finished their speeches. After a closed thorough discussion, the judges have reached consensus on marking standards. Now they are backing with the marks. Now let’s welcome them to seats. Welcome back.

　　Chairman Gu, how about your discussion?

　　Chairman Gu: The discussion is very good. I think all the judges have reached very good consensus. We know who should be the best, who should be the last, who should be the second. So we reached very good consensus.

　　Host: Now let’s welcome back the first three contestants to the stage. And then the judges will be giving their scores and judgments. Next contestant is contestant No.4 Xie Rui. Now ladies and Gentlemen, let’s warmly welcome contestant No.4, Xie Rui.

　　Xie Rui: Good evening ladies and Gentlemen. Good evening host and hostess.

　　Host: What’s your topic today?

　　Xie Rui: My topic today is Through the Camera Lens. Through the Camera Lens? Yes, because I like photography. Believe it or not, my hobby of taking pictures has changed the way I look at our world. I used to see, through the camera lens, only the good things in nature, and in society. Then a trip in Yunnan made a big change in what I see through my camera. As you all know, Yunnan has beautiful scenery—green hills and clear waters. During an excursion in the countryside, I was attracted by some nice little houses in tranquil surroundings. I pointed my camera at them. As I was about to press the button, my eyes fell on some grayish queer-looking things dangling form a bamboo pole spanning or “resting on”? two small trees in front of a house. When I took a closer look, I saw a dozen carcasses of birds, all plucked and gutted, being dried in the sun. I was shocked by this scene. How can human beings be so cruel to these innocent creatures? Don’t we share the earth with them? If the ecological balance is upset, how can the human race survive and be happy? I was sickened by such wonton killing of protected animals, by this downright stupid act. I took a picture of this awful scene, not to show that I have been to this place, but to remind myself and all who see it, that we are faced with ecological disasters. It’s not enough just to record and condemn such a savage act. Let’s do something before it is too late.

　　Host: The next contestant is contestant No.5. Let’s first take a look at the resume. Let’s welcome contestant No.5, Sun Jingjiao.

　　Sun Jingjiao: Hello. Actually tonight I’d like to say something about Love too. The best and most beautiful thing in the world cannot be seen or even touched. It must be felt with the heart, and that is love. I can’t forget grandma’s response when my little cousin spilled honey all over her brand new carpet. Instead of blaming her, she just knelt down, looked tenderly into the little girl’s tearful eyes and said: “Don’t worry dear, we can get you more honey later.” And we can all imagine how warm that little girl finds her heart is. See, those kind words are short and easy to say, but their echoes are truly endless. That’s where the greatness of love lies. I can still remember the poor little boy’s thankful look when my big brother took him into the store and bought him a Christmas present. He was so surprised that he asked: “Are you God, sir?” “No, I am just one of his children.” “Oh, I thought you had to be some relation.” and I see this as what love means to be. The love we give away is the only love we keep. So don’t be so mean only to bury your love in the corner of your heart. When living in the world that is full of terror and war, doubt and sorrow it’s everyone’s duty to send their love to themselves and to others. And I am sure the spreading love is the only way to save and heal the world as well as ourselves.

　　Host: Here comes a teacher, a middle school teacher. Welcome contestant No.6.Hello. Welcome to today’s competition. How did you prepare yourself to compete on the same area with so much younger counterparts?

　　Cheng lin: Frankly, before I come here, my colleagues and my relatives advised me not to come. I must up my courage to come here. I think this is a great challenge for me.

　　Host: What’s your topic?

　　Cheng lin: My topic here is Challenges Make My World Colorful. Good evening, ladies and gentleman. Can you guess how old I am? I’m thirty years old now and probably the oldest contestant to participate in this glorious English competition. But half a month ago when I got the information that I could take part in the final competition, my friends and relatives advised me not to come. One of their two strong reasons is that the contest is for the young, and I’m already thirty, the other is that I will possibly meet my students on the same stage. If I failed, I would feel ashamed. I only smiled to them kindly. They couldn’t understand me, not knowing that I was trying to win an enormous challenge for myself and this challenge could add brilliant color to my passionate world. In fact, life is full of various challenges when one is born into this world. I remember when I was a junior middle school student, I always stumbled over my words when I answered my English teacher’s questions. That nearly made me lose my confidence in learning English. As a teacher now, it is not easy to establish a good relationship with all my students and make every class lively, interesting and productive. At home, to be a capable and considerate husband is a great challenge, too. But a different challenge provides me with a different experience—a different color that I cherished dearly. Life is a colorful journey to me, full of different challenges. I have tasted the sweetness of success. I have tasted the bitterness of failure. But failure is the mother of success and makes my life more colorful. So my dear friends: Enjoy challenges! Enjoy life.

　　Host: You’ve been adding colors to our competition. You’ve done a great job. Now we are in the first round, Prepared speech. Ok, next one is contestant No.7. Let’s welcome contestant No.7, Zhangliang, from Tianjin.

　　Zhang liang: Good evening honorable judges and guests.

　　Host: What is in your hand? A piece of cheese. What is your topic?

　　Zhang liang: My topic today is Who Moved My Cheese. Dear judges and honorable guests, Good afternoon! I’m so glad to make a presentation here and my topic is “Who Moved My Cheese? ”It’s a popular story in modern society that you may hear of. There are four heroes in the story: two little mice, two little men, and it happened in a maze. Everyday, the four creatures went to the maze to look for cheese. Finally, they all found enough cheese, the little men fully enjoyed its food without thinking about anything, while the mice paid attention to the change every moment, they found cheese became less and less. So at last when all cheese disappeared, they were not surprised, they continued to look for new food. While the little men got quite sad and confused, and they did nothing but complain. We should confess life is always changeable. More and more unstable factors appear in our life. Compared with the past, Nowadays, people are easier to lose jobs, love is easier to be hurt. It seems someone moves our cheese. In fact, that’s not surprising at all . You know, change will become worse if we don’t notice from the very beginning. So, dear friends, keep alert to change all the time, I believe you will certainly get your own cheese. Let’s believe in it and try our best to do it! Thank you.

　　Host: Now let’s welcome contestant No.8,Zhao wei, from Hubei.

　　Zhao wei : Good evening ladies and gentleman. Today I will share with you my view on books.Books have been important to me ever since I could read. While I guess it’s even before that, cause my mother told me, as a two years old how I loved to sit there clutching a picture- book and murmur things that no one could understand. As I grow, books are becoming more and more indispensable to me. When I was exultant, books hold me back from being over high. When I was depressed, books help me to pull myself together and get going again. Almost all the major changes in my life could be marked by books I read. Some books could even be viewed as life-shaping to me. Reading kindles my interests in different aspects of life. Through reading, my insight into things around me and into myself is greatly deepened. Through reading I have learnt to look at things from different standing points and in this way, I get a better understanding of other people’s feelings and problems. Through reading I learnt to open up to the world with an utmost spirit and a healthy attitude. Yes, books are patient teachers who never answer a question in haste. Books are loyal friends who never give us a cold shoulder in our times of trouble. They were, they are and always will be there for us. So why not enjoy their company?

　　Host: Thank you. Ok, the next contestant is contestant No.9, Zheng chenguang from Beijing. Now let’s warmly welcome contestant No.9 from Beijing. What’s your topic today?

　　Zheng chenguang : My topic today is My Slogan for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

　　Ladies and gentleman, Today I would like to share with you my self-created slogan for the coming Beijing Olympic Games, that is “Beijing Olympics, everyone’s invited”. Literally this slogan tells us that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, China and at the same time it can be seen as an invitation to everyone in this world as a whole. Besides all that, there is something much more profound in this slogan. Firstly, Olympic Game is, in a way, a grand festival that brings people worldwide together. In this festival, everyone is invited to appreciate the art of sports, no matter what language you speak, what country you come from or what color of skin you have. So I think my slogan has been created in accordance with this fundamental theme of Olympic Games. As the Olympic motto goes: It’s more important to participate than to win. Beijing, as the capital of this nation with the greatest hospitality, will embrace with its open arms all the friends coming from afar. Secondly, my slogan is also a call to mobilize its entire Chinese nation. Beijing Olympics, everyone’s invited, will you accept this invitation? And my slogan “Beijing Olympics, everyone’s invited” can stir our nation’s blood and encourage everyone to do his part so that this Olympic Games can run smoothly. All in all, my slogan “Beijing Olympics, everyone’s invited” is a perfect example that embodies the Chinese people’s hospitality and the nation’s coherence. Let’s look forward to the success of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games! Thank you!

　　Host: Mr. Gregg, as the first nine contestants have finished their speeches, I know you give the first full mark to contestant No.6, Mr. Cheng. What made you give him a full mark?

　　Mr. Gregg: I think that contestant shows something very important to me in speaking this language, that is passion. He has passion to English, and show to me, his pronunciation, his story was all wonderful. Ok, thank you very much. You are welcome.

　　Host: Next one I’d like to interview is Professor Wang Yan. As Zhao Yinqi has mentioned, professor Wang is one of the presenters for the 2008 Olympic Bidding. Contestant No.9 has just finished his speech about his slogan about 2008 Olympics. What do you think about his idea about the bidding? Thank you very much.

　　Wang Yan : I think his slogan “everyone is invited” is very well created. He is able to express himself clearly, confidently and convincingly for why he has this slogan. And his skill of using language I think is very good. So I actually gave him the highest score among all the contestant I have scored.

　　Host: From your experience, can you give us some advice for English learning? Especially for the young ones.

　　Wang Yan :It seems to me that everyone is learning English. It is the campaign launched by the Beijing Olympic Organized committee. Now we have all kinds of way and methods of learning English. The most important thing is to be very active. Whenever or wherever you go, you speak English. You expose yourself to the sort of English language learning environment. I think these young people have very good chance and opportunity to learn. They have better learning environment than we have before.

　　Host: Thank you very much. Ok, ladies and gentlemen, let’s continue the competition. Welcome to the stage. Let’s go on with the competition. Now ladies and gentlemen, let’s warmly welcome contestant No.10 from Sichuan. Nice to meet you. What have you prepared for tonight speech?

　　Zhang Hanbing: About communications. Good evening ladies and gentlemen. The title of my speech is Staying Connected Or Losing Connection? Recently, I was walking in a park with a friend, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our talk. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and oops, I become invisible, absent from the conversation. I’m wondering how strange it is that the telephone used to connect you to the absent, but now, it makes people who sitting next to you feel absent. That’s the funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolution, we stopped talking to one another. It is that all the communications technology tools make me feel lonely. Every advance in communications technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. If a mother has a question now, what should I do? Exactly, I will leave the answer on her machine. I’m not a Luddite. I own a cell phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail system, and E-mail account. Giving them up is an option. But as a matter of fact, they are great for what they are intended to do, it’s their unintended consequences that make me cringe. So, I’m starting my own technology revolution: no more instant messaging with people who live near me; no more talking on the mobile in the presents of friends; no more letting the voice-mail pick up a call when I’m free. Can you imagine that: if there is no one in the room to hear you exclaim: that’s miraculous! So, tell me what good is all this miraculous technology?

　　Host: Ok, let’s welcome contestant No.11. Nice to meet you. You are from Foreign Affairs College. It is possible you become a diplomat in the future.

　　Sun Jian: Yes. Is that also your dream? Yes, it is one of my dreams.

　　Host: What’s your topic today?

　　Sun Jian: My topic today is Fish and Fishing. Good evening ladies and gentlemen, When I was in high school, I once failed in an exam. My father didn’t punish me, but told me one simple sentence “fishing is more important than the fish.” I know that my father loves fishing. I often saw him release the fish after catching them. And he had told me more than once that you go fishing just because you wanted to feel the rod in his hands as the fish plays with the hook, and to feel the thrill of lifting the fish out of the water. But I could not find out what his words have to do with me. I repeated his sentence once and once again. Then I began to understand what he really meant. To his way of thinking, the process of doing something is much more important than the result. And I realized a truth that I could cherish: those who are optimistic and self-confident, and who enjoy doing something new, worry less about failure. They see in every activity a process of self-discovery and self-fulfillment that can not be measured by an exam or the number of fish in one’s basket. Unfortunately, too many people think differently. They insist that it is only the result that matters. A bad result makes them dissatisfied with themselves. I now said to myself, fishing itself is much more important than the fish. We need to appreciate the value in living, despite its many setbacks. Roads are for the journey, not the destination. Sunshine awaits those who keep the path！Thank you very much. About fish and fishing. So please score for contestant No.11.

　　Host: They really did a good work so far. Let’s expect more in the competition. They will give much pressure on the rest of the fourteen contestant. But just take it easy. I believe they can do their best. Next is contestant No.12. Let’s welcome contestant No.12 from Hebei.

　　Liu Buyu: Hello everyone, I’m Terry from Hebei. Nice to meet you.

　　Host: Nice to meet you too. What’s your topic?

　　Liu Buyu: My topic is about happiness. Let’s go directly to your speech. Many friends of mine who plan to go abroad are facing 2 perplexities: dreams of seemingly bright future and uncertainty of a totally new life and happiness. Going abroad to America, for example, is just like living in paradise to most dreamers. Well. Come to think about it. Is it really an ideal life to live in a foreign country? How much does it relate to happiness? I remember Oscar Schindler, a German war profiteer. He was happy when the world was filled with his pots and pans, and he was even much happier when he saved more than 1100 Jewish lives and left penniless. He found his happiness. I thought a lot and wondered: what determines my everyday life and where is my happiness? Finally, I got a clue. That is a person’s happiness is not only decided by his external possession of property, but also by his internal beauty of spirit. So I ask myself To be independent, free, happy and honest. To be confident, determined, self-respective and creative. To have the sense of protecting the nature, the willingness to help others and the great passion for life. My friends please remember: Life is a gift and shouldn’t be wasted, be true to yourself and be happy! Thanks for your attention!

　　Host: Ok, now let’s go on with contestant No.13. Welcome her. What’s your topic?

　　Pan yu: My topic is very interesting: “if you become a very famous person, what will you do”?

　　Host: We’d like to hear about that.

　　Pan yu: Thank you. Well, what a wonderful topic! How I wish it could become true now! Oh, a famous person, but if it did become true, I would fly to the war-torn Iraq right away. Why? I would go to meet the people there who have been afflicted by famine and devastation. I would work as a goodwill ambassador and try my best to raise the public awareness of the plight faced by Iraq people. Everybody dreams of doing great things, but everyday we are called to do small things with great love. That’s why I am always ready to give my hands to those who need them. And if I became the famous person, my hands would reach further. I do hope Iraq and the whole world will not be enveloped in smoke again, and the splendid sunshine could warm the frozen land. No sirens, no fears and smiles will shine over through these tearful faces and all of these would never be taken away. Thank you.

　　Host: Next is contestant No.14.

　　Wang Qian: “If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No, I don’t! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes!” Five years ago, the most popular electronic device was still a pager. Three years ago, e-mail took its place; Today, SMS—Short Message Service is in fashion, and it is now considered as the 5th media ! China Mobile says that per second, there are 410 messages being sent. Look around you! People are attentively watching their mobiles. Smiling or sighing, their facial expressions are worth observing. Thumbs are flashing over buttons, bringing happiness to recipients. The humor hidden within limited characters shows how charming language is! When a phenomenon is modified by the word “culture”, the tendency is for it to become fashionable. According to statistics, 67% of young people like to “Short” to greet each other. Even the host and hostess today mention that sending TV to 2911 several times. SMS is now linked to internet, to provide more convenience to people. I am very grateful for the progress in telecom because SMS saves much money on my phone bill. Just on the tip of thumb, so much joy can be found!

　　Host: We’ll have the last contestant on to the stage. Contestant No.15. meet him,

　　Cheng Yue: Good evening honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen.

　　Host: You are a PLA man.

　　Cheng Yue: Yes, I’m a soldier, army man.

　　Host: What’s your topic?

　　Cheng Yue: My topic is very easy and personal. It’s This Is Me. Please close your eyes for just a moment and picture yourself strolling along the beach of a vast sea. Pressing against your feet are countless pebbles of countless shapes. Some are large, some small, some are round, some uneven, still some are triangles, and some may even resemble the shape of a cute rabbit. If we individuals are these pebbles along the beach, which shape would you like to have? Well, as for me, I would choose to be a fat round pebble. Why? Well, as you see I am rather thin and weak, I always dream to be a stronger and fatter boy with a round face and bubbling muscle. But this is part of the reason, I have more to tell you. Firstly, by nature I am a definite perfectionist. I always strive to do everything perfectly, just like drawing a circle—a good beginning, a beautiful curve and then a happy and complete ending. Secondly, being a round pebble, I can move along the beach easily, which means in real life I can go traveling rapidly and frequently than others. I am crazy about traveling. I spent most of my holiday going out. Now I can proudly say that all these years of traveling experience have equipped me with a sense of perseverance and an open mind.

　　In addition, this ideal fat and round body of mine helps me to present myself as a warm-hearted and considerate young man and this is indeed what I am like in my dealing with others. This is me. Please do remember that I will say hello to you every time you go to the beach—best wishes from a fat round pebble!

　　第二輪

　　Host: We have moved into the second part, question and answer. Tonight’s question master would be two of the judges, Miz. Lou Yun and Mr. Gordon Coffman. Now let’s welcome contestant No.1 to come to the stage. Welcome back.

　　Judge: What rewards do you think a good command of English will bring you?

　　Chao Yijun: I think there will three reasons for me to answer the question. First the 2008 Olympic Games are going to be held in Beijing. Maybe at that time I will be a volunteer to participate in this competition. Second, with China merging with the rest of the world, many big enterprises, such as banks and some business companies are going to set up in China, we must use English for our second language. It is essential for us to communicate with westerners. As a student in campus, a lot of essays or books are primarily writing in English. We must use these books.

　　Host: Thank you. All the judges will make some comments on this part.

　　Judge: I’d like to give you two suggestions. No.1. You have to have some notion to the time limit for your answer. It’s only sixty seconds. So I guess you haven’t exhorted what you have here. No.2 suggestion is that you have to be more concise, rather than elaborating on one of the point you meant to say. That’s it.

　　Host: Next is contestant No.2, Yan Yi. Welcome.

　　Judge: My question for you is imagine you have to choose between two jobs. One has a high salary but you aren’t interested in it. The other is interesting, but the salary is low. Which will you choose?

　　Yan Yi: Thanks for your question. My answer is first. I have to choose the interesting job but low pay. Because I think the most in choosing a job is that it can develop your potential. You can learn a lot from your job. You don’t have to care much about your salary, because you can find another job after doing this job. I think I should take a challenge. Just now you mentioned, a job, which is low pay, is very interesting. I think interest is the best teacher to guide your future. It’s very interesting for me and it’s also a challenge for me. I can develop my future and something like that. So I will choose the low pay job. Then I will learn a lot. Thank you.

　　Host: Professor Johnson, please make some comments.

　　Professor Johnson: This is a question forces you to make a choice, one or the other without your having been able to tell us about the factors how much difference there is in salary and how much difference there is in interests. And then makes it a very challenging question. You spoke as if you are thinking about in terms of interest. For yourself that is your own career advancement and you could choose other things later on. I might suggest you to consider other factors, not only interesting to you but what is the potential of that job. How much can you grow, how much can you serve and how much can you advance, and all of these kind of things. I realize the time is very short. Thanks very much.

　　Host: The next one is contestant No.3. Let’s welcome her back.

　　Judge: The question for you tonight is: It has been said that “Finding a good husband is better than finding a good job” (“做得好不如嫁得好”). Do you agree or disagree and why?

　　Yan Tingting: Compare with finding a good job, I think finding a good husband is less important. Because I think as a girl, I should learn to be independent. Perhaps sometimes you can depend on your husband, perhaps he has some special background, he is very wealthy, but I don’t think it is very important. As a girl we should learn to support ourselves, because we are girls. If we cannot support ourselves, we cannot live on the planet. We can’t live a healthy and very good life on the earth. I want to say girls please find your own job. Don’t just depend on your husband. I don’t think men are very reliable. Thank you very much.

　　Host: Maybe some of them will be very angry with that.

　　Yan Tingting: I’m sorry. So many male judges are here.

　　Host: Professor Gu, please say something about her performance.

　　Professor Gu: First of all I feel disappointed. Your choice is better job than a husband. If I were a girl, I would really like your answer. On the whole, yes, I like your answer very much. I think you cope with this very hard question very well. The only bad thing is that you over took your time. You should spend your time in one minute, but you speak a little bit longer. I think you handle the question very much. But on the whole I think you handle the question very well.

　　Host: The next one is contestant No.4 Xie Rui.

　　Judge: I’ve got a question with a very good comment. People often say “ Personality determines fate”. What’s your opinion?

　　Xie Rui: I believe that personality decide the fate. For example, my personality. I am a very optimistic person. I like smiling and that’s why I like collecting smiling face. That’s a doll. I believe that American people know it very well, because it’s a symbol of the warm heart of the supermarket. Why do I like smiling face, because it’s a symbol of my personalities? Smiling and optimistic. When I feel down, I will look at the smiling face, I will turn to be more happy, to be more brave to face the difficulty. What’s more, I remember, Helen Kaler said no matter what will happen tomorrow, face the difficulty, the happiness, the bad luck and the good luck. So I suppose that personality determine the fate. Thank you.

　　Host: Professor Wang, please say something about her performance.

　　Professor Wang : Thank you for your answering. Actually this is a very tough question. You are able to understand the question well. You are able to deal with it confidently. It’s very hard to answer the question within only one minute. People often say that good speech should be made like a girls skirt. Should be long enough to cover everything but short enough to cover everything. You are able to answer the question. Thank you.

　　Host: Let’s move on to contestant No.5. Welcome back Sun Jingjiao.

　　Judge: The Information Age has brought us many benefits. Do you think the distance between people is becoming closer or farther apart?

　　Sun Jingjiao: I agree that information age brought us so many conveniences. I think the question whether people’s relationship is distant or nearer. Is totally depending on ourselves. As for me, I think I can benefit from this information technology, because you know my boyfriend is now in Sweden. Everyday we can use computer or welcome see each other and to talk with each other. I think although we live so distant from each other, we still feel very happy. I think that we still feel very close. But as for those people who just stay at home to watch TV, and don’t want to contact willingly with other people, it is them who make the distance between themselves and others. It is not the information technology that brought the distance between them. It is ourselves who make the decision whether to be near or distanced with other people. Thank you.

　　Host: Professor Chen will make some comments.

　　Professor Chen : First of all I’d like to say that thank you very much for your wonderful speech. But still I want to say that in your answer, it seems to me that you only answer half of the question. For the first half, it says that the information age has brought us many benefits, but you didn’t give us many examples with that. So on the whole, your work is quite good. Thank you.

　　Host: We will go on with contestant No.6, Mr. Cheng Lin. Welcome back.

　　Judge: Bill Gates dropped out of school to go into the business world. He has become very successful. Do you think it’s OK to leave your academic study to pursue your special interests?

　　Cheng Lin: You really offered me a great challenge. I always says something to my students that as a student you should occupy yourself on study and not to do other things because in China the condition is quite different, especially for most of the talents who achieve the success in the end, have enjoyed the highly academic education. Sometimes I think the campus or universities offered the students if you have the talent, you can explore the resources to cultivate the full potential of your talent. I persuade my student to stay in the classroom to learn more. After the graduation they can go out for practice and also they can be very smart if they had a solid foundation and if they can do their job very well in the future. Thank you very much.

　　Host: Mr. Gregg, please make a comment.

　　Mr. Gregg : In a society that values education as much as that in China. You answer that very well. I would be torn if I would say on this. I think you pull it off very well. I appreciate that. Thank you.

　　Host: Let’s welcome contestant No.7 into the stage. Welcome back.

　　Judge: This question is If you volunteered to go to a country village to teach, what would you say to your first class?

　　Zhang Liang: Thanks for your question. If I got a chance to go to a country, on my first class I’d like to told my students the importance of confidence. Sometimes I don’t feel so good, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have confidence, because sometimes I just fear of something, I am afraid of facing many people. But after that I try my best to do it. I just want to tell my students that confidence is so important to a person. Thank you very much.

　　Host: Please enter your scores for contestant No.7. Professor Feng, once again.

　　Professor Feng: I think that was a good answer, because a hundred people would give a hundred different answers to this question. You chose to give the answer on the importance of confidence. I think that is appropriate. I couldn’t think out any better ways now within 10 seconds to offer an answer different from yours. So that was good. Thank you.

　　Host: Next contestant is No.8 Zhao Wei.

　　Judge: What is the greatest benefit the Internet has brought to you?

　　Zhao Wei: I think the greatest benefit that internet has brought to me is that it makes me stay connected with the world. As a university student I live on campus, and sometimes I live as a hermit. Without internet I will not be able to have contact with my friends. I won’t get to know the newest happenings in the world. When I got on internet, I got to know friends from native speaking countries and they can teach me really new languages. I think that’s all.

　　Host: Thank you. Please score for contestant No.8. Professor Johnson, would you please make a comment.

　　Professor Johnson : This is a question invite an answer. I think you have given a very good answer to stay connected. You might have mentioned other things that can come to the internet and perhaps you have that in mind, namely searching for information. Even though in the university, you have a marvelous library, the information on the web is simply astonishing. You might farther mention that. But I thought it was an excellent performance. Thank you.

　　Host: Congratulations. The next one to face the challenge is contestant No.9. Welcome Zheng Chenguang from Beijing.

　　Judge: One of your goals in school is to graduate. After graduation you will be seeking your first job. In what ways can you prepare yourself now for the first job interview?

　　Zheng Chenguang: My major, as I have mentioned, is English broadcasting. I think my ideal job should be broadcasting news or hosting programs in TV stations. As for that, today you can see that I am doing preparations for my future job. Besides that, I think I should obtain more degrees more certificate like Ban VIII English test and something like that. That will contribute to my future career. Besides that, I think I should prepare a good resume in which all the situation about me is carefully explained. These are the aspects I am thinking about. Thank you.

　　Host: Professor Gu, would you please make a few comments.

　　Professor Gu : First I have to congratulate you for your wonderful pronunciation and fluency. But the question is “In what ways would you prepare yourself for your first interview.” It is not your plan for what you would like to do after your graduation, it is how would you prepare for your first interview. That’s the question. You spent a lot of time on how you are going to do, what you plan to do, what you hope to do, but you failed to tell us how you prepare for your first interview, how would you present yourself in your first interview. Your answer is although very fluent, and quite logical in its own way, it is a little bit far away from your question. So that’s my comments. Thank you.

　　Host: Now let’s welcome contestant No.10 Zhang Hanbing.

　　Judge: Now we got a very special question for you. If you knew a friend of yours had AIDS, could there still be a future in your friendship? The answer is definitely “yes”. I want to be his or her friend until the days of our death. Because the AIDS is dangerous for person, but if you get a good preparation for that you can get rid of that. Nowadays we got very nervous about such kind of diseases, such as SARS we face today. I think that’s because we cherish our lives, but I want to say that I cherish my life, it doesn’t mean I want to loose your friend. So I think if I do the preparation in the right way, I will be his friend. That’s my answer. Thank you.

　　Host: Now please give your scores. Professor Wang.

　　Professor Wang: Thank you for your answering. You actually have a very natural in your presentation. Your answer is somewhat irrelevant to the question. I think you need to elaborate more but it’s very hard to do it in one minute. Thank you.

　　Host: Now let’s welcome back contestant No.11, Sun Jian. When you feel bad, who would you like to talk to those you are familiar with, strangers on the chat line or someone else?

　　Sun Jian: First of all, thanks for your question. Many people, especially teenagers, intend to pull out their secrets or sadness on internet to the strangers. They think when talking to strangers, they have nothing to worry about, and nothing to feel ashamed of, but they forget one thing: the people you open your hearts to, may not know your situation very well. They may not even know whether you are a boy or a girl. So their advise maybe unneeded. So if I feel sad, I would turn to my friends for help without any hesitation, because I believe that they are the best listeners, they are the people that can understand me completely, and they are those that can give me many advise. So ladies and gentlemen, I want you to share your happiness and sadness with your friends, not strangers. Thank you very much.

　　Host: Professor Chen, some comments please.

　　Professor Chen: I should say, how I envy you now! When I was in your age, I could talk to nobody. But from your talk, I could say that your talk is quite logic, well organized and I appreciate that very much. Thank you.

　　Host: The next one is contestant No.12. Welcome back Liu Buyu. Please choose an animal to represent yourself, and talk about why you chose it.

　　Liu Buyu: I think I want to choose a dog, because I belongs to dog. I was born in 1982. And I like dogs very much. They are very loyal to people. I think I am very loyal to every friend of mine. I think to choose dog to describe myself is that I like dog very much and that’s all, thank you.

　　Host: Let’s see if it will make you a top dog. Please score for contestant No.12. Mr. Gregg, it’s your turn to make a comment.

　　Mr. Gregg: I think you have done a marvelous job there. I have love to dog, too. There is some questions. I have nothing to praise for you. You have done a wonderful job. You were really nice for answering that question. You did a good job. Thank you.

　　Host: The twelve contestants, from contestant No.1 to 12 have finished the second part, Next one who will face the question is contestant No.13, Pan Yu. Welcome back.

　　Judge: Your question is if you were a recent college graduate, and you couldn’t find a job, what would you do?

　　Pan Yu: If I really can’t find a good job, I will start my own career. That’s better for me. I am a confident girl, and I believe my college knowledge could help me to find a suitable career for myself to set up, because in the future a lot of people will not only go for a job, they will start their own job. I will try my best to be a good person and useful person for the whole society. Maybe I will do the commitment to those people who need my help, and spread my knowledge, to teach English to all the people there. Thank you.

　　Judge: Contestant No.l3, yours is a beautiful answer. I have to admit that, even though I am a notoriously tough judge. I said that because your answer is very encouraging, I think that was very good.

　　Host: The next one who will come to the stage is contestant No. 14, Wang Qian. Welcome back.

　　Judge: Have you ever donated your blood to someone? What’s so meaningful about donating blood?

　　Wang Qian: Thank you very much for your question. To tell you the truth, I donated blood twice. When I had my 18th birthday, I went to donate my blood in my hometown. I think donating will give me a very good memory of my 18th birthday. To be an adult, I think it is the time for me to do something for the society. To do what for a 18 year-old girl? Yeah, donating blood. The second time is in last year on Christmas day, I also went to donate blood. Because I am only 21 year-old, I am studying in college, I have not much energy to do a lot of things for the society, but people who are patients in hospital, definitely they will need blood. I think this is the only thing I can do for the people who need help. Frankly speaking, I am sure I will benefit from my donating blood some day. So all in all it’s meaningful.

　　Host: Please score for contestant No.14’s response. Thank you very much.

　　Judge: This is a delightful question, a challenge. We were all delighted to hear that you have donated blood. I think you could speak with a little more force, a little more persuasion. I felt impressed for your logic, that’s as a young person, you don’t have enough energy, and you don’t have much time and energy to serve, and you found a way where you can serve, and serve in a very special way. I thought your answer was very good. Thank you very much.

　　Host:Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s welcome back the last contestant, contestant No.14, Mr. Cheng Yue.

　　Judge: On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle “Columbia” had an accident, and 7 astronauts were lost. Do you think this kind of sacrifice is very meaningful?

　　Cheng Yue: We all know the news it was just we are celebrating for the spring festival, there has the the seven men, who died. Everything in history of men’s to search for the space and also to search for the science, we have to pay our sweet, or even our blood or lives. I know in the long way for us to search for the space, there will of course have some accidents, it will not for the space. Thank you.

　　Host: We will wait to see your marks. Professor Gu will make the last comment in this round.

　　Professor Gu : First of all, I must say you are the right person to answer this question. I remember you are from the army. I think you answer it fairly well. If I were you I could have done a little bit better. On the whole I think you handle the question very well.

　　第三輪

　　Host: Before we kick off the third round, we’d like to inform you that today is the last day of the semi-finals. Tomorrow we will kick off the finals. The first group who will face the challenges is the young ones, the children’s group. Ok now let’s start the third round, media segment. Now let’s welcome the very first group, contestant No.1, 2 and 3. Welcome back girls. You have a discussion right? Because we have six numbers. You have to choose one from these six numbers. What is your choice?

　　Contestant: Finally we choose three. No.3, after the short discussion.

　　Host: Contestant No.1 will be the first one to answer the question. And contestant No.2 and 3 would you please sit down here and put on the head sets. Music, very loud music. They will hear nothing.

　　Answer: You came back.

　　Of course I came back. I couldn’t let them…… Oh, this is all my fault. If only I’d gotten back sooner. Maybe it’s better.

　　It’s better this way. Don’t talk like that. You’ll be all right.

　　We are together now. Everything is going to be fine. You’ll see and at least I’ve got to see you one last time.

　　No. No. Please, please, please don’t leave me. I love you.

　　Host: You might find this section is really interesting. Now, Lets’s move on to the second group, contestant No.4 to 6. Welcome to be on the stage again. What’s your number?

　　Contestant: After the discussion we decide to choose No.1.

　　Host: And you will be the first one to face the challenge. Ok, the other two please take your seats.

　　Answer: Harry Potter. Such an honor it is.

　　Who are you?

　　Dobby, sir. Dobby, the house Elf.

　　Not to be rude or anything, But this not a great time for me to have a house elf in my bedroom.

　　Yes, sir. Dobby understand. It’s just that… Dobby has come to tell you. It is difficult, sir. Dobby wants … just… Where to begin…

　　Why don’t you sit down? Sit down? Sit down? Dobby, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to offend you or anything. Offend? Dobby?

　　Dobby has heard of your greatness, sir. But never has he be asked to sit down by a wizard.

　　Host: Let’s welcome the third group contestant No.7 to 9. On to the stage. Hello, welcome back to the stage. Who will be telling us your choices?

　　Contestant: We’d like to choose No.6.

　　Host: You’ll be the first one. You two please take your seats. Put on the head sets.

　　Answer: Excuse me sir, what are you doing?

　　I’ll tell you what I’m doing.

　　I want to buy eight hotdogs and eight hot dog buns to go with them. But no one sell eight hot dog buns. They only sell 12 hot dog buns. So I end up paying for four buns. I don’t need.

　　So I’m removing the superfluous buns.

　　I’m sorry sir, but you are gonna have to pay for all 12 buns. They are not marked individually.

　　Yeah. You wanna know why?

　　Because I am not paying for one more. Thing I don’t need. George Banks is saying no!

　　Who’s George Banks?

　　Me!

　　Host: Thank you all. Now let’s give a big hand to the fourth group, Contestant No.10 to 12. Welcome back. What’s your decision of the number?

　　Contestant: We decided to choose No.4.

　　Host: Please get ready.

　　Answer: Wow, great reflexes!

　　Thanks.

　　No problem.

　　He asked me what I thought about you.

　　And what did you say?

　　I said, Spiderman. I said, the great thing about M.J. is when you look in her eyes and she’s looking back in yours ……Everything feels not quite normal. Because you feel stronger and weaker. At the same time. You feel excited… And at the same time… Terrified.

　　Host:　Ok, ladies and gentlemen. Let’s give a big hand to the last group of contestants No.13 to 15. Please tell us your number.

　　Contestant: Our choices is number 5. In this part, the full mark is 5. It can bring us good luck.

　　Host: Please be seated and get ready for No.5.

　　Answer：Half fish, fish that you wearer.

　　I’m sorry I went out too far. Ruined us both.

　　But we’ve killed many sharks, you and I, and ruined many more.

　　How many have you ever killed, old fish?

　　You do not have that spirit for nothing.

　　What will you do now if they come in the night?

　　He thought. What will I do if they come in the night?

　　I’ll fight them! I’ll fight them until I die! Oh, but I hope I do not have to fight again. He thought I hope so much I do not have to fight again. But he fought again.