You may learn about traditional Chinese culture at school. But can you introduce them in English? Last month, a group of students did just that.
From March 24 to 26, a big speech competition took place in Nanjing. It was the 15th China Daily “21st Century New Oriental Cup” National High School and Primary School English Speaking Competition. Sixty-two finalists competed in the junior group this year. Many of them talked about traditional Chinese culture.
The topic of the semi-final(半决赛) was The Best Gift We Can Give Others Is ... The first runner-up(亚军) Li Lianru is a 13-year-old girl from Beijing. She said in her speech that “the heart of an infant” was the best gift. These words come from Mencius(孟子). It means we should listen to our heart when facing the outside world.
What did the champion talk about？Wen Xinrui, a 15-year-old girl from Shanghai, is the grand champion. She shared her experience of learning Chinese brush painting. The topic of the final was The Most Beautiful Verb in the World Is ... Wen’s answer was “learn”. That’s because in painting hills and rivers, she tried to combine(结合) Chinese traditional ways with Western ones. The result was great and she found learning to be such a beautiful thing.
The judges were also happy about this. “Chinese students should be proud of our own culture,” said Wu Minsu, Professor from Communication University of China. “I hope they will tell more people across the world about stories of China through their great English.”
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