在2019年 “希望之星”英語風采展評活動中，來自我校G2C Justin Yan和G9A Richard Zhang同學憑借出色的英語素養和思辨能力，一路過關斬將，經過初賽、復賽、半決賽、決賽，較終在2019年 “希望之星”英語風采展評活動決試盛典上，即上海地區總決賽中分別獲得小學A組二等獎和初中B組一等獎。讓我們祝賀這兩位同學!

　　賽事背景

　　中央電視臺"希望之星"英語風采大賽是中央電視臺主辦的面向全國觀眾的大型電視英語比賽，大賽本著"培養興趣、增強信心、展示風采、樹立榜樣"的原則，為所有愛好英語的電視觀眾提供了一個鍛煉自我、認識自我、展示自我、捕捉機遇的舞臺，深受廣大觀眾的歡迎。自2000年起，已成功舉辦十九屆。大賽從2013年度開始和美國哈佛大學、斯坦福大學、紐約大學、劍橋大學、悉尼大學、加拿大安大略省教育局等國際名校強強合作，對于大賽全國獲獎者給予預錄取邀請等各種獎勵。

　　美高雙語孩子們的成功，離不開付出，離不開汗水，讓我們把鏡頭轉到幕后一起來聽聽他們的聲音。

　　選手專訪—Justin Yan

　　善良、誠實的Justin是來自美高雙語學校小學部的學生，對事物充滿好奇心的他，喜歡挑戰，樂于嘗試各類新鮮事物，他喜歡從中體驗快樂的同時獲得成長!

　　Q：在英語口語比賽中你獲得優異的成績，對此你有什么感想嗎?

　　A：首先非常感謝在比賽過程中給予我幫助的老師們，Ms.D、Ms.Wendy、Ms.Lindsay和Ms. Natalie。他們幫我改稿子、改語法，模擬現場。并且一直給予我勇氣，我這次能獲獎有他們的功勞。

　　Q: How do you feel about your excellent performance in the English competition?

　　A: First of all, I would like to thank the teachers who helped me during the competition, Ms. D., Ms. Wendy, Ms. Lindsayand Ms. Natalie. They helped me to revise my script, grammar and simulate the scene. And they have been giving me courage. Because of their help, I finally won the prize.

　　Q：你平時都是怎樣學習英語的呢?可以分享給同學們嗎?

　　A：我平時喜歡看英文書籍，以及英語電影，在觀看影片的過程中盡量不依賴中文字幕，根據情節去感知，嘗試跟讀，會對增強語感有所幫助。我在學校經常與外教老師溝通交流，可以培養自己的語感，并學會標準的發音技巧。

　　Q: How do you usually learn English? Can you share it with your classmates?

　　A: I usually like to read English books andwatch English movies. In the process of watching movies, I try not to rely on Chinese subtitles, but to perceive them according to the plot and try to followthem. It will help to enhance the sense of language. I often communicate with expat teachers in school, so that I can develop my sense of language and learn standard pronunciation skills.

　　Q：在準備這個比賽之前，你印象較深刻的一件事是什么?

　　A：我在初賽準備的時候，爸爸和媽媽因為是否要將演講稿翻譯成中文而產生分歧。我當時對自己上臺表演的道具準備也沒有頭緒。由于第一次參賽沒有經驗，所以面對困難的時候會不知所措，不過較后這些問題還是完美解決了。

　　Q: What impressed you most before preparing for this competition?

　　A: When I was preparing for the preliminary competition, my father and mother disagreed over whether to translate thespeech into Chinese. I had no idea what props I was going to put on stage.Because of the inexperience of the competition, I was lost when met difficulties,but in the end these problems were solved perfectly.

　　Q：你在比賽中會緊張嗎?這緊張感來源哪里?你又是怎么克服的?

　　A：緊張是一定會的，主要是怕自己表現不好，讓爸爸媽媽和老師們失望。但是媽媽在臺下一直鼓勵并嘗試緩解我的壓力，我按照她的方法順利完成了自己的演講。(偷偷告訴你們，媽媽讓我把臺下的觀眾當做樂高小人，這樣就不會緊張啦~ (￣▽￣)/)

　　Q: Are you nervous in the competition?Where does this tension come from? How did you overcome it?

　　A: Tension is certain. The main reason isthat I am afraid that I will not perform well and let my parents and teachers down. But my mother always encouraged me and tried to relieve my pressure. If inished my speech with her suggestion and overcame the nervousness.

　　Q：在比賽過程中對手有影響到你么?

　　A：影響的成分比較少，因為我是抱著學習的態度來參賽的，是來挑戰自己的，輸贏并沒有看的很重。

　　Q: Did your opponent affect you during the game?

　　A: The impact is relatively small, becauseI held a learning attitude to participate in the competition, to challenge myself,win or lose is not very important.

　　Q：參加此次英語風采大賽，對你有什么收獲嗎?

　　A：在以后的學習和生活中會更加努力，積累了這次經驗，爭取下次再為校爭光，收獲更高的榮譽。我熱愛科學、對機器人很感興趣，所以我的夢想是考入麻省理工大學，我現在還在學習scratch、EV3等編程課程，學好英語對我來說至關重要，希望通過自身努力，在不久將來能實現這個夢想。

　　Q: What have you learned from participatingin the English Competition?

　　A: In the future study and life, I wil lwork harder, accumulate this experience, and strive to win glory for the school next time, and gain higher honor. I love science and am interested in robots,so my dream is to enter MIT. I am still studying scratch, EV3 and other programming courses. Learning English is very important to me. I hope that through my own efforts, I can realize this dream in the near future.

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