[00:00.00]Ladies and gentleman , good morning and welcome to the 21st Century Erisson Cup Sixth National English Speaking Competition .
[00:04.55]女士们,先生们,早上好,欢迎来到"21世纪爱立信杯"第六届全国英语演讲比赛现场.
[00:09.09]First of all, we'll in introduce ourselves,My names is Rick.
[00:10.93]首先,让我们介绍一下自己.我的名字叫里克.
[00:12.77]Wo Shi Like (Chinese )from China Radio International .Thank you .And let me introduce to you ,from BTV, the very lovely Jiang Hua.
[00:18.99]我是来自中国国际广播电台的里克(中文).谢谢!同时让我来给你们介绍来自北京电视台的非常可爱的姜华小姐.
[00:25.21]Thank you Rick ,I'm Jiang Hua from Beijing TV and I'm the host of Hello World .
[00:27.85]谢谢里克.我是来自北京电视台的姜华,是"你好世界"的主持人.
[00:30.48]Umm, this is the sixth time that China Daily has organized this contest.This year to stir up enthusiasm and support for Beifing's bid for 2008 Olympic Games and popularizing English among Chinese people ,the Competition comes back to Beijing.
[00:39.63]这已经是中国日报社第六次组织的全国英语演讲比赛.今年为了激发热情,支持北京申办2008年的奥运会,为了在中国人当中普及英语,比赛场地又回到了北京.
[00:48.77]That's right .This year's competition is organized by the China Daily and Ericsson China Company Limited , Coordinted by the Enlish Speaking Union and China University English speaking Association ,and Co-sponsored by EF Education ,Beijing Television ,Times Publishing Group of Singapore ,Shanghai Foreign Laguage Education Press, and pierson Education .
[01:00.60]是的,今年的比赛由中国日报社和爱立信(中国)有限公司主办,国际英语联合会和中国高校英语口语协会协办,赞助单位有英孚教育集团,北京电视台,新加坡时代出版集团,上海外语教育出版社以及培生出版集团.
[01:12.44]And now let's go over the rules of the competition .
[01:14.15]现在让我们介绍一下比赛的有关规则.
[01:15.86]OK,each of the contestants has five minutes to present a prepared speech ,three minutes to present an unprepared speech and another three minutes to answer questions raised by the panel of judges.
[01:22.60]每位参赛选手完成五分钟的命题演讲,三分钟的即兴演讲和三分钟的答辩.
[01:29.34]Now , during the prepared speech a competition staff member will raise a red paper board at the four minutemark to let the speaker know he or she has one minute left.
[01:34.69]在命题演讲中,比赛工作人员会在四分钟的时候举起一张红纸板,告诉演讲者他或者她还剩下一分钟的演讲时间.
[01:40.05]And ,a bell will ring out at the end of five minutes.
[01:42.37]并且在五分钟的结尾会鸣钟示意.
[01:44.70]Ok, our topic today for prepared speech is "Beijing 2008:The Meaning of the Bid".
[01:47.96]今天我们命题演讲的主题是"北京2008:申奥意义之我见."
[01:51.23]The top two contestants will be honored as the most promising speakers to be invited to participate in the internatinal Public Speaking Competition sponsored by the English Speaking Union in London.
[01:56.90]比赛的前两名获得者将荣获"最具潜力选手"的称号,并被邀请到由国际英语联合会发起,在伦敦举行的国际英语演讲比赛.
[02:02.57]Among the remaining contestants ,the top two will be awarded a two-week training course in an international language school in Britain sponsored by EF Education.
[02:07.62]余下的选手当中,前两名将由英孚教育集团赞助,被选送到英国国际知名语言学校进行为期两周的修学访问.
[02:12.68]The third and fourth place winners will be awarded a study trip to Singapore sponsored by The Times Publishing Group .
[02:16.11]余下的第三.四名将由时代出版集团赞助到新加坡进行修学访问.
[02:19.55]The next six among the rest will get the cash prize.The contestant who demonstrates the most creativity will receive a special prize sponsored by Ercsson Company .
[02:24.51]接下来的六名优胜者将会获得现金奖.最具创造力的选手获得由爱立信公司赞助的特别奖.
[02:29.47]And the top winner of all the contestants will take home the 21st Century Ericsson Cup.
[02:32.15]所有参赛选手中的第一名将成为"21世纪爱立信杯"的主人,
[02:34.83]You will see names of the past top winners have been engraved on the pedestal of the cup.
[02:37.56]你可以从奖杯的底座看到前几届比赛一等奖获得者的名字刻在上面.
[02:40.29]Whose name will be added this year, we will find out before sunset.Please welcome contestant number twenty-four.
[02:44.19]今年谁的名字将加到上面去呢,我们会在日落之前就有分晓.下面有请第二十四号参赛选手出场.
