2017-08-04
【Aiden in English】 I got Lyle as my partner, which already made my day. But more than that, today was a great day of learning. Understanding that from now on it was going to be a fast, downhill ride, every lesson from now on had to be worth spending the energy and time on. I also suddenly realized how little time I had to prepare this case. As time continued to click toward the final debate, every second seemed to weigh a bit heavier. I thought that we needed practice, which was true, but our instructor enforced other values, like presentation before content.
Lyle and I still had a bit of information to gather before the debate, and I totally understand that. After an ordinary breakfast, I attempted a quick contention versus contention against a friend, resulting in my case getting destroyed. However, I did have some great points against their argument, poking holes that I would use again later.
After all this time, I finally began to understand the concepts of the debate, but even to understand was not to know how to actually do the competition. So today was simply a day to prepare for public speaking. We practiced calm and variety within scripted presentations. It sounds boring and useless, yet we all put in the effort, making the most of the otherwise unnecessary exercise.
Today was a very grind for me. The realization of the final debate suddenly spurred my teenage procrastination spirit kicked into overdrive, fueled by Mountain Dew and coffee, powering through the night and into the morning. The only reason I hadn’t fallen asleep in class was because of the adrenaline debates gave me.
To further research, I crammed much of my time writing this blog way into the morning hours. Most of the roommates already researched late into the night, which meant this entire camp was filled with a bunch of cranky teens running on four hours of sleep. I can’t believe why we continue doing this. I want to win, but others don’t really care. So why are they also “studying” to twelve at night?
Regardless, competition is approaching, so I can’t do much else than study and prepare. Tomorrow is to practice the debates, and the day after is also to practice. Then after that, it is the real deal, a tournament within divisions.
【红霞译文】
我如愿拉莱尔入伙,让我高兴坏了。除此而外,今天还是学习大好日子,要知道从现在起日程进度犹如顺势而下的过山车飞速疾驰,每节课从眼下开始都必须投注精力抓紧时间,我猛然意识到没剩下多少功夫准备手头论题。
随着时间朝辩论决赛推移,每一秒钟似乎都显得有点沉甸甸的,我觉得咱哥儿俩尚需练习,情况确实如此,但授课老师则强调其它方面,把演讲看得比内容还重要。
我和莱尔在辩论到来之前仍要搜集点资料,这倒好说。如同往常吃过早饭,我试图采用快速夹击发问辨驳朋友,导致全盘失利,不过我有优势推翻对方论据,巧用撕隙抓漏的手段好跟他们秋后算账。
有过这番经历之后,我终于茅塞顿开,但实际比赛未必得益于理论认知,因此今天不如干脆准备演讲,我俩按照脚本提纲强化“张弛有度疾徐有致”,听起来似乎乏味多余,但彼此全力以赴,尽可能多做练习。
今天对我来说是一次很大磨练,既然意识到辩论在即,我夜以继日加班加点,靠喝山露和咖啡提神助兴,并一改过去身上惯有的青少年拖拉习气,而保证上课不打瞌睡的唯一原因肯定归咎于辩论刺激产生的肾上腺素。 为了多做研究,我只能挤出早上时间来写这篇博客。大多数同住宿舍楼的伙伴忙到深更半夜,也就意味着整个夏令营有不少每天仅睡四个钟头爱发脾气的青少年,我搞不明白大家为啥自讨苦吃。我想赢得辩论,而别人毫无在意,那么他们干吗也“学习”到午夜时分? 无论如何,比赛日趋逼近,我来不及再做其它研究准备,明天有几轮辩论练习,后天也要走台,再往后看就到了正式区域比赛。 Today in History(历史上的今天): 2014: Chankanaab NP in Cozumel, Mexico(墨西哥科苏梅尔岛昌卡纳国家公园) 2012: Tennis Camp(网球夏令营)
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