《我們應該／不應該同情阿Q》《代溝的主要責任在於長輩／晚輩》《成長的動力來源於夢想／責任》……這些有趣的辯題來自2024華語辯論世界盃，而一位年僅十歲的小學生憑藉出色的表現，一路升級打怪，和同伴一起斬獲小學自由組冠軍。這個「別人家的孩子」受到過哪些中文訓練？她給熱愛中文的同齡人們提出了哪些建議呢？"We should / should not sympathise with Ah Q." "The main responsibility for the generation gap lies with the older / the younger generation." "The drive to grow comes from dreams / from responsibility." These intriguing motions come from the 2024 Chinese Debate World Cup, where one ten-year-old primary pupil, on the strength of an outstanding performance, fought her way up round after round and, with her teammates, carried off the championship of the primary open division. What kind of Chinese-language training lies behind this model pupil — the sort every parent holds up as an example? And what advice does she have for others her age who love Chinese?
02｜「奇葩」辯題印象最深02 | The 'Oddball' Motion She Remembers Best
回想起剛剛結束的比賽，接受小編採訪的陸奕萌依然難掩激動的心情：「太開心了！我們的頭腦風暴沒有白做！」據奕萌介紹，她和隊友們一共打了六場比賽，其中《代溝的主要責任在於長輩／晚輩》和決賽辯題《古鎮規劃應更側重於保護傳統生活方式／促進現代經濟發展》分別打了兩次，每場都成功晉級，一路打怪到冠軍舞台。Looking back on the competition that had only just finished, Lu Yimeng could still barely contain her excitement when we spoke to her: "I'm so happy! All that brainstorming wasn't for nothing!" She told us that she and her teammates debated six rounds in all. Two of the motions — "The main responsibility for the generation gap lies with the older / the younger generation" and the final's motion, "The planning of historic towns should give greater weight to preserving traditional ways of life / to promoting modern economic development" — each came up twice, and the team came through every round to reach the championship stage.
奕萌説，準備辯題時，老師讓小辯手們先把頭腦中出現的所有觀點全部寫下來，分析哪些可行，哪些不可行，然後還會動用「現代神秘力量」——AI智能幫忙，最後對應不同材料組織成辯論稿。When preparing a motion, Yimeng said, their teacher had the young debaters first write down every argument that came into their heads, then work out which ones would hold up and which would not. They would also call in what she calls the mysterious power of the modern age — AI — to help, and finally match the arguments to their supporting material and shape it all into a debate script.
説到印象最深刻的辯題，陸奕萌幾乎脱口而出——《我們應該／不應該同情阿Q》。「這個辯題實在太令我們意外了！以往的辯題都是比較貼近生活的，而這一相對來説比較『奇葩』的題目不僅需要辯手熟讀魯迅先生的原著，還要了解相關背景知識。」為此，陸奕萌和老師及隊友們準備了整整一天。雖然上場時「緊張，特別緊張」，最後還是憑藉充分的準備和有力的論證，贏得了勝利。Asked which motion left the deepest impression, Lu Yimeng answered almost before the question was finished: "We should / should not sympathise with Ah Q." "That motion really caught us off guard! The earlier ones were all fairly close to everyday life, whereas this rather oddball topic required debaters not only to know Lu Xun's original text inside out, but also to understand the background behind it." She, her teacher and her teammates spent a full day preparing for it. Although she was "nervous, really nervous" when she stepped up, thorough preparation and forceful argument carried them to victory in the end.
小辯手的中文學習TipsA Young Debater's Tips for Learning Chinese
- 多看書，廣泛閲讀，從書中汲取素材；Read a lot and read widely, drawing your material from books;
- 克服「社恐」心理，多接觸人，鍛鍊自己的語言表達能力；Get past any social anxiety: meet more people and practise expressing yourself;
- 勤於思考，發掘自己豐富的想象力。Think diligently, and draw out your own rich imagination.
小編的話A Note from the Editor
半小時的採訪很快就結束了，奕萌侃侃而談，自信的態度，靈活的表現給小編留下了深刻的印象。我們期待奕萌將來能有機會跟香港的小朋友一起切磋，互相交流學習中文的心得。Our half-hour interview went by quickly. Yimeng talked freely and easily, and her confidence and quick-wittedness left a deep impression on us. We hope she will one day have the chance to test herself against children in Hong Kong and to share with them what she has learned about studying Chinese.