5月27日下午1点整，2017外文节最后一个活动——周恩来英语演讲比赛在二号楼一楼报告厅如期举行。做为杭外演讲比赛的最高殿堂，在高二、高三年级全体同学的见证下，八位演讲者都完美展现出了自己的风采，思维的碰撞擦出了绚烂的火花，情感的喷涌奏出了美丽的乐章。

八位演讲者分别是来自大预班的诸葛钊颖、陈雨琳、钱曾一、韩笑、屈波、杨振阳、金骁枫和于赟皓。他们天赋与努力并存，颜值与才华并赋，是根据往届的惯例，从高三年级二百多人中按照英语成绩遴选出来的英语学习佼佼者。

选手演讲合集

在主持人介绍完本次比赛的评委之后，便是展示亲友团视频的环节。在一片欢笑中，大家了解了选手的性格特点，也为这些或是漂洋过海的，或是朝夕陪伴的加油声而感动着。这也成为了此次演讲比赛的一个亮点。

现场

此次演讲比赛的主题为“Vision”，在选手完成命题演讲后，评委老师会提出问题，要求选手即兴作答。“Vision”最普通的意思便是“视力”、“视野”，也表示“设想”、“远见”等，每个选手对这个词的诠释也各不相同。有的同学在从多个角度审视自己的过程中，对人生观有了更深刻的感悟，有的同学为大家分析了IS这个宗教极端主义组织的与宗教的区别及他们对宗教的理解，也有的同学分享了拓宽视野的方式，述说了自己基于独立判断和思考建立起来的世界观。

“Monster”

“Playing with Fire”

在中场表演中，大预班的同学们带来了舞蹈和rap表演，现场欢呼声不断，给周恩来奖严肃沉稳的“学术风”又添上一股俏皮劲。演讲比赛结束后，综合选手的笔试和这次演讲的成绩，最终陈雨琳同学和杨振阳同学分别成为2017周恩来英语演讲比赛女生组和男生组的赢家。

周恩来英语演讲比赛是一个展示的舞台，从初一到高三在杭外的怀抱里，曾经懵懂的孩童已成长为优秀、自信的少年；周恩来英语演讲比赛也是一个给人以启发与思考的舞台，对于高二同学们来说，学长学姐流畅的语言，缜密的逻辑是他们接下来一年里努力追求的目标，对于高三同学们来说，这是高中生活最后的终点，却也是面向更丰富、更大的语言世界的起点。大家对“Vision”的理解是不同的，但目穷千里，心念万方的态度是一致的。

                                               文: 于佳敏 高三大预班

图: 王佳韵 高三大预班

附选手演讲稿:

男子组冠军杨振阳:

What is vision after all? Claude Monet might claim it is the blurred patches of shadow and light. Warren Buffett might assert it is the mystical intuition of men. Helen Keller said: the only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. And I think she voiced out the most crucial definition of the word “vision”, which is to identify who you are and to pursue your own goal with concentration and perseverance.

Many people eulogize that human life is a poem, while I consider human life without vision as walking alone in a dark jungle. All around is endless, invariant trees which can never be seen through. It is very hard to trek in the jungle for rattans crawl in the way and all the paths resemble each other so much. In that case, I believe the most vital tool for the traveler is a torch, a torch to shine his terminus, a torch inside himself, a torch named “vision”. Indeed, if you do not have a destination for your journey, you are just drifting through life like a ship without a rudder.

Friedrich Nietzsche once was a strayed traveler as well. Beginning his career as a Classical Philology professor at the University of Basel, Nietzsche gradually found philology dull and unanimated. He loathed the idea of merely being a scholar who only grinded down old materials and then forged pretenses with new decoration. Instead, he wanted to be an authentic philosopher to search for the meaning of life. Though his unprecedented ideas were taunted and ignored, Nietzsche stayed calm and determined, wrote with passion and compassion, because his vision to re-estimate all values guided him through the darkness. He began a ten-year wandering across Europe which later proved to be the most prolific period of his life

Now, in the dim light of his torch flare, the traveler would be able to wade through the labyrinth and discover a magnificent waterfall. “Stand on the top!” a voice cries. However, the road to summit is even tougher, worsened by the constant lures to rest idly on the hillside, to linger on the exotic flowers nearby, or to forget hardship along with vision.

Li Yanhong, founder and CEO of Baidu, the internet-search giant in China, once recounted his life experience in his 2008 commencement address at Peking University. He said it’s hard to imagine how many temptations a developing company would have: for instance, many of his engineers left Baidu at its early stage because they wanted to set foot in lucrative business like e-commerce or portal website. Yet Li insisted focusing on company’s core competitiveness, search engine service, because he realized how beautiful it is to connect the right person to the right information with just a click of mouse. Specializing in Chinese-based search, his enterprise embraced its heyday before long .In 2007, Baidu became the first Chinese company to be included in the NASDAQ-100 index. Up to now, it has shared nearly 75% of China's Internet-search revenue. Mr. Li proclaimed proudly:” Back then, Baidu was able to do one hundred things, but we only chose one thing. One must relinquish some things to endeavor for the best.”

     Well, when the fortunate traveler finally makes it to the top, breathing the chilly sweet air while enjoying the awe-inspiring panorama of solemn forest and galloping waters, he must be very grateful to the two visions he possesses: one vision inward, to lift perplexity and illuminate path ahead; One vision outward, to cling to what is right and unremittingly face the wax and wane of life. Just as Siegfried Sassoon put it:” In me the tiger sniffs the rose.”

女子组冠军陈雨琳:

Good afternoon, dear teachers and fellow students. I'm honored to be here to share with you my understanding of vision.

To my understanding, vision is what you learn about the world and the way you see the world around you. When we were little children, our vision was limited to our family and hometown. When we start our trip, we see the outside world and our vision gets bigger; when we read books, our vision radically expands; when we ponder, our vision gradually deepens.

With a bigger vision, there will be more possibilities. In the movie "Big Fish", the hero said to the giant, "You are a big man; you deserve a bigger world; this small town isn't where you should stay." but we don't really have to be a giant to find ourselves a bigger world if only we are willing to explore. How much we see decides how big we dare to dream. If you do not walk out and see more, like a frog in a well, whose only dream is to jump out, your world might just be the gleam of light above your head. what else can you dream other than fearing whether to jump out or not?

More importantly, a broader vision may change the way we think and the way we act. A person with a big vision does not have to be some prominent figure. The real gift he gains from it is the most distinctive and profound thinking, which enables him to keep his individuality and firmly dedicate to what he really wants to do. You must have heard of the graduate from Yale University working as a village official. Coming back from one of the most distinguished universities, is he wasting his talent and time to stay in a remote village in China? What he has done definitely dispels the doubt. He has helped the villagers improve the irrigation system, set up a modern nursing house and even started a high-tech based class for children. While others are busy making a fortune, his vision drives him to make a difference. Personally, I strongly support his choice.   

In my opinion, to make a difference is more important than to make a fortune. When you are doing something to help others, because of your contribution, the world has less hunger, fewer diseases but more happiness. One with a big vision can be fully aware that wealth can fade away quickly if not careful, but those differences made last much longer.

Are you eager to expand your vision and do something valuable, my fellow students? If the answer is yes, then see more. To expand your vision, you should step out and learn more about this world, visit more places and talk to more people. I once participated in a 20-day summer camp in Germany where I met peers from all over the world. During the time, I learned that some Muslims wear headcloth and pray 3 times each day while some not. Similarly, they learned that Chinese really eat with chopsticks every day. The world is so diverse and so thrilling when you get to know it.   

Vision is more than knowledge. Being encyclopedic is only part of your big vision. A big vision also requires the ability to think and judge independently. However, the very first understanding of the world we formed is usually so immature that it has to be questioned over and over again. thus we will have to read more, think more and discuss with others, especially those with a broader vision. The German philosopher nietzsche was greatly influenced by schopenhauer, who believed that life is meaningless. However, nietzsche didn't stop there and sigh over life every day, instead, he proposed the theory of will power and encouraged people to be tenacious in life. And till these days, the positive side of nietzsche's thought is highly praised. Standing on the shoulder of giants, we can see farther and yet further, and thus our vision expands and deepens.  

A big vsion means a big future and a wonderful life.So my fellow students, don’t hesitate to step out of your small world to see a bigger one. See with your eyes wide open and keep pondering. Till one day, your vision is broad enough to let you dream big. Let’s make it.