5月9日，光华美高迎来了第八期英语公众演讲。本场演讲由十年级的付之裔主持，选手分别是来自九年级的程同学、刘同学、黄同学和陈同学，本期话题既有大家熟悉的篮球和音乐，也有日常生活中的一些常见的社会现象。同学们在擅长的话题领域滔滔不绝地演讲，赢得了现场观众的阵阵掌声。

光华美高

程同学

程同学的演讲与体育运动息息相关。众所周知，中国在乒乓球上的成就领先。自1959年获得**个世界冠军以来，中国一直*揽各项国际乒乓球赛事的奖杯。对此，他分析了这种现象的原因：一是乒乓球是一种平民运动，老少皆宜，全民参与度高;二是国家注重乒乓球运动员的培养，因而人才济济，方能在赛场上叱咤风云。此外，他还对比了中美两国篮球的体制，剖析美国篮球运动更强而中国较弱的原因。此外，他还结合自身经历，指出部分国内的体育运动与金钱利益紧密相关，因而中国无法从体育大国变成美国那样的体育强国，希望通过我们这一代的努力能改变这种现状。

Unlike china, the biggest feature of American system is its popularization. Children would receive formal technical instruction at the beginning and would be selected to move to higher level matches, this mode like a pyramid. Moreover, the American competitive mechanism is based on school education. They are different stages on the same track of the same system. In the United States, this system is so mature that it can successfully balance sports development and academic education at the same time. Just as you know, Jason is from UCLA, UCLA is a traditional sports school, I believe he must have a deep understanding of it. This is how sports can be totally integrated into their blood. To sum up, there is no way for china to develop into a leading country like the US if it still holds on to its traditional patterns and I sincerely hope that we can do something to change this situation.

刘同学

刘政同学主要围绕压力这个主题展开演讲，一提到压力，很多人就会想逃避，似乎压力就是人类的克星。但他认为那些每天只强调、追求和推广正能量，而否认负能量的人其实很可怕，真正的负能量不是来自我们的压力，而是来自我们的态度。同时，他指出那些认为压力对自己有害的人的死亡可能性偏高，反而那些认为压力有益的人，不仅没有增加死亡率，而且变得更健康。这是一个值得深入思考的问题，希望大家能够客观地看待压力，**在压力中砥砺前行。

Kelly came to the conclusion that what's really bad about stress is never the stress itself, but the idea that we think it's bad. but after the effects of stress, it's our physiology that changes. This is your heart. No matter what you think of stress, everyone's heart beats faster in the face of stress, but cardiovascular function varies widely. The two images on the right are cross-sectional images of the two blood vessels. People who feel that stress is bad for their health begin to experience a contraction of their cardiovascular system in addition to their heart rate. In the long run, it's hard not to think of cardiovascular problems. Those who did not see stress as a threat kept their blood vessels relaxed in the face of stress, even though their hearts beat faster.

黄同学

黄赫扬同学分享了在现代音乐中广泛流行的电子音乐。他指出，近年来，电音几乎取代了传统音乐，成为了深受大众喜爱的音乐风格。具体来说，电音不仅分为很多不同的种类，每种电音都有独特的听觉效果，而且一部分电音的创作也融入了惟妙动听的纯音乐。此外，电音分布十分广泛。例如好莱坞电影就偏爱用电音作为背景音乐，尤其是在动作电影里，刺激的电音和炫酷的视觉相结合可以给观众带来极致的观影体验。他坦言，听电音是一种不错的自我放松方式，当然也建议大家可以尝试一下这种解压方式。

The electronic music is also called EDM(Electronic Dance Music). At present, most of the electronic music we are exposed to is electronic dance music, which is abundant in vitality and popular with young people. Electronic music is widely used in today’s popular music and popularly received among young people nowadays. In broad sense, all the music is created by electronic timbre, especially in contemporary age. Movies’ soundtracks usually use electronic music, for they share a lot of traits in common. Just imagine how enjoyable to be surrounded by the music when you are watching the movie! Besides movie soundtracks, electronic music is also combined with songs, and even some pop music, pure music. Therefore, electronic music gradually becomes known to people.

陈同学

陈菲阳同学主要以同性恋以话题，阐述了现如今大众对一些只对同性产生爱情的人群的*容度十分有限，甚至一些网络平台都封杀了相关的内容。在她看来，人人都有追求幸福的自由和权力，因而希望大家更多一份理解，多一份*容。

This is the rainbow flag that represents the gay pride and gay social movement, and is also used as a symbol of gay pride in the gay rights movement. Red represents life, orange represents healing, yellow represents sunlight, green represents nature, blue represents harmony, and purple represents spirit. When the rainbow flag is flying horizontally, the red stripes are generally at the top, just like a natural rainbow.

伴着主持人嘹亮的声音，本场四位同学均取得了不错的成绩，刘同学凭借稳定出色的发挥拿下了本场的**名。不知不觉，我们的英语演讲已经持续两个月了，同学们变得更自信了，台风越来越稳了，演讲越来越出色了，相信光华美高的莘莘学子不仅可以自信地站在校园里的演讲台上，而且在未来找到属于自己的精彩舞台，大放光彩!

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