Chapter 247 Not Only That
After a hasty lunch, the contestants returned to the competition site.

The remaining [-] contestants are about to face the final round of tests. The fixed-topic speech is also a hurdle that determines their final results.

5 minutes per person, the theme is "the future of civilization", the topic is big and broad.

It seems that this style is the same this year. It seems to give players a lot of freedom, but it is difficult for others to choose. Sometimes choosing is also a strategy.When it comes to topics like artificial intelligence, some people will stumble on this.

Questions that do not ask the question precisely are more difficult to answer.

Advantages and disadvantages.

As a global competition, it brings together a group of outstanding young students. They may be outstanding in a certain field in the future, and it is understandable to ask such a topic.

The future of civilization is obviously closely related to everyone.

No one can break free from the net of the great era.

Bud gave a speech in front of Suxue, still arrogant and full of momentum, which looked quite bluffing.

The content is the same old one, even more empty than the old one.

Originally, Bud was just playing with templates, talking about the paper, and the parallelism seemed very grand... In fact, after thinking about it, he didn't say anything.To be honest, he was really lucky to be at the back of the crane, and he should be.

Su Xue silently crossed him in her heart, he is not a competitor.

But Bud was still complacent, raised his head and chest, got off the stage proudly, walked back to his seat, and gave Su Xue a smug look, as if to say: Waiting for you girls to cry.

I don't know where the confidence comes from.

Su Xue turned a blind eye.He is so sure that the girl must be worse than him, can't he?

His own behavior is enough to prove his low quality, coupled with repeated provocations, narrow-mindedness, and he is simply worried that they will win, and he is convincing himself that it is impossible for girls to win.

But that was not his turn either.

"Do you know that boy?" Teacher Xie asked with a frown.

Su Xue shook her head: "I've only met a few times."

If he failed to make an appointment with her, he began to belittle and target her, without grace.

"It feels like he's not very friendly to you." Teacher Xie's sense is also very keen.

"Maybe you see me as a competitor."

"His standard is average." Mr. Xie put it more tactfully, but in fact he didn't think much of Bud's meaning.It is not qualified to be Suxue's competitor, and it will not pose a threat to her.

Suxue smiled silently, the teacher really thought the same as her.

After Bud, it was Suxue's turn soon.

"Next, we invite contestant No. [-]—"

Suxue stepped onto the stage slowly, bowed slightly, and the applause of welcome from the audience had already sounded, and then weakened.

The audience in the audience stared at the stage in unison, mostly in anticipation. For this dark horse that suddenly appeared—a girl from a country whose native language is not English, they all wanted to know where she would go in the end. degree.

But just looking at the girl smiling made them smile too.

It's as if she was born with a wonderful appeal, like her voice.

"...This is the best of times and the worst of times. Everyone should be familiar with this sentence, the beginning of Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. Here, we can also look at the present and future of civilization from this perspective .”

At the beginning of the speech, Suxue put on a completely different point of view and attitude.

At first glance, it sounds a bit confusing, but on second thought, I feel a little pessimistic.But the emotion of her voice is gentle and modest, so people are willing to continue to listen and then think seriously.

"What kind of civilization do we expect? Utopia in "Brave New World", no war, no need for love, or a society run by pure reason, with the most complete system...But today, we can see , wars are still taking place, and the former great powers are also facing turning points and challenges, even cold winters.”

"Am I pessimistic about the future of civilization? No, it's not."

"In spring, summer, autumn and winter, life and death are all commonplace."

"If it's like summer all year round, the prosperity will definitely cause problems. Maybe someone knows our country's "Book of Changes". It can’t last long. That is to say, it has reached the limit, and if it goes any further, it will not develop upwards, but downwards. Therefore, the prosperity will turn to decline, from autumn to winter, and everything will grow.”

"There are similar words in "Lao Can's Travels", good is bad, and bad is good. There is no birth or death, and neither death nor birth; life is death, death is life. When things happen, they are destined to decline; , destined to be reborn."

"If there is eternity, eternity is not change, but constant change."

The audience finally heard what she meant.

As she said at the beginning: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Even their era is just an inconspicuous one in the repeated cycle of history, and it is not different from other eras.Essentially, there is no better and no worse, darkness and light are always approaching alternately.

The point of view expressed by Su Xue is that the development of civilization may proceed in waves rather than in spirals.

To be honest, this is indeed the case in history, but it sounds like it actually makes humans feel a little helpless.

The principle of the cycle of all things, but people always look forward to eternal peace and beauty.

Suxue's previous words made people feel a little heavy, and the atmosphere of the scene really became a little different. Although the judges nodded and thought about her words, their expressions were more dignified.

Probably what she said is right, but as a competition, there will be other considerations.

It would be frustrating and unacceptable if that was all that was said about the speech -- it's always been like that in history.

But not only that...

(End of this chapter)

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