2018外研社国才杯英语演讲大赛总决赛赛题「What is the World」中英对照纯英文纯中文版演讲稿备考资料

“外研社·国才杯”全国英语演讲大赛总决赛赛题文稿（含中英对照、纯中英文版）一、中英对照：WhatistheWorld？什么是世界?whatistheworld？Wearebornintoit.Wesay,weseeit.Wesay,wefeelit.Butdoweknowit?Theworldchangesallthetime.Ithasneverlookedthesame.Outofthechaosofprehistorictimes,inChina,theworldwasbelievedtomakeitsappearanceasacreationbyPanguandthemendingoftheskybyNuwa.DeepinthesemythsweretheideasandbeliefsoftheancientChinese.Inotherpartsoftheglobe,theworldwasthoughttohavebeencreatedbydifferentmythicalforces,or,asahappyorawretchedexistenceshapedbytheknowledgeandbeliefsofmortals.什么是世界?我们生于其中。有人说，所见即世界；也有人说，所感即世界。但我们真的了解它吗?世界时刻都在变化，从未有过一成不变的模样。在中国，人们相信世界是从史前时代的混沌中诞生的，是盘古开天辟地、女娲补天的杰作。这些神话的深处，蕴藏着古代中国人的思想与信仰。在地球的其他角落，人们则认为世界是由不同的神话力量创造的，或者认为世界是一种由凡人的知识和信仰所塑造的、或幸福或悲惨的存在。Throughtheyears,peoplehavebeenabletoseemorethantheirimmediatesurroundingsandincreasinglyaccuratemaps.Capturingtheworld'simages,mapshavebeentoolsforpeopletousetounderstandandlearnaboutthewiderworld.Butitisoftenpeople'spersonalworld,ortheirideasandbeliefsthathavebeenpresentedonamap.Centers,boundaries,locations,shapes,colorsandeventherelativepositionsofplacesinscribedonthemaps,aredisposedbypeople's"worldviews."历经岁月，人们不仅能看清周遭万物，更能借助日益精准的地图望见远方、认识世界。作为捕捉世界影像的载体，地图一直是人们理解和探索广阔世界的工具。但地图上呈现的，往往是人们的个人世界，或是他们的思想与信仰。地图上标注的中心、边界、位置、形状、颜色，甚至各地的相对位置，都由人们的“世界观”所决定。ThisisafamiliarmapseenbyChinesestudentseverydayonclassroomwallsduringtheirschoolyears.Ithaslongimprintedontheirmindsanimageofwhattheworldlookslike.Europeanstudentsseedifferentimagesontheirclassroomwalls-likethisone.ThesameistrueofAmericanpupils.WecouldwellpresumethattheAustraliansandNewZealandersmightthinkthattheearththeyliveonlookslikethisandthis.Now,advancedtechnologyhasmadethewaywepresenttheworldmoreprecisethaneverbefore,buteventhemosttechnologicallysophisticatedmapstodayarenomoredefinitiveorobjectivethantheyhaveeverbeen.WhenwelookattheworldimagesmadebyNASAorGoogle,nomatterhowholisticallyormeticulouslypresented,wealsofinddifferentperspectivesandapproachestounderstandingtheworld.这是中国学生求学期间每天在教室墙上看到的熟悉地图。它早已在他们心中烙下了对世界样貌的印象。欧洲学生在教室墙上看到的则是不同的图像——比如这一幅。美国学生也是如此。我们完全可以推测，澳大利亚人和新西兰人眼中的地球或许是这般模样，以及这样。如今，先进技术使我们呈现世界的方式比以往任何时候都更为精准，但即便是当今技术最先进的地图，其权威性和客观性也并未超越历史。当我们审视美国宇航局(NASA)或谷歌制作的世界图像时，无论呈现得多么全面或细致，我们依然能从中发现理解世界的不同视角与方法。The"worlds"are"worldviews."Theyareillustrationsofstandpoints,ofviewpoints,ofideasorbeliefsandofspecificaspectsorelements.Theworldhasemergedoutofaperception,aconception,adelineation,oracategorization.Theworldisaninterpretation.Now,youaretotakethechallengeswithyourknowledgeandunderstandingoftheworldtointerpretandpresentwhattheworldis.这些“世界”实为“世界观”。它们是立场、观点、思想或信念，以及特定方面或要素的具象呈现。世界源于一种感知、一种构想、一种界定或一种分类。世界本身即是一种诠释。现在，请运用你对世界的认知与理解，迎接挑战，去诠释并呈现世界的本质。Question:PresentWhattheworldisandexplainwhyitisso.问题：阐述“世界”的本质，并解释其成因。二、纯英文：WhatistheWorld？whatistheworld？Wearebornintoit.Wesay,weseeit.Wesay,wefeelit.Butdoweknowit?Theworldchangesallthetime.Ithasneverlookedthesame.Outofthechaosofprehistorictimes,inChina,theworldwasbelievedtomakeitsappearanceasacreationbyPanguandthemendingoftheskybyNuwa.DeepinthesemythsweretheideasandbeliefsoftheancientChinese.Inotherpartsoftheglobe,theworldwasthoughttohavebeencreatedbydifferentmythicalforces,or,asahappyorawretchedexistenceshapedbytheknowledgeandbeliefsofmortals.Throughtheyears,peoplehavebeenabletoseemorethantheirimmediatesurroundingsandincreasinglyaccuratemaps.Capturingtheworld'simages,mapshavebeentoolsforpeopletousetounderstandandlearnaboutthewiderworld.Butitisoftenpeople'spersonalworld,ortheirideasandbeliefsthathavebeenpresentedonamap.Centers,boundaries,locations,shapes,colorsandeventherelativepositionsofplacesinscribedonthemaps,aredisposedbypeople's"worldviews."ThisisafamiliarmapseenbyChinesestudentseverydayonclassroomwallsduringtheirschoolyears.Ithaslongimprintedontheirmindsanimageofwhattheworldlookslike.Europeanstudentsseedifferentimagesontheirclassroomwalls-likethisone.ThesameistrueofAmericanpupils.WecouldwellpresumethattheAustraliansandNewZealandersmightthinkthattheearththeyliveonlookslikethisandthis.Now,advancedtechnologyhasmadethewaywepresenttheworldmoreprecisethaneverbefore,buteventhemosttechnologicallysophisticatedmapstodayarenomoredefinitiveorobjectivethantheyhaveeverbeen.WhenwelookattheworldimagesmadebyNASAorGoogle,nomatterhowholisticallyormeticulouslypresented,wealsofinddifferentperspectivesandapproachestounderstandingtheworld.The"worlds"are"worldviews."Theyareillustrationsofstandpoints,ofviewpoints,ofideasorbeliefsandofspecificaspectsorelements.Theworldhasemergedoutofaperception,aconception,adelineation,oracategorization.Theworldisaninterpretation.Now,youaretotakethechallengeswithyourknowledgeandunderstandingoftheworldtointerpretandpresentwhattheworldis.Question:PresentWhattheworldisandexplainwhyitisso.三、纯中文：什么是世界?什么是世界?我们生于其中。有人说，所见即世界；也有人说，所感即世界。但我们真的了解它吗?世界时刻都在变化，从未有过一成不变的模样。在中国，人们相信世界是从史前时代的混沌中诞生的，