The campus selection for the 22nd FLTRP Cup National English Debating Competition, co-sponsored by the English Language Center and English Debating Society, was held at the General Education Hall on December 7th, 2018. Twenty teams registered for the campus contest and four teams entered into the final round after four round-robin preliminary debates. The winners of the final round will represent WKU at a regional tournament held in March 2019.
由英语语言中心（ELC）和英辩社联合举办的第22届外研社杯全国大学生英语辩论赛——温州肯恩大学校选赛于2018年12月7日正式落下帷幕。经过4轮循环赛之后，在共20支队伍中，4支队伍脱颖而出进入决赛。经过激烈角逐，戴岳聪同学获得最佳辩手；The Elf团队（王阳灿和董玉来）获得冠军，并将代表温肯参加来年3月的华东区赛。
Congratulations to all the participants who showed so much enthusiasm and effort in this debating contest. Special thanks to Dr. Bill Batziakas, Rohini Parikh, Opper Michael, Henry Haduck, Joel Hendrick, Richarch Torgerson, Jill Robbins, Ada Jin, and Flora Huang, who helped and contributed to making this contest a fabulous success!
感谢全体参赛选手对辩论的热忱。特别鸣谢Bill Batziakas, Rohini Parikh, Opper Michael, Henry Haduck, Joel Hendrick, Richarch Torgerson, Jill Robbins, Ada Jin 和 Flora Huang对本次比赛的评委工作。
Note：Founded in 1997, the annual event FLTRP Cup National English Debating Competition has been recognized as the largest and most influential English debating tournament in China. The format used in the competition is the British Parliamentary debate format, a common form of academic debate which is internationally adopted.
“外研社杯”全国英语辩论赛创始于1997年，每年举办一届，是目前国内规模最大、水平最高的英语口语赛事。大赛采用英式辩论体系（British Parliamentary Style）， 亦即“世界大学生辩论赛”赛制，是目前全球英语辩论公认的最高竞技形式。
文字 | 项文静
供图 | 金素洁
排版 | 金素洁
