2015年CRI An Intellectual Quiz in English for Chinese Students

 

An intellectual¹ quiz, which tests both contestants³' English skills and their areas of knowledge, has recently been held in Beijing.

Kenny Liu Daxing, who is from Zhuhai college of Beijing Institute of Technology, joined the quiz.

"I felt the most interesting parts are related⁴ to fashion and music, because we are all interested in fashion and music in our daily life."

The quiz contest, which was organized by Education First, a global language training company, designed a big number of questions ranging from science and nature, sports and entertainment to world culture.

Questions may be either as trivial⁵ as "Jackie Chan originally trained for what type of career, beginning at age six?" or as historical knowledge as "Who did Zhege Liang borrow 100,000 arrows from"?

Majer Xia Maizhe is a contestant² from a winning team.

"I feel very excited about it. This contest is not just about memory; it's also about how fast you are."

Having been a teammate with Majer Xia and Kenny Liu, Ina Liu Yan thinks the contest also helps them build team spirit.

"I think it's a great process to develop our bonding⁶. So we grow as a team. We know exactly our place in the team. We don't say in details like who does what, but we find out our places and we did it very well."

1 intellectual   

n.知识分子；adj.智力的，理智的，有理解力的

参考例句：

• Thinking is an intellectual process.思维是一个智力活动过程。
• Chess is a highly intellectual game.象棋是需用高度智力的运动项目。

2 contestant   

n.竞争者，参加竞赛者

参考例句：

• The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
• The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。

3 contestants   

n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

5 trivial   

adj.琐碎的，不重要的，无价值的

参考例句：

• Be patient.Don't lose your temper over trivial matters.忍着点，别为了一点小事发火。
• It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎细节是无用的。

6 bonding   

黏结； 连[搭，焊，胶，粘]接，结[耦，焊，接]合，压焊； 砖石砌体砌合

参考例句：

• Set up ultrasonic wire bonding laboratory. 成立超声波电子焊接实验室。
• A purple intemetallic phase (called purple plaque) is commonly found in bonding. 键合中常能发现一种紫色的金属化合物，称为紫斑。