介绍:
Over 160 high school students from different countries around the world are now gathering in Beijing to participate in the International Linguistics Olympiad competition.
They are about to solve world's toughest puzzles in language.
Wuyou bring you more.
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The 12th International Linguistics Olympiad has kicked off in Beijing.
The International Linguistics Olympiad is one of 12 International Science Olympiads.
It was started in 2003 and this year it is held in Beijing Language and Culture University.
Cao Zhiyun is the Vice President of the BLCU, declares the opening of the twelfth Internation linguistics Olympiad.
(Soundbite/ 0722 Cao1)
The International Linguistics Olympiad, as one of the 12 science competition, is the only linguistics competition for high school students. Its aim is to raise the awareness of the diversity of world languages and the essential principle of linguistics of high school students and also the general public. It's also aimed to promote their logical thinking and the ability to apply general knowledge to solve problems. It's our honor to host this International Linguistics Olympiad at BLCU. Great honor comes with great responsibilities.
Cao also further elaborates what this this competition hopes to accomplish.
(soundbite/0722 Cao 2)
I hope that after this event, more people in the world can have a better understanding of the knowledge of linguistics and more students can become interested in linguistics and later engage in teaching and research of this field. This event encourages young people and people who are passionate about linguistics to establish connections and to promote our understanding of this field. Meanwhile, I also hope that this event will be a bridge of our friendship and communication, linking different cultures and ideas. I hope that through our communication with each other, we can come up with intelligence and better understanding.
Each year, teams of young linguists from around the China gather and test their minds against the world's toughest puzzles in language and linguistics. Some very qualified candidates had been selected to attend the International Linguistics Olympiad.
No prior knowledge of linguistics or languages is required: even the hardest problems require only your logical ability, patient work, and willingness to think around corners.
Now over 160 contestants round the world have come to Beijing to compete to solve problems on diverse languages.
They are in 39 teams, representing 28 countries, including the US, Canada, Brasil, Russia, Spain, South Korea, Japan and so on.
(Soundbite/ 0722 teams from different countries )
The competition lasts until July 25th this Friday.
For CRI, I'm Wuyou.
