2017年12月6日，由王府社团联合会-王府辩论社主办的北京王府学校第二届国际辩论赛总决赛在演播厅举行。
The BRS Second International Debate Competition was successfully heldin the Main Auditorium at 4:30 pm on December 6th, 2017.
历经一个半月，两场淘汰赛、一场四分之一赛以及半决赛，许言诺、张重昊、姜池锡、周彦成四位辩手脱颖而出，进入总决赛。
It was hosted by the BRS Student Association UnionBRS Debate Club. After one month and a half, the BRS Second International Debate Competitioneventually came to a final round, after a fierce competitionof two knockouts，one quarter-final and one semi-final.
▲正方许言诺、张重昊（右），反方姜池锡、周彦成（左）
本场总决赛依美式辩论赛赛制进行，辩题为“使用人工智能利大于弊”。正反双方辩手就这一当前热点话题阐述各自观点。
The final round adopted an American format. The topic was “The benefits of using artificial intelligence outweigh the harm”. The host was Hou Xinyu,the timekeeper was Han Hongfei. Thedebaters were Xu Yannuo,Zhang Chonghao,Jiang Chixi, and Zhou Yancheng. The Simultaneous interpreters were Wang Mianchen and Zhao Peng.
▲反方选手姜池锡、周彦成
辩字当头，雄辩诡辩以情辩，百辩还看生工；论衡天下，妖论谬论相对论，莫论胜负英雄。经过激烈比拼，最终，正方许言诺、张重昊夺得冠军；反方姜池锡、周彦成夺得亚军；姜池锡荣获本次比赛的最佳辩手奖。
After fierce competition, Xu Yannuo and Zhang Chonghao, from the pro side, won the championship.Jiang Chixi and Zhou Yancheng from the con side won second place. Jiang Chixiwas awarded the title of Best Debater.
▲正方选手许言诺、张重昊
此外，在前面几场比赛中陆续决出的八强选手也登台领奖。贾晨煜和彭天时荣获季军；王若凡和华小易荣获优秀奖；进入前八行列的还有齐若菡、王络薇、杜维芸、李雨泽、朱乃谦、张玙璠。
In addition, the debate teams who got into the Top 8 ranks from previous competitions accepted awards as well. Jia Chenyu and Peng Tianshi were awarded third place.Wang Ruofan and Hua Xiaoyi obtained the Spirit of Contribution Award.Debaters who also got into the Top 8 ranks were Qi Ruohan, Wang Louwei, Du Weiyun, Li Yuze, Zhu Naiqian, and Zhang Yufan.
俗话说：狭路相逢勇者胜。辩论不仅仅是一场比赛，更是智慧碰撞火花的地方、激扬青春的地方、享受胜利果实的地方。
▲我校校长王广发（右一）为最佳辩手姜池锡（左一）和冠军许言诺（右二）、张重昊（左二）颁奖
最后，我校校长王广发登台，为最佳辩手和冠军颁奖，他表示在辩论场上永远没有失败者，高度赞扬了同学们出色的英语表达能力，以及大胆表达观点的自信风采，并祝贺北京王府学校第二届国际辩论赛完美收官。
Debate is not only a game, but it is a youthful place where you can see wisdom and enjoy the fruits of victory. In debate, there are no failures, only the heroes of the curtain call! Congratulations to the perfect ending of BRS Second International Debate Competition.
（文|仲秋睿 摄影|毛小龙 翻译|刘婷 编辑|饶茹）
