One thing that impresses us most is that some of you are very fluent speakers of English. But one point that I’d like to make is, fluency doesn’t mean haste. Some of you spoke very fast, or too fast, that the speaker himself got carried away; but the audience got lost. We’ve also noticed some small pronunciation problems, such as, we heard some contestants say, /tek'nɔlədʒ/, /'enədʒ/, instead of /tek'nɔlədʒI/, /'enədʒI/ for “technology” and “energy”. And we heard some say /'tʃaInər/, /'kɔ:nər/, instead of /'tʃaInə/, /'kɔ:nə/. I haven’t got time to check with my American friends yet if they would identify that with the American accent. I very much doubt it。

　　Now I would like to make a suggestion. I think all the contestants here today should give your coach a big hug and say a large “Thank you!” for all the support and guidance they’ve given you and all the way they’ve accompanied you up to this stage. You can do it now, or you can do it when you are alone with your coach, but you must do it. We should learn to appreciate. In this case, appreciate all the efforts your coach has made to help you, to lead you to today’s success。

　　And I would also like to take this opportunity to wish all the contestants the best of luck and great success in your future。

　　艺无止境。在由衷地赞许选手们出色表现的同时，评委们更是殷切地关注着年轻学子们继续成长和改进的空间。 在此我们特别刊出2008“CCTV杯”全国英语演讲大赛半决赛评委会主席刘黛琳教授的现场点评(节选)， xt615刷机 陈潇的剩余人生 蔡昆言 站群霸屏王，与选手和指导教师们共勉。