评委寄语第20届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛

Ms. Helen Zimmerman

Group General Manager Government and Stakeholder Relations, Navitas Ltd

It is a great honour to be a judge at the 20th Anniversary of the China Daily “21st Century Cup” English Speaking Competition. Navitas has been a proud cooperative partner of the Competition for many years and values being part of such a prestigious, worthwhile and exciting event. May I congratulate China Daily for their foresight in establishing this world class competition. Young people of today are tomorrow’s future leaders. A key competency will be an ability to communicate across cultures. These young contestants, speaking Chinese and English, have a bright future ahead. I wish all the contestants a wonderful competition. And I pay special respect to their dedicated tutors, their universities and families.

（能担任中国日报“21世纪杯”英语演讲大赛的评委，我深感荣幸。多年以来，Navitas为能成为比赛的合作伙伴而感到骄傲，能够成为这样著名、有意义、令人兴奋的赛事的一份子，我们很珍惜。祝贺中国日报社，如此高瞻远瞩地举办了这样一个世界级的大赛。今天的年轻人是明天未来的领导者。一个很重要的竞争力就是跨文化交际能力。这些年轻的选手们，精通汉语、英语，他们拥有着光明的前途。祝愿每一位选手都能出色表现，并且，我想向他们的专业导师、学校和家人致敬。）