Spelling Out Why Spelling Matters 拼出为什么拼写很重要

Last week, Yew Chung International School of Beijing held its sixth annual Spelling Bee between Years 5-9. Competition was particularly fierce, as teachers have been placing special emphasis on spelling skills in class all year. We asked Mr Bradley Locke, English Department Head, to tell us more about the day and explain why spelling still matters.

上周，北京耀中国际学校在5-9年级举办了第六届年度拼字比赛。由于我们的教师一整年都在课堂上强调拼写技巧，此次比赛同学们竞争异常激烈。我们邀请英语部门负责人Bradley Locke先生向我们讲述当天的精彩战况，并解释为什么拼写仍然很重要。

The Spelling Bee at YCIS Beijing follows the American competition format. A list of over three hundred study words were given to students a month ago and, after several qualifying spelling rounds, twenty-eight contestants across both Primary and Secondary were selected to participate.  

北京耀中拼字比赛遵循美国赛制。一个月前向学生们提供了包含三百多个单词的学习列表，经过多轮资格赛角逐，小学部和中学部共28名选手参加比赛。

This year, our Spelling Bee lasted an unprecedented six rounds! The final stages were a veritable stalemate – with our tenacious YCIS Beijing spellers unfaltering in the face of pecuniary, oologist and uncoquettish. Long after the lunch bell had rung, three remaining contestants survived the lexical onslaught to reign victorious:  with 1st place going to Caroline He in year 8A, 2nd place to Elim Kim in year 5B, and 3rd place to Lykke Stommen in year 5A. Many congratulations to the winners!

今年，我们的拼字比赛前所未有的持续了六轮！最后阶段是一个名副其实的僵局—我们顽强的北京耀中拼字者在面对pecuniary，oologist和uncoquettish这些单词时稳重沉着。午饭铃响后很长时间，最后的三名参赛者在词汇风暴中脱颖而出，获得胜利：8年级A班Caroline He获得第一名，5年级B班Elim Kim获得第二名，5年级A班Lykke Stommen获得第三名。祝贺获奖者！

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