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Sichuan Province is in the southwest of China, far from the coast. The capital city, Chengdu, is full of historical and cultural legacy. In the past, many literary masters have lived here. Their residences have become places where citizens can enjoy themselves in their spare time. They can relax in the tranquility of the day; but in the night, the whole city enters a hot atmosphere: hotpot and spicy flavored crabs are inevitables on the dinner table. These represent a 'hot' life. Recently, another hot event going on in Chengdu is the upcoming Chengdu section of CCTV's fourth annual Star of Outlook English Talent Competition.
Having had three successful experiences, CCTV's Star of Outlook English Talent Competition set up a regional competition area in west China.
In the Sichuan regional competition area, people signed up to enter in a collective way. Within as short as only one month, nearly a thousand people from 24 schools in the city have signed up. This competition, among all the others of a similar type in Sichuan, has involved in the most participants.
Many schools have to organize their own selective competition because of the large number of students who have signed up. The schools hope to send the best contestants to the competition in this way.
There are finally 45 contestants of the children's, teenagers and adults' groups who made it to the semifinals.Wang Zhengyang has taken part in many competitions and is quite experienced. We can expect a good performance from him in the final!
After the heated competition, the final winners are no doubt very excited.
In fact, the purpose of the Star of Outlook English Talent Competition is precisely to enhance the enthusiasm of the public to study English.
Selecting people with good command of English in the western areas and helping people in the west realize the importance of English was also our purpose in setting up a regional competition in Chengdu. Let's hope that they will give a good performance in the national final and show the talents and abilities of the west.
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第四届“希望之星英语风采大赛”—成都分赛区
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四川省是我国西南部的一个内陆省份，其省会成都是一座历史文化名城，历史上许多文人墨客都在此留下过他们的足迹。他们所遗留下来的故居也成为了许多成都人休闲的好去处，他们在这里享受着那份清静与安宁。可是一到了晚上，整个城市就会进入到一种火辣辣的气氛之中，火锅、香辣蟹是饭桌上必不可少的佳肴，这代表着一种红红火火的生活。最近在成都同样红火的还有即将举行的中央电视台“第四届希望—之星英语风采大赛”成都分赛区的比赛。
已经成功举办过三届的中央电视台“希望—之星英语风采大赛”，今年是首次在西部设立分赛区。
采访 :四川分赛区的比赛主要采用集体报名的方式，在短短的一个月时间里，全市就有24个学校的近千人报名参加。参与人数之多、涉及面之广，在四川省的同类型比赛中还是首次。由于报名人数太多，很多学校都不得不事先组织了自己的选拔赛，力求将最优秀的选手送到比赛中。
最终通过初赛、复赛的选拔，小学、中学、大学三组选手共有45人参加最终的角逐。
组织方：“我们希望能通过一些行动帮助社会，让更多的人参与这个活动，让他们有更多的机会说英语。去鼓励更多人在公共场合讲英语。”
王正阳是《希望-英语杂志》的忠实观众，也是今年小学组的参赛选手，明天就要进行决赛了，现在他正在家中做最后准备。
采访：（王正阳）我经常收看（希望-英语挑战赛），这个节目很有意思。选手们的英语都非常好。我也非常想到北京（参加比赛）。
参加过多次比赛的王正阳可谓是经验丰富，让我们期待他能在决赛中取得好成绩。通过如此激烈的比赛，最终获胜的选手自然是十分兴奋。
采访：我感到很激动，今天晚上就像做梦一样，我实现了我的梦想，我真的感到很兴奋。
我十分高兴，我会在北京总决赛中更加努力。
承办方：“我相信只要有机会，四川人都会很愿意参加这样的英语比赛，我们希望今后能继续承办这样的比赛。”
举办“希望之星英语风采大赛”的目的正是为了促进全民学习英语的热情。选拔西部地区的优秀英语人才人才，使西部地区的人民认识学习英语的重要性，也是我们在成都举办分赛区的目的。让我们祝愿三名选手在全国总决赛中会有好的表现，展示出西部人的风采。
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