The U.S. presidential and vice-presidential debates are of special interest to young high school debate teams which compete regionally and nationally for awards, as they hone their skills in argumentation. But their experience also makes them critics, not only of the candidates, but of all the political discourse they hear around them. VOA's Greg Flakus tells us about one such award-winning debate team in Oakridge, Texas.
美国的总统,副总统辩论受到了辩论爱好者的关注,他们参加州际甚至国际高中辩论比赛,不断磨练自己的口才 。但他们的辩论经历也使得他们具有批判性,不单是对总统竞选,还有他们听到的所有政治演说 。VOA的Greg Flakus向我们介绍了德克萨斯州一个名叫Oakridge的获胜队伍 。
n. 辩论,讨论
vt. 争论,思考