Chapter 305 Why don’t we just go through the national competition again
As a young genius in all subjects and a perfect scorer in English, Li Yan is everyone’s hope for communication.
But after all, I am only in my second year of junior high school, so I don’t know what my speaking level is.
The meaning in the eyes of the three teammates was obvious, so Li Yan replied:
"Other languages have not learned enough to communicate verbally, only English."
"We can only..." Lai Yining covered his head, "I gradually understand the pain of junior Chen Fan."
"We should feel ashamed of our lack of ability." He Zixiang showed an invincible and upright face.
“So what language are you still learning?”
“You are all learning the mainstream ones.”
“All...?”
"Let's take a look when you have time." Of course, Li Yan couldn't explain that the purpose was to find a breakthrough in the system. He was thinking about improving other language skills to a certain level to see if they could be combined with the third-level skill "English" or whether they could be integrated. A secondary skill comes out.
Teacher Liu couldn't help but "tsk" after hearing this.
It seems that I am still pretending that my immunity is insufficient.
Arrived at the University of Waterloo on January 10th; opening ceremony in the morning on the 11th, test machine in the afternoon; first day of competition day on the 12th; sightseeing and various sports competitions on the 13th, and exchange meetings in the evening; 14 The second day of the competition; a visit to Niagara Falls and afternoon tea exchange on the 15th; the closing ceremony on the 16th.
The rhythm is exactly the same as the national competition... except that there is no problem solving report.
But I heard that in this competition, you can check the scores directly after submitting the questions, which is more exciting than knowing the scores after the national competition.
However, everyone still has to wait for the closing ceremony to know the rankings. After all, communication in international competitions is still relatively inconvenient.
It’s impossible to find people all over the world to ask you what your highest score is, right?
In order to compensate for the jet lag, Li Yan and his party will arrive in Canada two or three days in advance.
The flight takes 13 hours, and the time difference is exactly 12 hours. It is still a wonderful experience.
It was still daytime after more than ten hours of flying during the day, so the team leader suggested that everyone get a good sleep on the plane.
Toronto, Canada.
When you first arrive in other cities, you will feel a strong sense of novelty, let alone a foreign country.
When we got here, the team leader switched to a young man holding a Chinese "I am here" sign at the airport.
He graduated from Huaxia University of Science and Technology and came to Waterloo for further study - the computer science department of the University of Waterloo is among the best in the world.
Coincidentally, his surname is also Liu, so everyone calls him Teacher Xiao Liu.
Teacher Xiao Liu was particularly interested in Li Yan. Seven out of ten sentences he talked about during the meeting were related to Li Yan.
"The first junior high school student contestant, everyone here is very interested in you."
Everyone was very excited, looking around, and the fatigue from the whole journey was gone.
Except Li Yan.
Of course he is not tired, on the contrary, his physical condition is very good.
It should be that the system's "Health" skill has become powerful again. I boarded the plane after I had slept well, but I ended up feeling inexplicably sleepy on the plane. I didn't even think about chatting, and I slept for more than ten hours. Most of it.
I was completely awake as soon as I got off the plane.
In other words, he has already adjusted the jet lag.
But he was really not very excited.
The mechanism is exactly the same as the national competition, nothing new.
And for reference, during the days of competition in Beijing, the main activities were all in the school. It was said that it was to feel the local customs and customs, but in fact it was just a quick glance.
The biggest feature of Canada is its open space.
Many other feelings have their roots in this.
Tidy, wide roads, good natural scenery, big and beautiful houses...
It's all because it's empty enough.
So the main freshness actually comes from the combination of urban and rural areas.
The urban facilities and buildings are very modern, and the empty state is very similar to that of the countryside.
Beyond these, it’s actually just another place to take the exam.
Isn’t this the national competition all over again?
And what Lai Yining said, "Wow, people here speak English very well."
Well... foreigners are everywhere. No, in this place, they are foreigners with dark eyes, black hair, and yellow skin.
There is no need to find a hotel to stay in this time. The University of Waterloo has enough dormitory supply, so you can experience life in Canada first.
"How does school feel?" Teacher Xiao Liu asked.
"It still feels the same, empty and very large." Li Yan replied.
The buildings in the school are not high and have a very modern style, which impressed Li Yan deeply.
It would be nice if I had been there when I studied architecture in my previous life. What I saw from books and photos was very different from my on-site experience. This was when Li Yan went to Shanghai to do urban cognition internship in his previous life. I had a profound experience.
As for the lawns all over the school, the groves where you can see squirrels, and the rivers where ducks swim, he doesn't feel much about it.
Others liked it very much. They stood by the river and played with the ducks for a long time.
The three excited teammates couldn't stand it anymore when they returned to the dormitory. They were all so sleepy that they couldn't open their eyes.
After lying down for less than half an hour, it was time for lunch...
Canadian food is the local version of Colonel Ken and Uncle Mike, including baked potatoes with eggs, bacon, and milk for breakfast, and hamburgers with potatoes for lunch and dinner. strip.
The taste is not bad, the young people are very happy to eat, they are eating Western food every time.
But after a few days, they will start to miss the fruits and vegetables that they don’t eat much at home.
At night, that is, during the day when they went to Beijing, Li Yan, the three roommates who had passed the sleepy period, all looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
“I was so sleepy a few hours ago that I was about to fall asleep, so why are I so excited now?” Deng Yudi asked.
"I think it has something to do with the insanely sweet cake at afternoon tea." He Zixiang replied.
“I ate a pie and I still feel sticky.” Lai Yining agreed.
"I'm so scared. If I can't sleep tonight, I won't sleep for a long time." Deng Yudi's voice trembled, "There shouldn't be anything to do tomorrow morning to catch up on sleep, right?"
"But you sleep in broad daylight. How can you take the exam if you are used to this rhythm?" Lai Yining yawned, "Damn, I'm sleepy."
"Where is Yan Shen? Why don't you talk?" He Zixiang He glanced at Li Yan's bed.
Li Yan slept very soundly.
“No, this guy doesn’t even have jet lag?” Lai Yining was shocked.
In the preparation period before the exam, everyone was in a state of adjustment, and there were no large-scale exchange activities arranged between teams from various countries.
Some contestants from participating countries with relatively small time differences even arrived in the afternoon of the day before.
Basically, the accommodation relationship determines the frequency of communication.
Next to the Chinese team is the Sakura Country. The two sides are quite friendly. The team members often communicate with each other and give each other small gifts.
The members of the Sakura Country were very curious about Li Yan, a "tall and handsome" junior high school student. The Chinese team was also surprised to see a Sakura girl on the opposite side.
Sakura was really confused in English, so Li Yan simply communicated in simple Japanese later, which made Sakura girl who came from the dormitory next door have stars twinkling in her eyes.
The opening ceremony was not as exciting as the national competition. The two-and-a-half-minute opening ceremony included a 40-minute promotional video about Canada and the University of Waterloo, and a tall and thin white professor was invited to give a thesis lecture. ...
The main reason is that this person has an accent that is beyond the scope of knowledge, and the microphone is far and near. It is more troublesome to understand than to do the final question, so everyone treats it as a concentration training.
The test machine in the afternoon went well, and everything depends on the race starting the next day.
That night, everyone decided not to do any review, and got the affirmation from the next door Sakura team "Sikuniichi".
Because they also thought that there was no point in reviewing at this time, the Sakura girl gave Li Yan another blessing sign.
However, Li Yan declined.
"I didn't expect Sakura students to have a very good attitude." Lai Yining chatted.
"So we must use our results to defeat them." Li Yan answered.
“I heard that they are quite strong, and Meili is also very strong.” Deng Yudi said.
"So, crush them." Li Yan gave a firm look.
"Is there... no logical relationship with this?" He Zixiang asked.
"If you want a logical relationship, it is between Sakura Country and the United States. There is no negotiation about explosive killing." Li Yan answered the words very quickly.
"Okay, defeat them." Deng Yudi nodded.
"Crush them!" He Zixiang was also determined.
"Kill them!!" Lai Yining shouted.
(End of this chapter)