英国议会制辩论赛规则Word格式.docx

1、辩题将辩手分为正反两方，且双方均有合理辩论的余地。通常，辩题于各轮比赛开始前十五或三十分钟公布；每轮辩题均不相同。有时，辩题范围（如“环境问题”，“国际关系”等）甚至辩题本身也会在大赛开始前公布。The motion will be announced to all debaters simultaneously in a central location. Preparation time will be between fifteen and thirty minutes, at the discretion of the tournament director. In general,

2、debaters may confer with their debate partner during preparation time. In some cases, a Tournament Director may allow debaters to confer with their coach or tutor. During this time the debaters may consult any written materials. The rules of the World Universities Debating Championships permit debat

3、ers to access any written material during the debate; other tournaments permit the debaters to access only the notes they made in preparation time. Electronic retrieval devices typically are not allowed during preparation, though electronic dictionaries typically are permitted for second-language sp

4、eakers.辩题将在一个中央地点向所有辩手公布。准备时间为十五至三十分钟，由大赛主办方规定。通常，辩手在准备时间内可以与自己的搭档讨论。某些情况下，主办方也允许辩手与教练或带队老师讨论。此间，辩手可以参阅任何纸质资料。世界大专辩论赛允许辩手在辩论过程中使用任何纸质材料；而其他比赛仅允许辩手在准备时间内使用事前准备好的资料。准备期间，通常可以使用电子词典，但禁止使用其它一切电子设备。The Debate FormatFour teams participate in each debate: two on the Proposition and two on the Opposition. E

5、ach team works independently to either support or oppose the motion. Each team is made up of two speakers; each speaker will present a speech not to exceed 7 minutes in the order prescribed below. 辩论模式每场辩论由四队参加：正方两队，反方两队。各队独立准备。每队两名辩手，每位辩手按如下顺序陈词，不超过7分钟。Summary of the Debate FormatTeamCommon Titles

6、for SpeakerTime1st Proposition, 1st Speaker“Prime Minister”7 minutes1st Opposition, 1st Speaker“Leader of the Opposition”1st Proposition, 2nd Speaker“Deputy Prime Minister1st Opposition, 2nd Speaker“Deputy Leader of the Opposition”2nd Proposition, 1st Speaker“Member for the Government”2nd Opposition

7、, 1st Speaker“Member for the Opposition”2nd Proposition, 2nd Speaker“Government Whip”2nd Opposition, 2nd Speaker“Opposition Whip辩论模式简要辩手辩手名称时间正方一队，一辩首相Prime Minister7 分钟反方一队，一辩反对党领袖Leader of the Opposition正方一队，二辩副首相Deputy Prime Minister反方一队，二辩反对党副领袖Deputy Leader of the Opposition正方二队，一辩内阁成员Member fo

8、r the Government反方二队，一辩反对党成员Member for the Opposition正方二队，二辩内阁党鞭陈词Government Whip反方二队，二辩反对党党鞭陈词Opposition WhipParliamentary Points of InformationDebaters may offer a point of information （either verbally or by rising） at any time after the first minute, and before the last minute, of any speech. The

9、 debater holding the floor may accept or refuse points of information. If accepted, the debater making the request has fifteen seconds present the point of information. During the point of information, the speaking time of the floor debater continues.If accepted, the debater offering the point of in

10、formation is allowed to ask a question, offer a brief argument, or offer a brief refutation of some point. The debater who accepted the point of information should respond to the point immediately. No other parliamentary points such as points of order or points of personal privilege are allowed.议会制辩

11、论质询在所有陈词中，除第一分钟及最后一分钟外，辩手都可以口头示意或直接起立提出质询。正在发言的辩手可以接受或拒绝该质询。一旦质询被接受，质询者有15秒的时间陈述自己的意见。质询时间将被计算在陈词时间内。如质询被接受，质询者可以提问、提出一个简要论点或者对某一观点进行简要反驳。正在发言的辩手应该立即对质询作出回应。议会制辩论中只允许质询这一种干预形式。Speaker Roles and Speech PurposesEach speaker has a role and each speech should have a purpose. The descriptions of speaker

12、roles and speech purposes listed below are suggestive and are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive. For reasons that vary from debate to debate, speakers may sometimes need to fulfill roles not mentioned here and speeches may be constructed to serve other purposes as long as proposition speake

13、rs affirm the proposition and opposition speakers oppose it. Debaters will be judged on the overall strength of each teams arguments, not simply on whether or not they fulfilled the roles and responsibilities listed in the table below. All speakers, except the final speakers for the proposition and

14、opposition （Proposition and Opposition Whips）, should introduce new material into the debate. All debaters, except the opening speaker （Prime Minister）, should engage in refutation.Summary of Speaker Roles and ResponsibilitiesSpeakerRoles and ResponsibilitiesFirst PropositionThe primary role of Firs

15、t Proposition team, initiated in this speech, is to establish the foundation for meaningful debate on the motion. The Prime Ministers responsibilities may include some or all of the following: 1） offer a reasonable interpretation of the motion, 2） to present a case supporting that interpretation. A

16、case is simply one or more arguments supporting the First Propositions interpretation of the motion, and3） Other strategies deemed important by the Prime Minister.First OppositionThe primary roles of the First Opposition team are to confront the First Governments case and to establish the First Oppo

17、sitions strategy for opposing this case.The Leader of the Oppositions responsibilities may include some or all of the following: 1） to directly or indirectly refute part or all of the governments case, 2） to make at least one argument that demonstrates why the First Opposition team opposes the motio

18、n as interpreted by the Prime Minister, and 3） to pursue other strategies deemed important by the “Leader of the Opposition.” The opposition speaker may also challenge the interpretation of the governments case if it is unreasonable, that is, if it completely misinterprets the motion the motion or s

19、everely inhibits meaningful debate.“Deputy Prime Minister”The Deputy Prime Ministers responsibilities may include some or all of the following:1） to reestablish the First Propositions case by confronting any refutation presented by the Leader of the Opposition, 2） to refute some or all of the argume

20、nts presented by the Leader of the Opposition. 3） to further develop the case presented by the Prime Minister, and 4） other strategies deemed important by the Deputy Prime Minister.The Deputy Leader of the Oppositions responsibilities may include some or all of the following:1） to continue refutatio

21、n initiated by the Leader of the Opposition, 2） to reestablish the Leader of Oppositions arguments against the motion, 3） to initiate a new argument against the motion as interpreted by the First Proposition team, and4） to purse other strategies as deemed important by the Deputy Leader of the Opposi

22、tion.Second Proposition“Member of the Government”The primary roles of the Second Proposition team are to support the First Proposition team while simultaneously moving the proposition position in a new and positive direction. The responsibilities of the Member of the Government may include some or a

23、ll of the following:1） to briefly support the case developed by the First Proposition team, 2） to introduce a different argument, sometimes called a “case extension” which is consistent with yet different from the case introduced by the First Proposition team, and 3） to pursue other strategies deeme

24、d important by the Member of the Government. Second Opposition“Member of the Opposition”The primary roles of the Second Opposition team are to support the First Opposition team while simultaneously moving the opposition position in a new and positive direction. The responsibilities of the Member of

25、the Opposition may include some or all of the following: 1） to briefly support one or more arguments introduced by the First Opposition team, 2） to introduce direct and/or indirect refutation to the case extension presented by the Member of Government, 3） to introduce some new argument, compatible w

26、ith, but different from that of the First Opposition Team, and 4） to pursue other strategies deemed important by the Member of Opposition.The responsibilities of the Government Whip may include some or all of the following:1） to support any new arguments introduced by the Member of Government, 2） to

27、 reply to any new arguments introduced by the Member of Opposition, 3） to summarize the debate from the perspective of the Proposition Teams, especially from that of the Second Proposition team, and 4） to pursue other strategies deemed important by the Government Whip. The Government Whip should not introduce new arguments into the debate.“Opposition Whip”The responsibilities of the Opposition Whip may include some or all of the following:1） to support any new arguments introduced by the Member of Opposition, 2） to reply to any new arguments intr