Magneto from Naruto

Chapter 349 English Listening Test "Blue and White Porcelain"

Both sides scored 0 points, but this was not a meaningless contest.

Takiya Genji and Izaki Shun looked at each other with a hint of recognition in their eyes, heroes cherish heroes.

Shun Isaki knew exactly how many points Takitani Genji scored in the mathematics and comprehensive examinations. If these two subjects hadn't been too high, Takitani Genji would definitely have the qualifications to challenge Serizawa.

Now more than a week has passed, and Takitani Genji has actually caught up to this point. Although his academic ability is still not comparable to that of Isaki Shun, he can at least get the same score.

You know, formal exams do not require showing off skills. Even if you know a hundred ways to solve problems, you only need to write one. As long as you can write one, you can score.

Some people may think that this kind of examination is unfair to students with higher academic ability. There is no absolute fairness in the world.

"Class is about to start. Let's count this time as a draw."

Izaki Shun raised his head and glanced at the clock tower on campus and said, "You do have some skills, don't say I didn't give you a chance.

Before the monthly exam, if you can beat Tatsukawa Tokio in the small subject of English, the agreement between you and me will still be valid.

Physics and chemistry are linked to mathematics, and your current scores in physics and chemistry will not be too bad. Political history is linked to Chinese language. Your Chinese language scores are very good, and there is not much difference between these two subjects.

The only uncertain point is English. Tatsukawa Tokio and Hayashida Megumi are the only third-grade students to get full marks in English.

As long as you can beat Tatsukawa Tokio in English, then you are qualified to challenge Serizawa. "

Takitani Genji frowned slightly, had he finally reached this point and had to face his good friend from junior high school?

What Izaki Shun said is right, the top five in the grade each have their own strengths.

Tatsukawa Tokio is the best in English, Izaki Shun is the best in mathematics, and Makise Takashi is the best in Chinese. Tokaji Yuji, who is outside the top five, hides his strength, and his science scores are actually quite good.

Serizawa Tamao has excellent grades in every subject and has no shortcomings. As for the strongest Megumi Hayashida, she is a super academic. She can get 818 points on the difficult test paper with a full score of 850.

Hayashida Megumi is incomparable. If you want to win against Serizawa, Tatsukawa Tokio must pass a threshold.

"Then it's a deal, I will win Shisheng."

"It's a deal."

…

After making a man-to-man agreement with Izaki Shun, Takitani Genji shifted most of his energy to challenge Tatsukawa Tokio. Whether he could win Tokio was related to his great cause of running for the president of the school student union.

In order to push out your full potential,

Takiya Genji sent Tamura Chuta to send a letter of challenge to his old friend.

On a full moon night, the top of the Forbidden City.

A sword coming from the west, flying immortals from the sky.

It's probably going to be a showdown two weeks later between Tokio Koshikawa. The subject of the competition is English. The loser will automatically give up the right to run for the president of the student council.

No matter whether he wins or loses, Takitani Genji is sure to make a profit without losing anything. He had no intention of running for student council president.

If he can win, he will be able to gain the support of Izaki Shun, and the probability of success in running for the president of the school association will be greatly increased.

Serizawa, who lost the election, may run for student council president instead, or he may not. But no matter what, Tatsukawa Tokio will definitely run for student council president.

Winning this competition will eliminate a big enemy and increase Izaki Shun's success rate in running for grade president. Genji still remembers his promise to fully support Izaki Shun if he succeeds.

If you can't win... If you can't win, then everything will stop.

When Tatsukawa Tokio received the challenge from his old friend, he didn't find anything unexpected. He knew his old friend too well, and Genji Takiya would definitely try his best to do whatever he was determined to do.

Tatsukawa Tokio agreed without fear of any challenge.

A few days later, the news that Takiya Genjihei had dumped Shun Isaki also spread on campus. Combined with Takiya Genji's recent actions, an interested person can easily deduce his plan.

The top student who won all the subjects, and then challenged Serizawa, the overlord of Suzuli, in the monthly exam, and ran for the chairman of the annual school association after the monthly exam.

Today, Genji has proven himself in Chinese, composition, mathematics, political history, physics and chemistry, leaving only the last one in English.

After making up for this shortcoming, Genji can truly compete with Serizawa.

The students didn't mind seeing the excitement and quickly spread the news throughout the campus, making it very lively.

Suzuran Ku Hayashida Megumi and Serizawa have been together for a long time. Hayashida Megumi has the strongest strength and achievements, but has no intention of fighting. Serizawa has the second strongest strength and performance, as well as the strongest power.

Everyone thought that the key to the birth of Suzuran Overlord was whether Serizawa could defeat Hayashida Megumi, but unexpectedly, Takiya Genji came out halfway.

Watching the excitement is not too big a deal, everyone still supports Genji's success in challenging Tatsukawa Tokio, and then challenging Serizawa's hegemony.

It's not just the students who like to watch the fun, Luo Sha also gets involved at critical moments.

Luo Sha issued an announcement in the name of the Education Office. In order to encourage healthy competition among students and ensure the fairness of the competition, the Education Office will intervene in the competition as a third party and notary.

The location of the competition has also been changed to the school auditorium. Students who want to visit can go to the auditorium to watch the peak showdown between top students.

The test questions used in the competition will also be changed from the "Huanggang Kaoba" test paper to a set of test questions specially developed by the school.

A true peak showdown, the contestants and specifications are all top-notch in the school.

The school's move to act as a notary undoubtedly made this private event more formal at this time, and also put great pressure on the two contestants.

Takitani Genji and Tatsukawa Tokio were good friends in junior high school. They both understood each other's personality and characteristics and did not dare to be careless.

Each has formulated an extremely strict study plan and implemented it strictly in order to increase the winning rate as much as possible.

On the eve of the exam, Tokio Tatsukawa found Rothschild Sa, the nominal crooked nut, and took the initiative to communicate with Luo Sa in English to test his true strength.

After Tatsukawa Tokio, Takitani Genji followed closely, and also found the "crooked nut" Rasa, and communicated with Rasa in English to test his speaking level.

"You two are so interesting."

Luo Sha smiled and said: "At the same time, he actually thought of asking me questions in English to test his speaking level."

Generally speaking, speaking will not be tested in the exam, but this is a private fight, and the school will personally take the exam, and no one can guarantee who will be a substitute during the exam.

Takitani Genji was slightly startled. He is indeed a good friend of mine and shares the same mind.

Then he asked Luo Sha: "School Director, in your opinion, who has better oral English skills, me or Shisheng?"

"Tokisei's speaking ability is better. His accent is standard American pronunciation. To be more precise, it is America's Midwest accent, that is, America's common accent.

You know, what Japan has to do with America. "

Luo Sha learned British pronunciation when she was in school, but after pronouncing it, it became a construction site accent. In most schools in Japan, students learn American accents.

"As for you..."

Luo Sha paused, then continued: "Your accent is considered standard, but it still has a hint of Japanese pronunciation. In terms of standard level, it is not as good as Tokio-san."

Takiya Genji's eyes narrowed slightly. After working hard for half a month, there is still a gap between him and Tokio. He is indeed a good friend of mine.

Luo Sha changed the topic and said: "But I think your accent is just right. Japanese pronunciation is quite unique, and there are only a few people who can completely eliminate it.

Your accent will be more popular in Japanese politics. "

This is the truth that good fortune and misfortune depend on each other.

After getting the answer he wanted, Takitani Genji said goodbye to Rasa and made final preparations before the game.

On this day, the school auditorium was packed with 300 students looking forward to this peak showdown.

Luo Sha was good at setting off the atmosphere. He opened the handicap within the school a week in advance, with each bet worth 1 meal card point, and each person was limited to one bet.

There are no odds, and bettors who bet on the final winner can use their lottery tickets to go to the canteen and receive free and unlimited supply of sauced elbows all day long.

ps: Takeaway is prohibited.

More than 300 teachers and students in the school all became lottery players and placed bets. Artoria, the family member of the dean of education, even openly bribed the school director Luo Sha, in order to let Luo Sha predict the outcome of the game in advance and obtain a huge amount of money.

Suzuland's good school director insisted on taking money and not doing anything, and slept with the dean's wife, Artoria, and only gave a "50-50" answer.

In the auditorium, the students sat upright, no longer looking like crooked melons and cracked dates in the past, sitting in rows and dividing fruits.

On the podium, two desks were placed on both sides. Luo Sha stood in the center with a microphone in hand. He took out a small roll of toilet paper-like paper from his arms and unfolded it with a shake of his hand. It is three to four meters long, and all of it is densely covered with small characters.

"Let me say a few words first..."

The faces of the teachers and students sitting below suddenly turned pale, and they were worried about the length of the small note. Is it possible that they would have to talk for hours?

No country can avoid formalism, and Japanese college students are also deeply affected by leaders’ speeches.

"In the first sentence, I announce the official start of Suzulan's first informal English challenge."

Luo Sha threw the small piece of paper away, raised the microphone, and said, "Second sentence, I would like to invite contestants from both sides."

"Pah, pah, pah..."

Thunderous applause erupted below the auditorium. This kind of non-verbal leadership is simply the rarest treasure in human history.

The applause lasted for a long time, and the two players, now on both sides of the curtain behind the auditorium, stepped onto the battlefield bravely to welcome this fateful battle.

The usual part of speaking harshly was omitted. In front of Luo Sha, neither of them dared to speak harshly. And the person standing opposite is a close friend, so there is no need to say harsh words.

The two of them sat down at their designated seats, checked their stationery, and after confirming that it was correct, they both gave Luo Sha an okay expression.

Luo gave each of them a test paper and several answer sheets. Then I took out an old-fashioned tape recorder, plugged in the tape, and prepared to play it for listening.

Takitani Genji and Tatsukawa Tokio are full of confidence, and they must master listening. Their current speaking skills are able to communicate with Americans without any barriers, and listening is so easy.

Inadvertently glancing at the answer sheet, they were all stunned. Why is the format of this answer sheet different?

In the past listening tests, the test papers would give several questions similar to multiple-choice questions, allowing students to choose one of the several answers given.

Why is the listening section of this answer sheet blank?

Luo Sha pressed the recorder button, and a female mechanical voice came from it: "The biggest question in the English exam is the listening test.

Candidates are asked to translate the next song into Japanese. The full score is 15 points, and the specific score will be evaluated by the examiner.

Please listen to the question:

You are the face that has changed my whole world.

You are the face that I see everywhere I go…”

Different from the mechanical female voice that wants to kick, the singer of this music is male. Although he uses an authentic American accent, his speech is very fast and somewhat unclear. Even an American can't understand some of the lyrics.

The name of this song is "Green Flower", which is translated into Chinese as "Blue and White Porcelain", the English version of Jay Chou's masterpiece.

Luo Sha smiled slightly and felt the pain.

This wave is embarrassing people, but it is not completely embarrassing. The electronically synthesized Jay Chou voice does speak faster, but it is far from the level of RAP.

The real embarrassment is to find a random RAP song by Brother Ni and use vulgar language throughout the song and speak faster.

Luo Sha still has a bottom line, what the hell is Brother Ni doing RAP?

Takitani Genji and Tatsukawa Tokio were both going crazy at the same time. There was no such thing as a listening test. It was just a slurred speech. They also had to listen to a song and translate the lyrics.

Because they didn't understand many words clearly, the two could only write down rough keywords on a scratch paper, and then blindly guess the lyrics based on the context.

Fortunately, Luo Sha still retained the last trace of humanity and played the song twice.

Genji Takitani scratched his head and scratched his head. After writing down the listening answers, he still hesitated a little, wondering whether what I wrote was the correct answer.

It feels right, but not quite right.

After several revisions, I finally got rid of this disturbing listening test.

After listening, there are multiple-choice questions, which mainly test the application of grammar and tense.

Give an example sentence, then give several plausible answers that feel correct, and choose the one you think is the most correct.

To be honest, Luo Sha has always believed that the so-called standard answers to multiple-choice questions are not actually standard.

Americans use a lot of simplified versions of sentences, whether in daily communication or written expressions.

Most of the correct answers given in the exam questions are based on very formal grammar and are incorrect.

For example, in America's Chinese test, the so-called correct answers are completely ridiculous to the Chinese.

This hurts.

But in exam-oriented education, it’s up to the teacher to teach you how to do it, and everyone learns the same thing.

The question maker of this set of test papers is Luo Sha, and all the answers given are specious. It can be said that every answer given can be read in spoken language without any problems.

What the examinee has to do is to select the answer that best fits the written form from all the correct answers.

Takiya Genji collapsed for the second time. His current English level is probably enough to be able to read the English version of "The Little Prince".

The question given by Luo Sha is roughly the English version of "Hamlet". Who can withstand this?