12月27日，全美经济学挑战（National Economics Challenge以下简称：NEC）公布了晋级全国赛名单，我校两支参赛队伍成功晋级NEC中国站。
On December 27, National Economics Challenge(NEC) announced the list of the finalists who can take part in the national competition, and two teams from Teensen successfully qualified for NEC China.
▲同学们在参加模拟测试
此次NEC比赛我校有两支队伍参赛，分别由高旭东Lucas、温志洋Robin、黄轩Hetty、高翌玥 Cara以及程万芷仪Luna、屈子涵Servena、王海月Arana、周莉婕Lizzy组成。此次NEC比赛华中地区有109个队伍参赛，晋级全国赛的角逐十分激烈，高手云集，产生过NEC全球冠军的武汉英中也组建了多支队伍参赛。
Two teams from our school participated in the NEC competition, which include one led by Lucas, Robin, Hetty and Cara, and the other led by Luna, Servena, Arana and Lizzy. There were 109 teams from central China participating in the NEC competition and lots of excellent people gathered in the fierce national promotion competition. What’s more, Wuhan Britain-China School which cultivated national champions in NEC also built several teams to join it.
▲同学们在参加模拟测试
虽然我校队伍是首次参加NEC比赛，但是同学们的学习热情都很高，勇于迎接挑战，迅速投入到高强度的学习与备战工作中。指导老师曾文芝说到：“同学们在备赛的过程中受益良多，执行力和学习力都得到了质的飞跃，以小组为单位相互协作，对团队合作精神有了深刻地领悟。”
Although it was the first time for our teams to join NEC, the students showed great enthusiasm for learning, were brave to meet challenges and quickly devoted themselves to the intensive study and preparation. The instructor Zeng Wenzhi said, “The students benefited a lot from the preparation. Their executive and learning ability improved greatly and they had a profound understanding of teamwork spirit through the cooperation with each others in groups.
我们的队员们马上又要进入全国赛的备战工作了，预祝他们取得更优异的成绩
Our students are about to start preparing for the national competition again and we wish they can gain good results.
NEC 全美经济学挑战赛简介
全美经济学挑战（National Economics Challenge）是美国最具影响力的高中生经济学竞赛。经过19年的发展与积累，每年有超过15,000名学生受邀参与，赛事及参赛选手得到了华尔街知名金融机构，全球顶尖大学的广泛支持和认可。NEC旨在激发学生对经济学知识的兴趣、培养解决问题的能力、建立审辩性思维习惯，是高中经济学子一年一度的学术盛会，亦是未来政商财经界精英的摇篮。
National Economics Challenge is the most influential economics competition for high school students. After 19 years of development and accumulation, more than 15000 students are invited to join the competition every year. The competition and candidates are widely supported and recognized by famous financial institutions in Wall Street and the world’s top universities. NEC aims to arouse students’ interest in economics, cultivate their ability to solve problems and establish the habit of critical thinking. It is an annual academic event and the cradle for future elites from politics, business and financial circles.
NEC比赛受到美国学术界、金融界及商业界的广泛认可，2016年，超过20%的决赛选手被哈佛、斯坦福、耶鲁等世界超一流名校录取。
The NEC competition is widely recognized by the US academic, financial and business circles. In 2016, more than 20 percent of the finalists were admitted to Harvard, Stanford, Yale and other world-class universities.
撰写：Summer 邓云炜
编辑：Mary 徐文轩
翻译：Zelina 张 娜
朗读：Lucas 高旭东
Tom 熊艺锋
主编：Jane 肖 依
总编：Gary 高 陆
文章来源：公众号《天行中文》
