英联邦女王作文竞赛

1. 参赛资格

本次比赛面向18岁及以下的学生。比赛面向所有英联邦国家及地区的国民或居民。

2. 比赛题目

Sport & Community（体育与社区）

• With the Commonwealth Games returning to Glasgow in 2026, write about how sport brings people together across communities, cultures, or generations. 随着2026年英联邦运动会重返格拉斯哥，请撰文探讨体育运动如何跨越社区、文化或代际的界限，将人们紧密地联系在一起。

• You move to a new place and join a sports team or volunteer group to meet new people. What happens next, who do you meet, and what common ground do you share? 你搬到了一个新地方，为了结识新朋友，你加入了一支运动队或一个志愿服务团体。接下来会发生什么？你会遇到什么样的人？你们之间又有哪些共同点？

Culture: Food, Music & Hobbies（文化：美食、音乐与爱好）

• Someone from another Commonwealth country knocks on your door. They ask you to share one food or song that represents where you come from. What do you choose, how do you share it, and what happens between you? 一位来自其他英联邦国家的访客敲响了你的家门。他请你分享一种美食或一首歌曲，以此来代表你的故乡。你会做出怎样的选择？你会如何与他分享？你们之间又会发生怎样的故事？
• Write about a hobby, creative interest, or passion of your own. How does it connect you to other people, either locally or across the Commonwealth. 请撰写一篇关于你个人爱好、创意兴趣或内心热情的文章。无论是在本地社区，还是在广阔的英联邦范围内，这一爱好是如何让你与他人建立联结的？

Protecting the Environment & Our Natural World（保护环境与自然世界）

• Think of a place in nature that is important to your community. Write about why it matters to people and how caring for it together helps create common ground. 请构想一个对你所在的社区至关重要的自然场所。请撰文阐述它为何对人们意义非凡，以及大家携手守护它如何有助于凝聚共识、建立共同语言。
• From plastic clean-ups to tree planting, people all over the Commonwealth are working for the common good of our natural environment. Imagine a time where sustainable choices shape every part of daily life. Describe a day in this world. 从清理塑料垃圾到植树造林，英联邦各地的民众正共同致力于维护我们自然环境的公共利益。请畅想这样一个未来：可持续的生活方式渗透并塑造着日常生活的方方面面。请描绘出在这个世界里的一天是怎样的景象。

Shared Identity, Responsibility & Common Ground（共同身份、责任与共识）

• One night, students from all Commonwealth countries find themselves trapped inside an enormous library. The books will only let them leave if they create a new Commonwealth Charter. What would this charter say, and how would it help countries work together in the future? 在一个夜晚，来自所有英联邦国家的学生们发现自己被困在一座巨大的图书馆里。图书馆里的书籍向他们提出条件：唯有共同起草一份全新的《英联邦宪章》，他们才会被允许离开。这份宪章会包含哪些内容？它又将如何助力各国在未来开展通力合作？
• Write about a time, either real or imagined, when you realised you had far more in common with another living being (could be human, animal, plant) than you previously thought. 请撰写一段经历——无论是真实发生还是纯属虚构——在那一刻，你突然意识到自己与另一个生命体（无论是人类、动物还是植物）之间，竟然拥有比你此前想象的要多得多的共同点。

Language, Human Connection & Understanding（语言、人际联结与理解）

• Across the Commonwealth, recent advances in digital technology have created new opportunities for connection, while also highlighting what remains uniquely human. What can people contribute that technology can never replace, and why is human connection still vital within diverse Commonwealth communities? 在英联邦广袤的地域内，数字技术的最新进展既为人们建立联结创造了全新的机遇，同时也更加凸显了那些唯有人类自身才具备的独特特质。有哪些价值是人类能够贡献、而技术却永远无法取代的？在多元共存的英联邦社区中，为何人与人之间的真挚联结依然显得如此至关重要？
• Within the Commonwealth, shared languages exist alongside and intermingled with many other national languages and local dialects. How does shared language create connection while still allowing space for difference and creativity? 在英联邦的大家庭中，通用的语言与各国自身的语言及地方方言并存，且彼此交融渗透。通用的语言究竟是如何在建立人际联结的同时，依然为差异性与创造力的生长保留出足够的空间？

3. 比赛主题

Common Ground: Better Together. The theme encourages young writers to explore what connects people across the Commonwealth and how cooperation, understanding, and shared goals can help communities move forward.

中文翻译：共同基础：携手共进。该主题旨在鼓励年轻作家探索将英联邦各地人民紧密相连的纽带，并思考合作、相互理解及共同目标如何助力社区向前发展。

4. 比赛奖项

本次竞赛将从英联邦的各个区域（美洲、太平洋地区、亚洲、非洲及欧洲）各评选出一名区域优胜者；随后，将从这五位区域优胜者中选出一名总冠军。

区域优胜者将受邀前往伦敦参加一系列文化与教育交流活动；其他参赛者则将获颁参赛证书。