今天在長沙舉行了一年一度的外國人漢語演講比賽。

The annual Chinese speech contest for foreigners was held in Changsha this year.?

這項(xiàng)比賽證明是促進(jìn)中國世界其他地區(qū)文化交流的好方法。

The contest proves to be a good way to promote cultural exchanges between China and other parts of the world.?

它為世界各地的年輕人提供了更好地了解中國的機(jī)會(huì)。

It offers the young all over the world an opportunity to know more about China.?

來自87個(gè)國家共計(jì)126位選手聚集在湖南省省會(huì)參加了從7月6號到8月5號進(jìn)行的半決賽和決賽。

126 candidates from 87 nations gathered in the capital of Hunan province to attend the semifinal and the final from July 6 to August 5.?

比賽并不是唯一的活動(dòng)，選手們還有機(jī)會(huì)參觀了中國其他地區(qū)的著名景點(diǎn)和歷史名勝。

Besides the contest, the candidates also got a chance to visit famous tourist attractions and historical interests in other parts of China.