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[ 2020-03-09 ]

<談文論譯>「整潔比賽」、「秩序比賽」的英文   蘇正隆

華人社會特有的「秩序比賽」、「整潔比賽」英文怎麼說?2012 年就有人問過我,英美中小學大概沒「秩序比賽」這種東西,所以當時我針對香港、新加坡中小學網站查了一下, 輸入 "discipline competition" site:edu.hk,發現香港有類似「秩序比賽」的「紀律比賽」: 

Chiu Sheung School, Hong Kong - 香港潮商學校- News
2nd semester Inter-class Discipline Competition. 2012-02-27. Champion:6A /1st Runner-up:5B /2nd Runner-up:2B. www.csshk.edu.hk/en/news/66 - 

這個學校是全校一起比,第一名榮銜叫 Champion (冠軍),第二名是 1st Runner-up (亞軍),第三名是 2nd Runner-up (季軍)。

2009/2010 Discipline Competition
5 May 2011 ... The bi-weekly competition was held from 12/04/2010 to 23/04/2010. Prizes will be given to classes with good discipline records and great ... www.plk83.edu.hk/DID/web/index.php?...discipline-competition 

針對新加坡輸入 "discipline competition" site:sg 也查到以下一則:

BPGHS CCA Awards / Prize Winnings 2011
2 Feb 2011 ... Discipline Competition. Class Excellence Award for Term 1. www.bpghs.moe.edu.sg/press_release.../20110202_0000003_044331.pdf

該校優勝班級頒發 Class Excellence Award (卓越獎)。

英國小學倒是有「好品格/好禮貌比賽」"Good Manners Competition" site:uk

Pupil News
Primary 4/5 are running a "Good Manners" competition. Children can earn points by being spotted displaying good manners around the school. This month's ...
www.chapelside.n-lanark.sch.uk/pupil%20news - 

至於「整潔比賽」,香港中小學有 " classroom cleanliness competition",注意:是 cleanliness competition,不是 cleanness (乾淨) competition。見底下:

Classroom Cleanliness Competition 2014 - Character and ...
https://2014edpcce.blogspot.hk › 2014/07 › classroom-cleanliness-competi...

Jul 28, 2014 - We are happy to announce the winners for our first round of Classroom Cleanliness Competition! 3 winning classes have been chosen from ...

英美有些城市鄉鎮辦類似「整潔比賽」的活動,但不用competition 一詞,而叫 “Cleanup Challenge”,香港每年舉辦的「海灘清潔比賽」也叫 HK International Coastal Cleanup Challenge。書林舉辦多年的「益智尋寶圖大賽」,英文是 Hidden Pictures Challenge,也是避用 competition 一詞,鼓勵挑戰自己,而非打敗別人。(Jerome Su, Dec. 8, 2019, Revised, Dec. 9)