国内的达人秀《奇葩说》曾以其“针对性”议题和辩手的独特风格在一众节目中独领风骚。围观的吃瓜群众纷纷表示，原来辩论赛还可以这样打。然而，这就是“舌灿莲花”的最高境界了吗？
英语演讲君只想说，少年郎，你还是太年轻了。每周一次的英国首相质询（Prime Minister's Questions，简称PMQ）才能诠释辩论的最高境界，尤其是当下英国罢工议题上的出枪舌战。
看多了英国历任首相梅姨与反对党领袖的经常性，火力全开的互怼，2018年举办的英国青年议会辩论也是同样精彩！别看发表演说的都只是十几岁的孩子，但对时事的认知和对演讲的把握，都不容小觑，其中一个14岁连的小男孩Alex McDermott 更是论点充足，摆事实，举例子，滔滔不绝的口才让议长大人也一直赞不绝口，毕竟就算是前首相来下议院辩论都曾“吓尿”过呢。
这场辩论的议题是“是否该赋予16岁公民投票权”，Alex以正方立场发言。Alex的演讲只有短短6分钟，但由于他的论点充足、自信幽默、口若悬河，在这次辩论会中脱颖而出。更令人惊讶的是，，小小年纪的Alex，在例证中竟然还“开起了车”，被媒体评论为“有着未来英国首相的风范”。
放在中国，家长和这个年龄段的孩子看到电视剧里面的接吻镜头，都得尴尬地捂住眼睛、转过头去，更别说孩子在面前“开车”，可能直接就是一巴掌。而在英国，话题的宽度明显更为轻松。
发言结束，下议院议长John Bercow极力表扬了Alex的表现。媒体方面也是叫好一片。英国ITV电视台的政治记者发推表示被Alex的表现惊艳到，《赫芬顿邮报》也对他进行了专题报道。
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I'm going to call the mirror of the First Nation and I want you to give the mover of the First Nation and of all subsequent nations terrific support and encouragement, to move the motion,I call from the East Midlands Alex McDermott.
thank you very much mr. speaker. this is the single most important issue you all here today, votes at 16, this is it, but you've heard it all before? haven't you?
this has been a UK YP national campaign for the past two years, it's been debated and debated and debated and nothing has happened.
there has been no change, I was born on the 20th of November 2003, believe it or not I might not look it but I am 14 and between that day in this day daph being 16 parliamentary bills and there have been seven Democratic cause for change children young people's unit 2002 2003 2006 2007 2014 2012 to 2018 and just three weeks ago, this very House of Commons briefing paper 42 pages was published, and I'm sure you've all read it in detail, and yes like I say you have heard it all before and still no change.
so I'm not going to go over old ground, I'm not going to remind you of the compelling evidence for giving us the votes of the marcus wagner electorial study from austria where by the way the voting age is 16 which proves the quality of young people's votes is just as good as the quality of the older voters.
I won't need to revisit the idea that 16 and 17 year olds till illegally marry, fight for and have sex with their MPs but they can't vote for them, only one bothered to frighten you with the risks of not giving young people a voice with disaffection and this engagement was lack of faith in our political system.
we're seeking a voice elsewhere through gangs to crime their extremism and through evolution no no, I'm not going to do any of that simply because you've heard it all before, so is nothing changed simple there is not the political will those in power do not want another group to win who's speaking languages they don't understand you operates on social media platforms.
they've never heard of and young people like to change things including the people who lead them and so they won't give us the votes , unless we the UK Youth Parliament make it happen and therefore I'm going to ask you one question and one question only and each of you will need to decide how do you wish to be judged by your children and the future generation, when they look back at your decision today.
let me give you some context who would say this about women getting the votes oh yes sir, women would be neglecting their hos if they came into the Commons it would be cool to drag them into the political arena to ask them to undertake responsibilities which they did not understand and which they did not care for no who would say this.
I'll tell you, 112 years ago sir Samuel Evans MP for Mid Glamorgan and sir Randall Cramer Liberal MP for Hackney who presented the arguments on this very spot. now how would judge this kind of view now sexist arrogant ignorant and prejudicial, so we stand here at yet another crossroads in the UK's democracy how do you wish to be judged by the future generations, don't vote for our games don't vote for ignorant, don't vote for prejudice, don't be judged by the future generation for depriving as the youth of a voice.
yes yes you've heard it all before but this time let's make a real difference, let's engage our youth, let's lobby our MPs, and let's make votes for 16 our national campaign. thank you!
in a moment my friends I shall call the speaker for the opposition to this motion and I invite you to give that person an equally warm and acclimate warmly reception bird you just want to say this as you know in the chairing of the Proceedings of the House of Commons.
on a day-to-day basis the speaker is required to be an umpire not a player, I'm independent of unconnected with owing their allegiance to expressing no support for any political party and I take great care when matters are debatedby members of parliament not to express my own views in the chamber and indeed even outside the chamber I have to take considerable care in what I say.
but I just want to say two things first of all , I'm impartial between the parties but I'm not impartial about Parliament and I'm not impartial about the quality of representation and the force and significance of top-notch advocacy and Alex what we've just heard from you whatever you think and I think most of you agreed with Alex.
in terms of speech making and self-assurance and logical thread and formidable delivery was quite simply a brilliant speech a brilliant speech.
首相问答(Prime Minister's Questions，简称PMQ)是英国议会的一项传统，自19世纪开始运行至今，丘吉尔设定了固定时间问答的传统，当时每周二和周四下午各15分钟时间进行首相问答。自布莱尔当选首相后，首相问答时间改到每周三中午12点，时长为30分钟。
Prime Minister's Questions (often abbreviated to PMQs and officially known as Questions to the Prime Minister) is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom, currently held as a single session every Wednesday at noon when the House of Commons is sitting, during which the Prime Minister spends around half an hour answering questions from Members of Parliament (MPs).
首相问答(简写为PMQs)是英国的一项宪法传统，现在每周三中午举行，下议院成员端坐，而首相花费半个小时的时间来回答下议院成员的问题。
The first formal question on the Order Paper, posed by simply saying 'Number one, Mr. Speaker', is usually to ask the Prime Minister 'if he will list his engagements for the day'. The Prime Minister usually replies:
议事日程表上第一个正式问题一般都是问“首相大人是否可以列出今天的行程”，而提出问题一般都是说“议长大人，第一个问题(Number one, Mr. Speaker)”而首相一般会回答：
“This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall have further such meetings later today.”
今早我和内阁成员及其他成员开了会，除了完成议会的其他职责外，我今天晚些时候还有一些这样的会议。
Before listing his engagements, the Prime Minister sometimes extends condolences or offers congratulations after significant events. Occasionally the first question tabled is on a specific area of policy, not the engagements question.
如果重要事件发生的话，在列举行程之外，首相还会表示哀悼或者庆贺之类的。偶尔，议事日程表上第一个问题是聚焦在政策的某一个具体领域，而不是议程问题。
议员在议会上的发言，理论上都是向议长陈述，多以“Mr. Speaker”开头，指代多方多用He或者the gentleman。执政党非极端情况下不会积极质询首相，议员用起立来引起议长注意，议长起立发言时，所有议员必须无条件坐下。
上下议院都禁止鼓掌表示赞同，对回答表明满意或不满可以用Yayh[jeɪ]和Nayh[neɪ]来表示。(特别像德云社的观众异口同声地发出“吁~~~”那一声。)
实际上，议会辩论的整个过程都像在说相声，唇枪舌剑，充满了英式幽默和嘲笑讥讽。
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