英语与口译基础教程unit5.doc

Unit 5 Mr. President, Madam Liu, Laura and I are honored to welcome you and your delegation to the White House. It’s a pleasure to have you here, along with our other distinguished guests. In 2008, China will welcome athletes from all over the world as your great nation hosts the summer Olympics. Beijing will showcase China’s transformation and demonstrate China’s commitment to the international institutions that make fair and peaceful competition possible for all nations. Mr. President, I thank you for the constructive and candid conversations we had this morning. I appreciate the opportunity to expand the dialogue between our two great nations. And Mr. President, I’m pleased to offer a toast to you and to your gracious wife, and to the people of China. 主席阁下，刘女士，劳拉和我非常荣幸欢迎您和您的代表团来到白宫。非常高兴您还有其他尊贵的朋友能来到白宫。2008年中国举办奥运会，届时来自世界各地的运动员将齐聚中国。北京将向世人展示中国的转变，展示中国致力于建立一个对于所有国家都公正和平的竞争环境的承诺。主席阁下，感谢您今天早上与我进行了坦诚并富有建设性的谈话。我十分珍惜在我们两个伟大国家之间进一步拓宽对话的机会。主席阁下，让我们为您、为您的尊贵的夫人、为中国人民干杯！P 2 Today, I am delighted to have this opportunity to attend the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, and discuss with distinguished statesman, entrepreneurs and scholars from many countries the prospect of the world economy in the 1990s. Please allow me to extend my greetings to the President to the President of the Annual Meeting and all the ladies and gentlemen present here. My greetings also go to government and people of our host, the Swiss Confederation. 我今天十分高兴有机会参加世界经济论坛年会，与来自各国的政治家、企业家和学者们讨论90年代世界经济形势展望，请允许我向大会主席，以及与会的女士们、先生们致意；同时还要向东道主瑞士政府和人民致意。 P3 在这个美好的夜晚，我很高兴同大家在这里相聚，参加2005年北京《财富》全球论坛的开幕式。首先我谨代表中国政府，并以我个人的名义，对各位朋友的到来表示诚挚的欢迎！向论坛主办方美国时代华纳集团表示衷心的祝贺！这次论坛确定以“中国和新的亚洲世纪”为主题，充分表达了大家对中国和亚洲发展前景的关注，表达了大家对中国及亚洲的发展对全球经济增长所发挥的作用的关注。 I am very delighted to be with you here to join in the opening ceremony of the 2005 Fortune Global Forum in Beijing on this beautiful evening. To begin with, I’d like to, on behalf of the Chinese government, and also in my personal name, to express my sincere welcome to all