高级口译教程经典背诵版之礼仪演讲
To the peace and prosperity of the world,
21．干杯！
Cheers!
PASSAGE TWO
英译汉：
1．our Honor Mr. Mayor, My Chinese friends, Ladies and Gentlemen:
市长阁下先生，中国朋友们，女士们先生们：
2．I feel honored to come here on my first visit to your beautiful city. 这是我首次来到你们这座美丽的城市。
3．On behalf of all the members of my mission, I would like to take this
opportunity to express our sincere thanks to our host for their earnest invitation
and gracious hospitality we have received since we set foot on this charming land.
我愿借此机会，代表我们代表团的全体成员，对我们东道主的诚挚邀请，对 我们一踏上这块充满魅力的土地便受到的友好款待，表示真诚的感谢。
4．I am also very happy that this visit has given me an excellent opportunity to
convey to you and to the people of Shanghai warm greetings and sincere good
wishes of the government and people of my country.
与此同时，我很高兴这次访问给予我一次极好的机会，向市长先生和上海人 民转达我国政府和人民的热烈问候和诚挚的良好祝愿。
5．Although we live with a distance of tens of thousands miles between us, “Long distance separates no bosom friends,” as one of your Tang poets said. 尽管我们远隔万里，但贵国一位唐朝诗人说得好：“海内存知己，天涯若比
邻。”
6．The who world is watching with great interest the remarkable changes that a
taking place in China particularly in Shanghai .
整个世界都以极大的兴趣注视着中国，尤其是注视着上海，正在发生的巨
变。
7．This is a country with the fastest growing economy in the world.
这是世界上经济增长最快的国家。
8．China’s rise as one of the strongest economic powers in the Asian-Pacific region has attracted a growing number of business and finacial giants in our country to invest in China, particularly to invest in a number of long-term projects
in Shanghai and its surrounding areas.
中国迅速崛起为亚太地区最具有实力的经济强国之一，吸引了我国越来越多 的商业和金融巨头来华投资。特别是在上海和周边地区长期项目的投资。
9．Over the last few year, there has never been any place other than Pudong that
holds so much attraction for our people in the business community.