Interpreting Ceremonial Speeches EnglishChinese Interpretation

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• Interpreting Ceremonial Speeches (English-Chinese
  Interpretation)

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I. Ceremonial Opening and Closing pattern (1)

• Permit me first to thank you, our Chinese hosts,
  for your extraordinary arrangements and
  hospitality. My wife and I, as well as our entire
  party, are deeply grateful. (5-1)
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• My visit is a symbol of the good faith with which
  we seek to build up the strength of our
  friendship, our cultural and commercial ties and
  our important strategic relationship. Events of
  the past decade have confirmed time and time
  again that our friendship and cooperation will
  continue to flourish and yield more fruits in the
  days to come. (5-1)
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I. Ceremonial Opening and Closing pattern (2)

• Thank you very much for your kind words of
  welcome. This is a happy and memorable occasion
  for me personally as well as for the members of
  my delegation. To come to China, one of the
  earliest cradles of civilization is, I suppose,
  the dream of many people the world over. I,
  therefore, feel very honored to be your guest. In
  accepting Your Excellencys gracious invitation
  to visit this great country, I have had an
  excellent opportunity to renew old friendship and
  establish new contacts. (5-2)
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I. Ceremonial Opening and Closing pattern (3)

• In closing, may I say again how delighted and
  privileged we are to be in your country. We are
  deeply grateful for what you have done for us
  since our arrival in your country. May I propose
  a toast, to the health of Cheers!
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I. Ceremonial Opening and Closing pattern (4)

• It gives me great pleasure to attend this
  luncheon, meeting all the friends, old and new. I
  would also like to take this opportunity to thank
  the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
  and the U.S.-China Business Council, as well as
  others present here, for your dedicated efforts
  over the years to increase the understanding and
  friendship between peoples and to promote the
  relations between the two countries. (5-3)
• The future is ours to build. Thank you. (5-3)

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I. Ceremonial Opening and Closing pattern (5)

• On behalf of all my colleagues present here, I
  wish to thank you for the incomparable
  hospitality for which the Chinese people are
  justly famous throughout the world. I
  particularly want to pay tribute, not only to
  those who prepared the magnificent dinner, but
  also to those who have provided the splendid
  music.(5-4)
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I. Ceremonial Opening and Closing pattern (6)

• This is the hour. This is the day for us to rise
  to the heights of greatness which can build a new
  and better world. In that spirit, I ask all of
  you present to join me in raising your glasses to
  the friendship and cooperation of our two peoples
  which can lead to friendship and peace for all
  peoples in the world.
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II Important Passages and Sentences(1)

• In the short period of six days, we have gone a
  longer distance than the world-renowned Long
  March. We have acquired a keen sense of the
  diversity, dynamism, and progress of China under
  your policies of reform opening to the outside
  world. (5-1)
• While we are not so naïve as to believe that
  there are no issues of difference between us, I
  also believe that our difference are greatly
  overshadowed by issues which bind us and
  strengthen our relationship.(5-1)

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II Important Passages and Sentences(2)

• When we established our friendly and cooperative
  relations, we did so on the understanding that we
  would develop our friendship on the basis of
  mutual respect and equality, and mutual benefit.
  These are the principles on which we seek
  friendship with all peoples of the world. It is
  absolutely vital that all nations, big or small,
  strong or weak, should conduct their relations
  with each other on these principles. (5-2)

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II Important Passages and Sentences(3)

• We must always be realistic about our
  relationship, frankly acknowledging the
  fundamental differences in ideology and
  institutions between our two societies. Yes, let
  us acknowledge those differences let never
  minimize them but let us not be dominated by
  them. I have not come to China to hold forth on
  what divides us, but to build on what binds. I
  have not come to dwell on a closed-door past, but
  to urge that Americans and Chinese look to the
  beautiful future. I am firmly convinced that,
  together, we can and will make tomorrow a better
  day.(5-3)

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II Important Passages and Sentences(4)

• So, let us start a long march together on
  different roads, leading to the same goal, the
  goal of building a world structure of peace and
  justice in which all may stand together with
  equal dignity and in which each nation, large or
  small, has a right to determine its own form of
  government, its own course of development, free
  of outside interference or domination. (5-4)

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II Important Passages and Sentences(5)

• We have always believed the heritage of our past
  is the seed that brings forth the harvest of our
  future.(5-3)
• We do not assess in identical fashion all aspects
  of todays world---with our distinct histories,
  geographies and cultures it is inconceivable that
  we could see eye to eye on all issues---but we do
  agree on the fundamental need for world peace,
  and the equally fundamental need for all
  countries to determine their own fate and design
  their own future. (5-4)