UNIT TWO A CEREMONIAL SPEECH阁下excellency建交establishment of diplomatic relations近海石油勘探offshore oil exploration积贫积弱、任人宰割enduring impoverishment and long standing deblity落后就要挨打lagging behind leaves one vulnerable to attacks.刻骨铭心的教训never forgotten lesson中华民族的伟大复兴rejuvenate the nation不懈努力unremitting efforts与时俱进keep pace with the times第一要务on the primary task发展是硬道理development is of overriding importance科学发展观scientific outlook和谐社会harmonious society互利共赢win-win result本着……的精神in the spirit of …一贯奉行in persistent pursuit of双边关系bilateral relations祝酒join me in toastmission 代表团gracious hospitality友好款待convey 转达bosom friend 知己thriving and robust 蓬勃向上megalopolis 特大型城市boast 以……为自豪unequalled 不能与……相媲美miraculous rise 奇迹般地迅速崛起financial giants 金融业的巨头business community商业界manufacturing industry 制造业IPR(intellectual property rights) 知识产权joint consultancy service 合资咨询服务机构transnational corporation 跨国公司last but not least 最后at one's earliest convenience 在其方便的时候，尽早……cherish 珍惜economic recession 经济不景气ensure a sustained growth 确保持续增长on the occasion of 请允许我借……的机会……Economic power 经济大国Stay focused on 孜孜不倦的做A moderately prosperous society 小康社会海内存知己，天涯若比邻long distance separates no bosom friends欢迎/ 开幕/ 闭幕词welcome / opening / closing speech / address致开幕/ 闭幕词deliver / make an opening / closing speech 开幕/ 闭幕式opening / closing ceremony签字仪式signing ceremony友好访问goodwill visit宣布……开幕declare…open; declare the commencement / opening of…宣布……闭幕declare the conclusion / closing of…发表热情友好的讲话make a warm and friendly speech热情洋溢的欢迎词gracious speech of welcome尊敬的市长先生respected / respectable / honorable Mr. Major陛下Your / his / her Majesty殿下Your / his / her Highness / Excellency / royal Highness阁下our / his / her honor / Excellency夫人madam以……的名义in the name of由衷的谢意heartfelt thanks承蒙……的盛情邀请at the gracious invitation of回顾过去look back on; in retrospect展望未来look ahead; look into the future最后in conclusion提议祝酒propose a toast荣幸地答谢您给予我们的热情招待have the honor of reciprocating your warm reception愉快地答谢您热情洋溢的欢迎词have the pleasure in replying to your gracious speech of welcome怀着对贵国人民的深厚感情with profound and amicable sentiments for your people远道来访/来自大洋彼岸的朋友friends coming from a distant land / the other side of the Pacific作为贵国人民的友好使者as an envoy of friendship of your people随同贸易代表团来访的商界朋友friends from the business community accompanying the trade delegation增进我们彼此之间的理解&友谊increase / strengthen / promote / expand our mutual understanding and friendship促进我们之间友好合作promote / facilitate/ enhance / strengthen / advance our friendly relations of cooperation符合两国人们的共同利益according with / agree with / conform to/ meet the common interests of our two people现在我愉快地宣布第二十二届万国邮政联盟大会开幕。
Now I have the pleasure to declare the 22nd Universal Postal Congress open.我非常荣幸地宣布，太空开发北京国际会议现在开幕！我代表中国政府和人民，并以我个人的名义，向所有与会代表和来宾表示热烈的欢迎。
It is my great honor to declare the commencement of Beijing International Conference on Outer Space Exploration. On behalf of the Chinese Government and people, and in my own name, I would like to extend my warm welcome toall the delegates and guests.在这个月明中秋的良宵，我们在东海之滨的上海欢聚一堂，我代表中国政府和人民，向前来参加时代华纳集团举办的“99《财富》全球论坛”活动的朋友们，表示热烈的欢迎。
On this splendid moonlit night in mid autumn, as we gather in the beautiful city of Shanghai, located on the coast of the east China Sea, let me, on behalf of the Chinese Government and people, extend a warm welcome to the friends who have come to take part in the ’99 Fortune Global Forum, which is sponsored by Time Warner Group Inc.我祝贺这次会议在南京的胜利召开。
会议组委会的无暗叹成员为这次会议的成功召开付出了辛勤的劳动，我谨向他们表示感谢。
I would also like to express my congratulations in the successful opening of the conference in Nanjing. I wish to thank all the members of the organizing committee for their hard work, which has made this conference possible.在这个美丽无比的金秋季节，我们在北京迎来了第四节妇女大会的召开。
这是一次世界历史上规模空前的妇女大会，也是世界上最重要的个国际会议之一。
我们希望本届妇女会为促进人类文明、和平与进步的光辉里程碑。
为此，我们热烈欢呼第四节妇女大会的召开，并预祝大会圆满成功。
In this most beautiful autumn season, we welcome in Beijing the opening of the 4th World Conference On Women, the largest and one of the most important international conference meetings of its kind in world history. We hope that the conference will become a brilliant landmark of promoting the civilization, peace, and progress of humanity. For this, we warmly herald the opening of the 4th World Conference on Women and wish the Conference a complete success.在这春暖花开的季节，我们在美丽的博鲨，迎来了亚洲和世界各地的朋友。
In this blooming season of spring, we have brought together in this pretty town of Boao so many friends from around Asia and the world at large.我很荣幸代表中国政府和人民向来自联合王国的代表团表示热烈欢迎。