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王光亚在普林斯顿大学的演讲开场白 Useful words and expressions 普林斯顿大学 Princeton University 耳熟能详 a familiar name 紧要关头 pivotal moment 服装，日用品clothes and daily necessities 增进了解 gain a better understanding 锦上添花 make what is good still better 女士们，先生们：晚上好！ 很荣幸应邀到普林斯顿大学参加你们的研讨会。对我本人，我得同事及许多中国人来讲，普林斯顿大学的名字早已是耳熟能详。她的历史比这个国家还长，从这个校园里走出了美国第28任总统伍德罗 威尔逊，伟大科学家爱因斯坦，著名诗人T.S.艾略特等众多杰出人物。 Ladies and gentlemen, Good evening! I am honored to be invited to your seminar tonight. For me, for my colleagues and for many other Chinese, Princeton has long been a familiar name. With a history longer than the country, it has produced Many outstanding people, Woodrow Wilson, the 28th US president, Albert Einstein, the greatest scientist, and T.S. Eliot, the famous poet, to name just a few. 正如前总统克林顿先生在1996年普大建校250周年时所说：“在美国历史上的每一个紧要关头，普林斯顿大学及其师生都发挥了关键作用。 As former President Bill Clinton said in 1996 at the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of Princeton: At every pivotal moment in American history, Princeton, its leadership, its students have played a crucial role. 令人高兴的是，在座诸位对中国事务都抱有研究兴趣。虽然我们两国地理上相距万里，但在日常生活中却非常相近。好莱坞影片，麦当劳快餐成了许多中国人生活中的内容。而中国加工的服装，日用品也天天伴随着美国人民。 I am more pleased to learn that all of you have a keen interests in China. Though our two countries are geographically far apart, we have a great deal in common. While many Chinese enjoy Hollywood movies and McDonald’s fast food, many Americans find that their clothes and daily necessities are made in China. 我希望通过今天的交流，能增进在座诸位对中国和中国外交政策的了解，为未来彼此的友谊与合作锦上添花。 I hope that today’s seminar will help you gain a better understanding of China and its foreign policy, thus deepening further our friendship and cooperation. * *