林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第46期:威尔士欲与中国建立合资企业

 　　Investors¹ are not limited to US and Europe. Many companies from the Far East have chosen to establish their European operations here. Our Welsh Development Agency has set up an office in China. It demonstrates our commitment to your country. Meanwhile, Welsh companies are increasingly focused on outward investment and establishing joint² ventures with partners in China. China's accession to the World Trade Organization will present new opportunities for both our economies.

　　投资者不限于美国和欧洲。许多远东的公司也已选择威尔士作为它们在欧洲开展业务的地点。我们的威尔士工商发展局已经在中国设立了办事处。这表明了我们对中国的决心。同时，威尔士公司越来越注重对外投资，与中国伙伴建立合资企业。中国加入世界贸易组织后，将给双方经济带来新的机遇。

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。