林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第49期:双方部长级的接触

 　　Mr. Chairman, as you are aware, there has been contact at ministerial level. Not long ago, we were delighted to receive a visit from his Excellency Mr. Wen Jiabao. As you know already, his visit was a great success. In return, our Deputy¹ First Minister has just accepted a generous invitation to lead a delegation² to China later this year. They will be visiting Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. They are looking forward to the visit.

　　主席先生，如你所知，我们双方之间已经有了部长级的接触。不久前，我们很高兴地接待了来访的温家宝先生。你已经知道，他的访问非常成功。作为回应，我们的副首席部长刚刚接受了盛情邀请，将于今年晚些时候率团访华。他们将前往北京、上海和广州。他们正期待着这次访问。

1 deputy   

n.代理人，代表，副职；adj.代理的，副的

参考例句：

• John will act as a deputy for me during my absence.我离开期间，约翰将代理我的职务。
• She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所学校的代理校长。

2 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。