1、Unit 1 商务礼仪与接待Ceremonial Address and ReceptionPart I 背景阅读背景阅读 Background Reading Ceremonial speeches are addresses given by important statesmen or high-level officials on a variety of formal social occasions.The function of ritual and ceremony is to draw people closer together and create“ties of uni
2、on”through“mere exchange of words”.Ceremonial speaking shares aims,beliefs,values and aspirations.Nowadays,more and more leaders increasingly make use of these occasions to extend their positions or attitudes of their countries or governments.Therefore,interpretation of ceremonial speeches is very i
3、mportant in the interpreters work.Ceremonial speaking usually includes speeches of introduction,opening and anniversary,welcome and farewell,inspiration,celebration,and giving and receiving awards,such as opening ceremony speech,New Years speech,birthday speech,wedding speech,speech at the signature
4、 ceremony,speech at reception upon assuming office and hosting a meeting,eulogies,toasts,etc.There are many types of ceremonial speeches,including introductions,welcomes,farewells,award presentations,acceptances,toasts,after-dinner speeches,sermons,prayers,and commemorative speeches such as tributes
5、,eulogies,keynotes,inaugurals,and commencement speeches.Following are definitions of some types of ceremonial speeches,please get familiar with them.A speech of welcome is in order if you are called on to provide greetings to a visitor to your organization,to new members,or to make your own remarks
6、on joining a group.In a farewell speech you may say good-bye as you move on to another position or retire,or extend your groups farewell to a departing member.A speech of acceptance normally follows an award presentation,an election victory,or a success of some kind.The speech of thank-you is your a
7、cknowledgment of services or aid given to you by others.It should include a tribute to those being recognized.The toast is a recognition or tribute to a person or a group,in which a short speech is given and some liquid sipped as a means of acknowledging the recipient.The after-dinner speech is freq
8、uently used at luncheons,dinners,and banquets.Its purpose is to provide an entertaining or compelling message on a theme.A keynote speech usually serves as the central point of a conference or convention and typically is presented early in the proceedings to function as the rallying cry for those in
9、volved.An inaugural speech,given when a new officeholder assumes responsibilities,is designed to set the tone for new beginnings.A commencement address commemorates old experiences and new beginnings for members of a graduating class.The style of interpreting ceremonial speeches should be paid enoug
10、h attention to.It requires the interpreters not only to speak fluently,accurately with appropriate choice of words and rhythm but also to fully convey the emotion of the speakers and help build up the atmosphere of the ceremony.Generally speaking,such occasions are often large with too big audience
11、that may make the interpreters too nervous.Hence,interpreters should seize more opportunities to practice speaking aloud in front of the public in order to be courageous and try to develop good persona manners besides the training of language quality.Here is an example of an acceptance speech given
12、by Martin Luther King,on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo,December 10,1964.Read it and have a general idea of the speech style.Your Majesty,Your Royal Highness,Mr.President,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen:I accept the Nobel Prize for Peace at a moment when 22 million Negr
13、oes of the United States of America are engaged in a creative battle to end the long night of racial injustice.I accept this award on behalf of a civil rights movement which is moving with determination and a majestic scorn for risk and danger to establish a reign of freedom and a rule of justice.I
14、am mindful that only yesterday in Birmingham,Alabama,our children,crying out for brotherhood,were answered with fire hoses,snarling dogs and even death.I am mindful that only yesterday in Philadelphia,Mississippi;young people seeking to secure the right to vote were brutalized and murdered.And only
15、yesterday more than 40 houses of worship in the State of Mississippi alone were bombed or burned because they offered a sanctuary to those who would not accept segregation.I am mindful that debilitating and grinding poverty afflicts my people and chains them to the lowest rung of the economic ladder
16、.Therefore,I must ask why this prize is awarded to a movement which is beleaguered and committed to unrelenting struggle;to a movement which has not won the very peace and brotherhood which is the essence of the Nobel Prize.After contemplation,I conclude that this award which I receive on behalf of
17、that movement is a profound recognition that nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time-the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression.Civilization and violence are antithetical concepts.Negroes of the United S
18、tates,following the people of India,have demonstrated that nonviolence is not sterile passivity,but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation.Sooner or later all the people of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace,and thereby transform this pending cosmic
19、 elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood.If this is to be achieved,man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression and retaliation.The foundation of such a method is love.The tortuous road which has led from Montgomery,Alabama to Oslo bears witness to this truth.T
20、his is a road over which millions of Negroes are travelling to find a new sense of dignity.This same road has opened for all Americans a new era of progress and hope.It has led to a new Civil Rights Bill,and it will,I am convinced,be widened and lengthened into a super highway of justice as Negro an
21、d white men in increasing numbers create alliances to overcome their common problems.I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind.I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history.I refuse to accept the idea t
22、hat the isness of mans present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal oughtness that forever confronts him.I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsom and jetsom in the river of life,unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him.I refuse to accept th
23、e view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear de
24、struction.I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.I believe that even amid todays mortar bursts and whining bullets,there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow.I believe that wound
25、ed justice,lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations,can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men.I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies,education and culture for their minds,and dignity
26、,equality and freedom for their spirits.I believe that what self-centered men have torn down men other-centered can build up.I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed,and nonviolent redemptive good will proclaim the rule o
27、f the land.And the lion and the lamb shall lie down together and every man shall sit under his own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid.I still believe that we shall overcome!Today I come to Oslo as a trustee,inspired and with renewed dedication to humanity.I accept this prize on behalf of all
28、 men who love peace and brotherhood.I say I come as a trustee,for in the depths of my heart I am aware that this prize is much more than an honor to me personally.Every time I take a flight,I am always mindful of the many people who make a successful journey possible-the known pilots and the unknown
29、 ground crew.So you honor the dedicated pilots of our struggle who have sat at the controls as the freedom movement soared into orbit.You honor,once again,Chief Lutuli of South Africa,whose struggles with and for his people,are still met with the most brutal expression of mans inhumanity to man.You
30、honor the ground crew without whose labor and sacrifices the jet flights to freedom could never have left the earth.Most of these people will never make the headline and their names will not appear in Whos Who.Yet when years have rolled past and when the blazing light of truth is focused on this mar
31、velous age in which we live-men and women will know and children will be taught that we have a finer land,a better people,a more noble civilization-because these humble children of God were willing to suffer for righteousness sake.I think Alfred Nobel would know what I mean when I say that I accept
32、this award in the spirit of a curator of some precious heirloom which he holds in trust for its true owners-all those to whom beauty is truth and truth beauty-and in whose eyes the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold.New Words&Expressions:1.reaffi
33、rm ,ri:f:m vt.再肯定，重申；再断言 2.eloquence elkwns n.口才；雄辩；雄辩术；口修辞 3.eulogy ju:ldi n.悼词；颂词；颂扬；赞词 4.majestic mdestik adj.庄严的；宏伟的 5.sanctuary sktjuri,-tu-n.避难所；至圣所；耶路撒冷的神殿 复数sanctuaries 6.segregation ,seriein n.隔离，分离；种族隔离 7.beleaguered bili:gd adj.围困的；包围的 v.围攻（beleaguer的过去式和过去分词）8.unrelenting ,nrilenti adj.无
34、情的；不屈不挠的；不松懈的 9.cosmic kzmik adj.宇宙的（等于cosmical）10.psalm s:m,s:lm n.诗篇；圣歌 vt.唱赞美诗祝祷 11.audacious :deis adj.无畏的；鲁莽的 12.militaristic ,militristik adj.军国主义的 13 prostrate prstreit adj.俯卧的；拜倒的；降伏的；沮丧的 vt.使屈服；将弄倒；使俯伏 过去式prostrated 过去分词prostrated 现在分词prostrating 14.audacity :dsti n.大胆；厚颜无耻 复数audacities 15.
35、curator kjureit n.馆长；监护人；管理者 Part II 口译导入 Interpretation Lead-inA.重点词汇 Vocabulary Previewopening/closing ceremony 开/闭幕式welcome/closing address 欢迎致辞/闭幕发言make a(n)opening/closing speech 致开幕/闭幕词declare.open/declare the opening of.宣布开幕goodwill visit 友好访问signing ceremony 签字仪式deliver a speech 发表演讲delegati
36、on;mission 代表团Your/His/Her Honor/Majesty 殿下Your/His/Her Honor/Excellency 阁下distinguished guests 贵宾on the occasion of 值.之际at the invitation of 应之邀on behalf of 代表in the name of 以的名义take this opportunity 借此机会heartfelt thanks 由衷的感激cordial greetings 亲切的问候friends coming from a distant land 远道而来的朋友gracious
37、 invitation and hospitality 盛情邀请和热情款待host country 东道国to have with us 欢聚一堂to congratulate sb.on sth.向表示祝贺to appreciate sb.for doing sth.向 表示感谢 take some time out of ones tight schedule 百忙中抽空host a banquet for 设宴招待reception 招待会cocktail party 酒会buffet reception 冷餐招待会evening reception 晚宴return banquet 答
38、谢宴会glee feast 庆功宴look back on;in retrospect回顾过去look ahead;look into the future展望未来last but not least;in conclusion 最后propose a toast祝酒the best for everything万事如意a complete success 圆满成功to increase/strengthen/promote/expand our mutual understandingand friendship 增进我们彼此之间的理解和友谊to promote/facilitate/enh
39、ance/strengthen/advance our friendlyrelations of cooperation 促进我们之间的友好合作关系accord with/agree with/conform to/meet the common interests 符合共同的利益B.句子精炼 Sentence in Focus 1.请允许我向远道而来的贵宾表示热烈的欢迎和亲切的问候。Allow me to express my warm welcome and gracious greetings to our distinguished guests coming from afar.2.
40、我很荣幸地代表中国政府和人民向来自联合王国的代表团表示热烈的欢迎。I have the honor to express this warm welcome on behalf of the Chinese government and people to the delegation from the United Kingdom.3.唐朝的一位诗人说过：“海内存知己，天涯若比邻。”To quote a poet of Tang Dynasty,Long distance separates no bosom friends.4.中国有句话说得好，“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？”As a Chi
41、nese saying goes,It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar!5.我真诚地希望彼此之间继续合作，发展我们的友好关系。It is our sincere wish that we continue to work close together to enhance our friendly relationship.6.On the occasion of this reception,I wish all our Chinese friends present here tonight good health in
42、 the New Year.请允许我借此机会，祝愿出席今晚招待会的所有中国朋友在新的一年里身体健康。7.I would to toast with you to this happy occasion at the end of the year.让我们这年终岁末之际，共同举杯，祝贺在喜庆的佳节。8.On behalf of all the members of our mission,I would like to express our sincere thanks to Mr.Li for inviting us to such a marvelous dinner tonight.我谨
43、代表我们代表团的所有成员对王先生今晚为我们举行如此丰盛的晚宴表示衷心的感谢。9.Im delighted to see the EU enterprises are giving more confidence to the Chinese market under the background of a global economic system.我很高兴在世界经济不景气的情况下，欧盟企业越来越看好中国市场。10.We all feel reluctant to part from each other at this moment of parting.在这临别的时刻，我们都有一种恋恋不
44、舍之情。C.段落视译 Sight Interpretation1.Your Chinese friends,ladies and gentlemen,I feel honored to come here on my first visit to your beautiful city.On behalf of all the members of our mission,I would like to express our sincere thanks to out host for the gracious hospitality that we have received since
45、arriving.I am also very happy that this visit has given me an excellent opportunity to convey to you and to the people if Shanghai warm greetings and sincere good wished from the government and people of my country.Although we live with distant of thousands of miles between us,“Long distance separat
46、es no bosom friends,”as one of your Tang poets said.2.女士们，先生们，朋友们：明年是中加建交40周年。我们双方应该对两国关系取得的成果感到自豪，更应该积极推动两国关系在新的历史起点上取得新的更大发展。我们愿与加方一道，坚持从战略高度和长远角度出发，以纪念中加建交40周年为契机，承前启后，继往开来，共同创造中加关系更加美好的明天。我希望并坚信，中加友好事业将会继续得到加中贸易理事会以及加拿大各界有识之士的大力支持。感谢大家！3.Im pretty none of this would have happened if I hadnt been
47、 fired from the Apple.It was awful tasting medicine,but I guess the patient needed it.Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick.Dont lose faith.Im convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.Youve got to find what you love.And this is as true for your work as
48、it is for your lovers.Your work is going to fill a large part of your life,and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.And the only way to do great work is love what you do.If you havent fine it yet,keeping looking.Dont settle.As with all matters of heart,youll kno
49、w when you find it.4.不断扩大的经贸和各领域的合作关系，又有助于推动两国政治关系的发展。这符合两国人民的利益。希望我们出席此次大会的所有朋友合作努力，共同为推动中英友好合作关系的全面发展，不断做出新的贡献！谢谢大家！Part III口译实战口译实战 Field InterpretationA.汉英口译汉英口译 Chinese-English Interpretation尊敬的曼德尔森大臣，尊敬的傅莹大使，各位企业家，女士们，先生们：下午好！今天，由中国机电产品进出口商会和英中贸易协会组织的中英经贸合作研讨会在这里隆重开幕。在此，我谨代表中华人民共和国商务部表示衷心的祝贺！今
50、天，中英两国政府和工商界的人士聚集在这里，围绕“新挑战、新机遇”这一主题，深入探讨应对危机、共谋发展的重大举措，具有十分重要的现实意义。在此，我预祝研讨会取得成功！毋庸置疑，这场国际金融危机，使世界经济陷入上世纪大萧条以来最困难的境地。作为一个外向度较高的发展中国家，中国的经济发展，特别是对外贸易投资也受到了较大的冲击。从2008年11月份开始，中国进出口贸易连续三个月出现负增长，吸收外商直接投资出现了明显下滑趋势。我们也注意到，英国经济增长和就业也遭受了严重打击。双边贸易也受到负面影响，今年1月，中英双边贸易额同比下降21.6%，下降幅度之大、速度之快是罕见的。当前，为应对危机和挑战，世界各
