商贸往来口译实践:第二篇(英译汉) Passage 2 (E---C)

第二篇(英译汉) Passage 2 (E---C)

相关词语Related Words and Expressions

The United States-China Business Council 美中贸易委员会

engage in… 从事; 致力于

on behalf of 代表; 为了

mutually beneficial projects 互利项目

be positive and constructive 积极而有建设性的

at large 整个的；全部的

national outlook 民族观

culture and ideology 文化和意识形态

the global political and economic order 全球的政治和经济秩序

assault on … 对……猛袭； 袭击； 突击

The APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting 亚太经合组织的经济领袖会议

Asia-Pacific regional issues 亚太地区事务

The United States-China Business Council, since 1973, has been the principal organization of American companies engaged in trade and investment with China. The Council, on behalf of its member companies, has worked hard to increase economic co-operation between the United States and China. Since China decided to advance firmly in the direction of global economic success more than 20 years ago, American companies have become partners with China on thousands of mutually beneficial projects. Two-way trade between the United States and China has grown so rapidly that China is now the fourth-ranked US trade partner and the United States is China’s second-ranked trade partner.

Americans and Chinese share a common desire for stability and prosperity in their home countries and throughout the world. Because the United States and China are very large nations with large economies, they are especially able to influence the course of world affairs. In fact, they influence world affairs whether or not they intend to do so. If relations between the two are positive and concrete, the influence of US-China relations on the entire world is likely to be positive and constructive as well. If the two nations are not able to manage their differences to maintain a civil and continually co-operative relationship, the influence of US-China relations on the world at large is unlikely to be beneficial.

Maintenance of positive, respectful relations between the United States and China is the solemn responsibility of both nations, their governments and their citizens. This is not always an easy task. Differences in national outlook, culture and ideology, social traditions and political systems sometimes make sustaining solid US-China relations difficult.

Yet, in spite of occasional sharp contradictions between the two nations, the US-China relationship has proved durable over many years. As China has moved decisively to realize its opportunities and fulfill its responsibilities in the global system, the relationship between the United States and China has deepened and broadened in many positive ways.

In conducting the vital relationship between our two nations, there is no substitute for a respectful and clear dialogue between the United States and China at the very highest level of governmental authority. The first face-to-face meeting of President Jiang Zemin and President George W. Bush, therefore, is of great significance.

The Bush-Jiang meeting in Shanghai this week comes at an important time. The world economy is facing difficulties. The stability of the global political and economic order has been shaken by the recent terrorist assault on the United States and its aftermath. It is essential that the leaders of the governments of the United States and China establish a continuing, frequent and direct dialogue on outstanding bilateral and global issues. The APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, although brief, offers an excellent opportunity for the two presidents to discuss future US-China co-operation on many Asia-Pacific regional issues. Moreover, their bilateral meeting offers a chance to begin a continuing dialogue on many questions of great significance to our two countries.

As President Bush and President Jiang look at the entire range of US-China relations, economic relations offer them the opportunity to recognize the great progress, which US-China relations have made over the past 20 years. In spite of occasional disagreements and difficult negotiations on many trade questions, trade and economic relations represent the most positive aspect in US-China relations. The two nations are linked by trade and investment in countless ways.