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同學們、老師們：
Boys and Girls,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
歡迎你們來到中國駐英國大使館。今天是中國農歷兔年正月初八，正值新春佳節，我祝大家兔年快樂！兔年使我想起一句英文諺語：“要像兔子一樣，不畏困難，跳躍前進”。（Hop over obstacles like a rabbit.）我祝同學們學習進步！祝老師們事業有成！
Welcome to the Chinese Embassy. Today is the 8th day of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit. This is a time for festivity and celebration. Let me first of all wish all of you a happy and prosperous year of the Rabbit. The Year of the Rabbit reminds me of an English idiom: "Hop over obstacles like a rabbit." That is my wish to you. I wish you, the students a lot of progress in your studies and teachers every success in your career.
“百校組織”是由英格蘭著名的50所私立學校和50所公立學校組成的聯盟。你們每年一次的年會具有重要影響。今年你們把國際問題確定為年會主題，并選擇年會期間到中國大使館做客，我對此感到很高興，希望你們今天的訪問既增進你們對中國的了解，又有助于你們年會的討論，使你們不虛此行。
The 100 Group is a distinguished group of schools in England. The annual conference is an important event for the group. I am glad that this year's conference focuses on international issues, and that you have included in the agenda a visit to the Chinese Embassy. I hope this visit will be both interesting and informative. It will help increase your knowledge of China and enrich your discussions at the conference.
現在你們所處的這座建筑是英國18世紀的流行建筑，由英國著名建筑師羅伯特·亞當（Robert Adam）和他的弟弟詹姆斯·亞當（James Adam）合作設計，現為二級保護文物。1877年，這座建筑成為中國歷史上第一個駐外代表機構所在地。130多年來，它可以說見證了中國近現代外交的滄海桑田，記載了中英兩國關系的變遷發展。大使館的負責人當然就是大使，自中英1972年建立大使級外交關系以來，我是中華人民共和國第11任駐英大使。大使館的主要任務就是促進中國與英國在政治、經貿、教育、文化、科技、軍事等各領域雙邊交流與合作。
Let me say a few words about the history of the Embassy and what we do here. This building you are now in has an architectural style that became popular in the 18th century. It is now a protected cultural site. It was designed by the renowned architect Robert Adam and his brother James Adam. In 1877, it became the office building for the first ever Chinese diplomatic mission overseas, and has served as our embassy building ever since. For the past 130 years, it witnessed great changes in China's diplomacy and its relations with Britain. I am proud to be the 11th Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the UK following the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1972. The main mission of the Embassy is to promote China's exchanges and cooperation with Britain in political affairs, commerce, education, culture, science, technology and military fields.
