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Our two countries have already had a busy year. President Hu had a successful state visit to the United States in January. That was followed by the third round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in May. Secretary Gates also made an important visit to China in January, and Secretary Clinton met with State Councilor Dai in Shenzhen just a few weeks ago. And as you all know, next week, we will be welcoming Vice President Joe Biden, who will visit Beijing and Chengdu. The Vice President was one of the first U.S. senators to visit China back in 1979, and we look forward to welcoming him back.
我們兩國已經(jīng)度過了忙碌的一年。胡主席在一月份對美國進(jìn)行了一次成功的國事訪問。隨后在五月，舉行了第三輪美中戰(zhàn)略和經(jīng)濟(jì)對話。一月份蓋茨部長也對中國進(jìn)行了一次重要訪問，而且僅幾星期前克林頓部長在深圳會晤了戴國務(wù)委員。正如你們大家所知，下周我們將歡迎喬•拜敦副總統(tǒng)，他將訪問北京和成都。副總統(tǒng)是1979年訪問中國的首批美國參議員之一，我們期待著歡迎他回來。
On a personal level, I am both humbled and honored to stand here before you as a child of Chinese immigrants representing America, the land of my birth, and the American values my family holds dear. I can only imagine just how proud my dad, Jimmy, who passed away in January, would be for his son to be the first Chinese-American to represent the United States in the land of his and my mother’s birth. My parents, my wife, our children – we all personally represent America and America’s promise as a land of freedom, equality, and opportunity. And it is that enduring promise and those values that I will represent in my official capacity serving the President and the American people as the United States ambassador to China.
在個人層面上，能作為中國移民的孩子代表美國——我出生的土地，以及我的家庭珍視的美國價值觀，站在你們面前，我感到既謙卑又榮幸。我只能想象我在一月份過世的父親，吉米，看到他的兒子成為在他和我母親出生的土地上代表美國的第一位華裔美國人，會是多么驕傲。我的父母，我的妻子，我們的孩子——我們本人都直接代表美國以及美國作為自由、平等和機(jī)會之土地的希望。我，以官方身份，作為服務(wù)于總統(tǒng)和美國人民的美國駐華大使，將代表的正是這永久希望和這些價值觀。
Our family is embarking on an adventure and a challenge, and we are eager to re-connect with our old Chinese friends and make many more new ones. Thank you very much for joining us today.
我們的家庭正在開始一次冒險和挑戰(zhàn)，我們渴望能重新聯(lián)系我們的中國老朋友以及結(jié)識更多新朋友。非常感謝你們今天能來。
