中石油职称英语课文讲稿1第1课11.docVIP

12. An Epoch-making[adj.划时代的]Toast[祝酒词].划时代的祝酒词. 　　Mr. Prime Minister[总理] and all of your distinguished[adj。受人尊敬的] guests[(guest):n.客人; 宾客] this evening: 　　总理先生、今夜在座的诸位贵宾： 　　1. On behalf[n.利益] of all of your American guests[(guest):n.客人; 宾客], I wish to thank you for the incomparable[a.无比的,不能比较的] hospitality[n.好客] for which the Chinese people are justly famous throughout[prep.遍及；贯穿] the world. I particularly[(particular):adj.特殊的；特别的] want to pay tribute[n.(表示敬意的)颂词,称赞], not only to those who prepared[(prepare):vt.准备；调制；配制] the magnificent[a.豪华的,华贵的] dinner, but also to those who have provided[(provide):vt.提供] the splendid[adj.极好的] music. Never have I heard American music played better in a foreign land. 1、我谨代表你们的所有美国客人向你们表示感谢，感谢你们的无可比拟的盛情款待。中国人民以这种盛情款待而闻名世界。我不仅要特别赞扬那些准备了这次盛大晚宴的人，而且还要赞扬那些给我们演奏这样美好的音乐的人。我在外国从来没有听到过演奏得这么好的美国音乐。 分析：On behalf of＝代表…；…而著名； pay tribute to 对…表示称赞， contribute 贡献，distribute分发； not only ... but also＝不但...而且； never开头句子应倒装句distinguished＝高贵的；guest＝客人； guest=来宾；wish＝希望incomparable＝无与伦比；hospitality＝好客； throughout＝遍及；particularly＝特别地； tribute＝赞扬；prepare＝准备；magnificent＝华丽； provide＝提供；splendid＝美好的；2. Mr. Prime Minister, I wish to thank you for your very gracious[a.亲切的] and eloquent[a.雄辩的,有说服力的] remarks[(remark):n.陈述；话]. At this very moment, through the wonder[奇迹] of telecommunications[n.电信], more people are seeing and hearing what we say than on any other such occasion[n.场合] in the whole history of the world. Yet what we say here will not be long remembered. What we do here can change the world. 2、总理先生，我要感谢你的非常亲切和雄辩的讲话。就在这个时刻，通过电讯的奇迹，看到和听到我们讲话的人比在整个世界历史上任何其他这样的场合都要多。不过，我们在这里讲的话，人们不会长久记住。我们在这里所做的事却能改变世界。 分析：remark话语， mark 分数； more…than：比……多gracious＝亲切；eloquent＝雄辩；remark＝讲话；；wonder ＝奇迹；telecommunication＝电讯；occasion＝场合； change＝改变 3. As you said in your toast[], the Chinese people are a great people, the American people are a great people. If our two peoples are enemies, the future[n.将来] of this world we share together is dark indeed[ad.确实；实在]. But i