驻英大使傅莹在离任招待会上的讲话

驻英大使傅莹在离任招待会上的讲话(中英双语)2010年1月26日晚，中国驻英国大使馆在伦敦为即将离任的大使傅莹举行离任招待会，400余名同事和各界友人出席，傅莹大使发表了感人至深的讲话，以下是讲话的全文：在离任招待会上的讲话傅莹文华东方酒店, 伦敦2010年1月26日Speech given by Her Excellency Ambassador Mme Fu Ying at the Farewell ReceptionMandarin Oriental Hotel, London6 January 2010感谢各位出席今晚的招待会。

此时我百感交集。

Thank you for coming this evening - this is a bitter sweet occasion for me.二十世纪20年代时任中国驻英国的公使是顾维钧，是我非常敬仰的一位外交家。

当有人问他中国人最残酷的一句话是什么时，他说：天下没有不散的筵席。

In the 1920s, the Chinese envoy to UK was Gu Weijun, a great diplomat whom I highly admire. When he was asked what was the most cruel Chinese saying, he quoted this proverb: ‘However grand the feast, it always has to end’.离任就像是席末杯中的那最后一口酒，甘醇中已经有了些许的苦涩。

Leaving London for me, is like savouring the last sip of wine at the end of this party, still warm with excitement, but already tempered with a little sadness.作为外交官，又是蒙古族人，我是个天生的游牧者，似乎一生都在不断地履新和离别之间徘徊。

在布加勒斯特、金边、雅加达、马尼拉和堪培拉，都有过美好的岁月，而每次告别都依依不舍。

现在即将离开伦敦和英国，心里更充满了难舍的眷恋。

As a diplomat and someone who is ethnically Mongolian, I am a natural nomad; my maiden name in Mongolia as my father told me, meant on the road. My career took me to many places across the world, Bucharest, Phnom Penh, Jakarta, Manila, Canberra. Leaving was always a difficult thing to do, but leaving here seems even more so.我会怀念在这里结交的许多好朋友，正是在他们的支持和帮助下，我才得以更好地了解英国和英国人民。

I will miss the many friends I have met here and colleagues I worked with in the UK, who have supported me and helped me to understand Britain and its people.三年来，我走过英国许多的城镇和街巷，著名中国作家王蒙曾写道：抵达伦敦如同抵达一幅早已熟悉的油画。

我深有同感。

In the past 3 years, I walked many streets and countryside across Britain. What I felt can best be expressed by a quotation from a famous Chinese writer Wang Meng. He wrote: 'coming to London is like walking into a familiar oil painting'.英国的生活丰富多彩，无论是在如同隔世的剧场里欣赏名剧，还是足球场上狂热的喝彩，抑或是赛马场里激奋的人群，都令人印象深刻，使我感受到英国人对生活的认真和考究。

British life is exciting and diverse. Whether it was watching a play, cheering for a football team, or watching horse racing, it was always enjoyable and exiting. The charm and maturity of the British style has not been lost on me.不少人问我，最留恋英国的是什么？与许多中国人一样，我从小就接触到英国文学，有幸在这里追寻名著作者的足迹，简·奥斯汀临窗撰写《傲慢与偏见》的小圆桌在我的脑海里留下深深的印记；博朗蒂姐妹汲取灵感的荒原引发我无限的遐想；威廉·华兹华斯静谧的湖畔故居让我流连忘返。

这都使我触摸到英国的文化精华，也是将中国众多游客源源不断吸引来的文化魅力。

Like many Chinese, British literature was part of my education. Being here has given me the luxury of tracing the roots of some famous names. The little round table under the window where Jane Austen wrote, including Pride and Prejudice, is printed on my memory. The open moor which so inspired Bronte sisters gave me much to think. The quiet lakeside home of William Wordsworth took me hours to walk through. This is quintessentially British, the charm of culture that is a magnet for countless Chinese.在我任内的三年，两国关系稳步发展。

**涛主席和温家宝总理分别来到英国，布朗首相也访问过北京。

两国的领导人和部长之间还经常性会晤或打电话，次数之多，几乎数不清了。

两国地方之间的交流也日趋频繁。

On a more serious note, my 3 years in London have seen stable development of relati** between the two countries. The Chinese President and Premier visited here and PM Brown went to Beijing. In addition, leaders and ministers met and called each other so many times that I almost lost count.There is also increasing visits from all the provinces. (Last year, for example, the delegati** which came through the Embassy were about 400, most of them came to my dinning table.)3年来，中国在英投资增长了6倍，留学生和游客人数也在以双位数增长。

听说，去年中国游客在邦德街的购物金额增长了一倍半多。

英国保持了欧盟对华最大投资国和第三大贸易伙伴的地位。

去年夏天在北京休假期间，我想挑选一张床垫，最终相中的那款竟然是一个英国19世纪的品牌。

Chinese investment in the UK grew almost 6-fold. The numbers of Chinese students and tourists are increasing at double digit numbers. I was told that the money spent by Chinese shopping onBond street almost doubled.英国保持了欧盟对华最大投资国和第三大贸易伙伴的地位。

去年夏天在北京休假期间，我想挑选一张床垫，最终相中的那款竟然是一个英国19世纪的品牌。

Britain maintained its position as the largest EU investor in China and the third largest EU trading partner for China. During my summer holiday in Beijing, I went shopping for a mattress and the one I eventually bought turned out to be a brand name from 19th century Britain. (During my summer holiday in Beijing, I went shopping for a mattress and the one I eventually bought turned out to be a brand name from 19th century Britain.)“英国设计”这几个字在中国是相当有分量的。

英国不仅仅是世界金融中心，我访问过英国中东部和中西部地区，对该地区企业世界领先的创意设计能力印象深刻。

这与中国强大的制造能力形成了很强的互补，双方应该加强合作，开发巨大的合作潜力。

The word "British designed" carries strong weight in China. During my visits to the Midlands, company after company have opened my eyes to Britain's role as a leading creative powerhouse in the world, in addition to being a global financial center, which fits nicely with Chinese manufacturing power. Both sides need to work harder to tap this potential.中英伙伴关系的民众基础在不断加强。