商务英语口译Unit 15 News Conference

• reform and opening-up
改革开放
• thanks to; due to…
多亏于…
It is a great pleasure for me to
我很荣幸…
express sincere gratitude to
对…表示衷心的感谢
propose the warmest applause to
商务英语口译Unit 15 News Conference
背景阅读 Background Reading
Definition：A news conference or press conference is a media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and, most often, ask questions.
用掌声热烈欢迎
achieve complete ceremony 取得圆满成功
attain the results expected
使…取得预期效果
units concerned
有关单位
call upon
号召
tight in schedule
日程紧凑
perform our duties and fulfill our obligations 责任和义务
A joint press conference instead is held between two or more talking sides. In a news conference, one or more speakers may make a statement, which may be followed by questions from reporters.
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning:
I am pleased to meet with friends from the media circle at home and abroad. I would like to take this opportunity to brief you on China's Olympic tourism.
• News conferences are often held by politicians (such as the President of the United States); by sports teams; by celebrities or film studios; by commercial organizations to promote products; by attorneys to promote lawsuits; and by almost anyone who finds benefit in the free publicity afforded by media coverage. Some people, including many police chiefs, hold news conferences reluctantly in order to avoid dealing with reporters individually.
When it comes to education, the majority of people believe that education is a lifetime study.
6. There is no denying the fact that air pollution is an extremely serious problem： the city authorities should take strong measures to deal with it.
10. No one can deny the fact that a person’s education is the most important aspect of his life.
没有人能否认：教育是人生最重要的一方面。
A press conference on China's
Olympic reception service
• Olympic tourism service is an important component of Olympic services. According to the unified requirements set by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), the tourism industries all over China, especially in 6 host cities and cohost cities, thoroughly checked and put into practice various requirements on tourism hospitality, implemented "the Plan on Improving Tourism Service Quality" in order to assure the high quality level of Olympic tourism by adhering to the principle of putting people first and abiding by the requirements of following the convention, practicing standardization, respecting individuality and paying attention to the details.
3.传统市场成交回暖，新兴市场有增有减。
Export to traditional markets was rebounding while to emerging markets was both up and down.
4.祝各位工作顺利，生活愉快！
Wish you a successful career and a pleasant life. 5. 说到教育，大部分人认为其是一个终生的学习。
According to the experience of hosting modern Olympic Games, tourism, among others, receives the most direct, marked and sustained benefits from the Olympic Games. Therefore, China National Tourism Administration designated the year 2008 "China Olympic Tourism Year 2008" and put forward the theme of promotion named "Olympics in Beijing, Travel in China", under which a series of activities were organized.
无可否认，空气污染是一个极其严重的问题：城市当局应该 采取有力措施来解决它。
7. An investigation shows that female workers tend to have a favorable attitude toward retirement.
一项调查显示妇女欢迎退休。
8. Any government， which is blind to this point， may pay a heavy price.
Vocabulary preview
• media circle
新闻界
• national image
国家形象
• put…into practice; implement
实施
• adhere t is estimated that…
据估计..
• historic and cultural relics 历史文化遗产
任何政府忽视这一点都将付出巨大的代价。
9. In view of the seriousness of this problem， effective measures should be taken before things get worse.
考虑到问题的严重性，在事态进一步恶化之前，必须采取有 效的措施
Sometimes only questioning occurs; sometimes there is a statement with no questions permitted.
• A media event at which no statements are made, and no questions allowed, is called a photo opportunity. A government may wish to open their proceedings for the media to witness events, such as the passing of a piece of legislation from the government in parliament to the senate, via a media availability.
• Television stations and networks especially value news conferences: because today's TV news programs air for hours at a time, or even continuously, assignment editors have a steady appetite for ever-larger quantities of footage.
• Firstly, in a couple of years before the Olympics, we promoted the national tourism image in diverse forms, organized and participated in various tourism expos, tourism exhibitions and tourism marts at home and abroad and organized large-scale overseas road shows. Secondly, during the Olympic Games, we launched 32 deluxe Olympic tourism routes after thorough preparation and careful arrangements. Thirdly, after the Beijing Olympic Games, we will consolidate the well established image of China's tourism levering on the attention China has drawn due to the success of the Olympic Games.
Sentence in Focus
1. 没有一项发明像互联网一样同时受到如此多的赞扬和批 评。No invention has received more praise and abuse than Internet. 2.境外采购商有所回升
A modest rise was seen in the number of overseas buyers attending the fair