礼仪致辞的开头和结尾

Beginning

It is with great pleasure that I …

I have the great pleasure to …

It gives me great pleasure to …

I have the honor to extend, on behalf of …our welcome to the…

Allow me to express our warm welcome and cordial greetings to our distinguished guests coming from afar.

We are very proud and honored to receive such a group of distinguished guests.

This is also a very happy and memorable occasion for me personally.

Today we are especially pleased and happy to receive the delegation led by…

We are happy to celebrate this glorious festival together with…

We are very much honored and pleased to give a banquet this evening in honor of…and the other distinguished guests from…who have come to visit …at the invitation of ….

We assemble here today with great elation to welcome…

Your presence adds much to our festive joy.

With great elation and pleasure, we….

With profound and amicable sentiments for your people, we….

Ending

I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to you .

Thank you so much for…in spite of your busy schedule.

And that concludes my speech.

I’d like to end/conclude my speech.

Thank you for your attention.

我很荣幸地代表中国政府和人民向来自…的代表团表示热烈欢迎。

I have the honor to express this warm welcome on behalf of the Chinese Government and

people to the delegation from the United Kingdom.

我谨向各位表示最热烈/热诚的欢迎。

I would like to extend my warmest/cordial welcome to all of you.

请允许我向远道而来的贵宾表示热烈的欢迎和亲切的问候。

Allow me to express my warm welcome and gracious greetings to our distinguished guests coming from afar.

我们特别高兴能有机会招待我们的美国贵宾。

It gives us a feeling of special joy to have the opportunity of entertaining our distinguished guests from the United States.

我预祝本届年会圆满成功，并祝各位在北京过得愉快。

Finally, I wish this annual meeting a complete success and wish all of you a pleasant stay in Beijing.

这使我有极好的机会来拜访老朋友，结交新朋友。

It provides me with/ avails me of/ gives me an excellent opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones.

我们与来自美国的朋友欢聚一堂，感到十分高兴。

We’re very glad to have our friends from the U.S. here with us tonight.

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？What a joy it is to have friends coming from afar!

我们的喜悦之情难以言表。Our joy tonight is beyond expression.