十五年的渴望--中国与WTO

十五年的渴望--中国与WTO(9 页)Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。十五年的渴望--中国与 WTO那些激励我前行的英语演讲 17：2013-10-09 发布每天读一点英文之那些激励我前行的英语演讲17 China and the WTO：the 15—year Itch中国与 WTO：十五年的渴望Mr David Eldon:艾尔敦先生:Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, I stand before you today with a confession to make.先生们，女士们，早上好！It relates to something that I did recently.今日我站在这里，要向大家坦白。Exactly one month ago, I delivered a speech to another American audience. It was a gathering of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. I talked about Hong Kong's changing role. And about how Hong Kong can compete as it becomes increasingly easier for foreign companies to do business in China.是关于最近我说过的一些话。一个月前，我向另一些美国听众发表了讲话。那是在香港的美国商会的一次聚会上。我谈到香港的角色正在发生变化。现在外国公司在中国开展业务越来越容易， 所以我也谈到了在这种情况下香港怎样进行竞争。On that day in March, I made several suggestions. One of which was that when travelling overseas, government officials and business people from Hong Kong should spend more time selling Hong Kong to the sceptics. And less time speaking to the converted.就在那一天，也就是在三月份，我提出了几点建议。其中一点是香港的政府官员和商业人员在去海外时应该多花些时间向那些对香港持怀疑态度的人宣传香港，而不要花太多时间和对香港友好的人谈论香港。Consequently I am here today, in front of a decidedly Hong Kong-friendly crowd, in direct violation of my own advice. That said, I plan to redeem myself by not devoting too much time talking about Hong Kong - a topic that is well known to this audience. 所以我今日会站在这里，站在一群对香港极为友好的人面前，直截了当地违反自己提出的建议。既然这么说，我打算对自己说过的话作出补偿，不用太多的时间谈论香港...