泰總理英拉與奧巴馬歡迎宴會(huì)致辭

PRIMEMINISTERSHINAWATRA:PresidentBarackObama,SecretaryofStateHillaryClinton,Excellency,ladiesandgentlemen,itgivesmeagreatpleasuretowelcomeyoutoThailandandtobethefirstcountrytoreceiveyouafteryourdecisivereelectionvictory.Ihopetomakethegaladinnertonightnotonlyareceptionforyourvisit,butalsoacelebrationfor

yoursecondterminoffice.Isincerelybelievethatyourpresidencywillbeasuccessfuloneandwillbefruitfulinenhancingtherelationship

betweenourtwonations.泰國(guó)總理英拉：巴拉克·奧巴馬總統(tǒng)，希拉里·克林頓國(guó)務(wù)卿，閣下，女士們、

期將會(huì)是成功的，并將對(duì)加強(qiáng)我們兩國(guó)之間的關(guān)系富有成果。Ialsowishtotakethisoccasiontothankyouandyourteam,inparticularSecretaryClinton,forallthatshehasdonetoadvanceThai-U.S.relationsandU.S.engagementwithAsia.Ourpartnershipisexceptional,

notonlybecauseofthedeephistoricalroots,butalsobecauseofstrongpeople-to-peopletiesbasedonsharedvaluesofdemocracyandrespectfor

civilliberties.的歷史淵源，更因?yàn)槲覀兓诠餐拿裰鲀r(jià)值觀和尊重民權(quán)的民間關(guān)系。WeappreciateyoursupportinbringingdemocracyinThailandbackontrack.IhopeyoucontinuetodosoasThailand’sdemocracystillfacesmanychallengesahead.許多挑戰(zhàn)。Intermsofeconomicrelations,asthePresidentandIhavediscussedtoday,

wewillcontinuetobuildonastrongfoundationinexpandingourtrade

andinvestmenttopromotegrowthandcreatejobs.Theworldischangingfast,andonlythroughtrust,partnershipcanweensurepeaceandprosperityforbothnations.擴(kuò)大貿(mào)易投資，促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)，創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。世界變化很快，只有通過(guò)信任、合作才能確保我們兩國(guó)的和平與繁榮。Excellency,ladiesandgentlemen,formethereisnobetterwaytolaunch

acelebrationofour180thanniversaryofrelationsin2013thanwiththispresidentialvisittoday.MayIinviteallofyoutojoinmeinatoast:TothegoodhealthandsuccessofPresidentBarackObama,andtothelong-lastingfriendshipbetweentheUnitedStatesofAmericaandtheKingdomofThailand.Cheers.閣下，女士們、先生們，在我看來(lái)，沒(méi)有比總統(tǒng)的本次訪問(wèn)更好的方式來(lái)掀開(kāi)2013年兩國(guó)建交180周年慶典的序幕。我邀請(qǐng)你們與我共同舉杯：為奧巴馬總統(tǒng)的身體健康、萬(wàn)事如意，為美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)和泰王國(guó)持久的友誼，干杯！PRESIDENTOBAMA:Well,goodevening,everyone.MadamPrimeMinister,

distinguishedguestsandladiesandgentlemen,myvisittoThailandisfartoobrief,buteveninmyshortstayI’vealreadyfelttheextraordinarywarmthandkindnessandhospitalityofthepeopleofThailand.Everyoneknowsthatthisisthe“LandofSmiles,”havefeltiteverywherethatI’vegone.奧巴馬總統(tǒng)：大家晚上好?？偫砼浚魑患钨e，女士們、先生們，我對(duì)泰國(guó)的

無(wú)處不在。I’vealsofeltthedignityandstrengthofthiscountryanditspeople--thetranquilityandpeacethatIfeltasIhadtheprivilegeofwalking

aroundthesacredgroundsofWatPhoandgazingupattherecliningBuddha;thecompassionandwisdomthatyoufeltinthepresenceofHisMajestytheKing,whohasdevotedhisreigntothewelfareanddevelopmentofhispeople.We’veseenitintheresiliencethathaspushedthisnationforward,mostrecentlyinthefaceofdevastatingfloods.我也感受到了這個(gè)國(guó)家和它的人民的尊嚴(yán)與力量——有幸走在臥佛寺的神圣土

中得到了見(jiàn)證。Andmostofall,Ithinkweallfeelheretonighttheuniquefriendship

betweenourpeoples.HisMajestyoncesaidthatsincehewasborninAmerica,theUnitedStatesis“halfmymotherland.”AndwearejustasproudofalltheThaiAmericanswhoenrichourcountry.Infact,Iwas

mentioningtoHisMajestythatmyfriend,LaddaTammyDuckworth,justbecamethefirstThaiAmericanwomanevertobeelectedtoourCongress,andshe’sfrommyhomestateofIllinoissoI’mespeciallyproudofher.以我特別為她感到驕傲。EverythingthatI’vefelt--yourdignity,yourresilience,your

friendship,yourwarmth--thatisthefoundationofouralliance.It’swhyyouwerethefirstAsiannationtoreachouttoAmericaafterwewonourindependence.It’swhyinAsia,tothisday,wecansayThailandisouroldestfriend.Andweareextraordinarilyproudofthatfriendship,

andweareespeciallypleasedtoseetheexcellentleadershipthat,MadamPrimeMinister,youareprovidingasyoucontinuethiscountry’spathofdemocracy,freedomanddevelopment.礎(chǔ)。這就是為什么在我們贏得獨(dú)立后泰國(guó)是第一個(gè)與美國(guó)建立聯(lián)系的亞洲國(guó)家，

領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，帶領(lǐng)這個(gè)國(guó)家在民主、自由和發(fā)展的道路上繼續(xù)前行。SoIwanttopropose