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——中西方文化交流系列
Enjoy Your Tea and Friendship (5)
在「中國茶文化展」開幕式上的致辭 倫敦，2008年6月3日
四川是中國重要的產茶區之一，不幸的是不久前發生的大地震造成巨大的生命、財產損失。
救災工作仍面臨應對餘震、安排災民生活、堰塞湖洩洪、撤離被困群眾、解決孩子上學等一系列繁重的任務。
英國政府捐贈了5,000頂災區急需的帳篷，但那裡仍迫切需要更多的帳篷。有的災區兒童和其他受災群眾還需要心理救助。
在這困難的時刻，英國人民和四川人民緊緊地站在一起。地震發生後，伊麗莎白女王致信慰問，政界領袖、工商界和社會各界都對災區人民表示了同情和支持。
Sichuan, which is also an important tea producer, has just suffered a devastating earthquake that cost us dearly in both lives and wealth.
The relief operation is now stretched in all directions: dealing with the aftershocks, sheltering the homeless, diverting newly dammed lakes, evacuating stranded people, and returning the children to school.
The UK government has donated 5,000 much needed tents, but more tents are urgently needed. And it has been recognised that there is a need for psychological counselling for many children and other victims who have been traumatised by the tragedy.
The British people have stood with the people of Sichuan at this difficult moment. Her Majesty the Queen, political leaders, the business community and the British public have expressed sympathy and support to the quake victims.
1. aftershock noun 餘震
2. counselling noun 輔導、諮詢
3. traumatised adjective 受創傷的
4. victim noun 受害人
書本簡介：傅瑩，現任中國外交部副部長，2003年至2009年先後任中國駐澳洲和英國大使。本書是她擔任駐兩國大使期間所作的重要演講，內容圍繞如何了解當代中國、中國是一個甚麼樣的國家、金融危機下的中國與西方關係等。 ■資料提供：中華書局
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