孟晚舟获释后发表简短英文演讲

Meng Wanzhou delivered a short speech after her release

刘立军 供稿

TRANSCRIPT

Thank you all.

Firstly, I’d like to thank the honorable Associate Chief Justice Holmes for her fairness in the whole legal proceedings.

I also appreciate the Crown for their professionalism and the Canadian government for upholding the rule of law.

Many thanks to the sheriffs for their hard work.

I’m also grateful to Canadian people and the media friends for your tolerance. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Chinese Embassy to Canada for their consistent support.

I’m very proud of my dedicated lawyers, our in-house lawyers, and all my colleagues who have been striving forward during this tough time.

Lastly, to my family, to my friends, to everyone who provided care and help for me all along the way. Thank you.

Over the past three years, my life has been turned upside down. It was a disruptive time for me as a mother, a wife, and a company executive. But I believe every cloud has a silver lining. It really was an invaluable experience in my life. I will never forget all the good wishes I’ve received from people around the world. As the saying goes, the greater the difficulty, the greater the growth.

Once again, thank you so much.

最后，我想感谢我的祖国还有我祖国的人民对我的支持和帮助，这是我走到今天最大的支柱！谢谢大家！

谢谢大家！

VOCABULARY

1. sheriff n. (美国由选举产生的) 县治安官 In the United States, a sheriff is a person who is elected to make sure that the law is obeyed in a particular county.

2. in-house adj. existing or happening within a company or an organization （公司或机构）内部存在的，内部进行的。例如：in-house language training 公司内的语言训练

3. disruptive adj. causing problems, noise, etc. so that sth. cannot continue normally 引起混乱的；扰乱性的；破坏性的。例如：She had a disruptive influence on the rest of the class. 她搅扰了班上其他的学生。

QUESTIONS

Read the passage. Then listen to the speech and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Thank you all.

Firstly, I’d like to thank the honorable Associate Chief Justice Holmes for her (Q1) __________ in the whole legal proceedings.

I also appreciate the Crown for their (Q2) ______________ and the Canadian government for upholding the rule of law.

Many thanks to the sheriffs for their (Q3) _______________.

I’m also grateful to Canadian people and the media friends for your (Q4) _____________. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

I would like to express my (Q5) ___________ to the Chinese Embassy to Canada for their (Q6) ______________________.

I’m very proud of my dedicated lawyers, our in-house lawyers, and all my colleagues who have been (Q7) _______________________ during this tough time.

Lastly, to my family, to my friends, to everyone who provided (Q8) __________________ for me all along the way. Thank you.

Over the past three years, my life has been turned upside down. It was (Q9) ___________________ for me as a mother, a wife, and a company executive. But I believe every cloud has a silver lining. It really was (Q10) _______________________ in my life. I will never forget all the good wishes I’ve received from people around the world. As the saying goes, the greater the difficulty, the greater the growth.

Once again, thank you so much.

KEY

Read the passage. Then listen to the speech and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Thank you all.

Firstly, I’d like to thank the honorable Associate Chief Justice Holmes for her (Q1) fairness in the whole legal proceedings.

I also appreciate the Crown for their (Q2) professionalism and the Canadian government for upholding the rule of law.

Many thanks to the sheriffs for their (Q3) hard work.

I’m also grateful to Canadian people and the media friends for your (Q4) tolerance. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

I would like to express my (Q5) sincere gratitude to the Chinese Embassy to Canada for their (Q6) consistent support.

I’m very proud of my dedicated lawyers, our in-house lawyers, and all my colleagues who have been (Q7) striving forward during this tough time.

Lastly, to my family, to my friends, to everyone who provided (Q8) care and help for me all along the way. Thank you.

Over the past three years, my life has been turned upside down. It was (Q9) a disruptive time for me as a mother, a wife, and a company executive. But I believe every cloud has a silver lining. It really was (Q10) an invaluable experience in my life. I will never forget all the good wishes I’ve received from people around the world. As the saying goes, the greater the difficulty, the greater the growth.

Once again, thank you so much.

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