中国国家主席习近平致电哀悼卡斯特罗逝世

 　　Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, after Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro passed away late Friday at the age of 90.

　　在古巴革命领袖菲德尔·卡斯特罗上周五晚于90岁高龄去世后，中国国家主席向古巴总统劳尔·卡斯特罗送达了唁电。

　　In the message sent to Raul Castro, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, offered his deepest condolences on the death of Fidel Castro and sincerest sympathy to his family.

　　在向古巴共产党中央委员会第一书记、国务委员会主席兼部长会议主席劳尔·卡斯特罗发送的这份唁电中，中国共产党中央委员会总书记习近平向菲德尔·卡斯特罗的逝世表示最沉痛的哀悼，向其家属致以最诚挚的慰问。

　　The English translated version of the message is as follows.

　　唁电全文英文翻译如下：

　　中国国家主席习近平致电哀悼卡斯特罗逝世

　　Distressed¹ to learn of the passing away of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, I, in the name of the CPC, the Chinese government and people and in my own name, express my deepest condolences to you and through you to the Communist Party of Cuba, the Cuban government and people, and my sincerest sympathy to Fidel Castro's family.

　　惊悉古巴革命领导人菲德尔·卡斯特罗同志不幸逝世，我谨代表中国共产党、政府、人民，并以我个人的名义，向你并通过你向古巴共产党、政府、人民，对菲德尔·卡斯特罗同志的逝世表示最沉痛的哀悼，向其家属致以最诚挚的慰问。

　　Fidel Castro, founder² of the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuba's socialist³ cause, is a great leader of the Cuban people. He has devoted⁴ all his life to Cuban people's great cause of struggling for national liberation, safeguarding state sovereignty and building socialism.

　　菲德尔·卡斯特罗同志是古巴共产党和古巴社会主义事业的缔造者，是古巴人民的伟大领袖。他把毕生精力献给了古巴人民争取民族解放、维护国家主权、建设社会主义的壮丽事业。

　　He has made immortal⁵ historic contributions to the Cuban people and to the world socialism development. Comrade Fidel Castro is a great figure of our times and will be remembered by history and people.

　　他为古巴人民建立了不朽的历史功勋，也为世界社会主义发展建立了不朽的历史功勋。菲德尔·卡斯特罗同志是我们这个时代的伟大人物，历史和人民将记住他。

　　I met with Comrade Fidel Castro many times and held in-depth conversations with him. His real knowledge and deep insight inspired me as his voice and expression live in my memory. Both I and the Chinese people miss him deeply.

　　我多次同菲德尔·卡斯特罗同志见面，促膝畅谈，他的真知灼见令我深受启发，他的音容笑貌犹在眼前。我深深怀念他，中国人民深深怀念他。

　　Comrade Fidel Castro, who dedicated⁶ his life to the friendship between China and Cuba, paid close attention to and spoke⁷ highly of China's development.

　　菲德尔·卡斯特罗同志生前致力于中古友好，密切关注和高度评价中国发展进程。

　　As a result of his care and support, Cuba became the first Latin American country to establish diplomatic ties with China in 1960. Since then, the two countries have witnessed profound development of bilateral⁸ ties, fruitful results of cooperation in a wide range of areas and deepening friendship between the two peoples, thanks to Comrade Fidel Castro's solicitude⁹ and painstaking¹⁰ efforts.

　　在他亲自关心和支持下，古巴成为第一个同新中国建交的拉美国家。建交56年来，中古关系长足发展，各领域务实合作成果丰硕，两国人民友谊与日俱增，这都与菲德尔·卡斯特罗同志的关怀和心血密不可分。

　　The death of Comrade Fidel Castro is a great loss to the Cuban and Latin American people. The Cuban and Latin American people lost an excellent son, and the Chinese people lost a close comrade and sincere friend. His glorious image and great achievements will go down in history.

　　菲德尔·卡斯特罗同志的逝世是古巴和拉美人民的重大损失，不仅使古巴和拉美人民失去了一位优秀儿子，也使中国人民失去了一位亲密的同志和真诚的朋友。他的光辉形象和伟大业绩将永载史册。

　　I believe that under the strong leadership of Comrade Raul Castro, the Communist Party of Cuba, the Cuban government and its people will carry on the unfinished lifework of Comrade Fidel Castro, turn sorrow into strength and keep making new achievements in the cause of socialist construction.

　　我相信，在主席同志坚强领导下，古巴党、政府、人民必将继承菲德尔·卡斯特罗同志的遗志，化悲痛为力量，在社会主义建设事业中不断取得新的成绩。

　　The friendship between two parties, the two countries and the two peoples will definitely be consolidated¹¹ and further developed.

　　中古两党、两国、两国人民友谊必将得到巩固和发展。

　　The great Comrade Fidel Castro will be forever remembered.

　　伟大的菲德尔·卡斯特罗同志永垂不朽！

1 distressed   

痛苦的

参考例句：

• He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
• The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

4 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

5 immortal   

adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的

参考例句：

• The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
• The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

6 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

9 solicitude   

n.焦虑

参考例句：

• Your solicitude was a great consolation to me.你对我的关怀给了我莫大的安慰。
• He is full of tender solicitude towards my sister.他对我妹妹满心牵挂。

10 painstaking   

adj.苦干的；艰苦的，费力的，刻苦的

参考例句：

• She is not very clever but she is painstaking.她并不很聪明，但肯下苦功夫。
• Through years of our painstaking efforts,we have at last achieved what we have today.大家经过多少年的努力，才取得今天的成绩。

11 consolidated   

a.联合的

参考例句：

• With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director. 他新执导的影片巩固了他作为全国最佳导演的地位。
• Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank. 那两家银行已合并成一家大银行。