2015年CRI 英国举办中国文化节 中国艺术团耀眼

 

The China Culture Season in the UK has been opened by a number of performances, among which is a Chinese version of Shakespeare's play Richard III, the signature production of the National Theatre of China.

Catherine Mallyon is the Executive Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK.

"I think it's important that we've got this two-way exchange so that we can take our works to China and we see different Chinese types of theatre, performance, dance all over here in the UK. I think there's something very important about telling each other our stories through the way we do that at home."

At the upcoming Edinburgh Festival, British audiences will be able to see musical performances by prominent Chinese pianist Lang Lang and Wang Yujia.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Band will also be performing at the Festival in Scotland.

In addition to arts performances, the China Culture Season will also include Chinese designs on display at London Fashion Week.

A Design Forum¹ will also be held at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

Xiang Xiaowei, cultural counselor² with the Chinese embassy in the UK says both sides want to focus on creativity.

"The UK has a mature and strong network to support the development of its creative industry, including their expertise³ in marketing⁴, their rich stock of talent and their up-to-date technologies. In China, the creative industry is also growing fast and has become one of the driving forces of our economic reforms."

The cultural counselor also says he believes the China-UK Year of Cultural Exchange is a testimony⁵ to the thriving relationship between the two countries.

"We will be welcoming a state visit by President Xi Jinping's in October. In September, Chinese Vice⁶ Premier⁷ Liu Yandong will be attend the High Level UK-China People to People Dialogue in London. These high level exchanges show that bilateral⁸ ties between China and the UK are entering a close and pragmatic phase."

2015 was designated as the China-UK Year of Cultural Exchange in a joint⁹ statement by the two governments last year as part of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit the UK.

The first half this year was the UK Culture Season in China.

For CRI, I'm Duan Xuelian in London.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

3 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

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 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。