李克强总理在中国--葡语国家经贸合作论坛发表主旨演讲

 　　Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang said in Macao Tuesday that China is willing to build more substantial economic and trade ties and develop long-term stable and sound partnership² with Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs).

　　国务院总理李克强本周二在澳门表示，中国愿与葡语国家一道共筑更加坚实的经贸关系，发展长期健康稳定的伙伴关系。

　　China and PSCs account for 17% of the global economy and 22% of the world population, and their common interests and need of mutual³ support are increasing, said Li at the opening of the fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum⁴ for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and PSCs.

　　李克强总理在中国--葡语国家经贸合作论坛第五届部长级会议开幕式上称，中国与葡语国家拥有全球17%的经济总量和22%的人口，双方的共同利益在增加，相互需要也在增加。

　　李克强总理在中国--葡语国家经贸合作论坛发表主旨演讲

　　The Belt and Road Initiative highly accords with the development plans of many PSCs, Li said in a keynote speech, noting that both China and PSCs are located along the major international shipping⁵ routes.

　　李克强总理称，由于中国和葡语国家都处在国际航运大动脉上，"一带一路"倡议与许多葡语国家发展规划高度契合。

　　Bilateral⁶ relations between China and PSCs are at the best period in history, said Li, pointing to the fact that trade between the two sides amounted to almost $100b last year.

　　李克强总理指出，去年，中国与葡语国家贸易额接近1000亿美元，目前，双方关系正处于历史上最好时期。

1 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。

2 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

3 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

4 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。

5 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

6 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。