2016年CRI China-Latin America and Caribbean Cultural Exchange Year Kicks Off in Beijing

 

The ceremony for the year-long cultural event was presented jointly¹ by China and over 30 Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Minister of Culture Luo Shugang launched the opening of the event.

"I declare the 2016 China-Latin America and Caribbean Cultural Exchange Year OPEN!"

The gala is entitled "China-LAC Time." Artists from China, Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Brazil and Cuba performed Latin American and Caribbean cultural shows at the event.

The highlight included the Uruguay National Ballet's performance of excerpts² from Don Quixote, with dancers from the National Ballet.

Ballet master Julio Bocca, director of Uruguay National Ballet, spoke³ positively⁴ of the cooperation.

"It's very nice to see the dancers from my company switch partners. They work perfectly⁵. I am happy because they understand each other, and the exchange of styles and feelings."

Last year saw the grand success of the Phantom⁶ of the Opera China tour. The leading Brazilian vocalists Cleto Baccic and Sara Sarres sang a classic from that musical, "All I Ask of You," along with a Chinese song, the Marriage Oath, arousing a long-lasting ovation⁷.

Tango groups from Argentina and Uruguay, as well as a Peru Scissor Dance group showed their skills about the Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity listed by UNESO.

Pianist Lang Lang, the event's image ambassador gave a piano solo during the ceremony.

Ambassador of Mexico Julian Ventura, is very happy to watch the Mexican band's performance of the Chinese song "Why the flowers are so red."

"There is no better way to bring two countries together through people-to-people exchanges. We are hoping through this China-Latin America year of culture, not just Mexico but all the countries of the region will have a strong presence that would be very welcomed by Chinese audiences."

The idea of the activity was proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping when he attended the China-Latin America and the Caribbean Summit at Brasilia in July, 2014.

The Exchange Year will include events throughout 2016, including arts, exhibitions, seminars, films, food festivals, and tourism promotions⁸.

For CRI, I am Chi Huiguang.

1 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

2 excerpts   

n.摘录，摘要( excerpt的名词复数 )；节选（音乐，电影）片段

参考例句：

• Some excerpts from a Renaissance mass are spatchcocked into Gluck's pallid Don Juan music. 一些文艺复光时期的弥撒的选节被不适当地加入到了格鲁克平淡无味的唐璜音乐中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is editing together excerpts of some of his films. 他正在将自己制作的一些电影的片断进行剪辑合成。 来自辞典例句

3 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。

4 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

5 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

6 phantom   

n.幻影，虚位，幽灵；adj.错觉的，幻影的，幽灵的

参考例句：

• I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.我发现自己瞪大眼睛看着她，好像她是一个幽灵。
• He is only a phantom of a king.他只是有名无实的国王。

7 ovation   

n.欢呼，热烈欢迎，热烈鼓掌

参考例句：

• The hero received a great ovation from the crowd. 那位英雄受到人群的热烈欢迎。
• The show won a standing ovation. 这场演出赢得全场起立鼓掌。

8 promotions   

促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传

参考例句：

• All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
• He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。