但另一方面，这也正是我们的技能所在---高增加值，高技能，知识密集产业。因此我们也有举得机遇来创造利润---随着中国向外拓展，寻求新的市场，寻找新的技能---我们提供独有的技能和知识就很明显了。

We are the best place in Europe to do business. This is not just rhetoric. The statistics prove it. We attract almost a quarter of all investment into the EU, twice as much from the US as our closest European competitor, and around 40% of all Japanese investment in Europe.

我们位处欧洲商业的最好地段。这不是在自夸，有数据可以证明。我们吸引了欧盟投资的近四分之一，是我们欧洲其他竞争者从美国拉拢投资的两倍，占日本投资欧洲的40%。

There are three main strengths Britain has to offer inward investors;

英国对内投资者有一下三大优势：

First, macro-economic stability—the crucial foundation for business success. We have the lowest inflation and interest rates in 40 years. In 2001, we experienced the fastest growth in the G713.

首先，宏观经济稳定---商业成功的重要基础。我们40年来通货膨胀和利率最低。2001年，我们是西方7大工业国增长最快的国家。

Second, our position in the EU—providing an excellent gateway into Europe. The EU already offers a customer base of almost 400 million. After enlargement, this will be almost 500 million.

第二，我们在欧盟的位置---为进入欧洲提供了便利。欧盟已经提供了近4亿的客户群，进一步发展后，这一数字将会接近5亿。

Third, British scientists, innovators, managers and leaders are the best in the world. With 1 % of the world's population, we fund 5% of the world's science produce 8% of all the world's scientific papers, and get 9% of scientific citations.

第三，英国科学家，发明家，管理人和领导是世界最好的。虽只有世界1%的人口，我们却又世界科技5%的基金，产生世界8%的科研成果，并拿到9%的科学奖。

Our skills in research, software, marketing and design are the best in the world. And we are well ahead in areas like mobile communications and digital TV and in areas like semiconductor design. All areas are strongly represented here today.

我们在研究，软件，市场和设计方面的能力是世界最好的，我们在移动通讯，数码电视和半导体设计方面也处于领先地位。所有方面如今都卓有成效。

And it is these skills which I know are particularly relevant to you—because these are the skills that are driving the new information and communication technology industries. And Britain really is excelling in them, which is why world leaders such as Intel, CISCO and Exodux have all invested in Britain- Bill Gates has called the UK "the best place in the world to do E-business".

我们拥有的这些能力正与你们相关---因为这些是推动新信息和通讯技术行业的技能，英国在这一方面出类拔萃，这就是为什么像因特尔，CISCO和Exodux这些企业的领导都会再英国投资的原因。比尔?盖茨将英国称为“世界上做电子商务的最好位置”。

Ralph Averbuch, UK producer of Yahoo, has called the UK "… by far the most I mature on-line market in Europe". We have the most developed and largest market in ICT in Europe—one of the most connected economies in the world. We transact more than ￡ 57 billion worth of sales over the Internet. This is on a par wide the USA and Canada—and way ahead of countries like Germany and Sweden.

雅虎英国生产商拉尔夫.阿费尔布赫称英国为“迄今为止欧洲最成熟的在线市场”。我们有欧洲最发达最大的信息与通讯市场---世界上最紧密的经济体之翼。我们网络交易额超过570亿英镑，与美国和英国不相上下---远远超过德国，瑞士等。