国际英文演讲高手带翻译 chapter3-3

　　Receiving An Award
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. president and all the distinguished¹ guests:
I can not believe that I have been selected as the advanced employee of the year. When I was informed of my nomination², I couldn't believe my ears. I am still not sure if I really deserve this honor, because I know many of my colleagues work even harder than I do. I want to take this opportunity to thank them all and share with them the pleasure and honor I receiving this award.
Thank you very much and I will try my best to contribute the further growth of our company.

1 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

2 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。