Dearcolleagues
Ladiesandgentlemen
Goodmorning!
亲爱的各界同仁们，女士们，先生们，大家早上好！
IbeginthisaddressbyexpressingmyheartfeltthankstoLanzhouUniversityforinvitingmetospeakonthiswonderfulandhistoricoccasion.Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoextendmywarmestcongratulationstoeveryoneintheroom,onthecampusandbeyondonthisred-letterdaywhichmarksthethanniversaryoftheUniversity.
首先感谢兰州大学邀请我参加此次具有历史意义的盛典。借此良机，我想祝福兰州大学一百一十周年生日快乐，并祝贺在场的每一位来宾，校园中每一位工作人员以及各界兰大校友，节日快乐！
Whatalongandrichhistorythismagnificentinstitutioncanboast,notonlyhereinChinabutallaroundtheworld.Foroveryears,LanzhouUniversityhasnurturedgenerationsofleadersinareasrangingfromphysicsandchemistrytoeconomicsandgeography,frommathematicsandbiologytohistoryandengineering,fromChineseliteraturetobusinessstudies–indeed,ineveryfieldofhumanendeavor.
兰州大学历史悠久，璀璨而辉煌，影响力辐射全球。一百一十年以来，兰州大学培育了一代又一代的行业领导者，遍布化学、物理、经济、地理、生物、历史、工程、中国文学和商业等各个领域，实际上是在人类进步的很多领域，上下求索。
GraduatesandresearchersfromLanzhouUniversityhavecontributedtocountlessspheresoflearning,fromsocialandeconomicdevelopmenttothescientificprogressofthenationasawhole.Inmorerecenttimes,thisdevelopmentandprogresshavebeenrapidandwillbesustained.Ofthat,thereisnodoubt.Chinaissettingtheagendainscienceandengineeringfortheresttheworldtofollow.Letmegoastepfurtherandsaythat,inmanycornersoftheglobe,Chinaisbe