中国驻英国大使刘晓明在48家集团俱乐部“女性破冰者”组织成立仪式上的讲话
2011年6月29日，伦敦新议会大厦
Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Liu Xiaoming at the Launch of the 48 Group Club Women Icebreakers
29 June 2011, Portcullis House
尊敬的各位议员，
尊敬的佩里主席，
“女性破冰者”执委会主席李莉，
女士们、先生们：
My Lords, MPs, Mr Stephen Perry, Ms Lillian Davies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
很高兴出席48家集团俱乐部“女性破冰者”组织成立仪式。我谨致以热烈的祝贺。
I most warmly welcome this initiative of Women Icebreakers by the 48 Group Club. Also I would like to congratulate Ms Lillian Davies, and the Treasurer of the 48 Group Club, Ms Mei Sim Lai. I learned that it is through their efforts we have gathered today a very distinguished group of British women.
I applaud this new initiative that will make a contribution to deepening and strengthening links between China and Britain. In a fast changing world, it becomes ever more challenging to keep pace with levels of understanding between the nations of the world. In turn that means there is an ever increasing need for boosting the work of the 48 Group Club. The spirit of the 48 Group Club's commitment to 'developing positive relations with China' has never been more important.
参加今天这个活动前，我脑子里一直在迸现几个数字。
It may be helpful to share with you my thoughts on this occasion in the context of a few numbers.
