It’s good to meet you.

　　很高兴见到你。

　　A Hello, Mr Chan. It’s good to meet you.

　　A 你好，陈先生。很高兴见到你。

　　B And you. I’m really pleased you could make it.

　　B 你好。 我很高兴你最终能来。

　　A Well, it’s great to be here in Beijing. The city has a real buzz.

　　A 嗯，到北京来非常高心。这个城市真是热火朝天。

　　B Yes, these are exciting times. Lots of change.

　　B 是的，现在是非常热闹的时候。发生了很多变化。

　　A And the Olympics are coming. I think Beijing is a very cool city at the moment.

　　A 奥林匹克运动会即将召开了。我想目前的北京是个非常酷的城市。

　　B Thanks. We all hope the Olympics will be a great success for Beijing and China.

　　B 谢谢。我们都希望中国和北京成功地举行奥林匹克运动会。

　　Notes注释

　　1 The colloquial phrase buzz / buzz is often used to describe places that are exciting and full of activity and energy,e.g. There is a real buzz about Beijing these days / There is a real buzz about Beijing these days. There’s a real buzz about Houhai at the weekends / There’s a real buzz about Houhai at the weekends.

　　口语化的词buzz /热闹的经常用来描述某个热闹的、充满活力、举行很多活动的地方。例如：There is a real buzz about Beijing these days /这些自己北京一直热火朝天。 There’s a real buzz about Houhai at the weekends /每到周末后海总是热闹非凡。

　　2 You can use hope / hope to express a strong wish about something, e.g.We hope the Olympics are a great success / We hope the Olympics are a great success;I hope it’s sunny weather at the weekend / I hope it’s sunny weather at the weekend.

　　你可以用hope /希望来表示对某事的强烈愿望。例如：We hope the Olympics are a great success /我们希望奥运会圆满成功;I hope it’s sunny weather at the weekend /我希望周末天气晴朗。

Key phrases and sentences   Hello, Mr Chan.  It’s good to meet you. And you.  I’m really pleased you could make it. Well, it’s great to be here in Beijing.  The city has a real buzz. Yes, these are exciting times.  Lots of change. And the Olympics coming.  I think Beijing is a very cool city at the moment. Thanks.  We all hope the Olympics will be a great success for Beijing and China.

重要的短语和句子   你好，陈先生。很高兴见到你。 我很高兴你最终能来。 嗯，到北京来非常高心。 这个城市真是热火朝天 是的，现在是非常热闹的时候。 发生了很多变化。 奥林匹克运动会即将召开了。 我想目前的北京是个非常酷的城市。。 谢谢。我们都希望中国和北京成功地举行奥林匹克运动会。