“Let me begin by/please allow me to begin by, on behalf of sb, extending my welcome to sb, expressing my thanks to sb for sth and offering my congratulations to sb on sth.”
在这里要特别强调的是介词的使用,一定不要弄混,动词的话express和extend可以互换,但是说“祝贺”的时候都是用“offer”做动词,感谢某人做某事一定不要把介词弄混了,是“to sb for sth”。
例子:
女士们、先生们、亲爱的朋友们:
首先,请允许我代表武汉市政府和江城670万向来自全世界和全国的各地专家表示热烈的欢迎。
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends:
Please allow me to begin by, on behalf of the Wuhan Municipal Government and 6.7 million Wuhan residents, extending my warm welcome to experts from home and abraod.
英文公式2:
As we are meeting here together today for ~meeting, I wish to, on behalf of sb, extend(同上)
As friends from member states of APEC meet together here today for the Fifth APEC Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting themed by "Developing Human Resources, Vigorously Promoting Employment and Realizing Inclusive Growth, I wish to begin by, on behalf or the Chinese government and the Chinese people, offering my congratulations on the opening of this meeting and extending my sincere welcome to all delegates present here.
2. 金秋十月,北京气候宜人,中国国际投资贸易论坛今天在这里隆重召开了,我很高兴能够应邀出席本次论坛,首先我仅代表中华人民共和国商务部向远道而来的国内外朋友表示热烈的欢迎和中心的谢! As we are meeting here together for the Chinese International Trade and Investment Forum in Beijing at this golden October time , I feel delighted to begin by, on behalf of the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, extending my warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to friends from home and abroad.