胡平华女士在2010年伦敦时装周“时尚深圳”活动上的讲话（汉英对照）

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2010年9月17日

17 September 2010

深圳服装行业协会沈永芳秘书长，

深圳市科技工贸和信息化委员会陆建副主任，

各位来宾，女士们、先生们：

Madam Shen Yongfang,

Mr Lu Jian,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

　　很高兴出席伦敦时装周“时尚深圳”活动。我谨代表刘晓明大使对深圳市代表团表示热烈欢迎，并对此次“时尚深圳”活动的举办表示衷心祝贺！

It is my great pleasure to attend the Fashion Shenzhen event as part of the London Fashion Week. On behalf of my husband Ambassador Liu Xiaoming, I wish to warmly welcome the delegation from Shenzhen and offer my congratulations on the Fashion Shenzhen event.

伦敦是世界知名时尚之都，据设在纽约的“全球语言观察”（GLM）组织今年8月的最新排名，伦敦全球排名第三。伦敦时装周则是世界四大时装周之一，以多元化及充满活力和创造力著称,被称为最具创意、最不媚俗的时装周,亦被称为新锐设计师的摇篮。今年是深圳连续第三次组团参加伦敦时尚周，我认为“时尚深圳”这一活动具有多重意义。

London was listed in August as the world’s number three fashion capital by the New York-based Global Language Monitor. As one of the “big four” fashion weeks in the world, the London Fashion Week is famous for its diversity and creativity, and for being a cradle for promising young designers. This is the third year for Shenzhen to join the London Fashion Week. I believe Shenzhen’s participation is important in many ways.

第一，深圳就是“创新”、“创意”的代名词。众所周知，深圳是中国改革开放的先驱和样板。就在本月初，深圳刚刚庆祝了特区成立30周年。经过30年的不懈努力，深圳从一个边陲小镇发展成为一座现代化大城市，创造了世界工业化、现代化、城市化发展史上的奇迹。深圳的发展得益于创新与突破，而这正是时尚的要义和灵魂。

First, Shenzhen is a known for its innovative capacity. It is a fore-runner of China’s reform and opening-up. It just celebrated the 30th year of its Special Economic Zone status earlier this month. People talk about the Shenzhen Miracle, as it was transformed from a fishing village to a modern big city in just 30 years time. Bold innovation has made this miracle possible, the same innovation that is crucial to the fashion industry.

　　第二，深圳是中国时尚创意产业的前沿城市。深圳时装业总体研发、设计水平在中国国内居领先地位，2009年实现产值约130亿英镑，其中50%为出口。当前，深圳正力争打造中国乃至国际性的“时尚创意之都”。通过参加国际知名时装周，深圳既可展现自身时装产业发展水平，更可了解英国市场和世界时尚风潮。

Secondly, Shenzhen leads the fashion and creative industries in China, in terms of research, development and design, with an output value of 13 billion pounds in 2009, half of which came from export. Shenzhen is now working hard to build itself into a fashion and creative capital not just in China but also in the world. Joining top international fashion weeks can help Shenzhen to showcase its fashion industry and learn more about UK and global market trends.

　　第三，时装是展示中华文化的一个重要元素。时装不仅是形和款，更是民族风韵和文化精神的体现。深圳举办此次时尚活动，既可向英国观众介绍具有深厚积淀的中国文化，又可展现当代中国人的精神风貌。

Thirdly, fashion is an important window on the Chinese culture. It is not just about fabric or style. It also embodies a nation’s culture. Today’s event is a good opportunity to introduce to the British public the rich and splendid Chinese culture and the modern spirit of China. It helps the fashion industries of the two countries to forge closer links.

　　总之，伦敦时装周“时尚深圳”活动一举多得，不仅是两国时装产业的一次交流活动，更是中英两国文化的一次近距离接触；不仅有利于促进中国时装产业由“中国制造”向“中国设计”和“中国创造”转化发展，也有利增进中英两国人民的相互认知和了解。

This event is also part of China’s drive to go from “made in China” to “designed in China” and to “created in China” in the fashion industry. This will also contribute to greater mutual understanding and friendship between our two peoples.

最后，我预祝此次活动取得圆满成功。祝大家度过一个轻松愉快、赏心悦目的夜晚！

To conclude, I wish the event a complete success and wish all of you an enjoyable evening.

谢谢。

Thank you.