大英图书馆英文演讲(3)

在大英图书馆举办的答谢“中国之窗”赠书项目招待会上的讲话驻英国大使刘晓明

knowledge and progress. As ambassador, I see it as an important part of my mission to strengthen

knowledge and understanding between China and my host countries, an inherent part of which is to facilitate exchanges and cooperation between libraries.

我很高兴地得知大英图书馆和中国国家图书馆保持着长期良好合作关系。双方的交流与互访非常密切，去年下半年，布林德利馆长应邀参加了中国国家图书馆百年馆庆纪念活动。谈到两馆合作，不能不提及“国际敦煌项目”。由于我曾在甘肃担任省长助理，对敦煌有着特殊的感情。敦煌文献是人类文明的珍贵遗产，它不仅属于中国，也属于世界。两馆合作9年来，将敦煌文献数字化，不仅推动了文献保护修复与研究的国际合作，而且也是对世界文献研究的一大贡献。 When I was Ambassador to Egypt, I visited the

Library of Alexandria many times, which is known as the sun of the civilized world. I have also worked to bring an exhibition of Chinese Characters to the library. During my ambassadorship in the DPRK, I donated books to the Korean national library on behalf of the Chinese Government. Here as

Ambassador to the UK, I am even more enthusiastic