英國國王查爾斯三世 | 2024年日本皇室訪英晚宴致辭

Your Majesties,天皇和皇后陛下，
My wife and I are so delighted to be able to welcome you to Buckingham Palace this evening. EI-KOKU NI O-KAERI NASAI. [Welcome back to Britain].我和我的妻子非常高興今晚能在白金漢宮迎接你們。歡迎回到英國。
Your Majesties, ours is a partnership with deep roots. For over four hundred years, our nations have inspired each other, learning from each other’s experience and enriching our industries, cuisines and cultures with elements borrowed and shared. Even our hobbies have shared roots; for it was English climbers like Walter Weston in the late nineteenth century, enraptured by the Japanese landscapes they encountered, who helped to introduce recreational mountain climbing in Japan. This is a passion which so many British and Japanese now have in common - not least, at an individual level, Your Majesty and myself!天皇和皇后陛下，我們兩國的伙伴關(guān)系根深蒂固。四百多年來，我們兩國相互啟發(fā)，相互學(xué)習(xí)，借鑒和分享彼此的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，豐富了我們的工業(yè)、美食和文化。就連我們的愛好也有著共同的根源；十九世紀(jì)末，沃爾特·韋斯頓等英國登山愛好者被日本風(fēng)景所吸引，幫助日本引進(jìn)了休閑登山運(yùn)動?，F(xiàn)在，許多英國人和日本人，天皇陛下和我在個人層面上，都有這種共同的愛好！
At the core of our partnership is a close friendship; one based on a mutual understanding of the importance of international rules and global institutions, forged from the lessons of history, including its darkest years. Today, as we face a world in which these principles are ever more challenged, our shared values of freedom, democracy and the rule of law are more important than ever.我們伙伴關(guān)系的核心是親密的友誼；這種友誼建立在對國際規(guī)則和全球機(jī)構(gòu)重要性的相互理解之上，這種理解是從歷史的教訓(xùn)，包括最黑暗歲月中形成的。今天，當(dāng)我們面對一個這些原則日益受到挑戰(zhàn)的世界時，我們共同的自由、民主和法治價值觀比以往任何時候都更加重要。
Our partnership is also one that continues to grow and flourish, to put out new shoots and branches. We share a bond which sets us apart from so many others, being both island nations whose advancement has relied particularly on our ability to adapt and to create new solutions for society through the power of collaboration and innovation. Indeed, I believe that our people also share an understanding of how tradition and innovation can work together to strengthen each other and the future we work towards.我們的伙伴關(guān)系也在不斷發(fā)展壯大，不斷抽枝發(fā)芽。我們都是島國，其發(fā)展尤其依賴于我們的適應(yīng)能力，以及通過合作和創(chuàng)新力量為社會創(chuàng)造新的解決方案的能力。事實(shí)上，我相信我們兩國人民也都明白傳統(tǒng)與創(chuàng)新可以相互促進(jìn)，共同邁向未來。
I saw something of this on my first visit to Japan in 1970 when I toured the first Japanese World Expo in Osaka. As a twenty-one-year-old, the innovations I saw left me with a lasting impression of the power of blending the traditions of Eastern and Western civilisations, together with progress in science and technology for the benefit of all.1970年，我第一次訪問日本時，參觀了在大阪舉辦的第一屆日本世博會。作為一個21歲的年輕人，我看到了創(chuàng)新給我留下的深刻印象，即東西方文明的傳統(tǒng)與科技進(jìn)步的融合能夠造福于所有人。
My four further visits to Japan since then, and my engagements with your people and companies over the years, lead me to believe that the impressive links forged between our economies and our businesses have built on those same ideals. Over the last fifty years, Japanese investors have made an enormous contribution to the economy of the United Kingdom. Our country has provided a home where I am proud to say these businesses have thrived, while growing numbers of British businesses have been welcomed into Japan.此后，我對日本進(jìn)行了四次訪問，多年來與貴國人民和公司的接觸使我相信，我們兩國經(jīng)濟(jì)和企業(yè)之間建立的令人印象深刻的聯(lián)系也是建立在共同理想之上的。過去五十年來，日本投資者為英國經(jīng)濟(jì)做出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)。我可以自豪地說，我國為這些企業(yè)提供了一個蓬勃發(fā)展的家園，而越來越多的英國企業(yè)也受到了日本的歡迎。
Our talented scientists are also working together on research and technology to help address some of the most pressing challenges that face our planet. The seriousness and urgency of the climate and Nature crises we face cannot be overstated; our generation owes it to those who follow to face it with vigour, determination and creativity. Against the history of deep traditional respect for Nature in both of our cultures, the private sector has a key role to play.我們才華橫溢的科學(xué)家們也在共同研究和開發(fā)技術(shù)，以幫助解決地球面臨的一些最緊迫的挑戰(zhàn)。我們所面臨的氣候和自然危機(jī)的嚴(yán)重性和緊迫性無論怎樣強(qiáng)調(diào)都不為過；我們這一代人有責(zé)任以活力、決心和創(chuàng)造力面對它。在我們兩國文化中都有尊重自然的深厚傳統(tǒng)，私營部門在這方面可以發(fā)揮關(guān)鍵作用。
This is why I am so pleased that both British and Japanese companies are at the forefront of creating practical, bankable initiatives, and British and Japanese researchers, who are working on understanding and protecting the Earth, continue to be honoured through the Blue Planet Prize and the Japan Prize.正因?yàn)槿绱?，我很高興看到英國和日本的公司都站在最前沿，提出切實(shí)可行、可盈利的倡議，而致力于了解和保護(hù)地球的英國和日本研究人員也因獲得“藍(lán)色星球獎”和“日本獎”繼續(xù)受到表彰。
In addition, I know that our two countries are collaborating ever more closely to provide for our shared security. Our Armed Forces are exercising and sharing expertise at great levels, as befits two powers with an enduring commitment to global peace and security. From energy and the environment, to supply chains and semi-conductors; from cyber security and sustainable food supplies to defence industrial collaboration, our governments are working together to provide a stable world for future generations.此外，我們兩國正在更加密切地合作，以保障我們的共同安全。我們的武裝部隊正在進(jìn)行高水平的演習(xí)并分享專業(yè)知識，這與兩個長期致力于全球和平與安全的大國是相稱的。從能源和環(huán)境到供應(yīng)鏈和半導(dǎo)體；從網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全和可持續(xù)食品供應(yīng)到國防工業(yè)合作，我們兩國政府正在共同努力，為子孫后代提供一個穩(wěn)定的世界。
Supporting all these shared endeavours are the enduring ties between our people that transcend geography – and that does not just mean how much we enjoy tea, and talking about the weather!支持所有這些共同事業(yè)的是我們兩國人民之間超越地理的長久紐帶——這不僅僅意味著我們可以喝茶和談?wù)撎鞖猓?/span>
Your Majesties, I had the enormous privilege of addressing the Diet nearly forty years ago. During that address, I expressed my deep hope that our countries would exchange more of our cultures and, by doing so, enrich our creativity. I cannot tell you how encouraged I have been to see the remarkable array of cultural exchange and coproduction between our countries grow ever stronger.天皇和皇后陛下，近四十年前，我曾有幸在國會發(fā)言。在那次講話中，我表達(dá)了我的深切希望，即我們兩國能夠交流更多的文化，并通過這樣做來豐富我們的創(chuàng)造力?？吹轿覀儍蓢g的文化交流和共同制作日益壯大，我感到無比鼓舞。
Just today, one hundred and thirty members of the Royal Opera House were on stage in Japan at the Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, led by Sir Antonio Pappano. And as Studio Ghibli’s animé continue to delight audiences worldwide, with Hayao Miyazaki’s wonderful ‘The Boy and the Heron’ scooping an Oscar earlier this year, the house is full at the London Coliseum this evening for a stage production of ‘Spirited Away’.
就在今天，英國皇家歌劇院130名成員在安東尼奧·帕帕諾爵士的帶領(lǐng)下，登上了日本神奈川縣民音樂廳的舞臺。吉卜力工作室的動畫片持續(xù)為全世界的觀眾帶來歡樂，宮崎駿的精彩作品《男孩與蒼鷺》今年早些時候獲得了奧斯卡獎，今天晚上，倫敦體育館的舞臺劇《千與千尋》座無虛席。
Equally, it has been a pleasure to learn of the British stories behind certain Japanese cultural icons. Perhaps you would allow me to note one particular individual who turns fifty this year, raised in a London suburb with her twin sister, a self-made entrepreneur worth billions of dollars, and a U.N.I.C.E.F. Children’s Ambassador on top of all that. So I can only wish a very happy birthday to… Hello Kitty!
同樣，我也很高興了解到某些日本文化名人背后的英國故事。請允許我提到一個特別的人，她今年五十歲，和她的雙胞胎妹妹一起在倫敦郊區(qū)長大，是一個身價數(shù)十億美元的白手起家的企業(yè)家，而且還是聯(lián)合國兒童基金會的大使。所以我只能祝......Hello Kitty生日快樂！

Ever greater numbers of our young people are living, working and studying in world-class institutions in each other’s countries. We are honoured that so many members of the Imperial Family, including Your Majesties, have chosen to study at British universities. I know from Your Majesty's fascinating record of your experiences at Oxford – as well as my memories of our time spent together at the opera and fly fishing – that these opportunities to spend time abroad create lifelong friendships and memories. I am only sorry to report that I haven’t had any better luck with more recent attempts at fishing – the Pokémon phrase “gotta catch ‘em all” may resonate with my grandchildren, but for me it is, perhaps, aspirational..!
越來越多的年輕人在彼此國家的世界級機(jī)構(gòu)生活、工作和學(xué)習(xí)。我們很榮幸有這么多皇室成員，包括兩位陛下，選擇在英國大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。從陛下對您在牛津大學(xué)的精彩經(jīng)歷，以及我對我們一起看歌劇和釣魚的回憶中，我知道這些在國外度過的機(jī)會創(chuàng)造了一生的友誼和回憶。我很遺憾地告訴您，我最近嘗試釣魚的運(yùn)氣并不好——“要把它們都抓到”這句神奇寶貝的話可能會讓我的孫子們產(chǎn)生共鳴，但對我來說，這也許只是一種愿望.....！
Your Majesties, in 1613, Tokugawa Ieyasu wrote to my forebear, King James I, he said: “Though separated by ten thousand leagues of clouds and waves, our territories are as it were close to each other”. Over four hundred years later, that sentiment remains at the heart of our friendship.
天皇和皇后陛下，1613年，德川家康寫信給我的祖先詹姆士一世國王，他說，“雖然相隔萬里，云海波濤，但我們的領(lǐng)土卻近在咫尺。”四百多年后的今天，這句話依然是我們友誼的核心。
And so, it is with a sense of great affection and optimism that I propose a toast to Your Majesties and the Japanese people, and to the next four hundred years of Japanese-British relations. KAN-PAI! [Cheers!]因此，我懷著深厚的感情和樂觀的態(tài)度，為天皇和皇后以及日本人民干杯，為下一個四百年的日英友誼干杯。