译文赏析

The full name of the Fair is The Export Commodities Fair. It was inaugurated in 1957 and has since been held twice a year in Guangzhou, regularly in spring and autumn.

As more and more people come to visit the Fair, not only from West Europe, the U.S., Japan, Hongkong and Macao, where economies are highly developed, but also from the East European countries, Africa, Latin America, Taiwan, etc., the Fair has greatly promoted our trade and cooperation with various countries and regions of the world.

Over the years, state heads of many countries have visited the Fair on different stages of its development, and almost every session is visited by many international organizations, or well known figures from the business world of different countries and regions. The experience of the Fair’s 50 years clearly shows that the Guangzhou Trade Fair conforms to the reality of China’s foreign trade, and, having the Chinese unique features, it is an effective form by which China conducts her foreign trade.

 Notes:

(1) The Export Commodities Fair中国出口商品交易会

a. The Export Commodities Fair was inaugurated yesterday. 
出口商品交易会昨天开幕了.

(2) inaugurate v.创办

a.~ sb (as sth) to introduce a new public official or leader at a special ceremony 为(某人)举行就职典礼

[动词 + 名词短语 + 名词短语]
He will be inaugurated (as) President in January.
他将于一月份就任总统。
b.[动词 + 名词短语] to officially open a building or start an organization with a special ceremony 为…举行落成仪式(或创建仪式)

The new theatre was inaugurated by the mayor.
新落成的剧院由市长主持了开幕典礼。
c.[动词 + 名词短语](formal) to introduce a new development or an important change 引进;开创;开始

The moon landing inaugurated a new era in space exploration.
登陆月球开创了太空探索的新纪元。

(3) 促进 v.promote

[动词 + 名词短语]
a.to help sth to happen or develop 促进;推动

a campaign to promote awareness of environmental issues
提高环保意识的运动
b.~ sth (as sth) to help sell a product, service, etc. or make it more popular by advertising it or offering it at a special price 促销;推销

The band has gone on tour to promote their new album.
这个乐队已开始巡回宣传他们的新唱片。
c.~ sb (from sth) (to sth) [常用被动态] to move sb to a higher rank or more senior job 提升;晋升

She worked hard and was soon promoted.
她工作勤奋,不久就得到提升了。

 (4) conform to 符合

a. Taxis must conform to the rigorous standards laid down by the police. 
出租车必须遵守警方的严格规定。
b. Like most "peacetime wars" it did not conform to preconceived ideas. 
如同大多数“和平时代的战争”一样,这与我们的预想不同。
c. Does your electric blanket conform to BS 3456? 
你们的电热毯达到英国的3456标准了吗?   

参考译文:

广交会的全名是中国出口商品交易会。从1957年开始创办,每年春、秋两季定期举办。

在广交会上,不仅有西欧、美加、日本等发达地区和国家的客商,还有东欧、非洲、拉美、台湾等地区和国家的客商,大大促进了我国同世界各国、各地区的贸易和合作关系。

世界上有不少国家元首都曾参观过广交会。几乎每届交易会都有一些国际组织和一些国家政界、贸易界知名人士到会参观。广交会50多年的历程表明它是有中国特色、符合中国对外贸易实际的,是中国同世界各国、各地区进行贸易行之有效的方式。