关系恶化sour a relation

　　关系紧张strained/tense/frosty relations

　　互相盛赞对方showered each other with compliments

　　天安门广场昨晨鸣放二十一响礼炮后，江泽民陪同普京踏着红地毡检阅中国三军仪仗队。

　　After a 21-gun salute yesterday morning， Mr Jiang squired Mr Putin along a red-carpet to review a military honour guard in Tiananmen Square.

　　他和巴基斯坦总理谢里夫热烈握手和拥抱。

　　He was greeted with a handshake and embrace from Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

　　在演词、致词中in off-the-cuff remarks

　　两人之间的私下谈话a private tete-a-tete

　　和以前与自己作对的人握手shake hands with his former adversaries

　　政府官邸Governor House

　　军乐队奏起令人振奋的旋律the rousing strains of a military band

　　乘搭首班直通两国的巴士on historic cross-border bus ride

　　马英九九九年三月访港时未有获董建华接见。

　　Mr Ma was not received by Mr Tung during his last visit in March 1999.

　　国歌national anthem

　　盛大庆祝was celebrated with great pomp and ceremony

　　超隆重欢迎a lavish welcome

　　开场白opening statements

　　与某人握手clasped the hand of somebody

　　礼炮鸣放十九响。

　　A 19-gun salute was fired.

　　筹办千人接待会organized 1，000-guest receptions

　　欢迎仪式welcoming ceremony

　　欢迎辞welcoming address

　　（进行）谈判（hold） talks/discussions/negotiations

　　（谈判）不顺利（talks） falter （vi）

　　（谈判）破裂（talks） break down/founder/collapse

　　（谈判）陷入僵局（talks） reach an impasse/is deadlocked

　　1997年签定的停火协议展开了和平之路。

　　A ceasefire agreement in 1997 laid the foundations for peace.

　　大致达成共识reach broad agreement

　　六日来日以继夜的谈判six gruelling days and nights of negotiations

　　分歧收窄narrowing differences

　　分歧扩大widening differences

　　代表团delegation

　　只有透过进一步的接触和沟通，才能达致更良好的关系。

　　A better relationship will only be forged through further contact and dialogue.

　　打破僵局break the deadlock

　　未能在该事取得任何突破failed to snare any breakthroughs on the issue

　　未能达成全面协议。

　　A complete agreement was out of reach.

　　任何问题都能通过友好协商而得到解决。

　　There are no problems that cannot be solved through friendly and open consultations.

　　全体会议plenary session

　　再重新激活以巴和平进程have reinvigorated the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

　　在和谈上没有多大进展have made little headway in peace talks

　　在非常友好和开诚布公的气氛下进行had taken place in an exceedingly cordial and open atmosphere

　　在某方面仍有严重分歧deep differences remain over something

　　作出让步make concessions/concede concessions to somebody

　　作为和日本进行贸易谈判时讨价还价的筹码as a bargaining chip to extract other trade concessions from Tokyo

　　我们可以透过沟通建立互信。

　　We can build mutual trust through communication.

　　决定resolution （n）； She made a resolution to visit her relatives more often.

　　决议resolution （n） （diplomacy）； to pass / adopt / carry a resolution/The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a halt to hostilities./The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.

　　使节envoy； An envoy is someone who is sent to another country as an official representative. An emissary is someone who is sent with an official message or to do special work， often secretly./A special envoy was sent to try to secure the release of the hostages.

　　两方在该处持续一周的和谈快将破裂。

　　The week-old peace talks there between the two sides were near collapse.

　　协调北韩政策的美国前国防部长佩里US Policy Co-ordinator on North Korea William Perry

　　和平进程peace process

　　和解reconciliation （u）（sing）； There seemed little hope of reconciliation between the two superpowers./All our attempts at reconciliation have failed.

　　和解、修好rapprochement

　　和谈peace talks/peace conference

　　坦诚交换意见frank exchange of views

　　保持克制show self-restraint

　　宣布和谈破裂declare the peace process dead

　　宣布单方面停火announced a unilateral ceasefire

　　为以色列和埃及带来和平brought peace to Isreal and Egypt

　　穿梭外交shuttle diplomacy

　　美方贸易代表白茜芙US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky

　　美籍调停员希尔chief US mediator Christopher Hill

　　重新展开谈判reopen dialogue/reopen negotiations/put the talks back on track

　　特使、密使emissary

　　破冰之旅ice-breaking trip

　　破坏和议/谈判scupper/torpedo a peace deal/talks

　　退出六国谈判withdrew from six-nation negotiations

　　高度克制，没有直接向巴基斯坦报复，令人钦佩practicing admirable restraint by not retaliating directly against Pakistan

　　高峰会summit

　　绊脚石stumbling block

　　最后谈判last-ditch negotiation