西藏副主席在第二届西藏发展论坛的致辞

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　　口译资料：西藏副主席在第二届西藏发展论坛的致辞(中英对照)
        　　西藏的发展进程与发展前景
        　　——在第二届西藏发展论坛的致辞
        　　中国西藏自治区副主席 多托
        　　意大利，2009年10月22日
        　　The Process and Prospect of the Development of Tibet
        　　—Speech at the 2nd Forum on the Development of Tibet, China
        　　Duotuo, Vice President of Tibet Autonomous Region
        　　Rome, Italy, October 22, 2009
        　　尊敬的女士们，先生们，朋友们：　
        　　Honorable Ladies, gentlemen and friends:
        　　首先非常感谢意中基金会的热情接待。意大利是世界文明古国之一，能够访问美丽的意大利，并在这里举办“中国西藏发展论坛”，我感到十分高兴。
        　　First, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the entertainment by the Italian-Sino Foundation. Italy is one of the ancient civilizations in the world, and I am very pleased to be able to pay a visit to this beautiful country and hold the “China Tibetan Development Forum”.
        　　西藏是一个神奇而又令人向往的地方，其独特的自然风光、悠久的历史、灿烂的文化倍受世界关注。西藏的发展也同样如此。借此机会，我愿意就西藏发展进程以及发展前景问题，向各位朋友做一个介绍。
        　　This is a wonderful attractive place, and it has attracted much attention of the world with its unique natural scene, long history and splendid culture. So it is with the development of Tibet. Here I would like to take a chance of this occasion to introduce to you, my friends in the presence, the development process and prospect of Tibet.
        　　一、发展进程——实现了两大跨越
        　　1. Development Process—Two Strides Have Been Made
        　　今年是中华人民共和国成立60周年，也是西藏民主改革50周年。回顾西藏50年的发展进程，总结起来，就是实现了两大历史性跨越。
        　　This year marks both the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China and the 50th anniversary of democratic reform of Tibet. As for the process of 50 years development of Tibet, it has made two historic strides, if in summary.
        　　第一个跨越，社会制度实现了历史性跨越。50年前的西藏仍处于政教合一，僧侣、贵族和官家专政的封建农奴制社会，被称作“西藏通”的英国人查尔斯?贝尔在他的《十三世达赖喇嘛传》中这样写道：“你从欧洲和美洲来到西藏，就会被带回到几百年前，看到一个仍处在封建时代的地方。”占总人口不足5%的农奴主占有几乎全部生产资料，而占人口95%以上的农奴和奴隶则一无所有，更谈不上什么人权。当时在农奴中流传着这样的话：“能带走的只有自己的身影，能留下的只有自己的脚印。”
        　　The first stride is the great change of its social systems. The Tibet 50 years ago was still a society in a feudal serf system, which was a unity of politics and religions, and a regime ruled by priests, nobles and feudal officials. Charles Bell, a Briton known as an “old Tibet hand”, described Tibet in his Portrait of a Dalai Lama: The Life and Times of the Great Thirteenth as such, “A trip from Europe and America to Tibet will bring you back to hundreds of years ago, to a place still in a feudal age.” The owners of serfs, less than 5% of the whole population, possessed almost all the productive resources, and serfs and slaves who numbered more than 95% of the population had nothing at all, let alone any human rights. So there went a saying among serfs at that time: “The only thing that can be carried is one’s shadow, and the only thing that can be left is one’s footsteps”.