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新春晚會塔州州長
Honourable David Bartlett MP的致詞〔全文〕
2010年2月14日
感謝諸位來賓：
首先，我希望對您神聖的 王大師表示感謝，也希望代表所有來賓，感謝您仁慈的邀請。
我也希望承認我在國會的同事，反對黨領袖榮譽的Will Hodgman及他的太太；塔州綠黨領袖Nick McKim；我的同事和朋友Lisa Singh；以及多位市長和貴賓們。感謝您們在這美好的晚上與我們一起。
今天是一個特別的日子。一個被許多不同的慶祝作為特征。當然今天也是情人節，可以說今天是一個典型的、被神聖化的對愛的慶祝日。
今天Larissa和我很興奮地能夠去意大利的俱樂部慶祝聖Carlos Borromeo的節日。而今天晚上，又能夠慶祝中國新年，說“恭喜發財”。
我跟陸克文不同的是，這是我會講的唯一的一句中國話：“恭喜發財”。
我相信我的國會同事也會同意，能夠在塔州融和那麼多的文化、包容那麼多的文化傳統和慶祝那麼多的喜慶節日、凝聚那麼多的歷史文化和那麼多的愛、共同分享著希望和志向，在和諧的共同前進，的確是感受到特別幸福的。
因為，很當然的，除了我們這塊土地的傳統擁有者之外（而我們今晚聚集在他們土地上），我們都是新來到這裡的，我們各有自已的歷史、傳統、希望和志向。
今天晚上就是很美好的慶祝中國新年的新春晚會，而在這裡慶祝中國新年的過程之中，根據我們四萬年的歷史延續和文化傳統，也形成了塔州的慶祝歷史和文化傳統。
謝謝各位。
Thank you.
Can I firstly acknowledge Your Holiness Master Wang and thank you on behalf of everyone here for your kind invitation. I also acknowledge my parliamentary colleagues, the Honourable Will Hodgman and his wife Nicola, leader of the Opposition; Nick McKim, leader of the Tasmanian Greens; my friend and colleague, Lisa Singh; and many Mayors, distinguished guests, all of whom you are. Thank you very much for joining us on this lovely evening.
Today is a special day. A special day marked by so many different celebrations. Of course it is Valentine’s Day, perhaps a typically Anglified, if you like, celebration of love. Earlier today Larissa and I were thrilled to be at the Italian club to celebrate the Festival of St Carlos Borromeo. And tonight, of course we are here to celebrate Chinese New Year, and say “Gong Hay Fat Choy”. Unlike Kevin Rudd, that is the only Mandarin that I know.
Isn’t it a special thing for all of us in Tasmania, and I know my parliamentary colleagues will agree, it is a special thing for us in Tasmania to be able to celebrate and embrace so many cultures, so many traditions, so much history, and so much love, hope and aspiration going forward. Because of course, we are all, except for the traditional owners of our land, on which we are meeting tonight, we are all new arrivals here, and we all bring with us our own histories and traditions and hopes and aspirations.
It is a magnificent evening tonight to be able to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and in doing so, celebrate all those histories and traditions that make up Tasmania, built upon the 40,000 years of history and tradition that has come before us.
Thank you.