2000多年前，亚欧大陆上勤劳勇敢的人民，探索出多条连接亚欧非几大文明的贸易和人文交流通路，后人将其统称为“丝绸之路”。

　　More than two millennia ago the diligent and courageous people ofEurasia explored and opened up several routes of trade and cultural exchanges that linked the major civilizations of Asia, Europe and Africa, collectively called the Silk Road by later generations.

　　千百年来，“和平合作、开放包容、互学互鉴、互利共赢”的丝绸之路精神薪火相传，推进了人类文明进步。

　　For thousands of years, the Silk Road Spirit – “peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit” – has been passed from generation to generation, promoted the progress of human civilization, and contributed greatly to the prosperity and development of the countries along the Silk Road.

　　“一带一路”贯穿亚欧非大陆，一头是活跃的东亚经济圈，一头是发达的欧洲经济圈，中间广大腹地国家经济发展潜力巨大。

　　The Belt and Road run through the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, connecting the vibrant East Asia economic circle at one end and developed European economic circle at the other, andencompassing countries with huge potential for economic development.

　　当前，世界经济融合加速发展，区域合作方兴未艾。

　　The world economic integration is accelerating and regional cooperation is on the upswing.

　　Burglaries in our town have been on the upswing.

　　我们小城里的入室盗窃案一直在上升。

　　共建“一带一路”是中国的倡议，也是中国与沿线国家的共同愿望。

　　Though proposed by China, the Belt and Road Initiative is a common aspiration of all countries along their routes.

　　“一带一路”是一条互尊互信之路，一条合作共赢之路，一条文明互鉴之路。

　　The Belt and Road cooperation features mutual respect and trust, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, and mutual learning between civilizations.

　　“一带一路”建设是沿线各国开放合作的宏大经济愿景，需各国携手努力，朝着互利互惠、共同安全的目标相向而行。

　　The Initiative is an ambitious economic vision of the opening-up of and cooperation among the countries along the Belt and Road. Countries should work in concert and move towards the objectives of mutual benefit and common security.

　　To make the shaft turn, the muscles work in concert, rhythmically contracting, one pair after another.

　　为了使传动轴转动，所有肌肉必须协调一致，一组接一组有节奏地收缩。

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　　沿线各国资源禀赋各异，经济互补性较强，彼此合作潜力和空间很大。

　　Countries along the Belt and Road have their own resource advantages and their economies are mutually complementary.Therefore, there is a great potential and space for cooperation.

　　加快“一带一路”建设，有利于促进沿线各国经济繁荣与区域经济合作，加强不同文明交流互鉴，促进世界和平发展，是一项造福世界各国人民的伟大事业。

　　Accelerating the building of the Belt and Road can help promote theeconomic prosperity of the countries along the Belt and Road and regional economic cooperation, strengthen exchanges and mutual learning between different civilizations, and promote world peace and development. It is a great undertaking that will benefit people around the world.

　　中国将一以贯之地坚持对外开放的基本国策，构建全方位开放新格局，深度融入世界经济体系。

　　China will stay committed to the basic policy of opening-up, build a new pattern of all-round opening-up, and integrate itself deeper into the world economic system.