Counselor Dr. Guo Ce attended the celebrations of the 2nd anniversary of the launching of the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR and delivered a speech

　　郭策参赞出席蒙内铁路通车两周年仪式并致辞

　　On 31st May, Dr. Guo Ce, Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, attended the celebrations marking the 2nd anniversary of the launching of the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR and delivered a speech. Hon. James Macharia, CS for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Esther Koimett, PS for Transport, and Hon.Philip Mainga, Acting MD for Kenya Railways Corporation attended the ceremony.

　　2019年5月31日，驻肯尼亚使馆经商参赞郭策出席蒙内铁路通车两周年仪式并致辞。肯尼亚交通部部长马查里亚、交通部副部长考依麦特、铁路局代局长马因加等出席仪式。

　　Dr. Guo Ce firstly congratulated SGR for its two-year-old birthday. He said that the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR, as a century infrastructural project and one of the benchmarks of BRI, has promoted the economic and social development of Kenya and brought along tangible benefits to the people of both countries,deepening friendship of two sides as well.

　　郭策参赞祝贺蒙内铁路迎来“两岁生日”，并表示，蒙内铁路是肯世纪工程和“一带一路”倡议重大标志性成果。铁路安全、顺利运营两周年以来，激活了蒙内沿线区域经济社会发展，造福了周边民众，更深化了中肯之间的友谊与合作。

　　Hon. Macharia said that the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR has successfully eased the pressure on Kenya’s transportation, spurred economic growth, and stimulated the tourism. It also provided new opportunities for Kenyans through job creation and technology transfer. Since its launching, SGR has offered service to 3 million passengers and transported 440,000 TEUs of goods. The hotel occupancy rate has increased from 50% to 90% after the operation of SGR.

　　马查里亚表示，蒙内铁路缓解了肯交通运输压力，激发了发展潜力，给肯旅游业带来了积极影响，更通过创造就业和技术转让为肯尼亚人带来了新的机遇。自铁路开行以来，发送旅客300万人，运输货物44万标箱，酒店入住率从通车前的50%上涨到90%。

　　Driver licenses were handed over to 11 Kenyans(including four female drivers) by Hon. Macharia.

　　肯尼亚交通部为11名肯标轨铁路火车司机授予了能力证书，其中包括4位女司机。

　　Mr. Dimi Kimoni, a Kenyan passenger who took the Madaraka Express 222 times in past two years, was also awarded the“Most Loyal Traveler” medal at the ceremony.

　　两年间在内罗毕和蒙巴萨两市之间乘车高达222次的肯尼亚人迪米·吉莫尼也在庆祝仪式上被授予“最忠实旅客”奖章。

　　本文重点词汇

　　Counselor律师；法律顾问；顾问；参赞

　　attended出席; 参加; 经常去，定期去; 注意; 专心; attend的过去分词和过去式

　　celebrations庆典; 庆祝活动; 庆祝; 颂扬; celebration的复数

　　2nd第二; 第二个; 怪物猎人2

　　anniversary周年纪念日

　　launching开始从事，发起，发动; 上市，发行; 使下水; launch的现在分词

　　delivered递送; 传送; 交付; 运载; 发表; 宣布; 发布; 履行诺言; 不负所望; 兑现; deliver的过去分词和过去式

　　speech演说; 讲话; 发言; 说话的能力; 说话方式

　　congratulated向道贺; 祝贺; 感到高兴，感到自豪; congratulate的过去分词和过去式

　　benchmarks基准; benchmark的第三人称单数和复数