今天,我非常高兴来到这里,与各位齐聚一堂。一直以来,殷勤好客都是全球葡萄酒界的传统。而在中国,我感到中国朋友格外的热情与细致周到。我们的文化之间有许多相似之处,特别是在当今时代。但更多的仍是不同和差异。因此,我在此如有失礼之处,或者言语上表达不够清楚,还请诸位见谅。我知道有一件事我是一定做错了,那就是筷子的使用。我很小就开始学习使用筷子,但是方式不对,因此我现在发现要改变这种将食物从盘子送入口中的方法十分困难。但是,食物一旦到了嘴里,我仍会欣喜万分。 Today, I am very happy to be here and gather with you. All along, hospitality is the tradition of the global wine world. In China, I feel especially enthusiastic and meticulous about my Chinese friends. There are many similarities between our cultures, especially in our time. But more is still different and different. Therefore, I am here in rudeness, or not clearly expressed in words, please forgive me. I know one thing I must have done wrong, that is the use of chopsticks. I started learning to use chopsticks when I was very young, but it was not the right way, so I now find it very difficult to change the way this food is fed from the plate. However, once the food reaches my mouth, I will still be overjoyed.