Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:Having completed our agenda in New York, now we are heading for the LaGuardia airport for Las Vegas, where the 42ndInternational CES will open tomorrow.
中方代表团成员：这次在美国确实学到了很多先进的东西。我知道这个电子展是我们行程里很重要的一块，能不能给我们介绍一下？
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:My pleasure. International CES, or International Consumer Electronics Show, is produced by theConsumer Electronics Association, or CEA, the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer electronics industry.
中方代表团成员：你刚才说这是第四十二届了。中国消费电子展起步就太晚了，2010年4月才搞第一届，我们得加紧步伐了。
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:The importance of consumer electronics can never be overestimated. The International CES has been thriving in the past 4 decades, and it reaches across global markets, connects the industry and enables consumer electronics innovations to grow.
中方代表团成员：看来确实搞得很成功啊，国际上的影响力也很大。国内很多知名企业每年都会过来参展，比如海尔，美的，TCL，你们应该都知道吧？
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:That’s right. I think these Chinese companies are successfully building their brand awareness here in U.S. via this great channel. Actually, this year, 2700 exhibitors from over 140 countries will exhibit their products there.
中方代表团成员：他们应该覆盖了整个消费电子的产业链了吧？
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:Right. They are manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and related products and services.
中方代表团成员：参观展览的主要来自于哪些行业？
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:That would take me some time to give you an exhaustive list. Well, to name just a few, there will be manufacturers, retailers, content providers and creators, broadband developers, cable and satellite TV providers, corporate buyers and government leaders from around the world.
中方代表团成员：还真是行行业业都有。现在国内也有很多展览，效果都不错，不过个别展览形式单一，基本上就是大家一窝蜂过来看展品，谈生意。CES是什么形式的？
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:CES does much more. It has also the industry's largest educational forum to help companies expand their businesses and understand new technology. This year there will be approximately 200 conferences and more than 300 expert speakers. They will together discuss hot industry trends and topics.
中方代表团成员：太棒了，我们参加那些会议的话是否需要提前报名？除了领先世界的新技术和新产品，我们更想了解整个消费电子市场发展的一些情况。
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:Regular visitors will have to get registered one month ahead of time, but you don’t have to worry about that. See, this is your VIP Pass, which will virtually give you full access.
中方代表团成员：谢谢了，今晚我们一起研究一下，看看明天先去哪场会议学习学习。对了，我们这个团不是第一届吧？
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:Sure not. We’ve been running this delegation for years. It’s actually part of the International Buyers Program offered by the Department of Commerce in U.S. to buyers all over the world.
中方代表团成员：这次我们的代表不仅仅是采购商吧，还有政府官员和工程师呢。
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:You are right. We understand the interests from Chinese government and other bodies in developing the consumer electronics sector, therefore, starting from 2007, we added to list governmental officials and professionals in related fields.
中方代表团成员：给我们发邀请函的就是美国大使馆的商务处，它应该算是组委会在中国的官方组织者吧。报名的人特别多，都挤破头了。
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:I think that’s based on the success stories from past delegations. The power of word of mouth. Sometimes I even joke that even if we don’t send invitations, they will come to us.
中方代表团成员：我们也希望中国国内的消费电子展能够发展起来，就不用每次去国外才能领略产品、技术的最新风采了。
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:Don’t worry. With China’s potential and your huge population, especially the growing middle class, consumer electronics shows will find its growth momentum.
中方代表团成员：希望如此。我们也想吸引更多的海外有实力的参展商来中国，这就需要美国商务部的大力支持了。
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:We’ll be glad to provide you any assistance that can facilitate this work. Every year we organize and send U.S trade missions to China and elsewhere to find opportunities of cooperation and potential to tap local markets.
中方代表团成员：期待明年的中国消费电子展能有美国知名企业的身影。有点扯远了，还是继续和我们说说美国的CES吧。
Member of U.S. Department of Commerce:Alright. Tonight, in your hotel rooms, you can go to official CES website for more information.
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美国商务部官员：纽约的行程已经结束，我们现在去拉瓜迪亚机场，飞往拉斯维加斯参加明天开幕的第四十二届国际消费电子展。
Chinese participant:We really learnt a lot of updated information in U.S. I know this CES is of importance in our itinerary, so can you tell us more?
美国商务部官员：当然可以。CES全称是国际消费电子展，是由美国消费电子协会举办的，协会简称CES，是推动消费电子产业发展的知名行业协会。
Chinese participant:You said it’s now the 42ndsession. In contrast, consumer electronics show in China is a late-comer with its debut in April, 2010. We must speed up our growth.
美国商务部官员：消费电子产业的重要性毋庸置疑。在过去四十多年里，国际消费电子展蓬勃发展，不仅打入国际市场，为相关行业牵线搭桥，还推动消费电子创新。
Chinese participant:What a huge success, with all its international reach and influence. You know that it invites the yearly participation of many reputed Chinese enterprises, including Haier, Midea and TCL, do you?
美国商务部官员：知道。这些中国公司成功利用这个渠道打响了在美国的品牌知名度。事实上，今年有来自于140多个国家的2700名参展商来此展示产品。
Chinese participant:Do they cover the complete industrial chain in consumer electronics?
美国商务部官员：对，包括消费技术硬件，内容，技术提供系统以及相关产品服务的制造商，开发商和供应商。
Chinese participant:What about visitors’ profile?
美国商务部官员：这个要说清楚得花点时间了。随便说几个，有来自世界各地的制造商，零售商，内容供应商和创作商，宽带开发商，有线电视和卫星电视供应商，企业买家和政府官员。
Chinese participant:All walks of life. We now have many exhibitions in China, with great effect. But some specific ones lack diversified contents. It’s just like people swarming into the hall to find exhibits and negotiate deals. What about CES?
美国商务部官员：CES可不止这些，它拥有业内最大规模的教育论坛，帮助公司拓展业务，把握新技术。今年CES大概举行200场会议，有300多个专家讲者，共同讨论热门的行业趋势和话题。
Chinese participant:Awesome. Do we need to get pre-registered for those conferences? We are more interested in the consumer electronics market at large, rather than state-of-the-art technologies and products.
美国商务部官员：普通来宾要提前一个月报名，不过你们不用担心，这是你们的贵宾通行证，去哪儿都行。
Chinese participant:Thanks. We will see to that tonight to find out our first choice tomorrow. Have you organized the same mission before?
美国商务部官员：已经办了好几届了，这实际上是美国商务部向各国采购商提供的国际采购团计划的一部分。
Chinese participant:But we don’t just have buyers here; there are government officials and engineers as well.
美国商务部官员：你说得对。我们了解到，中国政府和其它组织对消费电子产业很有兴趣，所以从07年开始，我们也邀请政府官员和相关领域的专业人士参与。
Chinese participant:Our invitation was sent by the Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy. I think it’s the official organizer in China for the CES organizing committee. We had to fight to get the application cos many people were interested.
美国商务部官员：还是因为过去几届代表团都很成功吧，口碑好。有时我会开玩笑说，就算不给邀请函，中国代表也会找上门来的。
Chinese participant:We also hope that domestic consumer electronics shows could progress, so that we don’t always have to learn about updated products and technologies in foreign countries.
美国商务部官员：我觉得没问题，中国发展潜力大，人口多，尤其是中产阶级越来越多，消费电子展肯定能发展起来。
Chinese participant:Hope so. We’d love to have competent international exhibitors in China and your support is key to that.
美国商务部官员：我们非常乐意提供任何形式的帮助。每年我们都会组织美国贸易代表团去中国和其他国家寻求合作机会，开拓当地市场。
Chinese participant:Hope we can have famous American enterprises in our consumer electronics show next year. Well, that’s a bit off-track. Let’s talk about your CES.
美国商务部官员：行，你们晚上在房间里也可以去CES官方网站看看。
