It's great to see so many members of the Twinning Association here tonight.

很高兴今晚在这里看到这么多结对协会的成员。

Since the twinning link between our two towns, Stanthorpe here in England and Malatte in France, was established, the relationship between the towns has gone from strength to strength.

自从英国的斯坦索普镇和法国的马拉特镇结为友好城市以来，两镇之间的关系日益密切。

Last month, 25 members of the association from Stanthorpe spent a weekend in Malatte.

上个月，来自斯坦索普的 25 名协会成员在马拉特度过了一个周末。

Our hosts had arranged a great programme.

东道主为我们安排了精彩的节目。

We learned how cheese is produced in the region and had the chance to taste the products.

我们了解了该地区奶酪的生产过程，并有机会品尝了奶酪产品。

The theme park trip had to be cancelled, but we all had a great time on the final boat trip down the river – that was the real highlight.

主题公园之旅不得不取消，但我们都在最后的乘船游河之旅中度过了美好时光--这才是真正的亮点。

This is a special year for the Association because it's 25 years since we were founded.

今年是协会成立25周年的特殊年份。

In Malatte, they're planning to mark this by building a footbridge in the municipal park.

在马拉特，他们计划在市政公园修建一座天桥来纪念这个日子。

We've been discussing what to do here and we've decided to plant a poplar tree in the museum gardens.

我们一直在讨论该在这里做些什么，最后决定在博物馆花园里种植一棵白杨树。

We considered buying a garden seat to put there, but the authorities weren't happy with that idea.

我们曾考虑买一个花园座椅放在那里，但当局对这一想法并不满意。

In terms of fundraising to support our activities, we've done very well. Our pancake evening was well attended and made record profits.

在筹款支持我们的活动方面，我们做得很好。我们的煎饼之夜出席人数很多，利润也创了记录。

And everyone enjoyed the demonstration of French cookery, which was nearly as successful.

大家都很喜欢法式烹饪的展示，同样也很成功。

Numbers for our film show were limited because of the venue so we're looking for somewhere bigger next year.

由于场地的原因，我们的电影放映人数有限，所以我们明年要找一个更大的地方。

We're looking forward to welcoming our French visitors here next week, and I know that many of you here will be hosting individuals or families.

我们期待着下周在这里迎接我们的法国客人，我知道在座的许多人都将接待个人或家庭。

The coach from France will arrive at 5 pm on Friday. Don't try to do too much that first evening as they'll be tired, so have dinner in the house or garden rather than eating out.

周五下午 5 点，来自法国的旅游巴士将抵达。第一天晚上不要做太多事情，因为他们会很累，所以晚餐可以在家里或花园里吃，不要在外面吃。

The weather looks as if it'll be OK so you might like to plan a barbecue.

天气看起来会很不错，所以你们可以计划一次烧烤。

Then the next morning's market day in town, and that's always a good place to stroll round.

第二天早晨，镇上有集市，那会是一个闲逛的好地方。

On Saturday evening, we'll all meet up at the football club, where once again we'll have Toby Sharp and his band performing English and Scottish country songs.

周六晚上，我们将在足球俱乐部集合，托比-夏普（Toby Sharp）和他的乐队将再次为我们演唱英格兰和苏格兰乡村歌曲。

Toby will already be well known to many of you as last year he organised our special quiz night and presented the prizes.

你们很多人都知道Toby，因为去年他组织了一场特别的智力竞赛之夜并颁发了奖品。