盘点2004-2012历年温总理记者问精彩古文语录,汉译英中英双语对照
给总理做现场口译绝对不是一件轻松的事,自2003年温总理在十届全国人大一次会议的记者招待会上就工作风格问题,引用林则徐的名言苟利国家生死以,岂因祸福避趋之。回答记者提问,开了总理答记者问引经据典的先河。之后,在每年的人大记者会上,温总理都以其深厚的文学素养给记者们以及全国人民留下了深刻的印象。回顾从2007年到2012年每年温总理答中外记者问时引用的妙语。才发现,一国的总理才是中国古老文化的最佳代言人。这些名句?你还记得多少呢?
2012年答记者问
我将在最后一年守职而不废,处义而不回,永远和人民在一起。
In my last year in office, I will not waiver and carry out my duties,and will remain true to my conviction," "I will always be with the people," the premier said.
入则恳恳以尽忠,出则谦谦以自悔。
Goes officials should serve as loyal as they can conscientiously when they are in office and engage in modest self-reflection when their terms end.
知我罪我,其惟春秋。
"There are people who will appreciate what I have done but there are also people who will criticize me," he said. "Ultimately, history will have the final say."
苟利国家生死以,岂因祸福避趋之 
In line with the conviction that I will do whatever it takes to serve my country even at the cost of my own life, regardless of fortune or misfortune to myself.
2011年答记者问
通胀像老虎放出来很难关进去
Inflation is like a tiger; once it gets free, it is difficult to put it back in the cage
召远在修近,闭祸在除怨 
"To win distant friends, one needs, first of all, to have good relations with his neighbors. To avoid adversity, one needs to ease animosity."
沉舟侧畔千帆过,病树前头万木春
A thousand sails pass by the wrecked ship; ten thousand saplings shoot up beyond the withered tree.
水能载舟,亦能覆舟
"while water can carry a boat, it can also overturn it."
今年花儿红,明年花更好
The red bauhinia is beautiful this year, and it will be even more beautiful next year
名为治平无事,而其实有不测之忧
A country that appears peaceful and stable may encounter unexpected crises
2010年答记者问
1. 几百年来,这幅画辗转流失,但现在我知道,一半放在杭州博物馆,一半放在台湾故宫博物院,我希望两幅画什么时候能合成一幅画。画是如此,人何以堪。(《世说新语?言语》)
I cherish the same wish not only for the painting but also for people on both sides of the S
trait.
2. 我们应该记住这样一条古训:行百里者半九十。(《战国策·秦策五》)
Half of the people who have embarked on a one hundred mile journey may fall by the wayside.
3. 我深深爱着我的国家,没有一片土地让我这样深情和激动,没有一条河流让我这样沉思和起伏。亦余心之所善兮,虽九死其尤未悔。我将以此明志,做好今后三年的工作。(《离骚》)
For the ideal that I hold dear to my heart, I will not regret thousand depth to die.
4. 同时我们要坚定信心,华山再高,顶有过路。
No matter how high the mountain is, one can always ascend to its top.
5. 中国有一句古语:人或加讪,心无疵兮。(《子刘子自传》)
My conscience stays untainted in spite of rumors and slanders from the outside.
6. 我知道商签协议是一个复杂的过程,但是正因为我们是兄弟,兄弟虽有小忿,不废懿亲,
问题总会可以解决的。(《左传》)
I understand the negotiation may be a complex process, but differences between brothers cannot sever their blood ties, and I believe that problems will eventually be solved.
2009年答记者问
莫道今年春将尽,明年春倍还人。(杜审言《春日京中有怀》)
两会翻译:Do not regret that spring is departing ,come next year as it will be twice as in chanting
    Don't be regret for the end of this Spring, the next Spring will be much more beautiful.
——谈应对金融危机
乞火不若取燧,寄汲不若凿井。(《淮南子·览冥训》)
We would better fetch a flint than beg for light we would better dig a well ourselves than beg for water from others.
——答人民日报记者关于如何应对金融危机的提问
山重水复疑无路,柳暗花明又一村 
After encountering all kinds of difficulties and experiencing all kinds of hardships, at the end of the day we will see light at the end of tunnel.
----中国经济的复苏
2008年答记者问
天变不足畏,祖宗不足法,人言不足恤。(《宋史·王安石列传》)
One should not fear changes under the heaven and one should not blindly follow old conventions and one should not be deterred by complaints of others.
——谈政治体制改革
民之所忧,我之所思;民之所思,我之所行。(《孟子·梁惠王下》)
What people are concerned about preoccupies my mind, and what preoccupies people’s mind is what I need to address.
苟利国家生死以 岂因祸福避趋之——答人民日报记者关于网民提问总理的看法
一心中国梦、万古下泉诗度尽劫波兄弟在,相逢一笑泯恩仇。(郑思肖《德祐二年岁旦》,鲁迅《题三义塔》)
We have always longed to see a reunified China, as this is reflected in the old ode Xiaquan shared by all our people in this country.
We remain brothers after all the vicissitudes, let's forgo our old grudges when smiling we meet again.
——答台湾工商时报记者关于两岸经贸合作
周虽旧邦,其命惟新,如将不尽,与古为新。(《诗经·大雅·文王》、《诗品·纤秾》)
Although Zhou was an ancient state, it had a reform mission; only innovation could ensure the growth and vitality of a nation.
——答新华社记者关于解放思想对于经济、社会发展有什么现实针对性问题
2007年总理答中外记者问
中日两国关系:召远在修近,闭祸在除怨。其中,召远在修近,闭祸在除怨出自《管子·版法》。 To win distantfriends, one needs, first of all, to have good relations with hisneighbors. To avoid adversity, one needs to ease animosity.
民生问题:去问开化的大地,去问解冻的河流。这句诗出自我国著名诗人艾青的诗作《窗外的争吵》。Go and ask thethawing land, go and ask the thawing river.
海峡两岸关:沉舟侧畔千帆过,病树前头万木春。这句诗出自刘禹锡的《酬乐天扬州初逢席上见赠》。Athousand sails pass by the wrecked ship; ten thousand saplings shoot up beyond the withered tree.
2006年总理答中外记者
当前形势:形势稍好,尤须兢慎。危则安,思所以乱则治,思所以亡则存。We need to be cautious and prudent, especially when things are improving. To think about where danger looms will ensure our security; to think about why chaos occurs will ensure our peace; and to think about why a country falls will ensure our survival.