Dear friends,

　　First of all, allow me to thank all of you for your kind invitation to attend this gathering. I am greatly privileged to have had a chance to visit your wonderful country and meet with so many people. This tour has been full of interesting things and memorable events. I have seen towns and villages, factories and cultural institutions. I have talked and made friends with many workers, peasants, government functionaries, artists, scientists, engineers, doctors, professors and teachers, giving me much to think about, talk about and write about…Your beautiful country and people have left deep impression on me.

　　I avail myself of this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to you again.

　　I wish great China prosperity.

　　May the friendship ties between our two peoples be further developed and consolidated.

　　Good-bye, dear Chinese friends.

　　親愛的朋友們：

　　首先，請允許我感謝你們盛情邀請我出席今天的聚會。我榮幸地有機會訪問了你們美麗的國家，會見了許多知名人士。這次觀光旅行種所見所聞的許多事情非常有趣，令人難忘。我參觀了一些城鎮(zhèn)、鄉(xiāng)村、工廠和文化團體。我同許多工人、農(nóng)民、政府工作人員、藝術(shù)家、科學家、工程師、醫(yī)生、教授、教師等進行過談話，并同他們交了朋友，這些給了我許多思考、談論和寫作的材料。你們美麗的國家和人民給我留下了深刻的印象。

　　我借此機會再一次地衷心感謝大家。

　　祝偉大的中國繁榮昌盛。

　　祝我們兩國人民之間的友好關(guān)系進一步發(fā)展和鞏固!

　　再見了，親愛的中國朋友們!