罗纳德•张是目前正在北京度夏的来自纽约的大学生

Ronald Chang is a college student from New York, currently spending his summer in Beijing.

美国大使馆的七•四招待会是个了不起的经历，我从来没有经历过这么盛大的活动。美国大使馆邀请我和其他在北京学习的美国学生担任一天的“大使”，与美国外交官一起工作，来迎接来自世界各地的客人，如大使、高级军官、跨国公司负责人、有影响力的记者和主编，以及来自中国一流大学的学生和教授。The U.S. Embassy Fourth of July reception was an amazing experience –I have never experienced anything as grand. The U.S. Embassy invited me and other American students studying in Beijing to be “Ambassadors” for a day and work alongside American diplomats to greet guests from all over the world such as ambassadors, top military officials, heads of international companies, influential journalists and chief editors, and students and professors from China’s leading universities.

招待会的亮点是官方仪式，包括演唱中国和美国国歌，美国海军陆战队员展示多色旗和大使馆临时代办王晓岷致欢迎词。

The highlight of the reception was the official ceremony which included the singing the national anthems of China and the U.S., U.S. Marines’ presentation of colors and a welcome speech by the Charge d’Affairs of the Embassy, Robert Wang.

2011年10月，一场真正的美国牛仔竞技表演将来到北京，向中国人介绍美国西部文化。作为该推广活动的一部分，牛仔竞技表演的组织者捐赠了一头机械牛供客人享用——但太糟糕了，没有人被允许骑它。

In October 2011, a real U.S. rodeo is coming to Beijing to introduce Chinese people to the culture of the American west. As part of the promotion, the organizers of the rodeo donated a mechanical bull for guests to enjoy – it’s too bad no one was allowed to ride it.

客人们聆听并享受了现场乐队演奏的美国中西部正宗的兰草音乐，而烧烤、墨西哥食品、冰激凌、啤酒和玛格丽特鸡尾酒也为我们的客人助兴。我想我能代表所有的学生大使说，这绝对是我们这个夏天的亮点。

Barbeque, Mexican food, ice cream, beer, and margaritas added to the enjoyment of all our guests who also enjoyed listening to a live music band that played authentic bluegrass music from the American mid-west. I think I speak for all the student ambassadors when I say that this was definitely the highlight of our summer.