獅子會300A1區與北市府捐書予縣府

Magistrate Li Zhu Feng accepted on behalf of Kinmen County Government a joint presentation of five sets of "A Collection of the Visual History of Taiwan" from Lions Clubs International District 300A1 and Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government. The NT$180,000 collection is a set of ten volumes that contain detailed records of the history and culture of the struggle and endeavors(1) of the Taiwanese forebears(2) over the past centuries.
　 國際獅子會300A1區與台北市政府文化局共同捐贈五套精美優良典藏套書「台灣影像歷史」給金門縣政府，由縣長李炷烽代表接受。「台灣影像歷史」每套十冊，總價值新台幣十八萬元，書中詳實記載台灣數百年來先民奮鬥的歷史及文化。　

The presentation ceremony took place at 4:30pm on May 10 at the Multimedia Briefing Room in Kinmen County Hall. Magistrate's Secretary Xu Jia Fa, Education Bureau Director Li Zai Hang and more than twenty members of Lions Clubs International were present at the ceremony. Magistrate Li, representing the county government, accepted the five sets of books from the Governor Jiang Bao Zhu, Lions Clubs International District 300A1 and presented porcelain and Kaoliang liquor in return as gifts to show his gratitude as well as to welcome the guests.
　 贈書儀式於5月10日下午四時三十分，在金門縣政府多媒體簡報室舉行，由國際獅子會300A1區總監姜寶珠代表將五套「台灣影像歷史」贈給金門縣政府，李縣長代表接受，縣府機要秘書許加發、教育局長李再杭和來金的二十餘位國際獅子會會員在場觀禮，李縣長也回贈金門瓷器和金酒，表示歡迎與感謝。

In his speech, Magistrate Li said that Kinmen focused on the development of culture and tourism. The more the visitors to Kinmen, the better the opportunities for the development of Kinmen's tourism and economy. Therefore, to encourage more people to visit, he wondered if it was a good idea to grant "Honorary(3) County Citizenship" to people after a certain number of visits. The suggestion was well received by the Lions Clubs members.
　 李縣長致詞時表示，金門以文化和觀光發展為主軸，來到金門的訪客，帶來金門觀光經濟的發展機會；為鼓勵更多的人來金門，他說是否可以研究一個辦法，來金門幾次以上的人，就頒發「榮譽縣民證」，受到在場獅子會會員的歡迎。

Li added that people were now more willing to travel to China through Kinmen after expansion of the Mini-Three-Links. Compared to going through Hong Kong, Macao or elsewhere, it saved time and money. Apparently, a policy could have great influence on local development.
　 目前，在擴大小三通之後，來金門的意願提高，不僅可經由金門到廈門，李縣長說，以前要到大陸，要經由港澳，或從其他地方，費時又費錢；如今經由小三通即省時又省錢。所以，可見一個政策對地方的發展影響是很大的。

Governor Jiang Bao Zhu said, the Lions Clubs International cared about offshore islands and the book donation was an expression of their concern about Kinmen. She hoped the students in Kinmen could learn through these books and understand more of Taiwan's history and culture. At the same time, she also congratulated the people of Kinmen on the progress they made in recent years under the leadership of Magistrate Li.
　 國際獅子會300A1區總監姜寶珠表示，該會關懷離島發起捐書活動，表達對金門的關心，也希望讓金門地區的學子們，能有機會更深入了解台灣的歷史和文化。同時，她推崇在李縣長主政之下，近年來金門的建設、進步非常的多，真是老百姓的福氣！　

Kinmen had turned from a war zone into a celebrated(4) tourist destination. The Lions Clubs members expressed that the change of Kinmen had been amazing and there appeared to be plenty of opportunities here. They would be interested in making investments in Kinmen in the future to help with Kinmen's progress and prosperity. They added that cultural assets were always precious and priceless, and Kinmen had many valuable assets. They would visit again to make cultural exchanges.
　 過去，金門是戰地，如今已是觀光勝地，國際獅子會會員也表示，金門的變化真的很大，充滿發展的機會，未來也有意願來金投資，共同促進金門地方的繁榮發展。另外，文化資產是無價、珍貴的；金門也有很多寶貴的資產，未來願意來進行交流合作。

The delegation from Lions Clubs International District 300A1 planned to spend three days in Kinmen. They would be visiting various places to witness the charms of Kinmen.
　 國際獅子會300A1區總監姜寶珠一行人，預定在金停留三天，前往各地參訪，暢遊浯島風情。


解說
■1. endeavor-(n)努力。
■2. forebear-(n)祖先。通常為複數形式。
■3. honorary-(adj.)名譽上的；名譽職的。
■4. celebrated-(adj.)著名的。