English to Chinese There was none of the usual fantare accompanying a presidential entrance. The , informal handshakes of the three journalists send the message to the thousands watching online that this Russian leader is relaxed and accessible and not afraid of the world’s questions. Over 15,000 Internet users had emailed in advance. Thousands more queries came in during the live webcast. Mr Putin dealt with everything fluently, but gave little ground politically. But it was the personal answers that were most revealing, his passion for sport and his obsession with Russian history. Even the book he is currently reading is about Russia ’s imperial past. And from behind the steely gaze, there emerged a surprisingly meek husband. Not so long ago a live webcast like this from the heart of the Kremlin would have been unthinkable. But that’s precisely why Mr. Putin wanted to do it, to counter fears that he might be trying to return Russia to the past and to prove he’s a thoroughly modern president. 2. Chinese to English 中国的事情要按照中国的情况来办,要依靠中国人自己的力量来办。独立自主,自力更生,无论过去、现在和将来,都是我们的立足点。中国人民珍惜同其他国家和人民的友谊和合作,更加珍惜自己经过长期奋斗而得来的独立自主权利。任何外国不要指望中国做他们的附庸,不要指望中国会吞下损害我国利益的苦果。我们坚定不移地实行对外开放政策,在平等互利的基础上积极扩大对外交流。同时,我们保持清醒的头脑,坚决抵制外来腐朽思想的侵蚀,决不允许资产阶级生活方式在我国泛滥。中国人民有自己的民族自尊心和自豪感,以热爱祖国、贡献全部力量建设社会主义祖国为最大光荣,以损害社会主义祖国利益、尊严和荣誉为最大耻辱。