Distinguished guests:

2．欢迎各位参观上海外国语学校。

Welcome to Shanghai Foreign Language School.

3．在来宾们参观我校之前，请允许我简要地介绍一下我校的概况。

Before you start to look around, I would like to give you a brief account of our school.

4．我校创办于1963年，隶属上海外国语大学，是全国最早创建的几所外国语学校之一。

Founded in 1963 as one of China’s earliest foreign language schools of its kind, the Shanghai Foreign Langrage School is a full-time boarding school affiliated to Shanghai International Studies University.

5．这所具有外语专业性教育的全日制寄宿学校，是由国家教委和上海市教委双重领导的一所全科类重点中学。

As a key middle school supervised jointly by administrations of the State Education Commission and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, our school features strong foreign language programs, in addition to a complete syllabus with normal academic subjects which are required of all regular middle schools.

6．学校有一支优秀的教师队伍，现有35个班级，1300多名在校生。

Staffed with an excellent faculty, this school has a current enrollment of over 1,300 students, studying in 35 classed at different grades.

7．建校以来，学校已培养外语水平较高，其他文化知识较好的毕业生为目标，坚持“加强基础、发展智力、培养能力”的教学方针，做到“办学有特色，教学有特点，学生有特长”，得到了国家教委和教育界的肯定，在国内外享有较高的声誉。

Since its establishment, the school has always geared itself toward the objective of bringing up students with excellence in foreign language proficiency as well as in other academic subject. Over years, this school has persistently adhere to the school’s educational policy of “strengthening students’ academic foundation, cultivating students’ intellectual aptitude and developing students’ potential talent.”

Its long-established practice of “ensuring special accomplishments in school administration, teaching methodology and student learning” is favorably recognized by the State Education Commission and education specialists. And consequently, our school enjoys a good reputation both at home and abroad.

8．学校开设英、德、法、日、俄等5个语种，各语种都聘有外籍专家任教。

We offer five foreign language programs of English, German, French, Japanese and Russian.

The faculty of each foreign language program is joined by native speakers with teaching qualifications.

9．学校多方面为学生学好外语创造良好的条件。