IaminCanadaforover10yearsandtypingfairlyslowinChinese.Ifyoudon'tmindIwilluseEnglishinstead.

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　　Hereismyshortpieceofgreetings:(IfIamallowedtomakearecommendation,tomakeyourbosshappy,thelongerthebetter.ifyouwanttowelcomestudentsfromUS,theshorterthebetter,Iamassumingthelateroneiswhatyouwant).

　　ThankyouforallowingmetohavethisgreatopportunitytowelcomethestudentsfromtheUnitedStateswhoaregoingtostudyinourschool(department,faculty,company?)forthecoming(1or2years?).

　　Youmaywanttoaskthesestudentstointroducethemselftotheaudience(Optional,butitisverycommonpracticetogivetheguestsanopportunitytosaytheirname,wheretheycamefromwhattheystudyetc).

　　ToallofyouwhojustarriveinourschoolandlikelythefirsttimetobeinChina,Iknewtherearealotofthingsnewtoyou,youmaybeexcited,maybeamazedbythedifferencesandevenabitconfusedtoo.Itistotallyunderstandableandexpected.Butthereisonethingwewantyoutoknowthatyouareallwelcomedherewithopenedarms!andwewanttosaytoyouWelcometoyournewhome!

　　IalsowanttosaycongratulationsforallofyoubeabletomakethislongjourneytoexploreChina.Asweallnowlifeisajourneyofchoicethatwemake.Youmayhavevariousreasontobehere,butIcanensureyouonething:manyyearsfromnow,whenyoulookback,youwillrealizewhatanawsomechocieyoumadeforyourself,andtothat,weareallveryproudofyouandthankyouforchoosingtobepartofourschoolhistory!

　　Inthenext1-2(yr,month?),thisplaceisgoingtobeyourhome.Wehopethisperiodoftimeinyourlifeisgoingtobeoneofthebestmemorabletimesinyourlifejourney.Itisnodoubtwearetotallytwodifferentculturesandtherearealotsofdifferences.However,thefactthatyouaresittingheretodaytellsusthatyouarewillingtotakeinitiativestolearnmoreaboutofourschools,ourcountryandourculture.Asweallknow,Cultureisnotwhatrunsinyourblood,Cultureishowyouparticipate.

　　Ialsowanttoletyouknowthatinthisnewhome,youaregoingtoknowalotofnewrelatives.Wewillmakesureyourstayisapleasantoneandmostimportantly,pleasemakeyourselfhreasyourownhome.

　　Toclose,IwishallhaveagreattimeinthiscampusandenjoyyourstudyandstayandHavealotoffun!

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　　Goodluck