2月19日,芝加哥市市长伊曼纽尔在市政府官方社交媒体上发布春节贺辞,译文如下:
芝加哥的“欢乐春节”庆祝活动使全体市民和全世界访客有机会一道庆祝本地华人在文化、经济和艺术方面做出的贡献。
每一天,芝加哥的10万多名华裔市民和3000多家华资企业都在为城市的经济和文化增添活力。我祝他们和每年来访的成千上万名中国游客新年快乐,衷心祝愿他们羊年兴旺发达。——市长伊曼纽尔
附:伊曼纽尔市长贺辞英文原稿
“Chicago’s Chinese New Year celebrations bring together Chicagoans from around the city and visitors from around world to celebrate the cultural, economic and artistic contributions of our Chinese community.
Every day more than 100,000 Chinese residents and more than 3,000 Chinese-owned businesses add to the economic and cultural vitality of our city. I wish all of them as well as the thousands of Chinese visitors to Chicago each year a Happy New Year and best wishes for a prosperous Year of the Sheep.” ——Mayor Emanuel