英国国王查尔斯三世周二赞扬阿曼在中东的调停努力，当时苏丹海赛姆·本·塔里克开始了近半个世纪以来阿曼统治者首次对英国的国事访问。
King Charles III praised Oman's peacemaking attempts in the Middle East Tuesday as Sultan Haitham bin Tariq began the first state visit by an Omani ruler to the UK in nearly half a century.
在温莎城堡的宴会上，这位英国君主盛赞长期以来的外交、军事和王室关系，并向马斯喀特为帮助重新开放受阻的霍尔木兹海峡所作出的“高尚努力”致敬。
Hailing longstanding diplomatic, military and royal ties at a Windsor Castle banquet, the British monarch paid tribute to Muscat's "noble efforts" to help reopen the choked Strait of Hormuz.
查尔斯在向约160位宾客发表讲话时说：“我特别想指出，在冲突如此痛苦地重返该地区之际，阿曼作为所有各方信任的对话者所展现的持久承诺。”
"I would especially like to recognise, at a time when conflict has returned so painfully to the region, Oman's enduring commitment as a trusted interlocutor to all parties," Charles told around 160 guests at the lavish dinner.
“阿曼在海湾地区的作用及其如您所言的‘建设性中立’，其重要性远超霍尔木兹海峡，值得我们最大程度的尊重，”这位英国国王在向阿曼苏丹敬酒时补充道。
"Oman's role across the Gulf and her 'constructive neutrality' as you put it matters far beyond Hormuz, and is worthy of our utmost respect," Britain's king added in a toast to the Omani sultan.
44年来阿曼苏丹首次对英国进行国事访问，正值因美伊战争导致中东局势严重动荡之际。
The first state visit to Britain by a Sultan of Oman for 44 years comes amid severe turbulence in the Middle East prompted by the US-Iran war.
阿曼是英国的关键军事盟友，濒临至关重要的霍尔木兹水道，自冲突于2月下旬升级以来，一直在美伊会谈中充当调解人。
Oman, a key UK military ally which borders the vital Hormuz waterway, has acted as a mediator in talks between the United States and Iran since the conflict flared in late February.
阿曼苏丹定于周三在唐宁街与首相安迪·伯纳姆举行会谈，届时安全、贸易和投资预计将成为议程重头戏。
The Omani sultan is due to hold talks Wednesday in Downing Street with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, when security, trade and investment are expected to be high on the agenda.
伯纳姆出席了周二的宴会，壳牌、英国石油公司和空中客车公司的负责人以及各路王室成员和其他贵宾也在列席之中。
Burnham was among those at Tuesday's banquet, alongside the bosses of Shell, BP and Airbus as well as various royals and other dignitaries.
查尔斯在致辞中表示，英国和阿曼“通过外交、国防、贸易和信任紧密相连”。
In his remarks, Charles said Britain and Oman were "bonded by diplomacy, defence, trade, and trust".
英国长期以来一直是阿曼的军事盟友，英军几十年来一直在阿曼与阿曼军队联合训练，港口城镇杜克姆长期驻扎着英国战略军事力量。
The UK has been a long-term military ally of Oman, with British forces having trained alongside Omani forces in their country for decades and the port town Duqm having hosted an enduring UK strategic military presence.
阿曼统治者周二早些时候在伦敦以西的温莎接受了国王及其妻子卡米拉王后、威廉王子及其妻子威尔士王妃凯瑟琳的皇家欢迎仪式，拉开了为期三天访问的序幕。
The Omani ruler kicked off his three-day visit earlier Tuesday with a royal welcome in Windsor, west of London, from the king and his wife Queen Camilla, alongside Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales.
受牛津教育的苏丹与王室成员举行了私人午餐会，随后参观了与阿曼-英国关系相关的皇家收藏馆藏品。
The Oxford-educated Sultan held a private lunch with the royals, followed by a viewing of Royal Collection artefacts relating to Oman-UK relations.
大致在同一时间，作为中东动荡局势的进一步迹象，英国政府宣布将部署英国战斗机，协助沙特阿拉伯抵御也门伊朗支持的胡塞武装日益加剧的袭击。
Around the same time, and in a further sign of the instability gripping the Middle East, the UK government announced British fighter planes will be deployed to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against increasing attacks from Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi rebels. jj/ach