原文： More than eight years have passed since Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping and I joined hands to establish full diplomatic relations between our two great nations.
译文： 自从邓小平副总理和我握手，在我们两个伟大国家之间建立完全的外交关系以来，已经八年多了。

原文： More than eight years have passed since Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping and I joined hands to establish full diplomatic relations between our two great nations.
译文： 自从邓小平副总理和我握手，在我们两个伟大国家之间建立完全的外交关系以来，已经八年多了。

改译：自从邓小平副总理和我共同建立我们两个伟大国家之间的正式外交关系以来，已经八年多了。