The two leaders already met once over diner Monday night, shortly after Obama arrived in the frigid Chinese capital from Shanghai. National security adviser James L. Jones described that meeting as an "informal diner discussion" in which the two leaders discussed "the evolution and histories of China and the United States".

【正确答案】 周一晚上，在奥巴马由上海抵达寒冷的中国首都不久，两位领导人就已经在晚宴上见了一面。

【答案解析】 本句翻译要注意英汉两种语言的表达习惯的差异。英语中习惯将主语和事件或动作先说，而把时间、地点等状语放在后面。但汉语却习惯先交代时间、地点，再说发生了什么。因此，翻译时将shortly after引导的时间状语从句提前了。