1981年在南京出生的孙宁，1993年考取了南京外国语学校，1999年保送北京外国语大学英语系口译专业，其间获第七届21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛冠军并出版译著三本。 2003年8月入外交部翻译室，2004年9月公派赴英留学。曾先后担任两任外交部长李肇星、杨洁篪随身翻译，现为习近平、李克强的首席翻译。

2013年，孙宁在李克强总理答记者问上展现“大白话现场翻译” 的神功，赢得掌声一片。来欣赏下吧。

❶(政府削权)“我们要有壮士断腕的决心”

We should have the determination to cut the wrist like brave warriors.

❷“腐败和我们政府的信誉应该说水火不容”

Corruption is incompatible to reputation of the government, like fire to water.

❸(两岸同胞)“打断骨头还连着筋”

Bones may be broken, but they are not split, because we are compatriots.

❹(两岸关系)“使其花团锦簇，我想花好总有月圆时”

...so that it will be full of flowers. When flowers are in full blossom, there will be a time for the moon to be full again.

❺“至于食品安全，那可以说是天大的事”

Food safety is of utmost importance.

❻(查处)“假冒伪劣和黑心食品”

punish the heartless producers of substandard and fake food

❼“绿水青山贫穷落后不行，但殷实富裕环境恶化也不行”

It is no good to be poor in a beautiful environment, nor is it good to be well-off and live with environmental degradation.

❽(改革贵在行动)喊破嗓子不如甩开膀子

Talking the talk is not as good as walking the walk