Chinese vice premier arrives in Britain for visit

    EDINBURGH, Britain, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice¹ Premier（副总理） Li Keqiang arrived here on Sunday for a four-day official visit to Britain.
    Upon his arrival, Li said in a statement delivered at the airport that recent years have seen steady progress in China-Britain relations and that increasingly strong political ties and fruitful cooperation across the board have brought real benefits to the peoples in both countries.
    "In the midst of profound changes of the global landscape, closer cooperation（合作） between China and Britain will not only benefit the two counties and peoples, but also contribute to world peace, stability and prosperity," he added.
    Li stressed that he hopes to explore with the British side ways to cooperate more closely and turn the two countries into partners of mutual² respect and equality in the political arena³, partners of mutual benefits and shared growth on the economic front and partners of close coordination⁴ and equal cooperation on international affairs.
    Edinburgh is Li's first stop in Britain. He will later travel to London and meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Chancellor⁵ of the Exchequer⁶ George Osborne and Foreign Secretary William Hague.
    Britain is the last leg of Li's three-nation Europe tour, which has already taken him to Spain and Germany.
    Chinese Ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming told Xinhua that as the first visit by a Chinese leader to Britain since the current British government took office and the first high-level exchange between the two countries in 2011, Li's ongoing⁷ trip has great significance for the development of the China-British relations.
    Trade between Britain and China is booming. Bilateral⁸ trade in goods reached 40.2 billion U.S. dollars between January and October last year, marking a year-on-year increase of 30 percent. The two sides have also made great progress in trade in services.
    During Cameron's visit to China in November, leaders of the two nations set a target to raise annual bilateral trade volume to over 100 billion dollars within the next five years.
    In the 2009-2010 fiscal⁹ year, China was the sixth largest source of foreign investment in Britain, while the number of Chinese companies investing in London ranked second.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

3 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

4 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

5 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

6 exchequer   

n.财政部；国库

参考例句：

• In Britain the Chancellor of the Exchequer deals with taxes and government spending.英国的财政大臣负责税务和政府的开支。
• This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer.这使国库遭受了重大损失。

7 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

8 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

9 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。