State councilor underlines innovation in development

 BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong on Wednesday urged promoting innovation and taking innovation as a driving force for the country's development.

Liu made the remarks during a report she delivered at the biennial¹ conference of the country's two top think tanks with research capacities, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), which advise the government and industries on key scientific and technological² issues.

She also called for efforts to deepen reform in the scientific and technological fields and promote further development in these fields in an effort to make China an innovative³ nation with advanced science and technologies.

In recent years, China has increased investment to promote scientific and technological development, and the sum reached 861 billion yuan (135.6 billion U.S. dollars) last year, Liu said, adding that progress in relevant fields have made major contributions to the country's economic and social development, the improvement of people's livelihoods⁴ as well as the development of civilization.

Noting that innovation has become an important force in the recovery and prosperity of the global economy and a leading dynamic in the reform and changes to people's production and lifestyle, Liu called on scientific and technological experts to accelerate their research in basic science as well as high-tech⁵ issues.

She also urged efforts to boost the innovative capabilities⁶ of the country's enterprises and to combine scientific and technological achievements with economic development.

Moreover, she called on experts to shoulder more social responsibility and set an example for both academia and society.

More than 1,200 members of the CAS and CAE attended the conference and heard the report.

1 biennial   

adj.两年一次的

参考例句：

• The workers were strongly against the biennial election.工人们强烈反对两年一次的选举。
• His is a biennial,and one of the most useful pasture plants we have.这是两年生植物，也是我们最有用的牧草之一。

2 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

3 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

4 livelihoods   

生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。

5 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

6 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓