古巴推出私人非农业合作社

 　　HAVANA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Cuba launched its first batch¹ of private nonagricultural cooperatives Monday, as part of reforms pushed by Cuban leader Raul Castro.

　　There are 124 such cooperatives in the sectors² of construction, transportation, waste collection and produce markets, which begin functioning from Monday, the official daily Granma reported.

　　"Through this new measure, we are hoping to manage as (private) cooperatives those state-run economic activities that have not been efficient," Grisel Trista Arbesu, head of the Business Improvement Group of the government Permanent Commission for Development and Implementation³, was quoted as saying.

　　"The measure also allows the state to gradually extricate⁴ itself from activities that are not of vital importance to economic development," Trista said.

　　Ruben Toledo Diaz, also with the Development Commission, said such private-sector cooperatives are playing an increasingly more important role in the nation's economy, "though socialist⁵ state enterprises will continue to play the leading role."

　　"The cooperatives are not the result of a process of privatization, but will manage state property, which ultimately belongs to all the people," Toledo said.

　　The Cuban government hopes the new cooperatives will boost productivity and allow the state to cut public spending by reducing the number of people on the government payroll⁶ and adjusting social spending, without eliminating it.

　　Cuba's first private-sector cooperatives were created in the field of agriculture, where growers were free to sell their surplus on the open market. There are currently some 5,800 agricultural cooperatives in Cuba.

1 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

2 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

4 extricate   

v.拯救，救出；解脱

参考例句：

• How can we extricate the firm from this trouble?我们该如何承救公司脱离困境呢？
• She found it impossible to extricate herself from the relationship.她发现不可能把自己从这种关系中解脱出来。

5 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

6 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。