2014年CRI 李克强晤卡梅伦 中英签署20年液化天然气供应协议

 

Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang has met with British Prime Minister David Cameron as part of his current visit to London.

The two sides have set a goal of expanding bilateral² trade to 100 billion U.S. dollars by next year.

Li Keqiang has also used the meeting to call for more cooperation in areas such as nuclear power, high-speed rail, infrastructure³ construction and urbanization.

For his part, British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country can act as a facilitator to help China gain a stronger foot-hold in Europe.

The China National Offshore⁴ Oil Corporation has announced its entered into a 20-year deal with British Petrolium for liquefied natural gas supplies.

CNOOC says BP is going to begin supplying it with up to 1.5 million tones of liquefied natural gas per year starting in 2019.

The signing of the agreement has been overseen⁵ by visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and British Prime Minister David Cameron.

At the same time, CNOOC and Shell have also signed a "global strategic cooperation agreement" meant to try to create a tighter partnership⁶ around the world.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 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。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

5 overseen   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was overseen stealing the letters. 他被人撞见在偷信件。 来自辞典例句
• It will be overseen by ThomasLi, director of IBM China Research Laboratory. 该实验室由IBM中国研究院院长李实恭(ThomasLi)引导。 来自互联网

6 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。