2015年CRI 第十届两岸经贸文化论坛在上海举行 尼泊尔强震逾7200人遇难

 

This year's Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum¹ has been held in Shanghai.

It's a regular meeting between officials from the mainland and Taiwan.

The discussions have focused mostly on cross-strait exchanges in science and technology, as well as culture, education and the development of the two-sides respecive small and medium sized business sectors².

It has also seen a meeting between the mainland's top political advisor³, Yu Zhengsheng, and the chair of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang Party, Eric Chu.

Chu is currently on visit to the mainland.

He's due to meet with General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping later on this Monday.

More than 7,200 people have now been confirmed dead in the devastating⁴ earthquake in Nepal. Over 14,100 others were injured.

The World Health Organization has been sending teams to the affected⁵ areas to help with medical aid and epidemic⁶ prevention.

The quake has done great harm to the country's tourism industry as at least 14 historic buildings have been in ruins.

12 of these are UNESCO World Heritage sites.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

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 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

4 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

6 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。