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政贵有恒--就业、因病致贫、养老金问题总理今年提上议程

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The first session of the 13th National People's Congress has concluded here in Beijing.Among other agenda, lawmakers passed resolutions on the reports of the national economic and social development plan as well as the central and local budgets.At the closing session, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed¹ to continue to serve as a servant of the people.He called for more efforts in achieving the goal of building China into a great modern socialist² country.Meantime, the Chinese president said this country's development does not pose a threat to any other country.After the closing session of the NPC, Premier³ Li Keqiang took the opportunity of a wide-ranging press conference to talk about domestic and global issues, promising⁴ that China will continue to pursue peaceful development and will never seek expansion.

For more on this, CRI's Suyi joined on the line Victor Gao, chairman of China Energy Security Institute and Vice⁵ president of Center for China and Globalization；Prof YAN Chengzhong, Director of the Institute of Economic Development and Cooperation at Donghua University；in the studio we have Edward Lehman, legal affairs commentator⁶ and managing director of LEHMAN, LEE & Xu Law Firm

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1 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

2 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。

3 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。

4 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

5 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。

6 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。