英闻天下——373 Chief Economic Planner "Confident" about Economy

 　　Zhang Ping made the comments at a press conference on the sidelines of China's ongoing¹ legislative² session.

 

　　"I have confidence in China's economic development in the future. After more than 30 years of reforming and opening to the outside world, China continues to improve the system of market-oriented economy, deepen economic reforms, stimulate³ the vitality⁴ of market entities⁵ and further mobilize the initiative and creativity of the public to propel economic growth."

 

　　The chief economic planner says last year's growth rate of 7.8 percent still deserves applause, though it was down from the 9.3 percent the year earlier.

 

　　Zhang Ping says the growth was the highest among major economies on the backdrop of the global financial crisis.

 

　　He also says boosting domestic consumption is "the most effective tool" to overcome the impact from the global financial crisis.

 

　　"China will unswervingly adhere to expanding domestic demand which is our starting point of strategy and economic development."

 

　　At the same time, Zhang Ping has acknowledged the problems facing the world's second-largest economy.

 

　　Chinese Premier⁶ Wen Jiabao said in his last ever government work report at the opening of the annual parliament session that those problems are "unbalanced, uncoordinated and unsustainable."

 

　　Chief economic planner Zhang Ping says the central government is drafting a plan to guide the country's urbanization drive.

 

　　He says the guidelines will be designed to make China's urbanization process healthier and run in a more orderly fashion.

 

　　"We should control the expansion of metropolises⁷ and big cities, while paying more attention to the development of small- and medium-sized cities and towns."

 

　　Zhang Ping also says the country must address the problem of industrial overcapacity through systematic⁸ reforms.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Su Yi.

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

3 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

4 vitality   

n.活力，生命力，效力

参考例句：

• He came back from his holiday bursting with vitality and good health.他度假归来之后，身强体壮，充满活力。
• He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。

5 entities   

实体对像； 实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

6 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。

7 metropolises   

n.一国的主要城市（不一定是首都）( metropolis的名词复数 )；中心；大都会；大城市

参考例句：

• That season, you ride it, all metropolises achieve what one wishes! 那时节，您骑上它，一切都会如愿以偿！ 来自互联网
• Carl has carried the banner in infernal metropolises. 卡尔曾经在那些地狱般的大都市流浪街头。 来自互联网

8 systematic   

adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的

参考例句：

• The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
• The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。