英闻天下——376 China's Energy-saving, Pollution Reduction Targets

 　　Premier¹ Wen Jiabao's last government work report to this year's National People's Congress put a large emphasis on energy efficiency and pollution reduction.

 

　　Part of the strategy talks about reforming the current energy pricing system and shoring up the country's strategic energy reserves.

 

　　The program outlined by Wen also includes a 3.7-percent reduction target in energy intensity² this year.

 

　　Energy consumption per unit of GDP has been reduced by over 17-percent over the past five years.

 

　　For more on the targets, CRI's Paul James spoke³ with Benjamin Cavender, Associate principal at China Market Research in Shanghai.

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 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。