CCTV9英语新闻：改革的关键

Two years since the transition, the new leadership, headed by President Xi Jinping has done more than anyone could have imagined or asked for, from tackling corruption¹, economic restructuring to getting a bigger say on the global stage.

China's new leadership has been calling the tune² for the past 2 years, so far they've been hitting all the right notes.

"Our people love life. The people's desire for a better life is what we shall fight for. Every bit of happiness in the world is created by hard work." Said Xi Jinping, Chinese President.

Xi Jinping wants happiness for Chinese people, so he first gets rid of things that make them unhappy and corruption tops them all.

Xi's anti-corruption campaign has struck fear into China's tigers and flies. Even the powerful ex-security chief wasn't safe. Not even the military is spared. Xu Caihou was the highest level military officer to be investigated since 1949.

As Xi is cleaning house, he's showing who's in charge. Xi Jinping now heads China's leading groups on the economy, foreign affairs, national security, and military reform.

"This is historically unprecedented³, certainly since 1949, of anti-corruption on such a large scale. They want to create a more transparent⁴ and more accountable government." Said professor Xie Tao, Beijing Foreign Studies University.

China's diplomacy⁵ also begins at home. The country just ushered⁶ in the Year of the Sheep, but there will be no meek⁷ steps for Xi Jinping.

He proposed a new idea of diplomacy, a new major power relationship. His “one belt one road” all starts from China. But the most difficult challenges of all is the Chinese economy.

And economically, China is changing gears, from decades of high speed growth to the new normal. Now the focus is on quality, not quantity.

Experts say it's easier said than done. But in Premier⁸ Li Keqiang's words, the Chinese economic train is not stopping .

"If I could compare the Chinese economy to a running train, this train will not lose speed. On the contrary, it will be powered by a stronger dynamo, and will run with greater steadiness, and bring with it new growth and opportunities." Said Li Keqiang, Chinese Premier.

The Spring Festival is a time when Chinese people go back to their roots and so did President Xi. This is where he started his life and career.

And it's also here where he got his name "Xi Dada". Da literally⁹ means big in Chinese. For President Xi and his team, how to translate big vision into big action is the big question.

1 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

2 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

3 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

4 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

5 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

6 ushered   

v.引，领，陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The secretary ushered me into his office. 秘书把我领进他的办公室。
• A round of parties ushered in the New Year. 一系列的晚会迎来了新年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 meek   

adj.温顺的，逆来顺受的

参考例句：

• He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布。
• The little girl is as meek as a lamb.那个小姑娘像羔羊一般温顺。

8 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。

9 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。