英语新闻视频 China pushes low-rent housing

 

Affordable¹ housing is one of the main goals of the government's policy of building a housing security system. In the last five years, 270,000 low-income families have been given access to low-rent housing.
It appears that low-income families just can't affor the high rent in the cities they live. And many live with less than 10 square meters per person, far below the 27 square meters per capita average set in 2004. Relief could be on its way, thanks to the government's low-rent housing project.
In Shuangliu county, Sichuan province, over 280 low-income families have received keys to their low-rent homes. Zhang Shiyuan is one of them. His wife has been seriously ill for years and his 18 year old daughter is still at school.
With his monthly income of 500 to 600 yuan, the family lived in a house that was less than 30 square meters. Under recent changes, they were able to move in a bigger house that's 57 square meters.
Zhang Shiyuan said, "The rent is around 60 yuan. I can afford it, yes, absolutely. I never thought I could live in such a house. Now I have the chance. I feel satisfied with the change."
Since 1998, the government has highlighted the need for more affordable housing and invested more than 15 billion yuan in the housing security system.
Vice² Minister of Construction Qi Ji said, "The strength of the housing sector³ is directly related to raising the standard of living and improving the quality of life. Therefore, it is very important to solve the housing difficulties of low-income families. The goal is for the housing security system to cover low-income families by 2010."
The central government has urged provincial⁴ authorities to provide preferential capital, tax and land policies to support the development of low-rent housing. They are also asking the provinces to take measures to curb⁵ runaway⁶ housing prices.
The government's low-rent housing system aims to provide affordable housing for the urban poor. But due to the large numbers who need help, it will take time for the government to meet its goal of providing housing for all low-income families.
low-rent housing:廉租房

1 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

2 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。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

5 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

6 runaway   

n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的

参考例句：

• The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
• He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。