英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable1023 - 我们这五年：脱贫攻坚中的中国奇迹

Topic1-Targeted poverty alleviation¹ in China

Since the year of 2012, more than 10 million Chinese people have been lifted out of poverty every year. At the ongoing² 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China vows³ to eliminate poverty by 2020.

Poverty is a global issue. According to the World Bank in 2015, 702 million people live in extreme poverty which is approximately 9.6 percent of the global population.

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Topic2-The Chinese public ready for kids to have the mother's family name

A survey conducted by China Youth Daily found, to the surprise of many, approximately 55 percent of respondents could accept their children to take on the mother's family name, instead of the father's family name. Among more than two thousand respondents, only 23 percent of respondents say they could not accept it at all.                     

1 alleviation   

n. 减轻，缓和，解痛物

参考例句：

• These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
• The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

2 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。

3 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。