国务院通过长三角城市群规划 要建具全球影响力世界级城市群

 The Yangtze River Delta¹ is set to build a global reputation for its cluster of cities by 2030 by focusing on high-end equipment manufacturing and modern services, the State Council said on last Wednesday.

国务院上周三表示，将以高端装备制造业和现代服务业为重点，到2030年将长三角地区建成具有全球影响力的城市群。

At an executive meeting presided over by Premier² Li Keqiang, the State Council ratified³ a plan to further develop the Yangtze River Delta urban cluster.

在李克强总理主持召开的国务院常务会议上，国务院批准《长江三角洲城市群发展规划》。

Two other such clusters are the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei province region in the north and the Pearl River Delta urban cluster in South China's Guangdong province.

其他两个这样的城市群发展是中国北方的京津冀地区和中国南部广东省的珠江三角洲城市群。

国务院通过长三角城市群规划 要建具全球影响力世界级城市群

To cultivate new momentum⁴ for economic growth and upgrade traditional industries, innovations should be strengthened in key areas of high-end manufacturing such as information technology, the biopharmaceutical industry, automobiles⁵ and new materials, according to a statement released after the meeting. Additionally, modern services such as finance, technological⁶ research and development, and logistics should be enhanced, it said.

会后发布的声明指出，应强化信息技术、生物制药、汽车、新材料等高端制造业关键领域创新，以培育经济增长新动能，改造提升传统产业。同时，还应发展金融、科技研发、物流等现代服务业。

Local governments should conduct pilot programs to establish an integrated market of finance, land and property transactions, and they should cooperate on public services such as education, healthcare and social security, the statement said.

该声明指出，地方政府应开展试点，建立金融、土地和产权交易一体化市场，应该与包括教育，医疗和社会保障等在内的公共服务配合起来。

It added that the Yangtze River Delta urban cluster should make great efforts to attract foreign investment and talent while testing free trade ports and making foreign trade easier.

该声明补充说道，长江三角洲城市群应该为吸引国外投资和人才作出巨大努力，同时测试自由贸易港口，使对外贸易更容易。

Lyu Bin⁷, director of the Urban and Regional Planning Department at Peking University, said: "I am optimistic about the city cluster's future, because the region has the country's most intelligent people and most opened-up economy."

北京大学城市与区域规划系主任吕斌表示：“我对这一城市群的未来很乐观，因为该地区拥有全国最有智慧的人和最开放的经济体。”

1 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

2 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。

3 ratified   

v.批准，签认（合约等）( ratify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准，因此被宣布无效。
• The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。

4 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

5 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

7 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。