2018年CRI Multilingual versions of Xi's Book lauded by international readers

 

The second volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China was released in multiple languages at the London Book Fair on Wednesday. The book is being hailed by international readers as enlightening and insightful in helping¹ them better understand China. 

CRI's London Correspondent Duan Xuelian has more. 

The second volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China is a collection of the Chinese President's speeches, conversations and letters from 2014 to 2017. Translated into nine foreign languages and with highlights such as Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the book was well received at its official launch in London.

In his congratulatory speech, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, spoke² highly of the book.

"Publishing this book is a milestone³ and I'm delighted to be able to join you here. I hope these two volumes, I suspect there will be more coming down the pipe, will enlighten more people as to where China is going, thinking and being. I wish you all every success as this book launches at the London Book Fair and I hope this book encourage people to visit China and learn more and more about it."

Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said the book offers an insight into China and Chinese society and it should be appreciated by those who wish to understand contemporary China.

"I think this book is crucially important to understand the vision of the leader of China, a vision that embraces the past, the present and the future of China. It explains how the governance of such a large country is conceived and implemented⁴. And this is important for only for China but also the worldwide vision of President Xi Jinping is important for us to understand."

Terry Robinson is the managing director of Gale⁵ Publishing Company, one of the largest international publishing companies in the world. He said the book is well laid out and holds an appeal to ordinary readers like himself and his family and friends.

"I first got this book because I wanted to get some insight from President Xi in a variety of issues. I remember there was a speech in May in 2016 where he talked about Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and I thought it very informative⁶. It kind of helped us in approaching our Chinese market and in understanding the Chinese society and the Chinese people. It was really impressive, so much so that I got copies of the book and gave it to all the executives of our company and even my wife took a Portuguese⁷ version and gave it to her father in Brazil where he's read it so the Chinese President has a reader in Brazil even before the book was launched there."

A series of seminars were held after the book launch in London with academics and politicians in attendance. Martin Albrow is a British sociologist⁸ and senior researcher of globalization. He has studied both the first and second volume of President Xi's book since 2014.

"As Chine goes out into the world we find here the further development of ideas behind the Belt and Road Initiative and the corresponding high level global governance that Xi proposes towards a community of shared future for mankind. This was the title of the speech he gave at the United Nations office in Geneva in January 2017 which is the fitting conclusion to this volume."

The second volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China was jointly⁹ compiled by China's State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group. The Chinese and English versions of the book were published in November 2017.

(Reporting by CRI London correspondents Duan Xuelian and Liang Tao)

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 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。

3 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

4 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

5 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

6 informative   

adj.提供资料的，增进知识的

参考例句：

• The adverts are not very informative.这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。
• This intriguing book is both thoughtful and informative.这本引人入胜的书既有思想性又富知识性。

7 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

8 sociologist   

n.研究社会学的人，社会学家

参考例句：

• His mother was a sociologist,researching socialism.他的母亲是个社会学家，研究社会主义。
• Max Weber is a great and outstanding sociologist.马克斯·韦伯是一位伟大的、杰出的社会学家。

9 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。