英闻天下——465 Urban and Rural Integration in China Accelerates

 　　Zhang Jinyong used to work far from his hometown. Like other people who work in big cities, he was only able to return home once a year during the Spring Festival period. But now, Zhang can spend more time with his wife and child. His parents can help him take care of family chores, plus, he enjoys salary raise. This is because of his decision to go back to his hometown Daduo, in Jiangsu province, to find work.

 

　　"Working outside is not as good as settling down in one's hometown. But in the past, my hometown didn't have a factory. I couldn't get a job. The only option was to find jobs in other places. But now I am back. I have a job. I don't need to worry about where to live. All I need is to buy a car. You could say that I am well-off, right?"

 

　　Zhang's studied electrical mechanics at university but he was unable find a job in his hometown after graduating. However, last year, a packing material factory with capital investment of 400 million yuan opened in his hometown of Daduo.

 

　　To maintain the sustainable progress of the integration¹ of urban and rural areas, in recent years, the central government and local governments have attached importance to developing a number of specific industries.

 

　　In Zhang's hometown of Daduo, industries such as clothes processing, machine manufacturing and agricultural product processing are gradually booming.

 

　　Three years ago, more than 30 thousand Daduo town residents opted² to go to other provinces to find work. But now many of them have returned. In those industries which have recently been developed within the town, more than 16 thousand local residents have found employment.

 

　　Wan³ Shu is the HR manager of a packing material company in Daduo.

 

　　"From January 1 of this year up to now, about two to three hundred people applied⁴ to work in our factory. About 60 to 70 were recruited. Most of them are experienced workers. More than 90 percent of workers in our factory are local people."

 

　　Last year, more than 120 thousand college graduates chose to go back home to find work in Jiangsu Province.

 

　　Zhang Haohan is a professor at the Academy of Social Sciences in Jiangsu Province.

 

　　"Many less developed rural areas have developed service, processing and manufacturing industries. They have demand for a new labor⁵ force, especially young and skilled workers. This is a natural phenomenon in history. It's also a reflection of a growing rural economy."

 

　　Zhang Haohan says that with the diversification⁶ of industry, there will be more demand for capable and skilled labor in previously⁷ less developed areas.

 

　　For CRI, I am Li Dong.

1 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

2 opted   

v.选择，挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。

3 wan   

(wide area network)广域网

参考例句：

• The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。

4 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

5 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 diversification   

n.变化，多样化；多种经营

参考例句：

• The seminar was to discuss diversification of agriculture. 该研讨会讨论的是农业多种经营。 来自辞典例句
• Firm diversification is increasingly achieved by the means of takeover and merger. 通过接管和兼并，厂商经营范围日益多样化。 来自辞典例句

7 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。