发改委主任：中国不会出现第二次下岗潮

 　　China will not have another layoff¹ wave as it reduces overcapacity in such sectors³ as steel and coal mining, Xu Shaoshi, minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said on Sunday.

　　3月6日，发改会主任徐绍史称，化解钢铁、煤炭业的过剩产能不会造成第二次下岗潮。

　　The Chinese economy has become more resilient and is able to create more jobs to absorb laid-off workers, Xu said at a news conference on the sidelines of two sessions, the annual meetings of legislators and policy advisers⁴.

　　在两会新闻发布会上，徐绍史称，中国经济有更大韧性，能够创造更多岗位吸收下岗工人。

　　"We will strengthen our efforts to reduce overcapacity," he said, citing Hebei and Heilongjiang provinces as areas that "have maintained social stability while pushing corporate⁵ restructuring".

　　徐绍史说：“我们将加大力度化解过剩产能。”他还援引了河北省和黑龙江省的例子，称这两省“在推动企业重组的同时仍然保持了社会的稳定”。

　　发改委主任：中国不会出现第二次下岗潮

　　The steel sector² will reduce capacity by 100 to 150 million metric tons in five years, and the coal mining sector will cut capacity by 500 million tons, with another 500 million tons to be restructured in three to five years, he said.

　　徐绍史称，中国钢铁业产能将在5年之内减少1至1.5亿吨，煤炭业产能将在3到5年内减少5亿吨、再重组5亿吨。

　　Researchers estimate that about 3 million workers could be laid off in the coming two to three years if current capacity is reduced by 30 percent in targeted sectors such as steel, coal mining and cement.

　　研究学者估计，在未来两到三年内，如果钢铁、煤炭和水泥业等定向产业的产能在现有基础上减少30%，那么将会有300万工人下岗。

　　Xu said there will not be a second round of massive layoffs⁶ this time.

　　徐绍史表示，化解过剩产能不会引起第二次下岗潮。

　　China's State-owned enterprise restructuring in the 1990s put tens of millions out of work.

　　20世纪90年代实行的国有企业重组曾导致数千万人下岗失业。

　　Given the country's massive economic scale, it has become more capable of creating jobs, which will help absorb unemployed⁷ workers, he said. The improved economic structure will also help absorb redundant⁸ workers, he said, with tertiary industries having a larger share of the economy. Tertiary industries－the segment of the economy that provides services to consumers, such as financial institutions, schools and restaurants－generally accommodate more jobs.

　　徐绍史称，中国如今的经济规模巨大，能够创造更多的工作岗位，吸收失业人员。经济结构的优化加大了第三产业占国民经济的份额，也将有利于吸收下岗人员。第三产业，如金融机构、学校和餐饮业，致力于为消费者提供服务，通常能提供更多的工作岗位。

　　Moreover, as new enterprises crop up thanks to China's favorable policies encouraging business startups, there will be more new jobs, and easier cross-regional labor⁹ flows and the use of online job fairs will help laid-off workers find work, he said.

　　此外，由于中国为鼓励创业出台了优惠政策，大量新兴企业如雨后春笋般涌现，也将提供更多工作岗位，促进跨地区的劳动力流动。网络在线招聘会也将帮助下岗人员找到工作。

　　The Ministry¹⁰ of Human Resources and Social Security said 100 billion yuan ($15.3 billion) will be allocated¹¹ to cushion the effect of job losses on families and society.

　　人力资源和社会保障部称，国家将拨出1000亿元（153亿美元）用于缓解失业对家庭和社会造成的冲击。

　　Xu said China's reduction of overcapacity will help countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. Some of them are industrializing and urbanizing, and they need to build more infrastructure¹² and upgrade industrial structures. That's where Chinese enterprises can help, he said.

　　徐绍史表示，中国化解过剩产将促使更多国家参与“一带一路”计划。其中一部分国家正在实行工业化和城市化，需要进一步加强基础设施建设和产业结构升级。中国企业正好可以助其一臂之力。

 

1 layoff   

n.临时解雇，操作停止，活动停止期间，失业期

参考例句：

• Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
• Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。

2 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。

3 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

5 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

6 layoffs   

临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动

参考例句：

• Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
• Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌

7 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

8 redundant   

adj.多余的，过剩的；(食物)丰富的；被解雇的

参考例句：

• There are too many redundant words in this book.这本书里多余的词太多。
• Nearly all the redundant worker have been absorbed into other departments.几乎所有冗员，都已调往其他部门任职。

9 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。

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

11 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

12 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。