中国2017年国防预算逾1万亿元

 　　According to the budget plan, China will spend 1.0443 trillion yuan in defense¹ spending in 2017, a 7% increase from the actual spending of last year, said an unnamed official from the Ministry² of Finance.

　　一名未透露姓名的财政部官员日前声称，根据预算安排，2017年我国拟安排国防支出10443亿元，比上年执行数增长7%。

　　Fu Ying, spokeswoman for the Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress, said that China will raise its defense budget by around 7% this year. Fu said the increase is in line with China's economic development and defense needs.

　　十二届全国人大五次会议发言人傅莹表示，2017年我国国防预算增幅在7%左右，与我国经济发展水平和国防建设需求相符。

　　The increased spending will be mainly used to deepen military overhauls³ and improve soldiers' living conditions.

　　增加的这部分支出将主要用于深化军事改革和改善士兵的生活条件。

　　中国2017年国防预算逾1万亿元

　　The fresh raise could be the country's lowest defense budget hike in more than a decade.

　　今年的国防预算增幅可能是十余年来最低的。

　　Last year, the country's defense budget rose by 7.6% to 954 billion yuan, breaking a multi-year run of double-digit increases.

　　去年，我国国防预算为9540亿元，增幅为7.6%，告别了连续多年的两位数增长。

　　Fu noted⁴ that China's defense spending accounts for about only 1.3 percent of the country's gross domestic product, as compared with NATO members' pledge to dedicate at least 2 percent of GDP to defense.

　　傅莹指出，我国的国防开支只占国内生产总值(GDP)的1.3%，而北约成员国则承诺至少将这一开支提升至GDP的2%。

　　"You should ask them what their intentions are," Fu told reporters.

　　傅莹告知记者：“你应该去问问这些国家，他们的意图是什么。”

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 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。

3 overhauls   

v.彻底检查( overhaul的第三人称单数 )；大修；赶上；超越

参考例句：

• The plant overhauls 8 locomotive, manufactures and repairs 100 train vehicles annually. 年机车解体大修8部，修、制各类型铁路车辆百余辆。 来自互联网
• The wind turbine generator overhauls what is the standard flow? 风机检修的的标准流程是什么？ 来自互联网

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。