2014年CRI 中国将向联合国粮农组织捐赠5000万美元 外交部敦促英方在港事务上谨言慎行

 

Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang has announced a 50 million US dollar cash injection from China to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization over the next five years.

Li Keqiang has made the pledge at the FAO headquarters in Rome on the eve of World Food Day today.

The Chinese Premier says the new funding will be used to help developing countries.

The Chinese and Italian governments at the meantime have also issued a joint² declaration, vowing³ to strengthen cooperation in areas including security and law enforcement.

The two sides have also agreed to simplify visa procedures and cooperate at the Milan World Expo next year.

Li Keqiang is due to attend a meeting of Asian and European leaders in Milan today and tomorrow before returning to China.

The Chinese government is once again warning other countries not to interfere⁴ in Hong Kong's affairs.

The statement comes after the British Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth⁵ Office submitted a written declaration related to Hong Kong issuesto the UK Parliament.

Chinese Foreign Ministry⁶ has issued a statement, urging the the British side to speak and act cautiously and not to send any wrong signals.

The British government periodically reviews issues related to Hong Kong, even though the UK returned the territory to China in 1997.

1 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。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

4 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

5 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

6 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。