2015年CRI 人文交流成为今年中美磋商焦点

 

Chinese Vice¹ Premier² Liu Yandong will join U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in kicking off this year's U.S.- China Consultation³ on People-to-People Exchanges.

Kristie Kenny, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, says there are some new growth points for cooperation this year.

"When we look at our world and we've seen issues like Ebola, too important it is for American and Chinese experts to talk about health care."

Before discussions begin, Vice Premier Liu Yandong paid a visit to Houston, Texas over the weekend.

She toured a university and a medical center and also stopped at the Houston Rockets home court Toyota Center, where Liu cheered a group of Chinese and American high school basketball players.

The Chinese Vice Premier admits she's a fan of the Rockets.

The Houston Rockets are providing basketball training to high school basketball players of Tsinghua High School. That is the high school attached to Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Meanwhile, the team's former center Yao Ming is in the city for some basketball-themed activities.

As a sport fan, Ambassador⁴ Kenny expresses her excitement over Yao Ming's joining the NBA.

"When Yao Ming arrived and played in the NBA, it was such a 'Wow' moment. It reminded us that our two countries share a love of basketball, and there's Yao Ming, this incredible⁵ Chinese basketball star traveling to America and playing with us."

The two sides are also planning to strengthen cooperation in the areas of women's leadership development and educational exchanges.

Ambassador Kenny believes the American side is willing to expand bilateral⁶ exchange with the Chinese side.

"There is no way you could stop these dialogues. I'm really sure whoever becomes president in 2016 will find this such a useful and productive⁷ way for the United States and China to talk about everything."

China and the United States have been holding the annual talks yearly since 2009.

For CRI, I'm Tu Yun.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 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。

3 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

4 ambassador   

n.大使，特使，（派驻国际组织的）代表

参考例句：

• He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.他连任十年大使。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

5 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

6 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

7 productive   

adj.能生产的，有生产价值的，多产的

参考例句：

• We had a productive meeting that solved some problems.我们开了一个富有成效的会议，解决了一些问题。
• Science and technology are part of the productive forces.科学技术是生产力。