2015年CRI China Vows to Lift All People out of Poverty by 2020

 

The Chinese government plans to lift all of its people out of poverty by 2020, a top priority for its next five-year development plan.

Guo Weimin, a senior official from the State Council, saidpoverty relief is a major goal for the next five years.

"Poverty relief remains¹ a top priority for China. The goal of lifting more than 70 million people out of poverty and ensuring no more poor counties exist in China by 2020 remains an arduous² task," said Guo.

Hong Tianyun, the deputy director of the State Council Office of Poverty Alleviation³ and Development, said poverty relief is a major goal for the next five years.

The official says the government will come up with a string of more effective and targeted measures to achieve the goal.

These include launching education campaigns and encouraging financial support.

The goal was revealed ahead of the 23rd International Day for the Eradication⁴ of Poverty, coming up on Saturday, which also marks China's second National Poverty Relief Day.

The official adds that some high-profile events will be held around that day, to showcase China's commitment to poverty alleviation.

"As an important agenda for Poverty Alleviation Day this year, a high-level forum⁵ on poverty alleviation and development will be held on Oct. 16, one day ahead of Poverty Alleviation Day. I'm very glad to announce here that President Xi Jinping will attend the forum and deliver a keynote speech. President Xi will elaborate on the poverty alleviation measures taken by the Chinese government in the course of building a moderately prosperous society and show China's determination in implementing⁶ the Post-2015 Development Agenda," said Hong.

The forum will gather both domestic and international guests, including heads of state and senior representatives from international organizations.

Guo Weimin from the State Council says the Chinese government is willing to share its experience in combating poverty.

"China's poverty alleviation efforts have received great support from the international community, and have also contributed to the international community. The progress China has made has promoted the rapid decrease in the number of poor people in the world. China has become the first developing country to halve⁷ its poverty-stricken population, one of the United Nations Millennium⁸ Development Goals, and has also helped other countries to achieve these goals," said. Guo.

According to the official, in the past 15 years, China has lifted over 600 million people out of poverty, accounting⁹ for about 70 percent of those brought out of poverty worldwide.

Speaking to a United Nations summit last month, President Xi pledged an initial 2 billion U.S. dollars to establish an assistance fund to help developing nations reach the target.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 arduous   

adj.艰苦的，费力的，陡峭的

参考例句：

• We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
• The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。

3 alleviation   

n. 减轻，缓和，解痛物

参考例句：

• These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
• The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

4 eradication   

n.根除

参考例句：

• The eradication of an established infestation is not easy. 根除昆虫蔓延是不容易的。
• This is often required for intelligent control and eradication. 这经常需要灵巧的控制与消除。

5 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

6 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

7 halve   

vt.分成两半，平分；减少到一半

参考例句：

• Let's halve the project between our two teams.让我们两个队平均分担这项工程吧。
• I'll halve expenses with you.我要跟你平均分摊费用。

8 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

9 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。