英语新闻视频 Presidium of 17th CPC Nat´l Congress holds 1st

 

After the preparatory meeting, the Presidium of the 17th Party Congress held its first meeting, which was presided over by General Secretary of CPC Central Committee Hu Jintao.


The Presidium voted and approved the 36 members of its Standing¹ Committee.
It then selected four senior Party leaders as deputy secretaries-general of the five-yearly congress. They are Liu Yunshan, Zhou Yongkang, He Guoqiang and Wang Gang.


More than 2,200 delegates were certified² as qualified³ to attend the congress. Ninety eight percent of the country's seventy three million CPC members took part in the voting and selection of the delegates. Criteria⁴ for qualified candidates include their way of thinking, work and life styles, and the recognition by the people. The name lists of candidates were also reviewed by non-communist parties in the country, who put forward their suggestions. The Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee examined the candidates before approving them.
The Central Committee also invited 57 special delegates including former party leader Jiang Zemin to attend the 17th Party Congress. They will enjoy the same rights as the other delegates.
And nearly 500 non-voting delegates and guests including some non-CPC members were invited to the congress.
The 17th CPC National Congress will open on Monday morning and will continue until the following Sunday.
preparatory meeting: 预备会议
Presidium:主席团
special delegates:特邀代表

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

3 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

4 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。