CCTV9英语新闻：中国卫计委准备新的计划生育政策

By CCTV reporter Zhang Nini

China's health authorities say preparations at the local level are underway to implement 1 China's revised family planning policy that will allow more couples to have a second child. Provincial 2 people's congresses must first approve the new measure. The easing of the policy is one of China's top ten public heath events in 2013.

For industrial China, more toddlers mean more business, both in short and long term.

The easing of China’s family planning policy, which for decades has restricted most families to having one child, was a major legislative 3 highlight in 2013. National health authorities say before qualified 4 couples can have a second child they will have to wait until provincial authorities pass legislation at their local people’s congresses which will consider local population needs and social economic development.

The easing of the policy is expected to benefit 15 million to 20 million couples.

"One important task of the commission is to strengthen maternal 5 and child care services and policies. It’s a priority for 2014.” Mao Qunan, spokesman for Nat’l Health And Family Planning Comm., said.

In addition to boosting the birth rate, national health authorities in 2013 also attempted to lower the mortality rate by banning smoking.

Tobacco consumption is one of the greatest health threats in China, resulting in the deaths of over one million people every year.

A circular issued at the end of the year banned officials from lighting 6 up in public.

Health authorities said it is also actively 7 promoting legislation that will provide for a more effective ban on smoking in public places.

"We have set up two service hotlines for this purpose. Meanwhile we will continue to speed up legislation at various levels to ban lighting up in public." Yao Hongwen,spokesman for Nat’l Health And Family Planning Comm., said.

In 2013, China celebrated 8 fifty years of sending medical rescue teams overseas, mostly to African countries. China’s efforts in institutional reform, addressing AIDS, doctor-patient relations and treatment of avian flu viruses are also on the commission’s top ten event of the year.

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1
implement

  
 


n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行


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Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。












2
provincial

  
 


adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人


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City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。












3
legislative

  
 


n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的


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Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。












4
qualified

  
 


adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的


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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。












5
maternal

  
 


adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的


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He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。












6
lighting

  
 


n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光


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The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。












7
actively

  
 


adv.积极地，勤奋地


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During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。












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celebrated

  
 


adj.有名的，声誉卓著的


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He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。