CCTV9英语新闻：更多的外来务工人员

Now for more on the presser by The Ministry 1 of Human Resources and Social Security, we are joined in the studio by my colleague Wu Haojun.



Q1: The big picture for employment certainly looks good here especially considering the economic climate, now, getting down to the details, what are some other highlights you gathered from the presser?



A: Well, first of all, this may be a bit early to say but we can probably expect the overcrowding in China’s biggest metropolises 2 to ease if just a little bit down the road. According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the number of migrant workers who stayed in their home provinces for work increased by 3.9% for last year. So that’s less people heading to the more affluent 3 east and southern parts of China. And the trend seems to be continuing this year. But for college graduate employment it’s a different story. It’s going to be another very difficult year for them--7.27 million university students are applying for their first jobs out of college. According to the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Shanghai will have a total of 178,000 graduates this year. These fresh graduates will fight for 90,000 registered job openings. That’s almost a two to one ratio--talk about tough competition. But authorities have been trying to help. For example, local government departments are required to simplify approval procedures and lower the threshold for college graduates starting their own businesses.



Q2: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is also responsible for overseeing the management of China’s vast social insurance funds… now with an aging population and shrinking workforce 4, there are naturally worries about if there’s going to be enough money to spread around. How is the ministry going to address that?



A: Well, if there’s ever any worry on that front, these numbers from the Ministry should provide some relief. Gross revenue of social insurance funds increased 18.8 percent year-on-year to 912 billion yuan, while gross expenditure 5 totaled 730 billion yuan, up 18.5 percent from a year ago. So things are still very much in the clear as far as we can tell. And for those who don’t know already. China’s social insurance funds consists of five parts - basic pension funds, basic medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work-related injury insurance and maternity 6 insurance. As part of an effort to address the problem you mentioned, the country just unveiled an ambitious plan to create a unified 7 pension system for its rural and urban population before 2020 . It’s hoped the overhaul 8 will encourage labor 9 mobility 10.

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1
ministry

  
 


n.(政府的)部；牧师


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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。












2
metropolises

  
 


n.一国的主要城市（不一定是首都）( metropolis的名词复数 )；中心；大都会；大城市


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That season, you ride it, all metropolises achieve what one wishes! 那时节，您骑上它，一切都会如愿以偿！ 来自互联网
Carl has carried the banner in infernal metropolises. 卡尔曾经在那些地狱般的大都市流浪街头。 来自互联网












3
affluent

  
 


adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的


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He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。












4
workforce

  
 


n.劳动大军，劳动力


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A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。












5
expenditure

  
 


n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出；使用，消耗


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The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。












6
maternity

  
 


n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的


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Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。












7
unified

  
 


(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的


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The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。












8
overhaul

  
 


v./n.大修，仔细检查


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Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。












9
labor

  
 


n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦


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We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。












10
mobility

  
 


n.可动性，变动性，情感不定


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The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。