Scientists meet in Rome to address key challenges
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ROME, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 30th general assembly of the International Council for Science (ICSU) kicked off here on Tuesday to address key global challenges, featuring over 275 scientists and experts from all over the world.
The goal of the four-day event, hosted for the first time in Rome by the National Research Center (CNR) as Italy's scientific member at ICSU, is to discuss how science can contribute to boosting sustainable development, fighting climate change, increasing well-being 1 and health in the changing urban environment and tackling the side-effects of progress.
At the official opening ceremony, CNR president Francesco Profumo stressed that scientific research was the key to solving all current crises.
"It's during times of crises that inventions, great strategies and discoveries are made," he said quoting Albert Einstein.
"Global cooperation is crucial in addressing society's needs. In the wake of the negative economic outlook we are witnessing research and technological 2 transfer can turn into efficient instruments to guide countries towards a solid development giving us the tools to tackle with lucidity 3 the great obstacles we face," observed Profumo.
Appealing to both private and public institutions, Profumo thus urged to boost strategic partnerships 4 between universities, governments and research centres.
"We must create a network of knowledge-sharing together with enterprises in order to multiply and better implement 5 growth and well-being opportunities. But in order to do so concrete political decisions must be undertaken and financial resources are needed," he added.
n.安康，安乐，幸福
- He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
- My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。
adj.技术的；工艺的
- A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
- Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。
n.明朗，清晰，透明
- His writings were marked by an extraordinary lucidity and elegance of style.他的作品简洁明晰，文风典雅。
- The pain had lessened in the night, but so had his lucidity.夜里他的痛苦是减轻了，但人也不那么清醒了。
n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系
- Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句