CCTV9英语新闻：热在两会的流行语

With the annual political season underway, a number of hot words are being frequently used in relation to the government's work. For more, Jin Yingqiao joins me in the studio. Yingqiao, what are these words and what are they about? Well, a number of

Barca extend contracts of B-teamers Muniesa and Sanchez

MADRID, April 4 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona this Wednesday announced that the club has extended the contracts of B-team players Marc Muniesa and Ilie Sanchez. 20-year-old Muniesa has been a regular with the B-team for the past three years and has spent

China vows to promote image through better publicity

BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese publicity official has urged building a better image of the country on the world stage this year and strengthening friendly relationships with foreign countries. Wang Chen, director of the Information Offi

国务院发布食品安全工作评议考核办法

The central authority will send inspectors to review provincial-level government food safety, according to a circular published by the General Office of the State Council Monday. 根据国务院办公厅周一发布的通知，中央机关将派巡视员

今年我国'三公'经费预算限额61.5亿元

The central government has continued to cut its annual budget for overseas trips, vehicles and receptions this year. 今年，中央政府将继续削减因公出国(境)、公务用车和公务接待的年度预算。 Central government departments

South Africa to meet Ethiopia in World Cup qualifiers

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Africa will start their 2014 World Cup qualification campaign at home to Ethiopia on the weekend of June 2-3, 2012. This was confirmed after the Ethiopians defeated Somalia 5-0 in their preliminary round qualif

575 bln yuan of central budget goes to social security

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The expenditure in China's central budget on social insurance and job security totaled 575.37 billion yuan (91.62 billion U.S. dollars) in 2012, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Friday. The central government also

Markets Welcome Central Banks' Efforts on Europe

Stocks soared after the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks agreed to make it easier to borrow dollars overseas, in a bid to ease the fallout of the European debt crisis. The move came as European finance ministers delayed key decision

Chinese police to minimize traffic controls for officials' trips

BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Public Security has ordered the country's police not to arrange road closures in general and to minimize time for traffic controls arranged for officials' trips. Coming in response to central authority'

China should reform banks to prevent risks: central bank

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- China should deepen the reform of its large commercial banks and policy financial institutions this year, in the wake of an increasingly complex external and internal environment, the country's central bank said Thursday.

Deals over tax-funded projects made more transparent

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- A system is to be launched in China to make deals concerning government-financed infrastructure construction projects in water conservancy, transport and railways more transparent. Sources with a special anti-corruption ag

人民币汇率连续两日创6年来最低水平

The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan continued to weaken Tuesday after hitting a six-year low against the US dollar Monday. 人民币对美元汇率中间价周一跌至6年来最低水平后，周二继续下跌。 Analysts say this indicates

Official says collapsed viaduct in central China up to standards

ZHENGZHOU, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The partially collapsed viaduct in Henan Province was up to the standards and had passed latest quality test, an official with the provincial transportation authorities said on Saturday. A part of the expressway viaduct

Fog shrouds east, central China; disrupts traffic

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Heavy fog enveloped a large swathe of east and central China Saturday, causing highway closures and flight delays in several provinces. Beijing was shrouded in dense smog for a second straight day Saturday. The smoggy wea

Senior Chinese official urges more efforts to transform economy

BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official has urged local governments to make more efforts to transform the economic development pattern and maintain steady economic growth. He Guoqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politica

2013翻译考试笔译高级高频词汇（1）

One Country, Two Systems 一国两制 One China, One Taiwan 一中一台 Two Chinas 两个中国 Three Direct Links (Mail, Air and Shipping Services and Trade) (两岸)直接三通23 Million Taiwan Compatriots 两千三百万台湾同胞Two Conferenc

英闻天下——308 Top Legislator Recognizes Macao's Achievements

China's top legislator Wu Bangguo says the Central government fully recognizes the achievements of the Macao Special Administrative Region government. Speaking at the conference marking 20 years since Macao's Basic Law was declared, he said everythin

中国建立核安全支持体系

The completion of the system, first proposed in 2011, has been announced at a Beijing conference organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Liu Hua is the chief engineer of China's National Nuclear Safety Administration. In our central-leve

经济学人:周期轮回:下一场金融危机或被央行触发(2)

Debt is used to finance the purchase of assets, and the greater availability of credit pushes asset prices higher. 债务被用来资助资产购买，而且债务的可得性的增大也把资产价格推得更高。 From time to time, however, lend

经济学人:六大经济学原理:失业的自然比率(1)

Economics Brief 经济学简介 Six Big Ideas: The natural rate of unemployment 六大经济学原理：失业的自然比率 Central bankers' holy grail 央行银行家的圣杯 Policymakers have spent half a century in search of the natural rate of