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全國兩會分別于3月5日和3月3日在北京開幕，兩會是全國人民代表大會和中國人民政治協(xié)商會議的合稱，英文全稱為National People's Congress & Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Sessions。一年一度的兩會聚焦社會熱點，激發(fā)著全國人民參政議政的熱情，本期以“兩會”為背景，提煉了一年來社會上關(guān)注的民生熱點。

政治篇

三通Three Direct Links

海峽兩岸通郵、通航、通商的簡稱。2008年12月兩岸實現(xiàn)大三通。

例句：The three links include direct postal, transportation (especially airline), and trade links between Chinese Mainland and Taiwan.

三通包括中國大陸和臺灣地區(qū)實現(xiàn)直接通郵、通航（尤其是航空）和通商。

人道主義援助Humanitarian Aid

出于人道主義目的提供的物質(zhì)或相關(guān)援助，尤其是面對人道主義危機時。

例句：The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity.

人道主義援助的主要目的是挽救生命、緩解痛苦和維護人格尊嚴。

社會篇

食品安全Food Safety

世界衛(wèi)生組織將其定義為食物中有毒、有害物質(zhì)對人體健康影響的公共衛(wèi)生問題，此外食品安全還是一門科學領(lǐng)域。中國食品安全問題十分嚴峻。

例句：Food safety is a growing concern in China and officials of the State Food and Drug Administration of China have been under increasing public pressure to solve food safety problems.

食品安全問題在中國越來越被重視，在解決食品安全問題方面國家食品與藥品管理局的官員也迫于越來越大的公眾壓力。

留守兒童Stay-at-home Children

指父母雙方或一方外出到城市打工，而自己留在農(nóng)村生活的孩子。

例句：The lack of early education and family support will negatively affect the physical and mental health of stay-at-home children

缺少早期教育和家庭支持將對留守兒童的身心健康造成不利影響。

經(jīng)濟篇

金融市場Financial Market

又稱資金市場，包括貨幣市場和資本市場，是資金融通市場。

例句：The financial markets can be divided into different subtypes, such as capital markets, stock markets, bond markets, future market and so on.

金融市場可以分為很多子類，例如資本市場、股票市場、債券市場、期貨市場等等。

燃油稅Fuel Tax

燃油稅將現(xiàn)有的養(yǎng)路費轉(zhuǎn)換成燃油稅，通過將養(yǎng)路費“捆綁”到油價上實行收費。

例句：China has been debating the introduction of a fuel tax for nearly a decade, and the discussion has been particularly intense over the past three years, pitting environmental and energy security concerns against several powerful vested interests.

近10年來，中國一直在辯論實施燃油稅，過去3年里的爭論尤其激烈，環(huán)境和能源安全擔憂與多個強大的既得利益集團之間各執(zhí)一詞。

住房篇

房價House Prices

指特定時期內(nèi)房產(chǎn)的市場價值。近年來房價不斷上漲，是民眾關(guān)心的熱點話題之一。

例句：It is reported that house prices in China will reach a peak in 2010.

據(jù)報道中國房價將在2010年達到頂峰。

廉租房Low-rent Housing

指政府以租金補貼等方式，向符合一定條件的家庭提供的社會保障性質(zhì)的住房。

例句：Premier Wen Jiabao has emphasized government will provide more money to support low-rent housing and increase the availability of affordable housing.

溫家寶總理曾強調(diào)政府將拿出更多資金支持廉租房制度，增加經(jīng)濟適用房的數(shù)量。

活學活用

Tina: Hi, Eva, you know the Lianghui will open on 5th, March?

蒂娜：嗨，伊娃，你知道3月5號將舉行兩會吧？

Eva: Yeah, the sessions will be held in the Great Hall of the People and covers almost all current hot topics.

伊娃：嗯，兩會將在人民大會堂舉行，幾乎涵蓋了當前所有的熱點話題。

Tina: Because of last year's Sanlun scandal, food safety should be a hot topic at the meetings.

蒂娜：由于去年的三鹿毒奶粉，食品安全應該是會上的一個熱點話題。

Eva: Actually, I'm more interested in Premier Wen's government work report. To some extent, it's similar to the United States' State of the Union address, summarizing the government's work over last year and plans for the coming year.

伊娃：事實上，我對溫總理的政府工作報告更感興趣。可以說，它相當與美國的國情咨文，總結(jié)去年的工作并提出明年的計劃。

Tina: Speaking of Premier Wen, I really like his skillful answers at the press conferences; he can always come out with smart and clever responses.

蒂娜：提到溫總理，我很喜歡他在記者招待會上睿智的回答，他總能想到精妙的回答。

Eva: Maybe thats why his speeches are always quoted by the media.

伊娃：或許這就是媒體總引用他的話的原因吧。