China gears up to discuss future growth

    10-15-2010 The Central Committee（中央委员会） of the Communist Party of China is to meet in Beijing. Members will discuss proposals for the country's 12th Five-year plan and the term "inclusive growth" is expected to be the new buzz word.
    The concept was created and first advocated（提倡,主张,拥护） by the Asian Development Bank. President Hu Jintao has recently made some remarks on inclusive growth, triggering speculation¹ that the government is refining its development strategy to include the concept.
    According to President Hu Jintao, inclusive growth means to spread the benefits of economic globalization(经济全球化) among all countries and regions and people for balanced economic and social progress through sustainable development.
    In a domestic context, it means allowing all people in China to enjoy higher living standards by means of encouraging economic growth.
    During the past five years, China's economy has witnessed explosive growth. But behind that momentum² is a range of economic and social problems. The most obvious is the ever increasing gap between the rich and the poor.
    The World Bank estimated China's Gini coefficient, a main gauge³ of income disparity, surged to 0.47 in 2009, exceeding the warning line of 0.4. Three decades ago it was below 0.22.
    That's why observers believe the 12th five year plan will focus on redistribution of wealth and increase the earnings⁴ of low income families.
    The development pattern is expected to be another issue high on the agenda. Observers believe the government will lower GDP growth targets and set higher targets for energy saving and reducing carbon-dioxide emissions⁵.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

2 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

3 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

4 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

5 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。