Banks urged to better serve real economy

 　　BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leaders on Friday urged banks to improve financial services for the country's real economy, especially agriculture and small firms.

　　China's economic transition and restructuring have set higher requirements for the country's financial sector², Premier³ Wen Jiabao said in a congratulatory letter read during a ceremony held in Beijing to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the establishment of the Bank of China (BOC), one of the country's major four state-owned lenders.

　　Wen hailed the BOC as a "significant window for China's opening-up and a major channel for raising funds overseas," saying the BOC has greatly supported economic and foreign trade growth.

　　The BOC should further enhance corporate⁴ governance and improve management and financial services to make new contributions to China's economic development, Wen said.

　　Vice¹ Premier Li Keqiang attended the ceremony and urged the country's financial institutions to better support agriculture and small businesses.

　　The real economy and the sustainable growth of the financial sector are mutually dependent, Li said in a speech.

　　Financial firms should strengthen their competitive power and ability to resist risks, he said.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。