China's economic transformation "great": Luxembourg minister

 China's economic transformation¹ "great": Luxembourg minister

LUXEMBOURG, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Luxembourg Minister of the Economy and Foreign Trade Etienne Schneider said on Tuesday China's economic transformation has been "great."

"The invention and research and development which was made in China's economy is huge," Schneider told Xinhua in an interview.

"So I see the Chinese economy is more and more becoming a high-tech² economy. That's important and would bring the world forward," he said.

Taking solar technology as an example, Schneider said from a viewpoint of the development of renewable energy, "all the developments which have been made in China and which improved the systems are extremely favorable to the climate also in Europe," although they "put some problems to our industry and business."

Schneider said that during the past years, more and more Chinese companies made Luxembourg a springboard for entering into Europe.

He said that several reasons made Luxembourg attractive to foreign investment, including political stability and continuity, flexible regulation and lighter³ tax burden.

"About 43 percent of Luxembourg working forces are foreigners, which shows how open the Luxembourg society is," said the minister.

Luxembourg government paid high attention to economic and trade relations with China, he said.

The newly wedded⁴ crown prince and princess have decided⁵ to make China the first destination of their overseas visit after the wedding, said Schneider.

1 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

2 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

3 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

4 wedded   

adj.正式结婚的；渴望…的，执著于…的v.嫁，娶，（与…）结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
• I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。