China targets emerging sectors for quality growth

 BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China will strengthen its efforts to spur emerging sectors¹ for quality, efficient and sustainable economic growth in 2013, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday.

Zhang Ping, head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said China will implement² favorable policies and initiate³ pilot programs for strategic emerging industries next year.

The country will further take advantage of the driving force provided by innovation by promulgating⁴ development plans for biotechnology and satellite navigation in 2013.

It will also encourage enterprises to increase expenditures⁵ on research and development and initiate major projects on medical apparatus⁶ and instruments, high-end equipment and new materials, Zhang said.

However, this is only part of the efforts to achieve a new economic growth pattern, which will take enhancing the quality and efficiency of economic growth as a central task, according to a central economic work conference held Dec. 15-16.

To realize the goal, China will strive to reduce its industrial overcapacity, boost the tertiary industry, step up the exploitation of new and renewable resources and improve infrastructure⁷ in rural and urban areas, the NDRC said.

1 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

3 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

4 promulgating   

v.宣扬（某事物）( promulgate的现在分词 )；传播；公布；颁布（法令、新法律等）

参考例句：

• While they promulgating the Christianity, English was also publicized in China. 他们在传教的同时，英语也在中国得到了广泛的传播。 来自互联网
• It is a philosophy of life, promulgating numerous and complicated existence. “生活艺术论”是林语堂文化观、人生观和审美观的集中体现。 来自互联网

5 expenditures   

n.花费( expenditure的名词复数 )；使用；（尤指金钱的）支出额；（精力、时间、材料等的）耗费

参考例句：

• We have overspent.We'll have to let up our expenditures next month. 我们已经超支了，下个月一定得节约开支。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pension includes an allowance of fifty pounds for traffic expenditures. 年金中包括50镑交通费补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 apparatus   

n.装置，器械；器具，设备

参考例句：

• The school's audio apparatus includes films and records.学校的视听设备包括放映机和录音机。
• They had a very refined apparatus.他们有一套非常精良的设备。

7 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。