Nobel laureate, former NBA player elected nat'l political advisors

 　　BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature, and Yao Ming, a former NBA star with the Houston Rockets, have been listed among China's national political advisors¹.

　　The Standing² Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory³ body, adopted a member list for the 12th CPPCC National Committee on Friday.

　　In addition to Mo and Yao, movie star Jackie Chan is also on the list of 2,237 CPPCC National Committee members.

　　The decision was based on a proposal formulated⁴ by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

　　The proposal list included people from all walks of life in China, including officials, military officers, members of non-Communist parties, as well as representatives from economic, political, cultural, social and environmental fields, according to Ling Jihua, head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee.

　　Representatives from religious circles and ethnic⁵ minority groups are also included in the final list, Ling said.

　　Of the 2,237 members on the final list, 893 are CPC members.

　　People from ethnic minority groups hold 258 seats, and 399 female members have made the list.

　　Members of the 12th CPPCC National Committee will attend the first session of the 12th National People's Congress, the national legislature, to hear and discuss the government work report, among other reports. The event will open on March 5.

　　According to a decision adopted at Friday's meeting, a new chairman of the national advisory body will be elected at the first annual session of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC, which is scheduled to open on March 3.

　　Jia Qinglin is the current chairman of the CPPCC National Committee.

1 advisors   

n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

4 formulated   

v.构想出( formulate的过去式和过去分词 )；规划；确切地阐述；用公式表示

参考例句：

• He claims that the writer never consciously formulated his own theoretical position. 他声称该作家从未有意识地阐明他自己的理论见解。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This idea can be formulated in two different ways. 这个意思可以有两种说法。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。