上海合作组织成员承诺深化合作

 　　At the 13th SCO prime ministers' meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang proposed to cultivate new areas for regional economic cooperation and speed up regional integration².

　　Li Keqiang said China is going to inaugurate priority projects under the Eurasian economic cooperation fund, and coordinate³ with other members to steadily⁴ foster the SCO development bank.

　　The premier voiced the hope that the SCO further facilitates trade and investment, reduces trade and investment barriers, and improves customs clearance⁵ efficiency.

　　He encouraged all SCO members to discuss projects aimed at promoting infrastructure⁶ construction and upgrading industries.

　　上海合作组织成员承诺深化合作

　　Also at the meeting, leaders from SCO countries stressed the importance of enhancing coordination⁷ in agriculture.

　　Li Keqiang said China stands ready to deepen agricultural cooperation with other SCO members and work for setting up an SCO food security cooperation mechanism⁸.

　　He added that China plans to allocate⁹ 50 million U.S. dollars for popularizing agricultural technologies and training professionals.

　　The leaders also reaffirmed the importance of taking joint¹⁰ action to strengthen the competitive edge of their economies and improve the livelihoods¹¹ of their peoples.

　　Li Keqiang is on a three-nation Eurasian tour that also includes Serbia and Thailand.

　　He has already arrived in Serbia to continue his tour following the SCO meeting.

　　For CRI, I'm Poornima Weerasekara.

1 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。

2 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

3 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

4 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

5 clearance   

n.净空；许可(证)；清算；清除，清理

参考例句：

• There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
• The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。

6 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。

7 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

8 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

9 allocate   

vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归

参考例句：

• You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
• They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。

10 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

11 livelihoods   

生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。