英闻天下——403 Xi Jinping Elected Chinese President

 　　Xi Jinping has been elected the Chinese president at the country's ongoing¹ parliamentary session.

 

　　"Now I announce that Xi Jinping has been elected president of the People's Republic of China."

 

　　Xi Jinping has also been elected as the chairman of the country's Central Military Commission.

 

　　Hu Jintao (L) congratulates Xi Jinping at the fourth plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2013. Xi was elected president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC at the NPC session here on Thursday. [Photo: Xinhua]

 

　　The 59-year-old is already the general secretary of the Communist Party of China and several national lawmakers have welcomed his leadership.

 

　　"It meets the popular expectations, and it meets the expectations of the Chinese people and the nation. It is a happy ending, because today we successfully elected our new president, and new military chief under the new leadership led by Communist Party chief Xi Jinping."

 

　　"We still certainly face lots of problems as China has been developing so fast, and many issues were brought up at the Congress. I believe we will smoothly² accomplish various tasks."

 

　　International leaders have also congratulated Xi Jingping's appointment as president.

 

　　Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari says the confidence reposed³ in Xi's leadership by the National People's Congress was a testament⁴ to his hard work and years of devoted⁵ service to the Chinese people.

 

　　The Philippines government says it's looking forward to increasing trust and cooperation with the Chinese government.

 

　　The South Korean foreign ministry⁷ has also said they want to work with the new Chinese government for a stronger partnership⁸.

 

　　Also on Thursday, Li Yuanchao was elected as the country's vice⁶ president, while Zhang Dejiang replaced Wu Bangguo as the chairman of the Standing⁹ Committee of the National People's Congress.

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

3 reposed   

v.将（手臂等）靠在某人（某物）上( repose的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Cruncher reposed under a patchwork counterpane, like a Harlequin at home. 克朗彻先生盖了一床白衲衣图案的花哨被子，像是呆在家里的丑角。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• An old man reposed on a bench in the park. 一位老人躺在公园的长凳上。 来自辞典例句

4 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

5 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

6 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。

7 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

8 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

9 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。