英闻天下——404 High Expectations for New Premier Li Keqiang

 　　Li Keqiang has been endorsed¹ as Chinese premier² at the ongoing³ parliamentary session with nearly three-thousand deputies to the National people's Congress voting to approve his nomination⁴.

 

　　Li was nominated by newly elected President Xi Jinping

 

　　Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Li Keqiang at the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2013. Li Keqiang was endorsed as the premier of China's State Council at the meeting here on Friday. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Tao]

 

　　His endorsement⁵ has attracted a positive response from both the country's top lawmakers as well as its citizens.

 

　　"I am really satisfied. He listens to ordinary people's voices. We also have hopes that he will build a wonderful China."

 

　　"He is a very clear and bright person, with abundant and complete experience in government. We have a lot of expectations of him."

 

　　Li Keqiang is the seventh premier since the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.

 

　　The 58-year-old replaces Wen Jiabao, who headed the State Council since 2003.

 

　　He's scheduled to meet the press for the first time as Premier, on Sunday morning.

 

　　Now before he meets the press, here's what the residents in Beijing had to say about the new Premier.

 

　　"I hope China's new leadership, including the president and the premier, govern our country well after they take office. Ordinary people can have a wealthier life and afford to buy an apartment and make much more progress every day."

 

　　"I think China now is facing a tough situation domestically and internationally. For domestic, we are still facing many problems such as property, medical, pension and economic transition. As for overseas affairs, we have the Diaoyu Island dispute, North Korea issue and pressure from the U.S. that all need to be resolved soon. If new leadership could solve all these problems, I think China will be further developed."

 

　　Also at Friday's NPC session, Fan Changlong and Xu Qiliang have been endorsed as vice⁶ chairmen of the Central Military Commission.

 

　　Delegates have also appointed the other eight members of the Commission.

 

　　Zhou Qiang has become president of the Supreme⁷ People's Court while Cao Jianming has been re-elected pro-curator-general.

1 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 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。

4 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

5 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

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 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。