CCTV9英语新闻：全国人大代表收集签名的签名运动

NPC proposals from political advisors¹ far outnumber motions by lawmakers. Political advisors can submit multiple proposals, and the same applies to lawmakers and their motions.
 
But since motions become legally binding² if adopted, NPC deputies must collect at least 30 signatures for each motion before submission³. The screening process trims the total number, but also gives each lawmaker a chance to lobby for support.
 
CCTV reporter Ai Yang went to a meeting of lawmakers just a day before the NPC session got underway, to see how the signatures are collected.
 
Lobbying for support, Shanghai NPC deputies are collecting signatures among colleagues. For each motion they must have 30 deputies' names down on their submission paper. In this gathering⁴, they pitch their motion and must get all the support they can.
 
"I have a motion about environmental protection. I've researched this for months," said NPC deputy Zhu Guoping.
 
These lawmakers have prepared a total of 20 motions across many different fields.
 
"I spent about 6 months working with lawyers and relevant children and women groups to raise this motion for tougher laws on human trafficking," said NPC deputy Jia Weiping.
 
NPC deputies are not all law professionals. They hold full time jobs across the country. But this does not bar them from taking part in making this country's laws. During the last two sessions, more than 400 motions were submitted; which means on average, each deputy signed at least four motions.
 
Every year hundreds of motions are signed and submitted by NPC deputies during the two sessions. Each one undergoes intense scrutiny⁵ and consideration before some can make a final vote at the top legislature. NPC deputies come from various sectors⁶ across the country. They bring wide ranging skills, experience and insight to these annual meetings, insight that is invaluable⁷ in helping⁸ to formulate⁹ the laws and future direction of China.

But there are those deputies who are more experienced than others in the intricacies of law making. Deputy Sun Xianzhong is dedicated¹⁰ to his motions. A law academic for more than three decades, he sees it as his job to forward motions.
 
"This is my third year raising the motion on compiling the Chinese Civil Code. Since last year, rule of law has been regarded as the top agenda for China,” he said.
 
“The government has clearly asked that the process of compiling the Chinese Civil Code be accelerated. This is going to be a long journey. We have already set up work groups to study this massive project."
 
For the past three annual meetings, he has devoted¹¹ his time to this motion, modifying it each year, detailing the chapters for compiling the Civil Code. Sun believes a comprehensive Civil Code will better protect the rights of the people, as the currently used General Principles of the Civil Law, passed in 1986, are not up to date with China’s rapid development. Having collected all 30 signatures, the law professor is confident that his motion will help the country come one step closer to realizing the rule of law.
 
 

 

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 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

3 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。

4 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

5 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

6 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》

7 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 formulate   

v.用公式表示；规划；设计；系统地阐述

参考例句：

• He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
• I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。

10 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

11 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。