(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
The recent deaths of four siblings whose migrant-worker parents left them unattended for more than a year has focused attention on the high price rural families are paying to support themselves and China's economic development.
农民工父母将孩子搁置在家长达一年多,近日四兄妹双双死亡,这起事件也引起了人们对农村家庭高支出,以及中国经济状况的关注
Police say that four children committed suicide together on the night of June 9 in their home in Tiankan, in the Guizhou Province city of Bijie. Death, one of the children wrote, had been his "dream."
警方称6月9日晚,在贵州省毕节市田坎乡,四兄妹在家中自杀
The nation was shocked, and Premier Li Keqiang called on local government officials nationwide to re-examine social security efforts in hopes of preventing similar tragedies.
这起事件震惊全国,李克强总理要求全国各地方政府对公共安全进行重新整治,避免类似惨剧发生
Officials in Tiankan were dismissed, and inquiries have also been launched into other local officials. The Bijie government said that about one-tenth of the city's school-age children live in homes without parents. In other words, the "left-behind children," so named as their parents are forced to search for jobs in the cities, are 164,000 large. And while some are cared for by relatives, others are left to fend for themselves. Since 2010, the number of “left-behind children” has grown by 150 percent.
田坎乡官员遭到解雇,并开始对当地其他官员进行调查
Some experts are calling for change in the system. Many academics are arguing for residency permit rule changes so that the children of migrant workers might be able to take full advantage of public services like education and health care, in the cities. Currently, those without an urban residency permit do not have access to public services in urban areas.
许多专家呼吁对制度进行改革
Others are calling for more money invested in rural development, with a focus on education. Ye Jingzhong, a development studies expert at the China Agricultural University in Beijing said the government should allocate more investment for rural development centered on upgrading education resources in rural areas.
还有一些人要求加大农村投入,特别是教育
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重点讲解
1.economic development 经济发展
例句:This chapter explores the linkage between economic development and the environment.
本章探讨的是经济发展与环境之间的关系
。2.commit suicide 自杀
例句:He brooded on whether she should commit suicide.
他想她是不是死于自杀.
3.call on 呼吁
例句:One of Kenya's leading churchmen has called on the government to resign.
肯尼亚一位高级宗教人士要求政府下台
。4.take advantage of 利用
例句:You may wish to take advantage of our instructional session.
你应该充分利用我们的教学课程
。5.be able to 能够
例句:Chantal was lucky to be able to salvage her career.
尚塔尔能保住她的事业算是走了运
。