Hope

Looking at the floating clouds in the sky, I have a dream

Looking at life’s way home, the way is endlessly long

Looking at the overcoat days, the days age getting farther and farther away

The distant memory of you is your smile

Wandering in the darkness, I feel lost in my heart

But there is no hesitation in direction

Wings of hope will spread out one day

And soar up in the sky

 

Looking at the birds flying in the sky, I have a dream

Looking at the cool breeze blowing away the light mist as if clearing the way

Looking at winter’s sad snow, the snow is getting farther and farther away

My smile of yesterday is a smile of the past

The sadness at parting and the bewildered desire to fly

Will someday break through imagination

The dream in my heart is like a rainbow after the rain

Painted in the sky

 

1、          公害：pollution nuisance; public nuisance/hazard/plague

2、          精简政府机构：streamline/simplify the administrative structure

3、          因经济不景气而裁人：to lay off staff due to the economic recession

4、          维护领导者的威信：uphold the prestige of the leaders

5、          垃圾邮件：junk mail; spam

6、          人工降雨：artificial/man. made precipitation; artificial rainfall; simulate rain 

7、          利益集团：community of interest; interest group

8、          世界多极化：world multi-polarization

9、          形势逼人，不进则退。Given this pressing situation, we must move forward, or we will fall behind.

10、     农业和农村工作：agriculture and rural work

11、     历史和时代赋予的庄严使命：a grand mission history and the era have entrusted

12、     收视率：audience rating

13、     吸引外资：attract investments from overseas

14、     国家二级濒危物种：state endangered species under the second-grade protection

15、     终身制：lifelong tenure

16、     连任：renew one’s term of office; be reappointed/reelected consecutively

17、     边缘学科/交叉学科：interdisciplinary

18、     野生动物保护区：a refuge area for wild animals

19、     执法机构：enforcement agency

20、     法律监督机构：legal supervisory organ

21、     执法机构：law enforcer; law enforcement office/official/personnel

22、     高端市场：high-end market

23、     既对立又统一：unity of opposites

24、     保健品：health/care products

25、     文化底蕴：cultural insight

26、     环境恶化：environmental deterioration

27、     磁悬浮列车：magnetically levitated train

28、     流水作业法：streamlined production

29、     中转站：transfer station

30、     特异功能：extrasensory perception

31、     商业情报：business intelligence

32、     前车之签：lessons drawn from other’s mistakes

33、     考试名列前茅：rank high in the test

34、     权益之计：expedient; makeshift ; stopgap; measure of expediency

35、     因材施教：teach students in accordance with their aptitude; modify the way of teaching to suit specific requirements of every student;/offer an individualized quality education for every students  

36、     改进党的工作作风：the improvement of the Party’s work style  

37、     内政、外交、国防：domestic and foreign affairs and national defense

38、     治党、治国、治军：running the Party, state and army

39、     持续、快速、健康发展：maintain a sustained, rapid and sound development

40、     实施扩大内需的方针：适时采取积极的财政政策和稳健的货币政策：adopt the proactive fiscal policy and the sound monetary policy in good time

41、     经济结构战略性调整：the strategic adjustment to the economic structure

Norwegians and the nature挪威人与大自然

In the unconscious of a traveler, Norway evokes a concept of an extreme land, of absolute north. The extreme north of Europe is known as Lapland, a land that includes the north part of Scandinavia and a small portion of Russia. The native population is the “saami” who live traditionally from hunting and fishing, in symbiosis, even nowadays, with their environment.

提起挪威，旅游者就会想起那是地球最北端的一片极地。欧洲的最北端叫做拉普兰，它包括斯堪的纳维亚半岛的北部和俄罗斯的小部分。当代居民是萨米人，自古以渔猎为生，即使在今天，他们仍然与自然环境共生共存。

The capital of Norway, also, has a population of half a million odd. The city ensures the necessary administrative and culture cohesion of a people who have a very strong sense of harmony with the nature, born in their distant Viking past and proudly cultivated throughout the years.

挪威首都奥斯陆人口五十多万。这个城市保证了一个民族必要的行政和文化的凝聚力，这个民族具有一种得非常强烈的与自然和谐相处的意识。这种意识源自斯堪的纳维亚人悠久的历史，而且经历了长年不断的很好培育。

The Holmenkollen ski-jumping board is one of the most famous symbols of also. Norwegians’ relationship with skiing goes very far back in time. In front of the square of the City Hall, the quay that overlooks the fjord has been attractively restructured and turned into a walk, a shopping centre and an entertainment area, but the most fascinating spectacle is still the beating of the waves of the sea and the boats bathed in the golden light of the summer. Another look at the fortress of Akershus, which once again demonstrates the harmony of the city with nature, is all the more worthwhile.

霍尔门科伦跳台滑雪台是奥斯陆最著名的标志之一。挪威人和滑雪的关系渊源已久。市政厅广场前，俯瞰着峡湾的码头经过重建变成了步行街、购物中心和娱乐区，令人向往。但最迷人的仍是峡湾中的声音海浪和沐浴在夏日金色阳光下的叶叶扁舟。阿克什胡斯堡再次展现了奥斯陆与自然之间的和谐，非常值得多看一眼。

The fundamental relationship that Norwegian have with nature makes them open and uninhibited with respect to nudity. Here, the human body is displayed with spontaneity and directness, like one of the many natural elements that blend min with the landscape.

挪威人与自然的深厚关系，使得他们对裸体开放无忌。这里，对人体的展示自然、赤露，像是与自然景观融为一体的一种自然要素。

The itinerary from north to south is a compendium Norwegian nature: pine forests and coastal lakes and fjords.

从北到南的行程里可以领略到挪威的自然概貌。穿越茂密的松树林、沿海的湖泊和峡湾后，出现在面前的将是

雷鸣般的瀑布、奔流的小溪和沿着冰川的道路。

The interior of the country is incredibly rugged and almost one third of it is covered in trees. Despite its northern latitude, the Norwegian climate is essentially maritime and damp, because it is influenced by the mitigating action of the warm Gulf Stream, originating from the Gulf of Mexico, which flows up the coast preventing the formation of the sea ice.

挪威的内陆地形异常崎岖，近三分之一被树木覆盖。尽管地处维度很高的北方地区，挪威的气候基本上还是海洋性的，空气潮湿，因为它受来自墨西哥的暖流影响，沿海终年不结冰。

Bergen, a port lying in the southwest of the country, is crowded with brightly colored houses, which belonged to German traders of the powerful Hanseatic league. Despite several fires, the area maintains the atmosphere of the “old port” and Commercial City from the Middle Ages. UNESCO recently declared it a World Heritage site and included it in the list of monuments that are to be preserved.

在卑尔根，挪威西南部港市，颜色鲜艳的房子星罗棋布，这些房子属于强大的汉撒联盟的德国商人们。虽经数次大火，卑尔根仍然保持了中世纪“老港口”和商业城市的氛围。联合国教科文组织最近宣布把它列入了世界遗产名录予以保护。

There is a large park in the centre of Bergen which is taken up almost completely by an octagonal lake, around which, lie some of the principal museums in the city. The Hakonshallen, the most beautiful monuments in the city, lies within the wails of Bergen’s fortress. The great 13th century Gothic hall was built for the parties and the receptions in the days of the city’s control over trade in the North Sea. You get the best view over Bergen, the fjords and the surrounding pine-covered mountains from the belvedere. It’s easy to admire Norwegians for their unique way of respecting the nature!

卑尔根市中心有一个大公园。整个公园几乎被一个八角湖锁覆盖，湖周围坐落着市内一些主要的博物馆。市内最美丽的遗迹哈卡肯斯大厅位于卑尔根堡的城墙之内。这座13世纪的哥特式大城堡，原始在卑尔根掌控北海海上贸易时期为聚会和接待客人而修建的。在堡顶的观景台上，一眼望去，卑尔根、峡湾及周围松树葱葱的群山尽收眼底，令人不禁由衷地赞叹挪威人尊崇自然的独特方式。

From north to south, from Lapland to Oslo and Bergen, Norwegian people has convinced us, with time, that human beings, as the most advanced yet most vulnerable in the grand family of nature, can live in harmony with all its other members.

从北到南，从拉普兰到奥迪陆和卑尔根，挪威人和时间一起向我们证明了：人类作为自认大家庭中最高级但也是最脆弱的一分子，能够与所有其他成员和谐地生活在一起

Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with race. They agreed on a route and started off the race. The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time. Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise , he thought he’d sit under a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race. He sat under the tree for some time and soon fell asleep. The tortoise plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ. The hare woke up and realized that he’d lost the race.

The moral: slow and steady wins the race. This is the version of the story that we’ve all grown up with.

The story doesn’t end here. There are few more interesting things. It continues as follows.

The hare was disappointed at losing the race and he did some soul-searching. He realized that he’d lost the race only because he had been overconfident, careless and lax. If he had not taken things for granted, there is the no way the tortoise could win beaten him. So he challenged the tortoise to another race. The tortoise agreed. This time, the hare went all out and ran without stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles.

The moral: East and consistent will always beat the slow and steady. It’s good to be slow and steady; but it’s better to be fast and reliable.

The story doesn’t end here.

The tortoise did some thinking this time, and realized that there’s no way he could beat the hare in a race the way it was currently formatted. He thought for a while, and then challenged the hare to another race, but on a slightly different route. The hare agreed. They started off. In keeping with his self-made commitment to be consistently fast, the hare took off and ran at top speed until he came to a broad river. The finishing line was a couple of miles on the other side of the river. The hare sat there wondering what o does. In the meantime the tortoise trundle along, got into the river, swam to the opposite bank, continued walking and finished the race.

The moral: First identify your core competency and then change the playing field to suit your core competency.

The story still hasn’t ended.

The hare and the tortoise, by this time, had because pretty good friends and they did some thinking together. Both realized that the last race could have been run much better. So they decided to do the last race again, but to run as a team this time. They started off, and this time the hare carried the tortoise till the riverbank. There, the tortoise took over and swam across with the hare on his back. On the opposite bank, the hare again carried the tortoise and they reached the finishing line together. They both felt a greater sense of satisfaction than they’d felt earlier.

The moral: It’s good to be individually brilliant and to have strong core competencies; but unless you’re able to have strong core competencies, you’ll always perform below par because there will always be situation at which you’ll do poorly and someone else does well.

Note that neither the hare nor the tortoise gave up after failures. The hare decided to work harder and put in more effort after his failure. The tortoise changed his strategy because he was already working as hard as he could.

In life, when faced with failure. Sometimes it is appropriate to work harder and put in more effort. Sometimes it is appropriate to change strategy and try something different. And sometimes it is appropriate to do both. The hare and the tortoise also learnt another vital lesson. When we stop competing against a rival and instead start competing against the situation, we can do it far better.

To sum up, the story of the hare and tortoise has much to say: chief among them are fast slow and steady; wok to your competencies; pooling resources and working as a team will always beat individual performers; never give up when faced with failure; and finally, compete against the situation—not against a rival.      

想一想

Today we have higher buildings and wider high-ways, but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view.当今，我们的大楼越建越高，我们的道路越修越宽，但是我们的性情却越来越暴躁，我们的视野也越来越狭窄。

We spend more but enjoy less.我们花钱多了，而得到的快乐却少了。

We have bigger houses but smaller families.我们的房子越来越大了，可家庭却越来越少了。

We have more knowledge but less judgment.我们的知识越来越多了，可我们的判断力却越来越少了。

We have more medicine but less health.我们的药越来越多了，可健康却越来越少了。

We have multiplied our possessions but reduced our values.我们的财富成倍增加了，可我们的价值观却降低了。

We talk much, we love only a little, and we hate too much.我么说的多，爱的少，恨的太多。

We reached the Moon and came back, but we find it troublesome to cross our street and meet our neighbor.我们登上了月球又返回了地球，可是我们去街对面看看邻居却感到困难。

We have conquered the outer space, but not our inner space.我们征服了太空，但却征服不了自己的内心世界。

We have higher income, but less morals.我们的收入高了，可我们的道德低了。

These are times with more liberty, but less joy.这是人们拥有更多自由的时代，但人们拥有的快乐却少了。

We have more food, but less nutrition.我们的食品多了，可我们的营养却少了。

These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home, but divorces increase.这些年来，每户人家都有双份工资，可是离婚却越来越多了。

These are the times of finer houses but more broken homes.这就是这个年代房子越住越好了，可是破碎的家却越来越多了。

That’s why I propose that as of today:所以我提议，从今天开始：

You do not keep anything for a special occasion, because every day that you live is a special occasion.你不要为今后某个重要场合留着什么，因为你现在活着的每一天都是重要时光。

Search for knowledge, read more, sit on your front porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs.探索知识，读更多的书，坐在房门前走廊上，欣赏眼前的景色，不要去管你的需求。

Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite foods, and visit the places you love. 多跟爱人和朋友在一起，吃你喜欢吃的东西，去你喜欢去的地方游览。

Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment, not only about survival.生活是一连串享受快乐的时刻，不是仅仅为了生活。

Use your crystal goblets. Do not save your best perfume and use it every time you feel you want it.使用你的水晶酒杯饮酒。不要舍不得用最好的香水，每当想用时，就用。

Remove from your vocabulary phrases like “one of these days” and “someday”.讲话中甭提“最近某一天”、“将来某一天”。

Let’s tell our families and friends how much we love them.让我们告诉家人和朋友我们是多么的爱他们。

Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life.不要耽误能够给你的生活带来笑声和欢乐的任何事情。

Every day, every hour, and every minute is special.每天、每时、每刻都市特别重要的。

And you don’t know it will be your last.而且你不知道那可能会成为你的最后时刻。

Cherish what you have and be happy every day.珍惜你现有的东西，快乐度过每一天。

1、          农业的基础地位：the position of agriculture as the foundation of the economy

2、          高新技术产业：high and new technology industries

3、          水利、交通、通信、能源和环保等基础设施工程：infrastructure projects in such areas as water conservancy, transportation, telecommunications, energy and environment protection

4、          改革开放取得丰硕成果。Reform and opening up have yielded substantial results

5、          国有企业改革稳步推进。Steady progress has been made in the reform of state-owned enterprises.

6、          个体、私营等非公有制经济：serf-employed or private enterprises and other non-public sectors of the economy

7、          市场体系建设：the building up of market system

8、          政府职能转变：change in government of functions

9、          开放型经济：open economy

10、     政治体制改革迈出新步伐。New steps have been taken in political restructuring.