Practice 3“十五”时期国民经济和社会发展主要情况 过去五年,我们摆脱了亚洲金融危机带来的冲击,战胜了非典疫情和重大自然灾害,不失时机地推进改革开放,进一步发挥市场配置资源的基础性作用,加强和改善宏观调控,保持了经济平稳较快发展。我国工业化、城镇化、市场化、国际化进程明显加快,社会生产力、综合国力和人民生活水平都跃上一个新台阶,城乡面貌发生了很大变化。 五年来,我国经济实力显著增强。农业特别是粮食生产出现重要转机,主要工业产品产量大幅度增长,高技术产业快速发展,基础产业和基础设施建设成就斐然,在水利、能源、交通、通信等领域建成或新开工一大批重大工程。经济社会信息化程度迅速提高。五年来,改革开放成果丰硕。农村、国有企业、金融、财税、投资等改革和市场体系、社会保障体系建设都取得重大进展。我国加入世界贸易组织,对外开放进入新的阶段。
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参考译文 Major Economic and Social Developments during the Tenth Five-Year Plan Period In the past five years, we avoided any serious impact from the Asian financial crisis, prevailed over the SARS outbreak, and overcame major natural disasters. We lost no opportunity to further reform and opening up, strengthened the basic role of market forces in allocating resources, improved macroeconomic regulation, and maintained fast yet steady economic development. The pace of China’s progress in industrialization, urbanization, market development and internationalization increased significantly; overall production capacity, overall national strength and people’s living standards all reached new highs; and the appearance of both urban and rural areas underwent great changes. China’s economic strength grew significantly over the last five years. Government revenue rose by 136 percent over the same period, up an average of 364. 7 billion yuan per year. Agricultural production, particularly grain production, took a significant turn for the better. The output of major manufactured products grew substantially. High-tech industries expanded rapidly. Tremendous achievements were made in strengthening basic industries and infrastructure development. Construction of many major projects was completed, and many others were launched in such fields as water conservancy, energy, transportation and communications. IT application in the economy and society expanded rapidly. Great successes were achieved in reform and opening up over the past five years. Major progress was made in rural reforms, in reform of state-owned enterprises, and in reform of the financial, fiscal, tax and investment systems as well as in developing a market economic system and a social security system. China’s accession to the WTO began a new stage in opening up.