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-- China's democracy is a people's democracy under the　leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).  
中国的民主是中国共产党领导下的人民民主

-- China's democracy is a democracy in which the overwhelming majority of the people act as masters of State affairs.  
中国的民主是由最广大人民当家作主的民主


-- China's democracy is a democracy guaranteed by the people's democratic dictatorship.  
中国的民主是以人民民主专政为可靠保障的民主  
dictatorship. 专政  

China's democracy is a democracy with democratic centralism as the basic organizational principle and mode of operation.  
中国的民主是以民主集中制为根本组织原则和活动方式的民主 democratic centralism 民主集中制

The white paper says the CPC's leading status was established gradually in the protracted struggle and practice of the Chinese people in pursuing national independence, prosperity and a happy life.  
中国共产党的领导地位，是在中国人民追求民族独立、国家富强、生活幸福的长期斗争和实践中逐步形成的

"It was a choice made by history and by the people," the document notes.  
是历史的选择、人民的选择

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Over the past 20 years and more, great progress has been made in China's practice in building a socialist democratic political system, the white paper says, providing a list of the achievements.  

It points to the fact that the system of the people's congresses, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the CPC, and the system of regional autonomy for ethnic minorities -- all important components of China's democratic system -- have been continuously improved and developed.  

the people's congresses 人民代表大会制度
multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the CPC  
中国共产党领导下的多党合作和政治协商制度
the system of regional autonomy for ethnic minorities
民族区域自治制度

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The democratic rights of people at the grassroots level in urban and rural areas have been constantly increased, and the citizens' basic rights are respected and guaranteed.  

grassroots level 基层
城乡基层民主不断扩大，公民的基本权利得到尊重和保障

The CPC's capability to rule the country in a democratic manner has been enhanced further, while the government's capability to administer the country in a democratic manner has been strengthened noticeably.
  
中国共产党民主执政能力进一步提高，政府民主行政能力显著增强

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"Major aspects of China's politics, economics, culture and social life are now within the purview of the rule of law," says the white paper.  
国家政治、经济、文化、社会生活的主要方面基本做到了有法可依


"Despite the tremendous achievements scored in building a socialist political democracy, the CPC and the Chinese people are clearly aware of the many problems yet to be overcome," the document notes.  

The major ones include: the democratic system is not yet perfect; the people's right to manage state and social affairs, economic and cultural undertakings as masters of the country in a socialist market economy are not yet fully realized; laws that have already been enacted are sometimes not fully observed or enforced, and violations of the law sometimes go unpunished.  

民主制度不完善；人民管理国家和处理社会事务的权力有限；社会主义市场经济中文化和经济的地位没有得到很好地体现；制定的法律有时没被子遵守或强制执行，并且亵渎法律的行为有时也可以逃脱处罚

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Rising consumer spending coupled with strong fixed-asset investment helped China's economy grow by a sizzling 9.4 per cent year-on-year in the first 9 months, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday.  

The gross domestic product, which stood at 10.6 trillion yuan (US$1.3 trillion) during the period, continued to maintain steady and rapid growth, NBS spokesman Zheng Jingping said.  

Rising consumer spending 国内消费拉动
couple with 加上
fixed-asset investment 固定资产投资
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) 国家统计局
steady and rapid growth 平稳，快速增长
gross domestic product 国内生产总值

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The third quarter's figure follows similar stellar growth of 9.5 per cent in the second quarter and 9.4 per cent in the first.  
Retail sales, an important indicator of consumption, rose 13 per cent year-on-year to 4.5 trillion yuan (US$554.8 billion) during the first three quarters of this year, as people increased spending on goods such as cars and mobile phones and services such as air travel.  

Domestically-made passenger vehicle sales grew by 16.8 per cent in the first three quarters to 2.8 million units from a year ago.  

stellar　怛定的
Retail sales 零售总额
year-on-year 与上年同期数字相比
Indicator 指标
Domestically-made 国产

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The world's largest mobile-phone maker Nokia said its sales in China jumped 76 per cent to 7.4 million handsets in the second quarter.  

China Eastern, the country's third-largest carrier, said yesterday that it flew 2.51 million passengers last month, 55 per cent more than a year earlier.  
Zhuang Jian, a senior economist with the Asian Development Bank 's resident mission in China, said sales were boosted by rising household incomes and stable prices.  

Handset 手机
senior economist 资深经济学家
Asian Development Bank 亚洲发展银行
household incomes 家庭收入
stable prices 稳定的物价

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Per capita disposable income of urban residents rose 9.8 per cent in real terms to 7,902 yuan (US$974) during the first three quarters, while per capita net income of rural residents rose 11.9 per cent to 2,450 yuan (US$302).  

Per capita disposable income 人均可支配收入
per capita net income 均现金收入
rural residents 农村居民

China's fixed-asset investment rose 26.1 per cent year-on-year to 5.7 trillion yuan (US$702.8 billion) during the January-September period, while net exports stood at US$68.3 billion.  

The country's economy will continue to grow at a high rate for the rest of this year, Zheng said.  
The Asian Development Bank earlier predicted that China's economy would grow 9.2 per cent this year, while the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences forecast it would grow 9.4 per cent. For the whole year, "economic growth should be 9 per cent or slightly higher," Zheng said.  
Due to a number of positive factors, China is capable of maintaining high growth rates for a long time, he said, but warned that the economy will also face a number of difficulties such as constraints in energy supplies and weakness in the agriculture sector.

net exports 净出口

Due to 由于
positive factors 积极因素
constraints 限制（高油价的冲击）

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The Beatles have beaten jazz star Louis Armstrong and TV actress Lucille Ball to be named icons of the century by readers of US magazine Variety.  
It named the Liverpool band "the sole group who has most shaped the face of modern-day show business".  

英国的披头士乐队在美国《综艺》杂志的读者投票中击败爵士乐之王路易斯•阿姆斯特朗和著名女影星露西尔•鲍尔等美国经典人物，受封"世纪偶像"。  
这只来自利物浦的乐队被评为“唯一一个对现代娱乐业模式的形成影响最大的团体”。

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The magazine ranked 100 iconic entertainment figures from the last 100 years, with industry figures drawing up a shortlist that readers voted on.  
What a Wonderful World singer Armstrong came second, with Ball in third place.  

Among the criteria for choosing "icons" were their commercial and creative impact, number of imitators, enduring appeal and whether they appeared on T-shirts.  

《综艺》杂志根据业内人士草拟的候选人名单和读者投票评选出过去100年来娱乐界最具代表性的100位艺人。  
排名第二位的是《美丽世界》的演唱者路易斯•阿姆斯特朗,露西尔•鲍尔名列第三。  
这次票选主要是以艺人们的商业影响力和创造性、效仿者数量、吸引力是否持久以及他们是否在T恤上出现过为标准。

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The list aimed to represent every side of show business, including actors, directors, screenwriters, musicians, TV presenters, animals, comedians and even cartoon characters.  

百大名单中的艺人来自娱乐业的各个领域，包括演员、导演、编剧、音乐人、电视艺人、动物、喜剧演员,卡通人物也不例外。

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grand gathering marking the 60th anniversary of China's recovery of Taiwan from Japanese colonial rule after the World War II opened in Beijing on Tuesday in the Great Hall of the People.

grand 隆重的，盛大的gathering 大会，聚会
marking 纪念
anniversary 周年纪念
recovery重获，复原（这里指光复）colonial殖民的，殖民地的
the Great Hall of the People.人民大会堂
the 60th anniversary of China's recovery of Taiwan from Japanese colonial rule
台湾光复60周年

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Jia Qinglin, head of China's top advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivered a keynote speech at the gathering.

Over 600 people including compatriots from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao as well as foreign embassy officials attended the gathering.

top advisory body 政治局常委
head of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference全国政协主席
delivere 发表
keynote 基调（keynote speech可翻译为“重要讲话”）

Compatriots 同胞
Macao澳门

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In 1895, after a war with China, Japan began a fifty-year long colonial rule over the island of Taiwan. It was not until October 25, 1945 that Taiwan was returned to its motherland.  
A series of activities are being held around the country to mark the anniversary.
On Monday, a major exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of Taiwan's recovery from Japanese rule opened at the National Museum of China in Beijing.  

Commemorate纪念
National Museum of China中国国家博物馆

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The exhibition is aimed at helping people recollect Taiwan compatriots' efforts against Japanese aggression.  

Addressing the opening ceremony, Chen Yunlin, director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, called on people in both mainland China and Taiwan to remember the history, join hands to defuse separatist attempts in Taiwan, and promote the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations.  

aime at旨在，意在
recollect 重拾，重忆
Aggression 侵略

Address这里可译成撰文
director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office中共中央台湾工作办公室主任
call on 呼吁，号召
join hands 同心协力
defuse separatist attempts遏制“台独”分裂势力及其活动
promote推进
cross-Straits两岸的

The exhibition will last until November 6.  
A seminar marking the event also opened in the capital on Monday.

Seminar研讨会

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US Death Toll in Iraq Hits 2,000
美国在伊死亡人数达到2000人

A U.S. Army sergeant died of wounds suffered in Iraq, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. The death — along with two others announced Tuesday — brought to 2,000 the number of U.S. military members who have died since the start of the Iraq conflict in 2003.  

Sergeant 军士，士兵
Pentagon 五角大楼：美国军事建筑
Iraq conflict 伊拉克战争

Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander, Jr., 34, of Killeen, Texas, died Saturday at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered Oct. 17, when a bomb exploded near his vehicle in the central Iraqi city of Samarra, the Defense Department said.  

Bomb 炸弹
Explode 爆炸
Samarra 萨迈拉
Defense Department 国防部

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The announcement was made after Iraqi election officials declared that voters had ratified the new  
constitution, which the United States hopes will boost the political process seen as key to ending the  
insurgency and enabling the U.S. and its coalition partners to bring their troops home.  

Ratified（ratify）批准，认可
Constitution 宪法
boost推进，加快
the political process （伊拉克）政治进程
insurgency 叛乱
coalition partners盟友
troops 军队

The grim milestone was reached at a time of growing disenchantment over the war among the American public toward a conflict that was launched to punish Iraqi President Saddam Hussein for his alleged weapons of mass destruction. None were ever found.

grim残酷的
Milestone里程碑
Disenchantment 觉醒
Launch 发动
Alleged 所谓的，声称的
weapons of mass destruction 大规模杀伤性武器

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Earlier Tuesday, President Bush warned Americans to brace for more casualties because the U.S. military  
faces more challenges before it can restore stability to Iraq.  

brace for 支持，为……做好心理准备
casualties 伤亡人数
Challenges 挑战
Restore恢复

"The terrorists are as brutal an enemy as we have ever faced,
(恐怖分子是美国从未面对的最残忍的敌人)
unconstrained by any notion of common  
humanity and by the rules of warfare," Bush told the Joint Armed Forces Officers' Wives' luncheon at Bolling  
Air Force Base in Washington. "No one should underestimate the difficulties ahead."(任何人都不应该低估前面的困难)  

Unconstrained不受约束
notion of common humanity 人性的基本观念
the rules of warfare战争规则

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Earlier Tuesday, the military announced the deaths of two Marines in fighting with insurgents last week west  
of Baghdad. The Marines' names were not immediately made public.

Marines海军陆战队
Insurgents抵搞武装
made public对外公布

The spokesman for the American-led multinational force called on news organizations not to look at the  
2,000 death as a milestone in the conflict. Lt. Col. Steve Boylan described 2,000 figure as an "artificial mark  
on the wall."  

美国领导的驻伊联军发言人要求新闻媒体不要查看2000名美国死亡士兵的名单，把它来作为这场战争的里程碑
他将“2000人”形容为“人为的战争标记”

"I ask that when you report on the events, take a moment to think about the effects on the families and those  
serving in Iraq," Boylan said in an e-mail. "The 2,000 service members killed in Iraq supporting Operation  
Iraqi Freedom is not a milestone. It is an artificial mark on the wall set by individuals or groups with specific  
agendas and ulterior motives."  

我要求你们在报道这些事情前，好好想想它对美军家属的影响。2000名美军士兵在支持解放伊拉克的战争中死亡不是里程碑，它只是一些个人或有着特别宣传目的和隐密动机的团体的一个人为的标记

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Boylan said the 2,000th service member to die in Iraq "is just as important as the first that died and will be  
just as important as the last to die in this war against terrorism and to ensure freedom for a people who have  
not known freedom in over two generations."  

terrorism恐怖主义
Generation一代人

He complained that the true milestones of the war were "rarely covered or discussed," and said they included  
the troops who had volunteered to serve, the families of those that have been deployed for a year or more,  
and the Iraqis who have sought at great risk to restore normalcy to their country.  


Covere报道
Volunteer志愿
Deploy部署，调动（在伊拉克）
Iraqis伊拉克人
sought at（seek at）追求
restore恢复
normalcy常态