loadingWhile eliminating poverty remains an unfinished issue, it is a long-term and difficult task to reduce poverty.
While the issue of eliminating poverty remains unfinished, it is a long-term and difficult task to reduce poverty. [Notes]
① 消除：eliminate/wipe off/ clear up/remove/ eradicate ② 任务：task/issue/problem
③ 任重而道远：It is a long-term and difficult task to…/ we still have a long way to go in doing
15.贫困是经济、政治、社会、历史等多种因素造成的。消除贫困是全社会的共同责任。
Poverty results from various reasons, such as economy, politics, society and history. To eliminate poverty is a common responsibility of the whole society. [Notes]
① 由……造成：result from/ be attributable to/ attribute to/ owe to/owing to/be caused by ②消除贫困: poverty eradication
16.作为世界上人口最多的发展中国家，中国为自身经济发展和消除贫困所作的努力就是对全球发展的最大贡献。
As a developing country with the largest population in the world, China?s efforts in developing its own economy and clearing up poverty is a huge contribution to the world development. [Notes]
① 作为：As….② 人口最多的：with the largest population/ most populous ③ 努力：effort/ endeavor/strive④ 大贡献：great/huge contribution
17.中国将继续坚持“以人为本”的科学发展观，采取更有力的政策措施，确保如期实现战略目标。 China will continue to stick to a scientific concept of development which is people-centered. It will take stronger policy measures to achieve strategic target on time. [Notes]
① 坚持：stick to/ adhere to/ insist/carry on/ hold on
② 科学发展观：a scientific concept of development/ Scientific Outlook on Development ③ 以人为本的：people-centered/ people oriented
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④ 实现：realize/achieve/accomplish/ score ⑤ 采取措施：take measures/ take steps
18.近5年来，中国政府采取了一系列有利于科技改革与发展的政策措施。
During the past 5 years, the Chinese government has taken a series of policy measures to promote scientific and technological reform. and development. [Notes]
① 一系列的：a series of/ a variety of/ a number of
② 科技改革：scientific and technological reform/ S & T reform
19.中国在农业，工业和社会可持续发展等方面成效显著。
China has gained huge success in agriculture, industry and sustainable development. China has witnessed great progress in agriculture, industry and sustainable development. [Notes]
① 可持续发展: sustainable development
② 成效显著：gain huge success/ make remarkable progress/ achieve a lot/ witness great achievement/ enjoy prosperity in…
20. 全方位、多层次的国际科技合作局面基本形成。
A pattern of all-around, multi-level international S&T cooperation has been basically formed. [Notes]
① 全方位：all-around/ all-dimensional/ all-facet ② 形成：be formed/ take shape/ take form.
21.对于外国人来说，中医既是神奇的，又是十分令人迷惑的。
To foreigners, traditional Chinese medicine is very magical and quite puzzling as well. [Notes]
①中医：traditional Chinese medicine ③令人迷惑的：puzzling
22.中西医结合是中国特有的医疗形式，西医学习中医是促进中西医结合的重要措施。
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The mix of Chinese and Western medicine is a special way of treating illness in China. Western medicine studying Chinese medicine is an important measure to promote the combination of Chinese and Western medicine. [Notes]
①特有的医疗形式：special way of treating illness ②结合：mix/combination
③重要措施：important measure/ important step
23.中国人民和世界许多国家的人民共同经历了激动人心的奥运赛事，共同见证了中华文化的悠久和璀璨，共同感受了现代中国的开放与和谐，共同弘扬了“团结、友谊、和平”的奥林匹克精神。
Together, people from China and abroad experienced the exciting moments of the competitions of the Olympic Games; together, we witnessed the splendid and long history of China; together, we felt the openness and harmony of modern China; together, we carried on the Olympic spirit of “unity, friendship and peace” [Notes]
①经历：experience/ live through②见证：witness/see ③璀璨的：splendid④弘扬……精神：carry on the spirit of… ⑤开放与和谐：openness and harmony
24.体育是增强人民体质、提高全民族身体素食和生活质量的重要途径。
Sports are important ways to improve people?s health and enhance both physical fitness and the quality of life of a nation. [Notes]
①增强：improve②提高：enhance③身体素质：physical fitness
25.北京奥运会已经结束，但发扬体育精神、促进和平与发展的事业依然任重道远。
The Beijing Olympic Games has finished, but the task of developing the spirits of sports and promoting peace and development still has a long way to go. [Notes]
①发扬：carry on/develop/carry forward ②和平与发展：peace and development
26.上海世博会展示了人类社会发展进步的一面，也反映和折射出人类面临的挑战、担忧和困惑。
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The Shanghai Expo has showed the progress of human society, and also reflected the challenges, concerns and confusions that mankind faces. [Notes]
①展示：show/showcase/demonstrate/exhibit/display... ②担忧 n. concern③困惑 n. confusion, 比doubt高级。
27.我们要共同推进城市和谐发展；我们要推动广大农村地区的现代化；我们要帮助欠发达地区共同发展。 We should jointly promote harmonious urban development; we should advance modernization in the rural areas; we should help the less developed regions to achieve common development. [Notes]
①推进/推动：promote/facilitate/push forward/ drive on/advance…②共同地: jointly ③共同的: common/shared④农村地区：rural areas⑤欠发达地区：less developed regions
28.这是中欧文化交流史上的一大创新，标志着中欧文化交流进入了新的阶段，也表明中欧关系深入向前发展。
This is a creative event in the history of China-EU cultural exchanges. It symbolizes a new stage in our cultural interactions and a step forward in the China-EU relations. [Notes]
①创新n.：innovation (在这里具体化为creative event 创新事件)②标志v.：symbolize/mark等
29.中国与欧洲，作为东、西方文明的主要发源地，对人类文明进步都作出了巨大贡献。
As the main birthplaces of the Oriental and Western civilizations, China and Europe have made great contribution to the progress of human civilization. [Notes]
①发源地：birthplaces/cradle(摇篮)
②对……作出巨大贡献：make great/tremendous contribution to ③此句使用了as引导的从句，注意语序调整，主语放在了后面。
30. 中欧双方文化交流源远流长。China and Europe have a long history of cultural interflows. [Notes]①源远流长：have a long history of...
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