Premier Wen announces hefty educational investment

时间：2007-03-06 00:51:01

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Education investment hiked

 

The Chinese Premier1 announced a hefty educational investment plan of the year, making education a "strategic priority".

 

A total of 85.85 billion yuan (11 billion U.S. dollars) will be allocated3 from the central budget this year, an increase of 41.7 percent over the previous year, government statistics show.

 

Part of the central educational fund will be used to grant more poor students the access to education, said Wen .

 

"This is another major move we are taking to promote fairness in education following the exemption4 of all tuition and miscellaneous fees for rural students receiving compulsory5 education," said the premier.

 

A system of national scholarships and tuition assistance will go into operation this semester, which starts in early March, for regular undergraduate institutions, vocational colleges and secondary vocational schools, said the premier.

 

Funds appropriated for this purpose by the central government will be 9.5 billion yuan (1.22 billion U.S. dollars) this year and 20 billion yuan (2.56 billion U.S. dollars) next year, and local governments should allocate2 corresponding amounts from local budgets.

 

"Education is the bedrock of China's development, and fairness in education is an important form of social fairness. We need to make education

 

391.7 billion yuan input6 for agriculture

 

The central government of China will invest 391.7 billion yuan in agriculture, rural areas and farmers this year, as it vows7 to develop modern agriculture and promote the building of a new countryside, said the premier.

 

"We will effectively shift the focus of state infrastructure8 development and development of social programs to the countryside, " said Wen.
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1 premier R19z3     
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
2 allocate ILnys     
vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归
参考例句：
  • You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
  • They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。
3 allocated 01868918c8cec5bc8773e98ae11a0f54     
adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
  • More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。
4 exemption 3muxo     
n.豁免，免税额，免除
参考例句：
  • You may be able to apply for exemption from local taxes.你可能符合资格申请免除地方税。
  • These goods are subject to exemption from tax.这些货物可以免税。
5 compulsory 5pVzu     
n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的
参考例句：
  • Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
  • Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。
6 input X6lxm     
n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机
参考例句：
  • I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
  • All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。
7 vows c151b5e18ba22514580d36a5dcb013e5     
誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿
参考例句：
  • Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
  • The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
8 infrastructure UbBz5     
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
参考例句：
  • We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

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