5.时事新闻英译汉

One：

China's year-on-year GDP growth in the second quarter decreased to 7.6 percent, making the economic growth in the first half of the year 7.8 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics said on July 13.

中国第二季度GDP同比增长下降到百分之7.6，在百分之7.8年上半年的经济增

长，国家统计局说，七月十三日。

The growth is 0.5 percentage points lower than in the first quarter. Industrial companies with annual revenues of more than 20 million yuan ($3.17 million) registered 10.5 percent growth in added value in the first half of the year, 1.1 percentage points lower than in the first quarter. From January to May, the profit of those companies also saw a decline of 2.4 percent over a year earlier.

的增长是低于第一季度的0.5个百分点。年收入20000000元以上的工业公司

（3170000美元）的注册增长百分之10.5的附加值在今年上半年，低于第一季度

的1.1个百分点。从一月到5月，这些公司的利润也下降了百分之2.4，较一年

前的。

Fixed-asset investment grew by 20.4 percent in the first half, down 0.5 percentage points from the first quarter. Investment in property development, totaling 3061 billion yuan, in the first half grew 14.3 percent adjusted for inflation, down 6.9% from the first quarter and 16.3% from the same period last year. The retail value of consumer goods, adjusted for inflation, in the first half grew 11.2 percent year on year.在上半年固定资产投资增长了百分之20.4，从第一季度下降了0.5个百分点。房地

产开发投资，总额为3061000000000元，在上半年增长了百分之14.3，经通货膨

胀因素调整后，下降了6.9%，从第一季度的16.3%和去年同期。社会消费品零售

价值，经通货膨胀调整后，在上半年同比增长百分之11.2。

Two:

U.N. Says Beijing Games Largely Met “Green” Targets

Reuters, February 18, 2009 NAIROBI — The Beijing Olympics met, if not exceeded, many of its pledges to be environmentally friendly, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said

on Wednesday.

A study launched at a major U.N. environment meeting in Kenya said the organizers had made big efforts to cut air pollution and invest in public transport and renewable energies.But it said more could have been done to work with grassroots groups and reduce the Games’ total carbon footprint.

The report said Chinese authorities spent more than $ 17 billion on environmental projects for the Games last August, exceeding their pledges in several areas including tree-planting and improving air quality by reducing vehicle emissions.

联合国说北京奥运会基本实现了环保目标

路透社内罗毕消息联合国环境规划署星期三说，北京奥运会实现、甚至超过了许多环保承诺。

在肯尼亚的一次联合国环境会议上发起的一项研究认为，主办者做了巨大努力以减少空气污染，并在公共交通和可再生能源方面投入资金。

但这项研究说，政府应当更多地与民间组织合作，并减少这次奥运会的总的碳排放量。

这份报告说，中国政府为了去年八月的奥运会在环境项目上投入了一千七百多亿美元。在好几个地区他们超过了承诺，包括植树以及通过减少汽车的排放以改善空气质量。

Three:China’s Zhang Yimou to Chair Venice Film Fest Jury

Reuters, May 22, 2007 ROME — Internationally acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou will chair the jury of this year’s Venic e film festival, organizers said on Tuesday.

Zhang, a member of China’s “Fifth generation” of filmmakers, is best known in the West for his movies “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991) and “House of Flying Daggers” (2004), both of which were nominated for Oscars.

He is the second Chinese national to have presided on the jury of the world’s oldest film festival, at its 75th edition this year. Actress Gong Li, whom Zhang made into an international star and with whom he had a long personal relationship, chaired the Venice jury in 2002.

张艺谋将担任威尼斯电影节评委会主席

路透社罗马电主办者在星期二说，国际知名的中国导演张艺谋将担任今年威