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Dream on, Athens. When Beijing presented its 2012 budget this week, the main concern from investors was that the government was not going to run a big enough deficit.

希腊人做梦也不敢想，中国政府本周发布2012年预算时，投资者的主要担忧竟是——政府的预算赤字不够大。

But a closer look at the spending plan reveals that China may have a couple of accounting tricks up its sleeve: its true deficit is likely to be quite a bit larger than the finance ministry claimed.

但更细致地阅读这份预算草案，就会发现中国政府偷偷运用了一些会计技巧。中国真正的赤字规模可能比财政部声称的数字大很多。

Before delving into the numbers, it is worth emphasising why a bigger deficit in China would actually be a good thing, both in the short term and the long term.

探究具体数字之前，我们有必要强调一下，为什么中国扩大财政赤字规模，无论从长期还是短期来看，其实是件好事。

This year, with exporters facing global headwinds and the domestic property market dipping, Chinese growth is bound to slow. The question is whether the government will be able to ensure that this slowdown is moderate and not sharp.

今年，中国出口部门在全球市场面临巨大压力，国内房地产市场也转冷，中国经济增长势必放缓。因此问题就成了政府能否确保经济放缓过程是温和的，而不会太过剧烈。

The weight of that task is going to fall on fiscal policy, because the central bank is unwilling to loosen monetary policy too much for fear of stoking inflation. Hence the disappointment among investors when the finance ministry announced that it was targeting a deficit of 1.5 percent of GDP, just a touch higher than last year. More spending is needed to make up for the gaps left by weak exports and sluggish construction. And with low levels of public debt, China can also easily afford this.

由于央行担忧刺激通胀，不愿过多放松货币政策，因此这项任务会落在财政政策上。所以，当中国财政部宣布将预算赤字设为相当于国内生产总值(GDP)的1.5%之时，投资者颇为失望，这个水平仅比去年略高。中国需要更大的开支力度，才能填补出口走软、建设乏力造成的经济增长缺口。目前较低水平的公共债务水平，意味着中国能够负担得起更大的开支。

From a longer-term perspective, a bigger fiscal deficit is also a vital ingredient in the economic rebalancing that is required to keep Chinese growth on track. As Mark Williams with Capital Economics wrote this week: “Many inside and outside of government have agonised for years over what policy changes are needed to boost domestic demand. There is a straightforward answer: government should simply spend more itself.”

从长远来看，扩大财政赤字也是中国实现经济再平衡的一个关键手段之一，而再平衡则是维持中国经济增长不脱离正轨的必要措施。凯投宏观(Capital Economics)的马克?威廉姆斯(Mark Williams)本周撰文称：“政府内部和外部的许多人，多年来一直在为需要作出哪些政策转变来推动内需而困扰。有一个直截了当的答案，就是政府自己应该花更多的钱。”

We can be thankful, then, that the government appears to have under-reported its spending plans. Its forecast deficit of 1.5 percent of GDP looks more like a 2.4 percent shortfall on closer inspection, according to Citigroup economists.

那么，对于政府在公布预算草案时似乎对赤字打了折扣的做法，我们应该心存谢意才对。花旗集团(Citigroup)经济学家分析道，尽管中国政府宣布的预计赤字相当于GDP的1.5%，但经过更细致的研究，赤字将实际上相当于GDP的2.4%。

They highlighted two accounting oddities that explain this discrepancy.

这些经济学家们指出了两项反常规的会计操作，可以解释二者的差距。

First, excess revenue of Rmb270bn last year was plunked into a "fiscal stabilisation fund", allowing Beijing to leave it out of the 2011 accounts and count it as revenue this year. If counted as 2011 revenue, which it clearly was, this year's deficit would be higher by 0.5 percent of GDP.

第一，去年2700亿元人民币的额外财政收入，被划入“预算稳定调节基金”。这使得北京方面得以将其列在2011年财政收入之外，计入今年的收入。如果将这笔资金计入2011年的收入（显然应该如此），那么今年财政赤字规模将会增加GDP的0.5%。

Second, Rmb192bn of local spending was booked last year but will not actually happen until this year. Accounted for as 2012 expenditure, which it is, China's deficit would rise by a further 0.35 percent of GDP.

第二，计入去年支出的1920亿元人民币地方政府财政开支，实际上今年才会发生。如果计入2012年支出（显然应该如此），那么财政赤字还会再增加GDP的0.35%。

Citi's conclusion? That premier Wen Jiabao's forecast of 7.5 per cent GDP growth this year could prove conservative — as Chinese official forecasts generally have done in recent years. Citi says: “The proactive fiscal policy should be supportive of above 8 percent growth in 2012.”

花旗集团的结论是，温家宝总理对中国经济今年增长7.5%的预期，可能有些保守，近几年中国的官方预测通常如此。花旗集团表示：“积极的财政政策应当能在2012年支撑超过8%的经济增长。”

So rest assured, China has plenty of fiscal fire-power in reserve and is preparing to deploy more of it than the finance ministry would have you believe.

所以投资者可以放心了，中国有充足的财政火力，而且准备部署的火力规模比财政部愿意让你相信的更多。

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The SpareOne mobile phone is absolutely unique — running on one AA battery, it keeps its charge for up to 15 years.

待机时间超长的“节约一号”手机非常独特：只需一节AA电池，就能保持电量长达15年。

It has no camera, web browser or other hi-tech extras such as touchscreens.

这款手机没有摄像头、网络浏览器、或者触摸屏等高科技附加设备。

It's designed simply to work as a phone — and built to last.

手机只设计了通话等最基本功能，最大限度地延长待机时间。

The phone goes on sale on March 15, priced at £60 in the UK and $70 in the US.

这款手机定于3月15日发售，在英国的售价60英镑，在美国售价70美元。

The phone is designed as a "backup" phone you can keep in the glove compartment for emergencies.

这款手机是作为“备用”手机设计的，你可以把它放在汽车储物箱里应急。

The idea is that you can keep it there without worrying if it's charged or not.

创意之处就在于，你可以把它放在那里，不用担心有没有电。

Many modern mobiles will lose their charge over time, even if switched off.

很多现在的手机不管是不是关着机，时间久了都会损失电量。

Its makers say that SpareOne is ideal to leave in the car for emergencies, or to pack in travel luggage – especially if you or your loved ones plan to go off the beaten track (or off—piste).

制造商称，“节约一号”放在车里应急用，或者装进旅行包再理想不过了，特别是你和心爱的人要去比较偏僻的地方时（或者去野外滑雪）。

The SpareOne can be pre—programmed for instant access to phone numbers of key contacts, including the relevant emergency services in any location.

人们还可以通过设定“节约一号”的程序，使其能够立即接通紧急联系人，包括在任何地点接通相关的应急服务。

That single battery offers a talk time of up to 10 hours.

单块电池的最长通话时间可达10小时。

As the phone's developer, XPAL Power, says: "It's essentially designed to make and receive the most important calls, no matter what."

手机制造商XPAL能量公司表示：“这款手机本质上是用来接打最重要的电话的，不管是什么。”

The SpareOne's is also able to automatically transmit its location via its mobile ID, plus has a built—in torch.

这款手机还可以通过手机ID自动发送位置信息，此外还有一个内置电筒。

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This year's session of the National People's Congress is taking place amidst renewed government exhortations for people to study Lei Feng, a humble young man Mao turned into an icon of model behavior, whose only goal was to serve the party.



Congress delegate and lieutenant general, Zhao Gang, says he admires Lei Feng's love of country and mankind, qualities that outshine the actual things he did.



"We can see great things from what Lei Feng did, even though they were just small things. It's just like the reflection of the sun in a drop of water," said Zhao.



Last year, 27 year old Zhang Liangliang and his friends made a movie where an ordinary guy tries to become a superhero by emulating Lei Feng.



"People born in the 1960s or 1970s, perhaps they believe in Lei Feng. Now, though, young people born in the 1980s or 1990s doubt that he was able to actually do all the selfless good deeds that he is credited with," said Zhang.



The film Lei Feng Xia (or Lei Feng Man) has been seen by millions of people online. Zhang says his favorite part is when Lei Feng struggles to clean up his neighborhood.



"He uses a spatula to scrape off advertisements that were stuck on the ground. I've done that before. It's like someone comes to glue the ad there, then another person comes to clean it up, then someone puts something else on top of the same spot," Zhang noted.



As modern Chinese society grows wealthier, official media bemoan a national decline in morality because of things like official corruption and public apathy.



Guangxi delegate Wang Aiqing says this is why China still needs Lei Feng's spirit of selflessness.



"People these days are only pursuing success, fame, their own interests and money, which means they're not really well-grounded," said Wang.  "They need to go back to a good starting point."



Lei Feng died in 1962, at the age of 21. A complete edition of writings attributed to him was recently published, as part of more than 100 new Lei Feng-themed publications planned for this year that include poems, speeches, letters and analyses of his life.



今年的全国人大会议，正值政府鼓励人民学雷锋，这位普通的年轻人被毛泽东推为行为样板，因为他的目标就是为党服务。

人大代表兼中将赵刚说，他仰慕雷锋爱国爱人民的精神，这些品质比他干的实事更加闪光。

“雷锋做的虽然只是一些小事，但可以从中看到伟大的东西。他的精神就像是太阳照在水滴上一样光芒四射。”

去年，27岁的张亮亮和朋友拍了一部电影，讲述一个普通人想通过学雷锋成为超级英雄的故事。

“生在六七十年代的人可能会相信雷锋，不过，如今的80后和90后会怀疑他是否真的做过这些被表彰的好事。”

数百万人在线观看了电影《雷锋侠》，张说他最喜欢的部分，就是雷锋设法清洁社区的情节。

“他用铲刀去铲掉粘贴在地上的广告，我以前也干过。某人在那里贴广告，另一个人把广告清除，然后这人又在同样的地方再贴上广告。”

随着当代中国越来越富裕，官方媒体哀叹诸如官员腐败和公众冷漠造成全国道德水平的下降。

广西代表王爱清说，这就是为什么中国现在仍然需要雷锋这种无私的精神。

“如今的人们只会追名逐利，只管追求成功和金钱，这说明他们很浮躁，需要回到更好的起点上。”

雷锋于1962年去世，享年21岁。最近出版了一全套赞美雷锋的作品出版，今年计划以雷锋为主题出版100多部作品，这是其中的一部分。这些将出版的作品包括诗集，演讲，信件和对雷锋生命的解析。

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一九五八年六月七日

……如果你是一滴水，你是否滋润了一寸土地？如果你是一线阳光，你是否照亮了一分黑暗？如果你是一颗粮食，你是否哺育了有用的生命？如果你是一颗最小的螺丝钉，你是否永远守在你生活的岗位上？如果你要告诉我们什么思想，你是否在日夜宣扬那最美丽的理想？你既然活着，你又是否为了未来的人类生活付出你的劳动，使世界一天天变得更美丽？我想问你，为未来带来了什么？在生活的仓库里，我们不应该只是个无穷尽的支付者。

June 7, 1958

"If you were one drop of water, do you moisten the field? If you were a ray of sunshine, do you brighten the darkness? If you were a morsel of food, do you provide others with nutrition? If you were the tiniest bolt, do you stay in place and fulfill your duty? If you want to tell others your ideals, do you preach them day and night? When you are alive do you always remember to work hard and realize your efforts will affect future lives and let the world become more beautiful day by day? I want to ask you: What do you contribute to the future? In life you must be a giver and not just a taker."

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Women in China have been enjoying increasing independence and respect in the economic and political arenas as well as their family households, Xinhua reported.

据新华社报道，中国妇女在经济生活、政治生活、以及家庭生活中越来越有独立性，也愈加受到尊重。

China had about 137 million female workers by October 2010, accounting for 42.6 percent of the country's workforce. This compared to just 610,000 female workers, or 7.5 percent, in 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded.

2010年10月，中国女职工达1.37亿，占总职工数的42.6%。而1949年中华人民共和国成立时，女职工仅有61万，是总职工数的7.5%。

Meanwhile, women have started to outshine their male counterparts in journalism, teaching, healthcare and the police force.

如今，很多女性在新闻、教育、医疗、警察机关等领域比男同事做的还要好。

Furthermore, in a move to encourage women in rural regions to participate in politics, female officials were elected into all village committees in Shandong, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan and Guangdong provinces, all of which completed leadership reshufflings in 2011.

在鼓励农村妇女参政的活动中，2011年完成领导换届的山东、浙江、安徽、湖南、广东五省的所有村委会均有妇女入选。

The relatively small number of female politicians in China is a topic of criticism by Western media. However, the ratio of female lawmakers on the national stage stands at 22 percent, compared with only 17 percent in the U.S.

中国的女政治家相对较少，这一直遭到西方媒体的非议。但是中国全国人大女代表的比例为22%，美国女性立法者的比例也才仅有17%。

In addition to entering the political arena, Chinese women are also amassing personal fortunes.

除了参政，中国妇女还忙于累积个人财富。

China now has more self-made female billionaires than any other country in the world, and many of these women entrepreneurs have rags-to-riches stories that have inspired others to follow suit.

据了解，中国白手起家的女性亿万富翁数量比其它任何国家都多，她们由穷至富的故事也激励了很多人。

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China says it supports resolving the issue of Iran's nuclear program through dialogue, echoing comments made this week by U.S. President Barack Obama. But Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told reporters in Beijing Tuesday that countries should be able to have and use nuclear technology for non-weapons purposes. He said China is opposed to anyone in the Middle East developing nuclear weapons.

中国发表了与美国总统奥巴马本周讲话类似的观点，表示支持通过对话解决伊朗核项目问题。但是中国外交部长杨洁篪星期二对记者说，如果不以核武器为目的，各国应该可以拥有并使用核技术。杨洁篪说，中国反对中东地区任何国家发展核武器。

The comments come a day after the U.N.'s nuclear agency chief said there are "serious concerns" about a possible military element to Iran's nuclear program. A team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency visited Iran last month, but was denied access to the Parchin military complex near Tehran. Iran's ISNA news agency said Tuesday that Tehran will allow inspectors to visit the site. The IAEA chief, Yukiya Amano, said Monday the agency is aware of "some activities" at the site, and that they believe "going there sooner is better than later." Israel and Western powers accuse Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian energy program, a charge Tehran denies.

在杨洁篪发表上述讲话的前一天，联合国国际原子能机构总干事天野之弥说，对伊朗核项目中可能包含军事内容感到“严重关切”。国际原子能机构的一批检查员上个月访问了伊朗，但是被拒绝进入德黑兰附近的帕琴军事基地。伊朗学生通讯社星期二报道说，德黑兰将允许检查员访问这个地点。国际原子能机构总干事天野之弥星期一说，国际原子能机构知道该基地有“一些活动”，该机构认为应该尽早进入基地为好。以色列和西方国家指责伊朗假借民用核能项目之名企图发展核武器。伊朗否认这个指控。

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GDP growth

国内生产总值增长目标

China sets its GDP growth target at 7.5 percent this year, down from 8 percent in 2011, according to a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the 11th National People's Congress annual session Monday.

国务院总理温家宝5日向十一届全国人大五次会议作政府工作报告时提出，2012年国内生产总值预期增长7.5%。

This is the first time for the Chinese government to lower its economic growth target after keeping it around 8 percent for seven consecutive years.

这是我国国内生产总值预期增长目标八年来首次低于8%。

Previously, China had announced it would target GDP growth of 7 percent from 2011 to 2015, the country's 12th Five-Year Plan period.

此前的2011-2015“十二五”规划纲要中确定，今后五年国内生产总值年均增长7%。

Fiscal policy

财政政策

China will continue to follow a proactive fiscal policy and a prudent monetary policy, carry out "timely and appropriate anticipatory adjustments and fine-tuning", and make its policies "more targeted, flexible, and anticipatory", Premier Wen said in the report.

温家宝说，2012年，我国将继续实施积极的财政政策和稳健的货币政策，“根据形势变化适时适度预调微调，进一步提高政策的针对性、灵活性和前瞻性”。

Income gap

收入差距

The government will take further steps to adjust taxes for high-income groups, and strictly standardize the supervision of pay and bonuses for senior managers in state-owned enterprises and financial institutions.

政府将加大对高收入者的税收调节力度，严格规范国有企业、金融机构高管人员薪酬管理。

"We will quickly reverse the trend of a widening income gap," Premier Wen said in the report.

温家宝说：“我们将尽快扭转收入差距扩大的趋势。”

Land rights

土地权利

"We will place farmland under strict protection, and formulate and promulgate regulations concerning compensation for the expropriation of rural collective land," said Premier Wen.

温家宝在工作报告中指出，政府将“严格保护耕地。制定出台农村集体土地征收补偿条例”。

Old-age pension scheme

养老金计划

"By the end of the year, we will have achieved full coverage of the new old-age pension system for rural residents and the old-age pension system for non-working urban residents," Premier Wen said at the meeting.

“我们计划在今年年底前，实现新型农村社会养老保险和城镇居民社会养老保险制度全覆盖。扩大各项社会保险覆盖面，增加企业退休人员基本养老金。”温家宝说。

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在人生路上你可能会需要以下几句话共勉：

1. Focus on what you have, not on what you haven't.

不要总想着你那些没有的，多想想那些你拥有的。

2. Struggling with problems is a natural part of growing.

面对问题、解决问题是成长中非常自然的一部分。

3. Worrying is literally a waste of energy.

担忧其实是在浪费精力。

4. You have the capacity to create your own happiness.

你有能力创造你自己的幸福。

5. Everything that happens is a life lesson.

生命中发生的所有事都是重要的一课。

6. Giving up and moving on are two very different things.

放弃和放手其实是两码事。

7. Distance yourself from negative people.

离消极的人远点儿。

8. You must love yourself too.

你也要爱你自己。

9. Don't let others make decisions for you.

不要让别人帮你做决定。

10. Laughter is the best medicine for stress.

会心一笑是治愈压力的一剂最有效的良药。

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Many people try to lose weight and never manage to, and this is why you need to make the most of the best exercise that it around. Walking.

      If you think about the things that you do in your life, you probably find that you get out of walking whenever you can. Whether that's taking the car to the shops that are just around the corner, or taking a lift when you're only going up one floor of the building.

      If you try to change your life so that you are walking more, you will find that you're able to burn more calories and therefore lose more weight. You should try to take the stairs rather than the lift wherever you can, as this means that you will raise your heart beat higher.

      In addition to this, if you take the bus a lot, then you should try getting off a couple of stops earlier than you might have done in the past. Not only will this help for you to get more exercise, but it will also help you to save a little bit of money at the same time because you won’t have to pay for as much time on the bus as you would have done in the past.

      If you get a newspaper delivered to your door, think about whether you could walk to the shops in the morning and pick it up instead. This would raise your metabolism at the most important time in the day.

      If you choose to take these tips, then you should find that you are able to lose a little more weight than you are at this moment in time. Every little helps, no matter how small, so even getting out of the house and walking around the block is better than simply sitting at home and not doing anything at all.

许多人都曾立下豪言壮语减肥，但都是半途而废。所以你需要充分利用你周围最好的锻炼方式—步行。

      如果你觉得在生活中已经在步行的话，你会发现无论什么时候你都可以出去散步。这比开车汽车去近在拐角处的商店或乘电梯上去坐一层楼都要好的多。

      如果你想改变你的生活，你就必须行动起来开始走，你能够燃烧更多的卡路里，这样有助于减轻更多的体重。尽你所能努力爬楼梯而不是乘电梯，因为这会使你的心率加快。

      此外，如果你坐公共汽车较多，那么你应该试试你以前从未做过的提前几站下车。这不仅可以帮助你得到更多的锻炼，而且也会帮你在同一时间节省一些钱，因为你不再需要支付更多的公车费用。

      一份报纸送到你家门口时，你要考虑是否早上能走到商店而不是只去将它拾起来。这将提高你一天中最重要的新陈代谢。

      如果你选择采取这些，那么你就会发现，你的体重在一点一点减轻。每一个小的环节，无论多么细微，即使走出屋子走动也会比单纯坐在家里不做任何事情要强的多。

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People in China are among the most fearful of getting old, a new global survey suggests.

据一项全球最新调查显示，在最怕变老的国家名单中，中国榜上有名。

According to Bupa, a British healthcare organization, which asked 12,262 people in 12 countries about their attitudes toward aging, 28 percent of the Chinese polled said they feel depressed when they think about getting old.

英国保柏健康小组调查了12个国家上万人对于“变老”的态度后，称28%的中国人一谈到变老就沮丧起来。

And although 72 percent of all respondents aged 65 and over said they do not feel old, the survey conducted in June and July this year found more than half of those aged 45 to 54 in China already consider themselves to be elderly. About 30 percent of Chinese respondents said they worry about who will look after them in later years, while 91 percent agreed the government of the world's most populous nation should improve care for the elderly.

　　这项在六月到七月发起的调查还显示，尽管65岁以上人群中72%的人表示他们不觉得自己老了，在中国45至54岁人群中却有54%的人已把自己看成是老人。30%的被调查者称害怕老无所依，更有超过9成的人认为政府需提高对老年人的关怀。

However, because people in China think about their future earlier, research suggests the country could be one of the best prepared for addressing the aging problem. About one third of Chinese respondents - more than double the global average - said they have put money aside for retirement, while 46 percent have taken out insurance, the poll showed.

　　尽管如此，研究称，由于中国人较早考虑自己的晚年，中国应该是为解决养老问题准备最充分的国家之一。调查还显示，大约有三分之一的调查对象——比全球平均比例的两倍还多——称已经为退休后的生活开始攒钱，而46%的人则已经不把养老保险计算在内。

　　Meanwhile, the Bupa survey revealed France is the most "young-at-heart" nation, with almost one third of French respondents believing people are only old when they pass 80. Indians appeared to be the least bothered of all countries surveyed about getting older (70 percent) and the best prepared with 71 percent of Indians stating that they have already made some kind of preparation for their later years.

　　调查还显示，法国是心理最年轻的国家，将近三分之一的法国人认为只有过了80岁才算老。印度人似乎最不担心变老（70% 认为不影响自己的心情），同时印度也是为养老准备最充分的国家，71%的印度人已经开始为晚年着手准备了。