国内英语资讯:China Focus: Chinese welcome prosperity with New Year traditions, anti-poverty war
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 20-- <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Lunar">Lunar</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="crackers">crackers</span>, <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="dumplings">dumplings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="taboos">taboos</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="uncooked">uncooked</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>, <span word="sewing">sewing</span>, <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Poverty">Poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inviting">inviting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wealth">Wealth</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="firecrackers">firecrackers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dumping">dumping</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="banquets">banquets</span> <span word="pleases">pleases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wealth">Wealth</span>.</p><p><span word="Long">Long</span>-<span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="socialist">socialist</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>: <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> 10.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> (<span word="CPC">CPC</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> 2020, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>.</p>
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