生活英语：2015中国就业形势将更加复杂

China is faced with a more complex and arduous1 task of ensuring employment in 2015 against the backdrop of an economic slowdown, Chinas human resources minister said Tuesday. 中国人社部部长 3 月 10 日表示，在经济增速放缓的大背景下，2015 年中国的就业形 势将更加复杂，也将更为严峻。 About 15 million young students need to find jobs in 2015, consisting of 7.49 million college graduates and a similar number of those graduating from vocational, technical schools or middle schools, said Yin Weimin, the minister of human resources and social security. Another 3 million surplus labor2 force in the rural areas will be seeking employment in towns and cities, according to the minister. Yin made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing3 National Peoples Congress annual session. China aims to create more than 10 million urban jobs and ensure that the registered urban unemployment rate does not rise above 4.5 percent in 2015, according to a government work report last week. The employment task was announced along with a lowered growth target of “about 7 percent,“ after the economy grew 7.4 percent in 2014, the lowest pace since 1990. “Urban employment in January and February fell from the same period last year,“ Yin also revealed on Tuesday. This was in line with a series of disappointing data at the start of the year, including indices measuring industrial activity, consumer prices and trade. Last year, despite the slowdown, a total of 13.22 million new urban jobs were created, beating the full-year target of 10 million. Yin highlighted the countrys fast-expanding service sector4 amid economic restructuring, and vigorous small and micro businesses thanks to streamlined government administration, both main sectors5 for job creation. “We are still very confident in fulfilling this years task and delivering the target of creating more than 10 million urban jobs, “ said the minister. 1 arduous adj.艰苦的，费力的，陡峭的 参考例句： We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。 The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得 多。 2 labor n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦 参考例句： We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫 不堪了。 3 ongoing adj.进行中的，前进的 参考例句： The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concerns ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。 4 sector n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形 参考例句： The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。 The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。 5 sectors n.部门( sector 的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形 参考例句： Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了 4 个区。 来自简 明英汉词典 Industry