十八大报告要点双语对照之二：加快转变经济发展方式

Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, delivers a keynote report during the opening ceremony of the 18th CPC National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 8, 2012. The 18th CPC National Congress was opened in Beijing on Thursday. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

中国共产党第十八次全国代表大会11月8日上午在北京人民大会堂隆重举行。胡锦涛向大会作题为《坚定不移沿着中国特色社会主义道路前进　为全面建成小康社会而奋斗》的报告。

BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leader Hu Jintao delivered a report on Thursday at the opening of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The following are key quotes from his report:

On economy
加快转变经济发展方式

-- Taking economic development as the central task is vital to national renewal, and development still holds the key to addressing all the problems we have in China.

以经济建设为中心是兴国之要，发展仍是解决我国所有问题的关键。

-- The underlying issue we face in economic structural reform is how to strike a balance between the role of the government and that of the market, and we should follow more closely the rules of the market and better play the role of the government.

经济体制改革的核心问题是处理好政府和市场的关系，必须更加尊重市场规律，更好发挥政府作用。

-- We should firmly maintain the strategic focus of boosting domestic demand, speed up the establishment of a long-term mechanism for increasing consumer demand, unleash the potential of individual consumption, increase investment at a proper pace, and expand the domestic market.

要牢牢把握扩大内需这一战略基点，加快建立扩大消费需求长效机制，扩大国内市场规模。

-- We should give high priority to rural areas in developing infrastructure and social programs in the country.

推动城乡发展一体化。解决好农业农村农民问题是全党工作重中之重，城乡发展一体化是解决“三农”问题的根本途径。要加大统筹城乡发展力度，促进城乡共同繁荣。

On political structure reform

推进政治体制改革

-- We must continue to make both active and prudent efforts to carry out the reform of the political structure, and make people's democracy more extensive, fuller in scope and sounder in practice.

必须继续积极稳妥推进政治体制改革，发展更加广泛、更加充分、更加健全的人民民主。

-- We should place high importance on systemic building, give full play to the strength of the socialist political system and draw on the political achievements of other societies. However, we will never copy a Western political system.

要把制度建设摆在突出位置，充分发挥我国社会主义政治制度优越性，积极借鉴人类政治文明有益成果，绝不照搬西方政治制度模式。

On improving people's wellbeing

加强社会建设

-- We should keep making progress in ensuring that all the people enjoy their rights to education, employment, medical and old-age care, and housing so that they will lead a better life.

解决好人民最关心最直接最现实的利益问题，在学有所教、劳有所得、病有所医、老有所养、住有所居上持续取得新进展，努力让人民过上更好生活。