Interpretation and Interim Provisions of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on Some Specific Issues of Property Tax

Cai Shui Di Zi [1986] No.8

  I. Interpretation of cities, counties, towns and industrial and mining areas

  A city refers to a city established with the approval of the State Council.

  County refers to the seat of the county people’s government that has not established an organic town.

  An established town refers to an established town approved by the people’s governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

  Industrial and mining area refers to the location of large and medium-sized industrial and mining enterprises with relatively developed industry and commerce and relatively concentrated population, which meet the standards of established towns stipulated by the State Council, but have not yet established a town system. Industrial and mining areas where property tax is levied must be approved by the people’s governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

  Two, about the city, the town tax scope explanation

  The scope of taxation in cities is urban areas, suburbs and counties under the jurisdiction of cities. Not including rural areas.

  The taxation scope of the towns is the seat of the town people’s government. Does not include the administrative villages under its jurisdiction.

  III. Interpretation of "People’s Organizations"

  "People’s organizations" refer to various social organizations established or registered by government departments authorized by the State Council and allocated by the state for administrative expenses.

  Four, about the "units funded by the state financial department", whether it includes institutions funded by the state financial department and implementing the differential budget management?

  Although the institutions that implement the differential budget management have a certain income, the part of the income that is not enough for their own expenses will be subsidized by the state financial department. Therefore, the institutions that implement the differential budget management also belong to the units that are funded by the national financial department, and their own occupied properties are exempted from property tax.

  Five, about the unit funded by the national financial department, the source of funds is self-supporting, is there any tax reduction or exemption?

  Units that are funded by the state financial department shall be subject to property tax after their sources of funds are self-supporting. However, in order to encourage institutions to stand on their own feet economically, the units funded by the state financial department shall be exempted from property tax for three years from the year when the funds of institutions are self-supporting.

  Six, on the tax-free units occupied property interpretation

  The real estate occupied by state organs, people’s organizations and the army refers to the office buildings and official buildings of these units themselves.

  The real estate occupied by public institutions refers to the business premises of these units themselves.

  The real estate occupied by religious temples refers to the houses where religious ceremonies are held and the houses used by religious personnel for living.

  Parks, scenic spots and historical sites for their own use refer to houses for public visits and offices of their management units.

  The property rented by the above-mentioned tax-free units and the production and business properties not used for their own business are not within the scope of tax exemption, and property tax should be levied.

  7. How to levy property tax on taxpayers and individuals who use other units’ properties without rent?

  Taxpayers and individuals who use the property of real estate management departments, tax-exempt units and tax payers without rent shall pay the property tax on behalf of the users.

  Eight, about the taxpayer whose property is not in one place, how to determine the tax payment place?

  Article 9 of the Provisional Regulations on Property Tax stipulates that "property tax shall be collected by the tax authorities where the property is located." Taxpayers whose real estate is not in one place should pay property tax to the tax authorities where the real estate is located according to the location of the real estate.

  Nine, about the factories and warehouses outside the scope of the levy area, can the property tax be levied?

  According to the provisions of the Provisional Regulations on Property Tax, no property tax should be levied on factories and warehouses that are not within the scope of the levy area.

  Ten, about all kinds of schools, hospitals, nurseries and kindergartens owned by enterprises, can they be exempted from property tax?

  Property occupied by schools, hospitals, nurseries and kindergartens run by enterprises can be exempted from property tax by comparing with the property occupied by units allocated by the state financial department.

  Eleven, about the underground civil air defense facilities for business purposes, should the property tax be levied?

  In order to encourage the use of underground civil air defense facilities, property tax will not be levied temporarily.

  12. Should property tax be levied on the property owned by individuals for rent?

  Personal rental property, regardless of use, shall be subject to property tax.

  13. Regarding the residential houses owned by individuals, can the area standard be approved by the local authorities and the property tax be levied on the part exceeding the area standard?

  According to the provisional regulations on property tax, all non-business properties owned by individuals are exempt from property tax. Therefore, all residential houses owned by individuals, regardless of the size, are exempt from property tax.

  Fourteen, about the rental housing owned by individuals, is the property tax calculated according to the residual value of the property or the property tax calculated according to the rental income of the property?

  According to the provisional regulations on property tax, if the property is rented, the rental income of the property shall be the tax basis of the property tax. Therefore, individuals renting houses should be taxed according to their rental income.

  15. How to determine the original value of real estate?

  The original value of real estate refers to the original price of the house recorded by the taxpayer in the account book "fixed assets" in accordance with the accounting system. If the taxpayer fails to record the property tax according to the provisions of the accounting system, the original value of the property should be adjusted according to the provisions when the property tax is levied. If the original value of the property is obviously unreasonable, it should be re-evaluated.

  Sixteen, about the damaged uninhabitable houses and dangerous houses, can the property tax be exempted?

  Appraised by the relevant departments, the damaged houses and dangerous houses can be exempted from property tax after stopping using them.

  17. Regarding the calculation and payment of property tax based on the residual value after deducting 10% to 30% from the original value of the property, can the deduction range be determined according to the old and new degree of the house? Can the deduction for some houses exceed this provision?

  According to the provisions of the Provisional Regulations on Property Tax, the specific deduction range and whether to distinguish between the old and new houses are determined separately, and the deduction range can only be within 10% to 30% as stipulated by the people’s governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

  Eighteen, about the real estate of low-profit enterprises and loss-making enterprises, can the property tax be exempted?

  Property tax is a property tax. Property tax should be levied on the property of low-profit enterprises and loss-making enterprises in accordance with the regulations, so as to promote enterprises to improve their management and economic benefits. However, in order to take care of the actual affordability of enterprises, the local authorities can temporarily exempt the property tax for a certain period of time according to the actual situation.

  Nineteen, about how to tax new houses?

  Houses built by taxpayers shall be subject to property tax from the month following their completion.

  Houses built by taxpayers entrusted by construction enterprises shall be subject to property tax from the month following the acceptance formalities.

  Taxpayers should levy property tax on newly-built houses that have been used or leased or lent before going through the acceptance formalities.

  20. Should the property tax be stopped after the enterprise stops production or is cancelled?

  After the enterprises stop production and cancel, if their original properties are idle, the property tax may not be levied temporarily with the approval of the tax bureaus of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government; If these properties are transferred to other tax-collecting units for use or enterprises resume production, property tax shall be levied in accordance with regulations.

  21. Should property tax be levied on temporary houses on capital construction sites?

  All temporary houses, such as work sheds, material sheds, rest sheds, offices, canteens, tea stoves, garages, etc., which serve the capital construction site, whether they are built by the construction enterprises themselves or invested by the capital construction units, will be exempted from property tax during the construction period. However, if, after the completion of the infrastructure project, the construction enterprise returns or evaluates the temporary house to the infrastructure unit, the property tax shall be levied in accordance with the regulations from the month after the infrastructure unit receives it.

  Twenty-two, about the parks, scenic spots and historical sites attached to the business units to use or rent the property, should the property tax be levied?

  Property tax shall be levied on the properties used and rented by business units attached to parks, places of interest and historical sites, such as theaters, restaurants, tea houses and photo studios.

  Twenty-three, about the rental of real estate, the lessee repairs it, and does not pay the rent. Should property tax be levied?

  If the lessee uses the property to pay the repair fee to offset the rent of the property, the property owner of the property shall still pay the property tax in accordance with the regulations.

  Twenty-four, about the house overhaul period, can be exempted from property tax?

  If the house overhaul is stopped for more than half a year, the property tax may be exempted during the overhaul period upon the application of the taxpayer and the examination of the tax authorities.

  Twenty-five, how to levy property tax on houses jointly used by tax payers and tax-exempt units?

  Houses jointly used by taxpayers and tax-exempt units shall be divided according to their respective parts, and property tax shall be levied or exempted respectively.

In 2020, China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival was launched in Zhengzhou, and "Fighting the epidemic", "Getting rid of poverty" and "Yellow River spirit" became the key words.

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On the evening of September 24th, the launching ceremony of 2020 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival (the 35th Hundred Flowers Award) was held in Zhengzhou, Henan. Hu Xiaohan, member of the Party Group of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, He Jinping, Vice Governor of Henan Province, Wang Xinwei, Vice Governor of Henan Province and Mayor of Zhengzhou City, Li Xuejian, Honorary Chairman of China Film Association, and Zhang Hong, Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of China Film Association attended the opening ceremony.

Wang Xinwei

Wang Xinwei said in his speech: Film is an important literary product to satisfy people’s yearning for a better life. Zhengzhou will take the opportunity of hosting the China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival and the starry sky screening in 2020 to continuously improve the public service level of film and make contributions to the high-quality development of the film industry.

Hu Xiaohan

Hu Xiaohan said: At present, the 13th Five-Year Plan is coming to a successful conclusion, and victory in building a well-off society in an all-round way is in sight. China’s films gradually got rid of the haze of COVID-19 epidemic, and once again took advantage of the situation to restart the new journey of building a film power. I sincerely hope that the majority of filmmakers will cherish the development opportunities brought by the new era, grasp the pulse of the times, undertake the mission of the times, listen to the voices of the times, respond to the topics of the times, and enrich people’s cultural life and inspire people’s spiritual strength with colorful film art.

At the launching ceremony, children’s chorus performance combined with scene narration conveyed the voice from the Yellow River to the world. Wang Qingxiang, Renhua Na, Yin Li, Liu Jin, Lu Qi, Wu Jun, Hu Mei, Sophie and Fan Yujie read "I’m from the Yellow River", telling the close relationship between the Yellow River and light and shadow.

Xu Hongyu, the director of the opening film of China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, starring Haoran Liu, Peng Yuchang and YIN FANG, also appeared at the launching ceremony. Xu Hongyu introduced: The movie is called "Home at One o’clock", which means "With a mouse click, the baby comes home", and it tells the story of three young people’s struggle to pursue their dreams.

Xu Hongyu (second from left), director of the film Get Home at One o’clock, stars Haoran Liu (third from left), Peng Yuchang (fifth from left) and YIN FANG (fourth from left).

At the launching ceremony, filmmakers Xu Fan, Zhao Wei and Yao Chen acted as the producer of three Hundred Flowers Award-themed public welfare short films: How are you, The Road to Wealth on the Cloud and A Seed, which respectively correspond to the three core keywords of "Fighting Epidemic", "Fighting Poverty" and "Yellow River Spirit". Actors such as Xu Fan, Yao Chen, Xiao Shenyang and Wang Zhi also shared "2020 in the eyes of filmmakers" with these three key words as their themes.

Xu Fan

Xu Fan said in the short film "How are you?" "The epidemic prevention and control continues. I joined hands with Zhu Yilong, an actor who is also a native of Wuhan, and brought this short film "How are you?" to thank the Wuhan people for their compatriots who fought side by side with us. "

In the following links, Wu Baowen, the producer of the classic film Jiao Yulu in 1990, Jixing Wang, Li Xuejian, Wenhua Fang, the screenwriter, and Qiang Jun, the photographer, appeared together to share their feelings about the 30th anniversary of the film.

The crew of the classic film Jiao Yulu in 1990.

In addition, Jiao Shouyun, Yu Yin, Guo Xiaodong and Du Wenwei, the creators of the new film My Father Jiao Yulu, also came to the scene to talk about the spirit of Jiao Yulu. According to reports, the film is scheduled to be released in 2021.

The cast of My Father Jiao Yulu

Subsequently, Haoran Liu, the image ambassador of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, sent a message to the starry sky screening.

Turbo Liu

Hu Xiaohan, He Jinping and Lou Yuanyong, a rural film projectionist, took the stage to start the starry sky screening.

From left to right: Lou Yuanyong, Hu Xiaohan and He Jinping.

In the familiar melody of "the wave width of a big river", the whole launching ceremony came to an end. After the launching ceremony, the classic film "Jiao Yulu" was screened as the main screening venue of "Starry Cinema".

In addition, the reporter learned from the press conference of China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival (the 35th Hundred Flowers Award) in 2020 that during the film festival from 24th to 26th, the organizing committee will adhere to the principles of "highlighting culture for the benefit of the people", "highlighting the culture of the Central Plains" and "persisting in thrifty hosting", and strive to achieve the expected goal of "being more innovative, influential and motivated".

Press conference site

According to Zhang Hong, Party Secretary and Resident Vice Chairman of the China Film Association, the main activities of the China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in 2020 will consist of the launching ceremony of the film festival, the special film exhibition, the China Film Forum and other academic activities, the commendation ceremony for the nominees of the 35th Hundred Flowers Award, the award ceremony and the closing ceremony of the film festival.

Zhang hong

Nine awards including Best Film, Excellent Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Newcomer will be announced on the evening of September 26th. Zhang Hong said that each of the best awards of this year’s Hundred Flowers Award will be voted by the final evaluation committee composed of 101 audience judges at the award ceremony, and will be announced one by one at the award ceremony.

According to Huang Qing, member of the Standing Committee of Zhengzhou Municipal Committee and Minister of Propaganda Department, according to the requirements of higher authorities, this year’s film festival will not invite foreign guests to China from 24th to 26th, and will not hold large-scale gathering activities such as red carpet ceremony and opening ceremony. Strictly control the number and scale of guests in the film industry, do not organize live audiences in award-giving activities, and reduce large-scale gathering in offline activities.

Huang Qing

Under the premise of safe and controllable epidemic prevention and control, this year’s film festival has designed special activities such as "artists go to the grass roots", "starry sky screening" and "watching movies to benefit the people", set up a series of mass cultural activities such as "Sunrise in Songshan ‘ao, reunion with Shaolin Temple" and "My family’s film happy view", and launched a series of programs and activities with distinctive themes such as Yellow River culture and Central Plains elements.

In the event of "Watching the Movie and Benefiting the People", Zhengzhou City arranged a special fund of 15 million yuan as a whole, and launched the event in the whole city from September 9 to December 7. The coupons were distributed on time at 10: 00 sharp every day on the two ticketing platforms of Taobao Film and Cat’s Eye, and the coupons were valid for two weeks.

In the "Starry Sky Show" activity, in order to let more citizens participate in this movie feast, the film festival has arranged 101 open-air viewing places in the whole city, focusing on all previous Hundred Flowers Award-winning films, outstanding films on the big screen of China films in recent years and nominated films of the 35th Hundred Flowers Award. "At the same time, some artists will be invited to attend the starry sky screening activities, so that artists can approach the community, enterprises, villages, schools, military camps and other starry sky screening sites to interact with the masses," Huang Qing said.

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How to correctly handle the payment of three insurances and one gold? What are the precautions for this payment method?

In today’s society, the payment of three insurances and one gold is very important for everyone. Correctly handling the payment of three insurances and one gold is not only related to the personal interests, but also affects the future life security.

First of all, let’s take a look at three insurances and one fund, including endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance and housing accumulation fund. For employees, the payment of three insurances and one gold is usually shared by units and individuals.

In terms of payment method, the unit will withhold and remit the part that the individual should bear from the employee’s salary in accordance with the prescribed proportion, and pay it to the relevant departments together with the part that the unit should pay.It should be noted that the unit must pay on time and in full, otherwise it may face legal responsibility.

For individuals, it is necessary to pay attention to their own salary slips and make clear whether the amount withheld and remitted by the unit is correct. At the same time, when changing work units, it is necessary to handle the transfer procedures of three insurances and one gold in time to ensure the continuity of payment records.

Next, we use a table to show more clearly the payment ratio of different types of insurance units and individuals:

insurance type Unit contribution ratio Individual contribution ratio endowment insurance 16% 8% medical insurance 8% 2% unemployment insurance 0.5% 0.5% housing accumulation fund 5%-12% 5%-12%

It should be noted that the above ratio is for reference only, and the specific ratio may vary due to different regions and policies.

When dealing with the payment of three insurances and one gold, there are the following points for attention:

One is to ensure the accuracy of personal information. Such as name, ID number, etc., so as not to affect the subsequent enjoyment of rights and interests.

The second is to understand the policy differences in different places. Different regions may have different provisions in terms of payment base and payment ratio.

The third is to pay attention to policy changes. With the development of social economy, the policy of "three insurances and one fund" may also be adjusted, so we should know it in time and make corresponding responses.

Fourth, if you are a freelancer or an individual industrial and commercial household, you can also choose to voluntarily pay part or all of the insurance according to your own situation, but you must go through the formalities in accordance with relevant regulations.

In short, correctly handling the payment of three insurances and one gold requires us to have a clear understanding of relevant policies, pay attention to details and protect our legitimate rights and interests.

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Heavy rainfall caused 5 deaths and 290,000 people in Chuxiong, Yunnan Province to be affected by the disaster.

  Xinhua News Agency, Kunming, September 24th (Reporter Ji Zhepeng) The reporter learned from the Disaster Reduction Committee of weichu, Yunnan Province and the State Civil Affairs Bureau on the 24th that since September, six counties in northern Chuxiong Prefecture, Yuanmou, Yongren, Dayao, Wuding, Lufeng and Mouding, have experienced torrential rains once in 30 years, and heavy rainfall has caused mountain torrents and mudslides. As of 23: 30 on the 23rd, the disaster has caused more than 84,000 households and more than 290,000 people in 10 counties and cities in Quanzhou to be affected, with 5 people killed, 2 missing and 7 injured. At present, various disaster relief work has been carried out in an orderly manner.

  Since September, the average rainfall in Chuxiong Prefecture has reached 224 mm, 135 mm more than the same period in previous years, setting a new record for the largest rainfall in the same period in history. Among them, the rainfall process from 16th to 20th is the strongest precipitation weather process in Quanzhou since the flood season this year, which is rare in the same period of history.

  Heavy rainfall caused catastrophic mountain torrents and mudslides in Yuanmou County, forming two dammed lakes, which caused the interruption between Hongjiang and Cucumber Park in chengdu-kunming railway. A slope collapse occurred in the uplink of Kunming-Chu Expressway, which caused traffic disruption in the direction from Chuxiong to Kunming. The state’s agricultural crops were affected by 9026.8 hectares, 415 households with 1052 houses collapsed, 3 schools with 64 rooms with 1735 square meters collapsed, and a large number of roads, water conservancy facilities, communication and power facilities were damaged, resulting in serious economic losses.

  After the disaster occurred, the Disaster Reduction Committee of Chuxiong Prefecture launched the Class III emergency response of natural disaster relief in Chuxiong Prefecture on September 18th, and the state finance allocated 4.6 million yuan for emergency relief. The water affairs, transportation, land, civil affairs, fire protection and other departments organized their efforts to rescue the dam pond and reservoir, and repaired the Tongcun highway that dredged the landslide. At present, the state has invested more than 16,000 rescue and relief forces and dispatched more than 1,600 mechanical vehicles to ensure the smooth lifeline of disaster areas and the smooth development of disaster relief work.

  At the same time, public security, fire control and other departments sent working groups to further increase the search and rescue efforts for missing persons. At present, a missing person who was washed away by mudslides in Zhenhao Village, Cucumber Garden, Yuanmou County was searched at 7 am on the 23rd to confirm his death. Two missing persons in Wuding County are still in full search.

  After a day-and-night struggle by kunming railway administration, China Railway and other units, at 11: 31 on the 23rd, the entire line of chengdu-kunming railway, which had been suspended for six days due to the mudslide disaster, was rushed through, and the passenger trains on Chengdu-Kunming Line will fully resume normal operation on the 24th. At present, the diversion channels of Hailuo and Zhubu dammed lakes formed by the "9.17" catastrophic mudslide in Yuanmou County have been fully opened and the water level has begun to drop.

  According to statistics, at present, 2,539 households with 8,220 people have been resettled in Chuxiong Prefecture, and the injured people have been properly treated.

Good to see you again! U.S. Announces Evidence of Iranian Military Assistance to Houthi Armed Forces Iran Counterattacks

       CCTV News:On 14th, Heili, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, announced to the outside world the evidence that the United States believed was Iranian weapons assistance to the Yemeni Houthi armed forces at the Ana Castia-Bolin military base in Washington. Heili said that the evidence clearly shows that Iran has violated relevant UN resolutions.

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United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Heili

       The evidence released by the United States on the same day was mainly some missile wreckage. Heili said that these wrecks came from a ballistic missile launched by Houthi armed forces in Yemen in the direction of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on November 4 this year. After analysis and appraisal, the United States believes that there are many technical details of this missile that are consistent with those made in Iran. In addition, on the same day, the United States also announced the wreckage of anti-tank missiles and drones allegedly discovered by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. The United States believes that these weapons and equipment are also provided by Iran to the Houthi armed forces in Yemen.

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Missile debris

       Heili said that Iran’s actions have disrupted the situation in the Middle East, and the United States will take measures against Iran through the UN Security Council and other channels.

Missile debris

Missile debris

       [Response] Iran claims that the so-called evidence of the US is pure fabrication.

       On the 14th, after the United States released relevant evidence and accused Iran of providing weapons to the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, Iranian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Hosru issued a statement saying that the so-called evidence released by the United States was "fabricated", which Iran firmly denied; The relevant remarks of the United States are irresponsible, provocative and destructive.

       The statement said that the so-called "evidence" released by the United States is "fabricated" like the so-called "evidence" displayed on many occasions before. Iran has not provided weapons to the Houthi armed forces in Yemen. The statement accused the United States of trying to cover up its "adventurism" in the Middle East and criticized the United States for trying to cover up the war crimes committed by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. Hushilu also said in the statement that the Yemen crisis cannot be solved by military means. Iran is ready and willing to contribute to the peaceful settlement of the Yemen crisis.

       [Related] Saudi Arabia welcomes the US position on Iran.

       On the 14th, after the United States released relevant evidence accusing Iran of providing weapons to the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, the Saudi side issued a statement saying that Iran’s provision of missiles to the Houthi armed forces in Yemen threatened the security and stability of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Saudi Arabia welcomes the US position on Iran, and at the same time condemns Iran for providing weapons to organizations such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi armed forces in Yemen.

From December, these new regulations will affect your life and mine!

The Regulations on Social Insurance Handling shall come into force on December 1st.

The Regulations on Social Insurance Handling shall come into force on December 1, 2023. The "Regulations" consists of 7 chapters and 63 articles, which mainly stipulate the following contents: First, closely follow the social insurance law and clarify the scope of adjustment of the regulations. These Regulations shall apply to the social insurance stipulated by the state, such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance. The second is to clarify the responsibilities of the agency and strengthen service management supervision. Social insurance agencies are required to register and transfer social insurance relations, record and keep social insurance agency information, and timely approve and pay social insurance benefits. Require agencies to standardize social insurance handling services and management, and clarify the specific contents and requirements of social insurance handling supervision. The third is to reduce the proof materials and clarify the processing time limit. Strengthen the information sharing between relevant departments and agencies, clarify the relevant certification materials for enjoying social insurance benefits, shorten the time limit for handling social insurance, clarify the procedures for transferring social insurance relations, establish and improve the settlement system for medical expenses in different places, and require agencies to strengthen the construction of barrier-free environment to provide convenience for the elderly and the disabled. The fourth is to improve the management system and strengthen supervision measures. The fifth is to clarify legal responsibilities and severely punish illegal and criminal acts. Corresponding legal responsibilities are stipulated for illegal acts such as defrauding social insurance fund expenditures, concealing, transferring, embezzling, misappropriating social insurance funds or illegally investing in operations.

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Li Qiang signed the the State Council Order to promulgate the Regulations on Handling Social Insurance.

Conveniently enjoy social security benefits, and understand the latest regulations!

The Measures for the Administration of Food Business License and Filing shall come into force on December 1st.

The General Administration of Market Supervision promulgated the Measures for the Administration of Food Business License and Filing, which will take effect on December 1, 2023. The Measures consists of 9 chapters and 66 articles. The key contents include: implementing the relevant provisions of the newly revised Food Safety Law, adding a special chapter to clarify the specific requirements for only selling prepackaged foods for the record; On the basis of promoting the informatization construction of food business license and filing, we will further simplify the food business license process, reduce the time limit for license processing, and adjust some of them into reports according to the situation of license management to release the reform dividend. Further clarify the scope of handling food business license and the specific circumstances without obtaining food business license, and include chain headquarters and catering service management that are easy to lead to failure in practice and have urgent regulatory needs into the scope of business license. Reorganize the classification of food business license business items and main business formats, and clarify the specific classification situation and licensing and supervision requirements for each category, thus enhancing operability; In accordance with the relevant requirements of the Administrative Punishment Law, according to the facts, nature, circumstances and the degree of social harm of illegal acts, penalties with different ranges are set, and flexible measures such as ordering correction within a time limit are set for illegal acts that can be corrected.

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Important! "Food business license and filing management measures" announced.

China has tried a unilateral visa-free policy for six countries including France and Germany.

In order to further promote the exchange of Chinese and foreign personnel, serve high-quality development and open to the outside world at a high level, China has decided to expand the scope of unilateral visa-free countries on a trial basis, and try out unilateral visa-free policies for ordinary passport holders in six countries: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia. During the period from December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024, people with ordinary passports from the above-mentioned countries can come to China for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends and transit for less than 15 days, and they can enter the country without a visa. Those who do not meet the visa-free conditions in the above countries still need to complete their visas to China before entering the country.

The new permanent resident identity card for foreigners will be issued and put into use on December 1st.

On September 15th, the National Immigration Bureau announced that a new version of the permanent residence identity card for foreigners in the People’s Republic of China will be officially issued from December 1st, 2023, and a new version of the permanent residence card will be released at the same time. After the new version of the permanent residence card is put into use, the current version of the permanent residence card can still be used within the validity period, and the holder can apply for a new version of the permanent residence card in due course according to personal needs.

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The State Administration of Immigration issued a new version of foreigners’ permanent residence identity cards.

The Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Quality and Safety of the Marketing of Edible Agricultural Products shall come into force as of December 1st.

The General Administration of Market Supervision promulgated the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Quality and Safety of the Marketing of Edible Agricultural Products, which will take effect on December 1, 2023. The main contents of the Measures include: strengthening the food safety responsibilities of market promoters and sellers, requiring market promoters to perform management obligations such as registration and filing, signing agreements, and entrance inspection of sellers, and sellers to perform main responsibilities such as incoming inspection, regular inspection, and labeling information. According to the relevant provisions of the Law on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products, the "Measures" list the certificate of compliance as one of the valid certificates for the inspection of edible agricultural products, and encourage the priority procurement of edible agricultural products with certificates; At the same time, it is clearly put forward that on the basis of strict implementation of food safety standards, sales enterprises of edible agricultural products should be encouraged to promote the high-quality development of edible agricultural products by applying recommended national standards, industry standards and group standards. The "Measures" aim at the problem that the masses reflect that "fresh lamps" mislead consumers, and increase the requirements for the setting and use of lighting facilities in sales places; Clear fresh-cut fruits and vegetables and other ready-to-eat agricultural products should do a good job in food safety protection to prevent cross-contamination.

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Heavy! Decree No.81 of the General Administration of Taxation was promulgated.

The Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Toothpaste will be implemented on December 1st.

The General Administration of Market Supervision issued the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Toothpaste (Order No.71 of the State Administration of Market Supervision), which will take effect on December 1, 2023. The Measures standardize the efficacy management and labeling requirements of toothpaste, clarify the contents that toothpaste should be labeled and prohibited, and standardize the scope and terminology of efficacy claims. The Measures stipulate that toothpaste should be put on record, new toothpaste materials should be registered or put on record according to the degree of risk, and a safety monitoring system should be implemented. Continue to use the existing toothpaste production license system, issue cosmetics production licenses for toothpaste production, and minimize the impact on the industry on the basis of ensuring product quality and safety.

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Decree No.71 of the General Administration! The new regulation of toothpaste is coming.

The national standard of "courtyard awning" has been implemented since December 1.

The guiding technical document of national standardization of courtyard awning has been implemented since December 1, 2023. The formulation and promulgation of this document will fill the gap of the lack of standards and specifications for this kind of products, which is conducive to the improvement of the quality of courtyard awning products and the development of the industry, and provide guarantee for the export of enterprises. For the first time, the document specifies the courtyard awning in detail in terms of product classification, raw materials, appearance, product integrity, size, performance requirements and safety requirements.

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Five principals were sentenced in the final verdict of the case of transnational smuggling and export of ore worth 170 million yuan.

  Nanning, China, March 5 (Xu Guichuan) Nanning Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau reported on the 5th that the Higher People’s Court of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region recently made a final ruling on a smuggling export ore case investigated by the Bureau’s Shuikou Customs Anti-smuggling Branch, and sentenced five principals, including Peng Motian, Fang Moming, Liao Moshen, Peng Mozhi and Zeng Moshou, to prison terms ranging from 13 to 10 years and fined RMB 5.1 million to RMB 3 million.

  On April 11, 2020, Shuikou Customs Anti-smuggling Branch carried out centralized arrest under the unified deployment and command of Nanning Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau, knocked out a transnational smuggling export ore gang in one fell swoop and successfully arrested 7 suspects.

  It has been found that since 2018, the gang has falsely reported high-value ores such as antimony ingots, ferrosilicon and micro-carbon ferrochromium purchased by Vietnamese people from China as low-value goods such as aluminum bars and wires, and declared them for export to the customs to avoid state taxes and seek illegal benefits. It was verified that the gang smuggled and exported antimony ingots, ferrosilicon and micro-carbon ferrochromium totaling 8,183.445 tons, with a case value of 170 million yuan. The case was listed as a second-level supervision case by the Anti-smuggling Bureau of the General Administration of Customs.

  According to the Anti-smuggling Bureau of Nanning Customs, antimony is a specific mineral subject to protective mining by the state, and its export is controlled by the state. A large number of smuggled antimony products are exported, which not only brings great impact to regular trading enterprises, but also seriously affects the normal order of antimony products trade, and will also seriously weaken the right to speak and international competitiveness of China antimony industry in the international market, and harm the interests of the country and the people.

  The gang smuggled the goods involved in the certificate out of the country by falsely reporting the name of the goods, and the amount of tax evasion was extremely large. According to the provisions of Article 153 of the Criminal Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC), "if the smuggled goods and articles evade the tax payable especially, or there are other particularly serious circumstances, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the tax payable, or their property shall be confiscated." The gang tried to take a "shortcut" to get rich and was finally severely punished by law.

  The Anti-smuggling Bureau of Nanning Customs said that in the next step, the Anti-smuggling Bureau will continue to intensify the crackdown on the smuggling of resource-based goods, create a good business environment for regular trading enterprises, and safeguard national economic security. (End)

Firmly grasp the fundamental requirement of high-quality development (under the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era-on behalf of the Committ

  General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made many important speeches on high-quality development when he participated in the deliberations of delegations from Inner Mongolia, Guangdong, Shandong and Chongqing. The deputies said that to build a modern economic system and achieve high-quality development, we should conscientiously implement the economic thought of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, the supreme leader in the new era, make great efforts in learning and understanding, faithfully perform our duties, and work hard to achieve tangible results and promote sustained and healthy economic and social development.

  Learn and understand Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic thought in the new era of being the supreme leader.

  To promote high-quality development, we must first learn and understand Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic thought in the new era of being the supreme leader. "Standing at the height of the national strategic pattern of coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader directed the pulse and laid out the layout for the high-quality development of Beijing’s economy, leading Beijing into a new era of development. An important content is to change from gathering resources for growth to resolving functions for development. " Deputy Tan Xuxiang, director of the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, said that during the transition from high-speed growth to high-quality development, the economic structure has undergone major changes, residents’ consumption has been accelerated and innovation has entered an active period. If the way of thinking remains on the old road in the past, it will not only be difficult to find a way out, but also miss the opportunity. Beijing is striving to build a science and technology innovation center, and the contribution rate of scientific and technological progress to economic growth exceeds 60%. At the same time, adhere to the people-centered development idea, closely meet the better life needs of the citizens of the capital, such as convenience, livability, diversity, fairness and safety, intensify pollution control and optimize the supply of public services.

  "To implement Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s economic thought of the Supreme Leader in the new era, we must adhere to the new strategy of problem-oriented deployment of economic development and adhere to correct working strategies and methods." Deputy Ding Xiufeng, Mayor of Tangshan City, Hebei Province, introduced that in 2017, Tangshan faced the problem of backward production capacity, solidly promoted the supply-side reform, and eliminated the steelmaking capacity of 9.93 million tons and the ironmaking capacity of 5.76 million tons. The profits of industrial enterprises and the added value of high-tech industries increased by 70.7% and 17.2% respectively. In terms of strategies and methods, it is proposed to "break", "establish" and "drop", build a modern industrial system and a supporting modern service system that fits Tangshan’s resource endowment and accelerates the transformation of old and new kinetic energy, and strive to build nine emerging industrial clusters such as special robots and rail transit equipment.

  In recent years, all localities and departments have insisted on making the market play a decisive role in the allocation of resources and give better play to the role of the government. Deputy Lei Jun, Chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Company, said that the government departments have implemented targeted measures in macro-control, simplified administration and decentralized power on a large scale, and actively built a new type of political and business relationship, which has created an unprecedented good development situation for China enterprises. Zhongguancun Park has implemented a number of systems on high-end talent management reform, greatly simplifying the procedures for talent introduction, and Xiaomi’s core technology research and development and international business development have also received tangible support.

  Focus on promoting the transformation and upgrading of industrial structure and make the real economy stronger and better.

  There are many traditional industries and few emerging industries, many low-end industries and few high-end industries, many resource-based industries and few value-added industries, and many labor-intensive industries and few capital-and technology-intensive industries. This is the current situation of many regional economic systems. "The general secretary stressed that to promote high-quality economic development, we should focus on promoting the transformation and upgrading of industrial structure." Deputy Wang Shuhua, Chairman of Handan Wu ‘an Yuhua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. said that the steel production capacity of private steel enterprises accounts for more than 70% of Hebei’s steel production capacity, but the proportion of high-end steel products and high value-added products is still low, so it is necessary to improve the scientific and technological content and added value of products and extend the industrial chain. He suggested that a catalogue for guiding the development of high-tech products in traditional industries should be formulated, and a special fund for innovation support in traditional industries should be set up to encourage more enterprises in traditional industries to increase investment in scientific and technological research and development.

  "To revitalize and develop the old industrial base, we must vigorously cultivate new industries, new kinetic energy and new growth poles while optimizing and upgrading the stock, and aim at emerging industries such as intelligent manufacturing, new materials and biomedicine." Deputy Yu Gongbin, Mayor of Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, said that Yingkou must not take the old road, but rely on the Yingkou area of Liaoning Free Trade Zone to form an emerging industry represented by advanced equipment manufacturing, new magnesium materials and fine chemicals. Last year, the city transformed 50 scientific and technological achievements and added 20 state-level high-tech enterprises.

  "General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out during his investigation in Hebei that China is a big country in dairy production and consumption, and we must make up our minds to make the dairy industry stronger and better. At the two sessions of the National People’s Congress, the General Secretary once again emphasized making the real economy stronger and better. " Deputy Wei Lihua, president of Junlebao Dairy Company, said that the real economy can create social wealth and provide jobs, and only by actively supporting and serving various market players in the real economy can it provide strong support for high-quality economic development. He hopes that government departments will create more relaxed and favorable policies for enterprises, provide efficient and convenient services, improve the efficiency of examination and approval, improve service levels, and attract more entities to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship.

  Building an institutional mechanism to promote high-quality economic development is a systematic project, which should be considered comprehensively, focused on the long term, focused on key points and grasped the key points.

  At present, the high-quality economic development faces some drawbacks and obstacles in the system and mechanism, especially the inefficient allocation of resources and the lack of freedom in the flow and aggregation of innovative resources and factors. "Promoting the concentration of resources to high-quality enterprises and products, the most precious resource for us is innovative talents." Commissioner Tan Jianfeng, chairman of Shanghai Zhongren Network Security Technology Company, said. In the past five years, there have been more than 500 creative spaces in Shanghai, five times that of five years ago. Government departments should give greater support to technology-based entrepreneurial enterprises, not only to introduce talents, but also to retain them. It is suggested that more clear and enforceable policies should be introduced to solve the problems of housing, settlement and children’s education of outstanding talents and create a better innovation and entrepreneurship ecology.

  How to build high-quality system supply, service supply, factor supply and complete market system to enhance the attractiveness and competitiveness of the development environment? "This year, Sichuan should deepen the reform of the property right system of post scientific and technological achievements and strive to break down the barriers to the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements. This is an important practice to improve the market system." Member Zhang Yudong, president of Chengdu Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that at present, the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in our state-owned scientific research institutions is not smooth and inefficient, and there are policy and legal obstacles in the market-oriented transfer of intellectual property rights in public institutions, and the approval period for intellectual property rights evaluation is long. It is suggested to establish relevant market evaluation mechanism to evaluate scientific and technological achievements more effectively and accurately. Only when all the elements involved in the process of scientific and technological transformation, such as scientific research, management and manufacturing, are effectively encouraged can the attraction and competitiveness of the development environment be enhanced.

  Focusing on improving the level of green development, Zhang Baoshun, member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and deputy director of the Environment and Resources Protection Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress, said that in some places, the industrial structure is biased, the energy structure is dark, and the efficiency of resource utilization is low. Some local party committees and governments are not smooth in implementing the green development transmission mechanism, and there are not many ways and actions. Deputy Hong Jie, Chairman of Fujian Sanshu Coatings Company, believes that high-quality economic development can not be separated from high-level green development level, and the state attaches great importance to this, which has brought great confidence to many enterprises with green consumption and green production. Green development is not only reflected in products, but also throughout the whole process of production and supply, and the strictest green standards should be implemented from the beginning of factory site selection and construction. The production cost of green environmental protection enterprises is high, so it is suggested to introduce more tax reduction and burden reduction measures for green industries to further promote the development of green industries.

  (Reporter He Yong, Jin Zhengbo, Ma Chen, He Yong, Tang Tianyi, Li Jiading, Wang Jintao, Shao Yuzi, Zheng Haiou, Guan Xuanyue)

Emergency Management Department: In January 2022, earthquakes, low-temperature freezing and snow disasters were the main natural disasters in China.

The Emergency Management Department held a regular press conference in February. Introduced at the meeting,January,Natural disasters in China are mainly earthquakes, low-temperature freezing and snow disasters.,Drought, wind and hail, forest and grassland fires also occur to varying degrees.

A total of 422,000 people were affected by various natural disasters in China, one person died and the direct economic loss was 3.74 billion yuan. Compared with the average of the same period in recent five years, it decreased by 83%, 91% and 7% respectively.

In January, the national natural disasters mainly showed the following characteristics: First, the low temperature, rain, snow and freezing affected the central and eastern regions twice, but the disaster losses were relatively light. Second, the seismic activity is relatively strong. There were five earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above in mainland China, including one of magnitude 6.0 to 6.9 and four of magnitude 5.0 to 5.9. Third, some parts of South China suffered from drought in winter and spring, and local droughts occurred in Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan and Guangxi. The situation of forest and grassland fires in China is stable. Fourth, sporadic wind and hail disasters occurred in Guizhou and Yunnan, causing some cash crops to be affected.

Eight differences between English and Chinese in translation

First, English emphasizes structure, while Chinese emphasizes semantics.

Mr. Wang Li, a famous linguist in China, once said: "As far as sentence structure is concerned, western languages are ruled by law, while China languages are ruled by men." (China’s Grammar Theory, Collected Works of Wang Li, Volume I, Page 35, Shandong Education Press, 1984)

Let’s take a look at the following example:

Children will play with dolls equipped with personality chips, computers with inbuilt personalities will be regarded as workmates rather than tools, relaxation will be in front of smell television, and digital age will have arrived.

Children can play with dolls with personality chips; Computers with embedded personality devices will be regarded as people’s work partners rather than just tools; In leisure time, TV can also meet the needs of people’s sense of smell-at that time, the digital age has arrived.

This English is a compound sentence composed of four independent sentences. The first three sentences are in simple future tense, and the last sentence is in future perfect tense. The relationship between sentences is clearly expressed by tense, comma and coordinate conjunction and. The Chinese translation is obviously a simple narrative, and the relationship between sentences is completely expressed through the semantics of sentences: the first three sentences can be regarded as a coordinate relationship, and the last sentence represents the result.

Second, there are many long sentences in English and many short sentences in Chinese.

Because English is a language ruled by law, as long as there are no structural mistakes, many meanings can often be expressed in one long sentence; Chinese, on the other hand, is just the opposite. Because it is "rule by man", semantics are directly expressed through words, and different meanings are often expressed through different short sentences. It is for this reason that almost 100% of English-Chinese test questions are long and complicated sentences, and translation into Chinese often becomes many short sentences.

For example, interest in historical methods had arisenless through external challenge to the validity of history as an intellectual discipline and more from internal quarles about historians.

People are interested in historical research methods, which is not so much because of external challenges to the effectiveness of history as a knowledge discipline as because of internal disputes among historians.

The original English sentence is a typical long sentence, which consists of 27 words, without any punctuation marks in the middle. The meaning of the whole sentence is broken up completely by grammatical structure: less through…and more from constitutes a complex adverbial modifier verb arisen. In Chinese translation, the important content of "generating interest" is expressed in an independent sentence, and two different reasons are expressed in different sentences, and the whole sentence is broken into parts.

Third, there are many clauses in English and many clauses in Chinese.

English sentences can not only make sentences longer by using long modifiers in simple sentences, but also make sentences more complicated by using clauses, which are often connected with the main sentence or other clauses through clause guides. Although the whole sentence is complicated on the surface, it is a whole. Chinese likes to use short sentences, and the expression structure is relatively loose, so clauses in English sentences often become clauses when translated into Chinese.

For example, on the whole such a conclusion can be drawn with a certain degree of confidence but only if the child can be assured to have had the same attitude T. owards the test as the other with whom he is compared, and only if he was not punished by lack of relevant information which they possessed.

Generally speaking, it is certain to draw such a conclusion, but two conditions must be met: it can be assumed that this child’s attitude towards the test is the same as that of another child compared with him; He has not been deducted for lack of relevant knowledge that other children have already mastered.

The two clauses led by only if in the original text obviously make the whole sentence very complicated, but because of the coordinate conjunctions but and, the logical relationship of the whole sentence is very clear: … can draw a conclusion … but as long as … and as long as …. From the above translation, we can see that, in order to make Chinese expression more clear, but only if…and only if … first of all, outline: but two conditions must be met … This gives us the impression that there are no clauses in the translation, but only some different clauses.

Four, the subject, object and other noun components "English pronouns, Chinese nouns".

In sentences, English uses nouns and prepositions, while Chinese uses verbs.

English has not only personal pronouns such as we, you, he, they, but also relative pronouns such as that and which. In long and complicated sentences, in order to make the sentence structure correct and the semantics clear, and avoid repetition in expression, English often uses many pronouns. Although there are pronouns in Chinese, due to the relatively loose structure and short sentences, too many pronouns cannot be used in Chinese, and the use of nouns often makes the semantics clearer. Please look at the following example:

There will be television chat shows hosted by robots, and cars with pollution monitors that will disable them when they offend.

At that time, there will be TV talk shows hosted by robots and cars equipped with pollution monitors. Once the pollution of these cars exceeds the standard (or violates the rules), the monitors will stop them.

Five, English is more passive, and Chinese is more active.

English prefers to use the passive voice, especially for scientific English. Although there are words such as "Bei" and "You" in Chinese that indicate that actions are passive, this expression is far less common than the passive voice in English, so passivity in English often becomes initiative in Chinese translation. Let’s first look at the Chinese translation of a group of commonly used passive sentence patterns:

It must be pointed out that … It must be pointed out that …

It must be admitted that … It must be admitted that …

It is imagined that … People think that …

It can not be denied that … There is no denying that …

It will be seen from this that …

It should be realized that … It must be realized that …

It is (always) stressed that … People (always) emphasize …

It may be said without fear of investigation that … It is no exaggeration to say that …

These commonly used passive sentence patterns are idiomatic expressions, which appear frequently in EST. Candidates should not only be familiar with the fixed translation of these sentence patterns, but also realize that many English passives are customarily translated into Chinese actively. Let’s look at a typical example:

And it is imagined by many that the operations of the common mind can by no means be compared with these processes, and that they have to be required by a sort of special training.

Many people think that the thinking activities of ordinary people can’t be compared with those of scientists at all, and that these thinking activities must be mastered through some special training.

There are three passive voices in the original text: imagined, be compared and be required, which all become active expressions when translated into Chinese: think, compare and master.

Some English passives need to be translated into Chinese objects, so as to be more in line with Chinese expression habits.

For example: new sources of energy must be found, and this will take time, but it is not likely to result in any situation that will ever restore that sense of cheap and plentiful energy we have had in the past time.

New energy sources must be found, which takes time; And the situation that we felt in the past that energy was cheap and abundant will not happen again.

Six, English changes more, Chinese repeats more.

Anyone who is familiar with English knows that English often changes its expression when expressing the same meaning. The first time you say "I think", the second time you use "I think" is obviously boring, so you should use expressions like "I believe" or "I imagine". In contrast, Chinese is not as demanding of changing expressions as English, so many changing expressions in English can be translated into repeated expressions. Please look at the following example:

The monkey’s most extraordinary accomplishment was learning to operate a tractor. By the age of nine, the monkey had learned to solo on the vehicle.

The monkey’s greatest achievement is learning to drive a tractor. By the age of nine, the monkey had learned to drive a tractor alone. Tractor and vehicle obviously both mean "tractor" in the sentence, and there are changes in English expression, but repeated expression is used when translating into Chinese.

Seven, English is more abstract and Chinese is more concrete.

People who have done more translation practice have this experience: it is difficult to translate English sentences mainly because of their complex structure and abstract expression. By analyzing the structure of sentences, changing long sentences into short sentences and clauses into clauses, structural problems are often solved. Expressing abstraction requires the translator to thoroughly understand the meaning of the original text and express it in concrete Chinese, which is often more challenging for the translator.

Let’s look at a set of examples first:

Disintegration fell apart

Ardent enthusiastic; Enthusiastic

Loyalty is loyal.

Total exhaustion is exhausted

Far-sightedness is farsighted

Careful consideration is thoughtful.

Perfect harmony is harmonious; mix as well as water and milk—be in complete harmony

Feed on fancies painting cakes to satisfy hunger.

With great eagerness, hungry

Lack of perseverance fishes for three days and dries the net for two days.

Make a little contribution (donation, donation)

On the verge of destruction is at stake.

It is not difficult to see from the above examples that English expressions are often more abstract, while Chinese prefers to be more specific. Let’s look at another translation:

Until such time as mankind has the sense to lower its population to the points whereas the planet can provide a comfortable support for all, people will have to accept more "unnatural food."

Unless man finally realizes that the population should be reduced to such an extent that the earth can provide enough food for all, people will have to accept more "artificial food".

There are three abstract nouns in the original text: sense, point and support, and two abstract adjectives: comfort and unnatural. Among them, sense can mean "feeling" and "judgment", point means "point", support means "supporting", "comfortable" and "unnatural", all of which are very abstract words. If we don’t concretize them, the translation may be like this:

Eight, English more extension, Chinese more reasoning.

There are two common sayings in English: one is "You know a word by the company it keeps", and the other is "Words do not have meaning, but people have meaning for them". This shows that the definition and interpretation of words in dictionaries are dead, while the language in practical use is alive. From the perspective of the original text, this kind of flexible use is an extension of the meaning and usage. To understand this extension accurately in translation, the translator needs to make inferences. For example:

While there are almost as many definitions of history as there are historians, modern practice most closely conforms to one that sees history as the attempt to recreate and explain the significant events of the past.

Although there are almost as many definitions of history as historians, modern practice is most in line with the definition that history is regarded as the reproduction and explanation of major historical events in the past.

"recreate" is "re-created" according to word formation and general dictionary explanation, but it is not difficult to find that it has the object the significant events of the part. Logically speaking, "major historical events in the past" cannot be "re-created", and the author obviously extends the meaning of the word recreate. Translators often have the feeling that a word is clearly known, but they just don’t know how to express it. This is actually the extension and reasoning of words at work.

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