中国改革开放，最重要的是解放思想，最根本、最具有长远意义的是体制创新。我们推进经济体制改革，建立了社会主义市场经济体制。在政府的宏观调控下，充分发挥市场对资源配置的基础性作用。我们深化政治体制改革，把发展民主和完善法制结合起来，实行人民当家作主，依法治国，建设社会主义法治国家。

The key element of China's reform and opening-up is to free people's mind and the most fundamental and significant component is institutional innovation. Through economic reform<restructuring>, we have built a socialist market economy, where the market plays a primary role in allocating resources under government macro-regulation. We have carried out political reform<restructuring>, promoted democracy and improved the legal system. People are the masters of the country. We run the country according to law and endeavor to build a socialist country under the rule of law.

改革开放的实质，就是坚持以人为本，通过解放和发展生产力满足人们日益增长的物质文化需求，在公正的条件下促进人的全面发展；就是保障人民的民主权利，让国家政通人和、兴旺发达；就是维护人的尊严和自由，让每个人的智慧和力量得以迸发，成功地追求自己的幸福生活。

The essence of China's reform and opening-up is to put people first and meet their ever growing material and cultural needs through releasing and developing productive forces. It aims to give everyone equal opportunities for all-round development. It aims to protect the democratic rights of the people and promote stability, harmony and prosperity across the land. And it aims to safeguard the dignity and freedom of everyone so that he or she may pursue happiness with ingenuity and hard work.

经过半个多世纪的艰苦奋斗，中国有了比较大的发展，经济总量跃居世界前列，但我们仍然是一个发展中国家，同发达国家相比还有很大的差距。
With hard work over the past half century and more, China has achieved great progress. Its total economic output is now one of the largest in the world. However, we remain a developing country and we are keenly aware of the big gap that we have with the developed countries.

中国要赶上发达国家水平，还有很长很长的路要走，还会遇到许多艰难险阻。但是，任何困难都阻挡不住中国人民前进的步伐，只要我们坚持不懈地努力奋斗，中国现代化的目标就一定能够实现。

The journey ahead will be long and arduous, if China wants to catch up with the developed countries, certainly there will be difficulties but no amount of difficulty will stop the Chinese people from marching forward. Through persistent efforts, we will reach our goal.

Originally posted by rovi297 at 2-5-2009 19:32
goal or goals? I reckon it should be goals.

Originally posted by at 2009-2-5 19:29

中国要赶上发达国家水平，还有很长很长的路要走，还会遇到许多艰难险阻。但是，任何困难都阻挡不住中国人民前进的步伐，只要我们坚持不懈地努力奋斗，中国现代化的目标就一定能够实现。

The journey ahead will be long and arduous, if China wants to catch up with the developed countries, certainly there will be difficulties but no amount of difficulty will stop the Chinese people from marching forward. Through persistent efforts, we will reach our goal.
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Originally posted by laoxianggg at 2009-2-6 11:21
其实这次翻译水平只是一般般。有些问题是翻译没理解中文意思，有些是翻译没有足够的专业知识。举两个例子：

1。总理：“。。。我相信知识的力量，年轻人的勇气是可以改变人的命运、国家的命运、整个世界的命运 ...

Originally posted by laoxianggg at 2009-2-5 10:21 PM

低级错误也不少。