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Deputy Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said that the underwater dam currently under construction could have prevented the floods. However the construction project was delayed due to overspending and corruption.

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眼下养殖场还在建设屋顶光伏发电，未来将利用更多样的清洁能源。”

yǎnxià yǎngzhíchǎng huán zài jiànshè wūdǐng guāngfú fādiàn ，wèilái jiāng lìyòng gèng duōyàng de qīngjié néngyuán 。”

“At the moment, the farm is still building rooftop photovoltaic power generation but once it is completed, I'll be able to use more clean energy in the future. ”

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中国迈向建设中国特色社会主义的新时代，非洲国家整体上形势趋于稳定，发展的需求在增加，发展的愿望也在增强。”李成文说，

Zhōngguó màixiàng jiànshè Zhōngguótèsèshèhuìzhǔyì de Xīn shídài ，Fēizhōu guójiā zhěngtǐ shàng xíngshì qūyú wěndìng ，fāzhǎn de xūqiú zài zēngjiā ，fāzhǎn de yuànwàng yě zài zēngqiáng 。”lǐchéngwén shuō ，

China is moving towards a new era of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. According to Li Chengwen, the overall situation of African countries is stable and their need and desire for development are increasing.

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粤港澳大湾区建设基础坚实，潜力巨大，完全有把握有信心打造成世界级大湾区四月九日博鳌亚洲论坛二零一八年年会上，粤港澳大湾区再次成为中国乃至世界的关注点。

yuègǎngàodàwānqū jiànshè jīchǔ jiānshí ，qiánlì jùdà ，wánquán yǒu bǎwò yǒu xìnxīn dǎzào chéng shìjièjí Dàwānqū Sìyuè jiǔrì Bóáo Yàzhōu lùntán èrlíngyībānián niánhuì shàng ，yuègǎngàodàwānqū zàicì chéngwéi Zhōngguó nǎizhì shìjiè de guānzhù diǎn 。

The foundation for the China Greater Bay Area is firm and it has strong potential to become a world class city cluster on the world stage. At the BOAO Forum for the Asia Annual Conference 2018 held on 9 April, the organisers noted that the China Greater Bay Area will become a key focus for the rest of the world.

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粤港澳大湾区是改革开放四十周年再阔步出发的一个生动注脚。由香港、澳门两个特别行政区和广东省的广州、深圳、珠海、佛山、中山、东莞、肇庆、江门、惠州等九市组成的城市群，是国家建设世界级城市群和参与全球竞争的重要载体，与美国纽约湾区旧金山湾区和日本东京湾区比肩的世界四大湾区之一。

yuègǎngàodàwānqū shì gǎigékāifàng sìshí zhōunián zài kuòbù chūfā de yīgē shēngdòng zhùjiǎo 。yóu Xiānggǎng 、Àomén liǎnggè tèbié xíngzhèngqū hé Guǎngdōngshěng de Guǎngzhōu 、Shēnzhèn 、Zhūhǎi 、Fóshān 、Zhōngshān 、Dōngguǎn 、Zhàoqìng 、Jiāngmén 、Huìzhōu děng jiǔ shì zǔchéng de chéngshì qún ，shì guójiā jiànshè shìjièjí chéngshì qún hé cānyù quánqiú jìngzhēng de zhòngyào zàitǐ ，yǔ Měiguó Niǔyuē wānqū Jiùjīnshān wānqū hé Rìběn Dōngjīng wānqū bǐjiān de shìjiè sìdà wānqū zhīyī 。

The Greater Bay project is a landmark initiative by the Chinese government and is a stride forward for China’s urbanization strategy after 40 years of economic reforms and expansion. It comprises two Special Administrative Regions- Hongkong and Macau and nine other cities in the Guangdong province -Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen and Huizhou. They are China’s ambition to create a world class city cluster to compete on the world stage - one that is on par to other city clusters such as Greater New York, San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Tokyo Area.

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孟夏之日，万物并秀。”在这美好时节，来自一百多个国家的各界嘉宾齐聚北京，共商"一带一路”建设合作大计，具有十分重要的意义。今天，群贤毕至，少长咸集，我期待着大家集思广益、畅所欲言，为推动“一带一路”建设献计献策，让这一世纪工程造福各国人民。

mèngxià zhī rì ，wànwù bìng xiù 。”zài zhè měihǎo shíjié ，láizì yī bǎi duō ge guójiā de gèjiè jiābīn qí jù Běijīng ，gòng Shāng "YīdàiYīlù ”jiànshè hézuò dàjì ，jùyǒu shífēn zhòngyào de yìyì 。jīntiān ，qúnxián bì zhì ，shàozhǎng xián jí ，wǒ qīdài zhe dàjiā jísīguǎngyì 、chàngsuǒyùyán ，wèi tuīdòng “YīdàiYīlù ”jiànshè xiàn jì xiàn cè ，ràng zhè yī shìjì gōngchéng zàofú gèguó rénmín 。

“The first day of summer, with everything in full bloom.” In this beautiful season, guests from over 100 countries have gathered in Beijing, to discuss the important matter of the establishment of the One Belt One Road Cooperative initiative, in a significant move. Today, with all these talented and distinguished people gathered, both young and old, I’m hoping we can put our heads together for greater efficiency, and for everyone to speak their minds, in order to make suggestions for the promotion of the One Belt One Road initiative, so that this momentous project can bring wealth to every citizen.

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一带一路国际合作高峰论坛开幕式，习近平主席《携手推进“一带一路”建设》节选。

YīdàiYīlù guójì hézuò gāofēng lùntán kāimùshì ，XíJìnpíng zhǔxí 《xiéshǒu tuījìn “YīdàiYīlù ”jiànshè 》jiéxuǎn 。

Excerpts from President Xi Jinping’s remarks on “collaborating on pushing forward the infrastructure of the One Belt One Road initiatives at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

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还有呢，别急。第二种是孔雀型老板。他自恋，情绪化。心情好的时候呢，你说什么，他都觉得有建设性；他心情不好的时候，你说什么，他都觉得是狗屎。

háiyǒu ne ，bié jí 。dì èr zhǒng shì kǒngquè xíng lǎobǎn 。tā zìliàn ，qíngxùhuà 。xīnqíng hǎo de shíhou ne ，nǐ shuō shénme ，tā dōu juéde yǒu jiànshèxìng ；tā xīnqíng bù hǎo de shíhou ，nǐ shuō shénme ，tā dōu juéde shì gǒu shǐ 。

There's still more, don't get ahead of yourself. The second type is - The Peacock. He's vain and moody. When they're in a good mood, whatever you say, he'll think it's constructive; but when he's in a bad mood, whatever you say, he'll think it's bullshit.

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所以构建网络空间命运共同体，是建设人类共同新家园的客观需要，是应对信息化带来的新挑战的迫切要求，是培育发展新动能的必然选择。

suǒyǐ gòujiàn wǎngluò kōngjiān mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ ，shì jiànshè rénlèi gòngtóng xīn jiāyuán de kèguān xūyào ，shì yìngduì xìnxīhuà dàilái de xīn tiǎozhàn de pòqiè yāoqiú ，shì péiyù fāzhǎn xīn dòngnéng de bìrán xuǎnzé 。

So building communities of common destiny, is an objective criterion for building a new common world for humanity, answering the urgent challenges brought by the digital era, it's the necessary choice for cultivating development potential.

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忙，照忙，最近又接了几项政府的工程案，主要是一些公共养老设施的建设案。

máng ，zhào máng ，zuìjìn yòu jiē le jǐ xiàng zhèngfǔ de gōngchéng àn ，zhǔyào shì yīxiē gōnggòng yǎng lǎo shèshī de jiànshè àn 。

Busy, yes, as ever. Recently I took on several government projects, mostly involving the construction of publicly-run seniors' care homes.

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