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Hu on Time list of 'influentials'

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May 5 - President Hu Jintao and Liu Qi, head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, are on the annual list of the 100 most influential¹ people in the world, released on Friday by the US weekly magazine Time.

Hu and Liu are among the most influential leaders on the list, which will appear in next Friday's edition.

Five other people of Chinese descent make the Top 100. They are Steve Chen, one of the two creators of video sharing website YouTube; Ho Ching, CEO of Temasek Holdings; Pony² Ma, chairman of Tencent Company; New York Yankees pitcher³ Wang Chien-ming; and blogger Zeng Jinyan.

An article written by Robert B. Zoellick, former US Deputy Secretary of State, described Hu, 64, as a leader with "knowledge, intelligence and confidence".

The article said Hu's vision has been to build a "harmonious⁴ society" and he aims to overcome the internal economic and social tensions brought on in part by China's extraordinary growth.

Hu explains plans for a "peaceful rise" in seeking a benign⁵ external environment, the article said.

It is the second time that Hu has made the list after his debut⁶ in 2004.

Hu became general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in November 2002, and became president of the People's Republic of China in March 2003.

The magazine praised 64-year-old Liu Qi, who is also CPC secretary of Beijing, for his efforts to make Beijing a better host of the Olympic Games.

He has been advocating "civilized⁷ behavior" among Beijing's citizens, the article said.

For example, he has designated the 11th day of every month from now until the Games begin on August 8, 2008, as "Learn to Queue Day".

The magazine said his efforts, including crusades against spitting, smelly taxis, Chinglish signs and dirty toilets, are manifestations⁸ of the gargantuan⁹ task he has been charged with in transforming China's capital both physically¹⁰ and spiritually in time for the Games.

This year's list includes 71 men and 29 women, and the most notable omission¹¹ is US President George W. Bush.

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1 influential
adj.有影响的，有权势的
参考例句：
He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。 He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

2 pony
adj.小型的；n.小马
参考例句：
His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。 They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

3 pitcher
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手
参考例句：
He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。 Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

4 harmonious
adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的
参考例句：
Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。 The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

5 benign
adj.善良的，慈祥的；良性的，无危险的
参考例句：
The benign weather brought North America a bumper crop.温和的气候给北美带来大丰收。 Martha is a benign old lady.玛莎是个仁慈的老妇人。

6 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

7 civilized
a.有教养的，文雅的
参考例句：
Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。 rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

8 manifestations
n.表示，显示（manifestation的复数形式）
参考例句：
These were manifestations of the darker side of his character. 这些是他性格阴暗面的表现。来自《简明英汉词典》 To be wordly-wise and play safe is one of the manifestations of liberalism. 明哲保身是自由主义的表现之一。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 gargantuan
adj.巨大的，庞大的
参考例句：
My gargantuan,pristine machine was good for writing papers and playing solitaire,and that was all.我那庞大的、早期的计算机只适合写文章和玩纸牌游戏，就这些。 Right away,I realized this was a mistake of gargantuan proportions.我立刻意识到这是一个巨大的错误。

10 physically
adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律
参考例句：
He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。 Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

11 omission
n.省略，删节；遗漏或省略的事物，冗长
参考例句：
The omission of the girls was unfair.把女孩排除在外是不公平的。 The omission of this chapter from the third edition was a gross oversight.第三版漏印这一章是个大疏忽。

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