Over 1,900 officials breach birth policy in C. China_时事要闻

Over 1,900 officials breach birth policy in C. China

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CHANGSHA, July 8 - As many as 1,968 officials in central China's Hunan Province have been found breaching¹ the nation's one-child policy between 2000 and 2005, the provincial² family planning commission said Friday.

Also exposed by the commission are 21 national and local lawmakers, 24 political advisors³, 112 entrepreneurs and six senior intellectuals.

A national lawmaker identified by his surname as Li, were keeping four mistresses, with whom he had four children, a spokesman of the commission said

Some officials who have had more than one child but had gone their way unnoticed during their tenure⁴ of leadership were exposed when they were investigated for corruption⁵.

"Three officials -- vice⁶ head of Tujia and Miao Autonomous⁷ Prefecture of Xiangxi with the surname as Peng, vice mayor of Loudi City surnamed as Zhao, and vice mayor of Chenzhou City with the surname of Lei, who were all found to have kept extramarital mistresses, -- were all convicted for charges such as embezzlement⁸ and taking bribes⁹, but they were not punished for having more than children," said the spokesman.

China, the world's most populous¹⁰ nation with more than 1.3 billion people, has been enforcing a strict family planning policy since late 1970s. Under the policy, most urban couples, particularly civil servants are strictly¹¹ forbidden to have more than one child.

It is estimated that the policy has prevented the birth of millions of people over the years, avoiding an explosive growth of China's population.

However, there have been increasing reports of officials, tycoons¹² and entertainment stars having more than one child, causing grave public concern.

"The fact that some localities which dare not give penalties in case of violating one-child policy or choose to deal with such cases leniently¹³ should be one of the main reasons for the trend," the spokesman said.

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1 breaching
攻破( breach的过去式 )；破坏，违反
参考例句：
The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。 Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。

2 provincial
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

3 advisors
n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授
参考例句：
The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。来自互联网

4 tenure
n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期
参考例句：
He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。 Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

5 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

6 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 autonomous
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。 This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

8 embezzlement
n.盗用，贪污
参考例句：
He was accused of graft and embezzlement and was chained and thrown into prison.他因被指控贪污盗窃而锒铛入狱。 The judge sent him to prison for embezzlement of funds.法官因他盗用公款将其送入监牢。

9 bribes
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

10 populous
adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的
参考例句：
London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。 China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

11 strictly
adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地
参考例句：
His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。 The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

12 tycoons
大君( tycoon的名词复数 )；将军；企业巨头；大亨
参考例句：
The great tycoons were fierce competitors, single-minded in their pursuit of financial success and power. 企业巨头都是激烈的竞争者，他们一心追求钱财和权势。 Tycoons and their conglomerates are even raising money again on international markets. 企业大亨们以及他们的企业甚至正再次从国际市场上筹集资金。

13 leniently
温和地，仁慈地
参考例句：
He marked the paper leniently. 他改考卷打分数很松。 Considering the signs he showed of genuine repentance,we shall deal leniently with him. 鉴于他有真诚悔改的表现，我们将对他宽大处理。

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