2018两会英文介绍

十三届全国人大一次会议和全国政协十三届一次会议，将别离于3月5日和3日开幕。两会不仅是我国政治日子中的大事，还与每个人的日子休戚相关。

The Great Hall of the People. CFP
Beijing welcomed thousands of visitors from around the country this month. They gathered at the capital city to take part in the two sessions. The annual political sessions in China have drawn much attention. Read on to find out more about them.
北京本月迎来了不计其数名来自全国各地的到访者。他们齐聚首都，参与两会。我国一年一度的两会也引来了很多重视。一起来看看更多两会相关的常识吧。

What are the two sessions?
什么是两会？

This term refers to the annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). This year, the CPPCC session started on March 3 and the NPC session started on March 5.
两会是全国人民代表大会和我国人民政治洽谈会议的简称。本年的全国政协会议以及全国人大会议别离于3月3日以及3月5日开幕。

What are the NPC and the CPPCC?
什么是全国人民代表大会和我国人民政治洽谈会议？

The NPC is the highest organ of State power and the top legislature. It supervises the government and judicial system and determines major State issues. The NPC also elects the president and vice-president. This year, 2,980 deputies are elected from across the country. Deputies are subject to supervision by the voters in their electoral districts or the units that elected them.
全国人民代表大会是最高国家权力机关和最高立法机关。它监督政府及司法机关，决议国家严重事项，以及推举中华人民共和国主席、副主席等。本年全国各地共推举产生了2980名人大代表。人大代表受原选区选民或许原推举单位的监督。

The CPPCC is China’s top political advisory body. It also facilitates China’s multiparty cooperation and political consultation, led by the Communist Party of China. This year, 2,158 members of the CPPCC National Committee are elected. They come from different political parties and organizations in China.
我国人民政治洽谈会议是我国共产党领导的多党协作和政治洽谈的重要组织。本年共选出2158名来自各党派集体和各族各界人士的全国政协委员。

What happens at these sessions?
两会都做些什么？

Routine tasks at the annual NPC meeting include reviewing the annual work report of the central government; hearing work reports by the NPC Standing Committee, the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate; and reviewing the annual plan for economic and social development and the central and local budgets. NPC deputies can submit motions, which are legally binding once adopted.
每年全国人大会议的惯例议程包含审议政府工作报告；审议全国人民代表大会常务委员会、最高人民法院、最高人民检察院工作报告；检查国民经济和社会发展计划执行情况以及检查中心和当地预算执行情况等。全国人大代表能够提出方案，人大代表的方案一经经过，就具有法令效力。

Members of the CPPCC National Committee gather to discuss important political, economic and social matters and make proposals. The proposals put forward by members of the CPPCC National Committee are nonbinding proposals.
全国政协委员洽谈评论政治、经济、文明和社会日子中的重要问题并提出提案。由全国政协委员提出的提案没有法令的约束力。