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2月14日,中共中央举办的省部级主要领导干部建设社会主义新农村专题研讨班在中央党校开班。中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席胡锦涛在开班式上发表重要讲话。他指出,全党同志和全国上下要团结一心、扎实工作,真正使建设社会主义新农村成为惠及广大农民群众的民心工程。

"The Party and the nation as a whole must take adown-to-earthapproach in the building of a new socialist countryside that will truly benefit farmers," said Hu, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China.

down-to-earth表示realistic or interested in everyday occurrences; practical and honest,这个词的意思很丰富,在不同语境下需要灵活理解,有"实际的,切实的,朴实的,脚踏实地"等意思。上文中" a down-to-earth approach"是"一个切实可行的办法"的意思。举个例子:She is very down-to-earth and will tell you what she really thinks.(她很实在,会告诉你她的真实想法。)

如果某人对你说"Down to earth",他的意思是让你现实一点("Back to reality")。down to earth可以作为一个介词词组,和一些动词连用,如:bring sb. back/down to earth的意思"使某人从幻想中清醒过来";come back/down to earth是"回到现实中来, 不再幻想"的意思。



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