The Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2010. [Xinhua]

    在今年的两会报道中，诸如“中等发达国家”、“全面建设小康社会”、“适度宽松的货币政策”等词语不断出现；这些词句译成英语有一个共同的特点，那就是其中都有一个单词——“moderately”。

“moderately”的含义是“适度地”、“中庸地”、“有节制地”，可以根据不同的情况灵活理解。例如，我国提出的经济建设“三步走”发展战略，第三步目标包括，到21世纪中叶，人均国民生产总值达到中等发达国家水平。今年年初，中科院发布报告，预测中国可能提前10年左右实现这个目标。请看报道：

A recent statement claiming that the dream will be fulfilled a decade or so ahead of schedule to make China a "moderately developed country" around 2040 excited many. The latest Chinese Academy of Social Sciences report that the country has a slim 4-percent chance of becoming a developed country by the end of the century, however, sounds more frustrating than inspiring.

—— Excerpt from Illusion of modernity

再如，“小康”的意思是“家庭生活比较宽裕，可以安然度日”；因此，“小康社会”常常翻译成“moderately prosperous society”。在全国政协第十一届三次会议的开幕会上，政协主席贾庆林在工作报告中说道：

“一年来，人民政协……为有效应对国际金融危机冲击、推进全面建设小康社会进程、促进祖国和平统一大业作出了重要贡献。”

"The CPPCC (last year)...made important contributions to effectively responding to the impact of the global financial crisis, pushing forward the process of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and promoting the great cause of peaceful reunification of the motherland," Jia said.

—— Excerpt from CPPCC starts annual session

“moderately”也可以表示“适度地”的意思，这个例子可以在今年的政府工作报告中找到。温家宝总理在2010年政府工作报告中指出，“要继续实施积极的财政政策和适度宽松的货币政策……”：

Listing key government tasks for the year, Wen said the government will continue to implement a proactive fiscal policy and a moderately easy monetary policy, and continue to implement the stimulus package.

—— Excerpt from China starts parliament session

    我们还可以用“loose”来替换“easy”，将“适度宽松的货币政策”翻译成“moderately loose monetary policy”，例如：

"China's moderately loose monetary policy provided strong support for the country's economic growth faced with the financial crisis, but it also helped create expectations of inflation reflected in rising consumer prices and soaring asset prices," Yin said.

—— Excerpt from China's economy faces 'complex' year: official