China has the confidence, ability and determination to cope with multiple challenges and maintain stable industrial growth this year, the country's top industry regulator said on Wednesday.

工业和信息化部1月18日表示，中国有信心有决心也有能力应对各种艰难挑战，保持工业经济平稳增长。

词汇：determination（n. 决心）

multiple (adj.) 数量多的；多种多样的

短语：cope with 处理

词伙：maintain stable industrial growth保持工业经济平稳增长

The comment comes after China’s rebounding industrial production continued to play its "cornerstone" role in enhancing economic growth in 2022, with industrial output, a key economic indicator, rising 3.6 percent year-on-year last year.

此前，工业经济回稳向好，“压舱石”作用进一步彰显。工业产值是一项关键经济指标，2022年全国规模以上工业增加值比上年增长3.6%。

词汇：rebounding弹回

短语：play role in… 扮演……角色；发挥……作用

词伙：enhance economic growth 促进经济增长

industrial output 工业产值

Tian Yulong, chief engineer at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at a news conference that hard work remains ahead to maintain stable industrial operations, especially in the current quarter.

工业和信息化部总工程师田玉龙在新闻发布会上表示，保持一季度平稳运行还需要付出艰苦努力。

词汇：conference 会议

短语：hard work 努力工作

ahead to… 领先于……

词伙：maintain stable industrial operations 保持平稳运行

“But with the optimized COVID-19 containment measures and the combined effects of existing and new policies to support businesses, we have the confidence, determination and ability to cope with difficult challenges,” Tian said.

田玉龙称：“我们相信随着优化调整疫情防控措施、存量政策和增量政策叠加发力，我们有信心有决心也有能力应对各种艰难挑战。”

词伙：the optimized COVID-19 containment measures优化调整疫情防控措施

combined effects 联合效应

Last year, China's sprawling industrial economy played an effective role as a cornerstone and contributed to 36 percent of GDP growth. Notably, manufacturing investment increased by 9.1 percent year-on-year, showcasing better market expectations.

工业“压舱石”作用在2022年得到了有效发挥。工业对经济增长的贡献率达到36%。值得注意的是，制造业投资同比增长9.1%，好于市场预期。

词汇：sprawling (adj.) 蔓延的，杂乱延伸的

year-on-year（adj.）与上年同期数字相比的

showcase 展示

market expectation 市场预期

短语：play an effective role as… 起到了……有效的作用

High-tech manufacturing and equipment production output soared by 7.4 percent and 5.6 percent, respectively, which was 3.8 percentage points and 2 percentage points faster than overall industrial output growth.

全年高技术制造业增加值同比增长7.4%，装备制造业增加值增长5.6%，分别较全年规模以上工业增加值增长高出3.8%和2%。

词汇：soar （v.）急剧增加

respectively (adv.) 分别地

词伙：overall industrial output growth 工业总产值增长

"We insist on taking high-quality development as our primary task, focus on promoting structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading, and accelerate the development of high-end, intelligent and green manufacturing," Tian said.

田玉龙称：“我们坚持将高质量发展作为首要任务，着力推进结构调整和转型升级，制造业高端化智能化绿色化发展步伐加快。”

词汇：high-end （adj.）高端的

intelligent（adj.）智能的

短语：insist on 坚持

taking … as our primary task 将……作为首要任务

focus on 集中于……