2015年CRI 史上最严交规实行 中国拟公共场所全面禁烟

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The Ministry¹ of Public Security says many cities reported a sharp decrease in urban traffic violations² on Tuesday, the first day the revised traffic regulation took effect.

公安部表示，根据众多城市的报告显示，周二交规修订条例实施的第一天，城市交通违规现象大幅度减少。

Under the revision, ignoring traffic lights will result in six penalty points, double the previous punishment. The penalty for improper³ license⁴ plate display is now 12 points.

修订版交规规定，违反道路交通信号灯通行的扣6分，是之前处罚的两倍。车牌安装不符合规定的罚12分。

Moreover, 52 kinds of violations can result in penalties, up from 38 under the previous regulation.

新交规对52种交通违法行为进行记分处罚，而此前的规定是38种。

The new rules have been dubbed⁵ "the strictest traffic regulations ever" on the Internet.

网络上称新交规为“史上最严交规”。

China's top legislature is considering the country's first national tobacco control law.

中国最高立法机关正在考虑制定中国第一部国家烟草控制法律。

A meeting of the National People Congress last week has adopted a report, saying such laws should be included in future legislation work plans.

上周，全国人民代表大会的会议报告显示，相关法律应纳入未来的立法工作计划中。

The NPC suggested that central administrative⁶ authorities carry out the research and investigation⁷ work necessary for drafting the law.

全国人民代表大会表示，中央行政机关在起草法律过程中应进行研究调查工作。

The central government has pledged to introduce a public smoking ban in its 12th Five-year Plan period between 2011 and 2015.

中央政府在第12个五年计划，即2011年至2015年间，将全面实行公共场所禁烟。

China is the world's largest tobacco-producing and -consuming country, with more than 300 million smokers⁸ and another 740 million people exposed to second-hand⁹ smoke.

中国是世界上最大的烟草生产国和消费国，吸烟人群逾３亿，另有７．４亿人遭受二手烟的危害。