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The official's words echoed what the Chinese President Hu Jintao said on August 31. The president delivered a speech to more than 100 model teachers from all over the country, marking China's 23rd Teachers' Day which falls on September 10.
President Hu stressed that education should be developed in priority to help train more professional and skilled people for the building of a well-off society in an all-round way and propelling of socialist modernization, and vows to support the development of education with more fiscal input.
报道中说，胡锦涛总书记8月31日与100多位来自全国各地的模范教师座谈时发表了重要讲话。他强调，要优先发展教育，为全面建设小康社会、推进社会主义现代化培养更多的专业人才和技术人才，并在教育上增加更多的财政投入。
这里的“model teachers”指的就是“模范教师”。“Model”在这里是“模范、典型”的意思。与它一起搭配词的还有“model student”（模范生）、“model lesson”（示范课）等。
