Welfare reform is a top priority for the government.

福利改革是政府的当务之急。

While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states—at least in getting people off welfare.

尽管福利改革仍处于它的初级阶段，但是福利改革在许多州已被认为是一项巨大的成功——至少在让人们摆脱福利方面是如此。

"It was a toxin that was poisoning the family," says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst.

“这就是当时在毒害家庭的毒药。”福利改革政策分析师罗伯特·雷克特说。

Beginning in 1998, China carried out housing institutional reform, the end of a welfare housing distribution system, marks the beginning of the commercialization of housing.

从1998年开始，我国进行了住房体制改革，福利化分房制度的结束，标志着住房商品化的开始。