| O. f派出所 local police station 跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman 泡沫经济 bubble economy 9 y5 V- E7 j1 G* G* H& S5 a 配股 allotment of shares % O, e0 t8 J# P 配套政策 supporting policies $ q/ p2 W. U- \9 T* j' L7 B/ c) V 棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks 1 _; J+ y4 h+ y$ ^- u 碰钉子 get snubbed 碰头会 brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, Othe main purpose of which is to exchange information.) 0 V5 C8 W D/ x# h 疲软股票 soft stock `* l7 r皮包公司 bogus company O. W+ N2 M- N* H7 h: M @; ] 啤酒肚 beer belly w票贩子 scalper, ticket tout L票房 box office 4 C! M& [( L: J+ H 骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over 3 Y* e/ s3 ~0 B5 ?$ e2 M3 l foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage 8 h% \, k5 c, t) k/ s) _拼图 jigsaw 8 G- v+ L% t$ b9 C4 F 贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor 7 g; l: x+ c# _- v 贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb , Q% _+ F G4 j: L: w. K 平均主义 equalitarianism ( J7 A7 z6 c% _0 ?9 Y4 }! {9 Y 平面设计师 graphic designer [评头论足 nit-pick 瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions e扑网(体) rush-up, rushing 9 h% H' s/ M$ p1 I( b5 b1 K1 L/ Y: x 普选制 general election system . \6 v/ q: |7 j; B% ZQ. 3 Q: `! P) M# a期房 forward delivery housing 1 J* C6 r$ e# t5 J, d 骑警 horseback police 企业孵化器 enterprise incubator 3 U* Y {- m/ ^/ I 企业文化 corporate culture 起跑器 block I洽谈会 fair, meeting 千代田寿险公司(日本) Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. % S* y' n4 x: c( C: } 千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby L3 g4 g" [' q T- T 强化班 intensive training class 抢跑 false start, beat the gun 敲竹杠make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick 切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point 亲民党 People First Party ; i3 P( F( q# ~& g 勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program 轻轨火车 light rail train ( v/ _" X! @# h( [3 c* l6 a5 \8 x 情感消费 emotional consumption 情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to … - n, W" b4 Q& i+ z, A( q1 y 区位商业 location-based commerce * B' U! ^2 C2 J# W" ~! C: m" V9 a* Y& I 屈体 jackknife, pike ' h: ?. `- H" o# t/ ~, y, ]2 F 圈外人士 people out of the loop 全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy 全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City 全景电影 cinepanoramic 全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan & C$ P/ V: G6 ^ 全能冠军 all-around winner 球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS) ,球通 global system for mobile communications 全天候飞机 all-weatehr aircraft ' n! M9 p' |0 O- U7 H& j- l 全优工程 all-round excellent project . V) u+ _5 a) \/ P8 h0 c# R 拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster 9 H2 @6 x% U9 L1 H+ Q. @ 裙带风 nepotism; petticoat influence # @3 W" I0 W' d3 d4 U裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence - m$ U* E4 _" n o$ k群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one's mind freely ( S2 ^0 Q( ~4 U b8 [5 W, [权贵资本主义(又译裙带资本主义或亲朋好友资本主义) crony capitalism 9 h6 ~ F3 w; A6 r) o2 a4 @% R3 i0 D4 zR. . Z! N; z4 F% E; m: I燃油附加税 bunker surcharge . b9 G) ~3 i* V; t; A8 a* g* G8 n 染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon 4 L* x4 U3 b9 V4 H# d7 N$ s绕圈子 beat around the bush 8 t, z: @$ H# r/ P8 V& K热岛效应 tropical island effect & D- w0 v$ X4 h3 ] 人才流失brain drain ' M- s3 f, k/ y6 |人浮于事 overstaffing " F" Y% h8 q+ [, P* u7 i+ g人工智能 artificial intelligence(AI) 2 {2 o y: _: [/ w 人海战术 huge-crowd strategy I2 Z: G- v3 V: x# r 人机交互 human-computer interaction * W1 t8 A @ E" t* c7 |人际交往 human communication 2 y2 y: J- |& G8 s3 k人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG) $ n1 A! a( T3 c! I$ S# k3 H 人均住房 per-capita housing . n( h1 r) Q# P: W 人类免疫缺陷病毒Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) 1 w* _5 o) L5 T3 @人情债 debt of gratitude / `$ P0 b& E3 y4 ?5 Q5 q) `. L% W 任意球 free kick ( H+ ~% y( u1 \1 t. n日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC) ! Y" h) V% b1 \4 k1 h1 H融资渠道 financing channels / `9 \+ s8 p. t$ d+ l) E 入水时水花很少 clean entry ( E( r. `4 M3 s/ e软新闻 soft news 6 O9 k% A/ J0 k8 r; S% X# ^S. & ?& F. @# _9 f. K360度环幕电影 Circamara s4 t6 a6 j9 m! g' \ 三八红旗手 woman pace-setter : m" h- L- w' W Q; l 三八线 38th Parallel ( m5 Z+ g o8 u* [% ` 三步走战略 the three-step development strategy ' u( H- u6 R9 A; c# V. o' N4 B三大作风 the Party's three important styles of work (integrating theory with practice, forging % E7 V C* x' G0 K+ r close links with the masses and practicing self-criticism) / m4 i8 x( p I"三个代表" "three represents" theory (The Party should always represent the development ! U) w# s+ S% j$ s4 @3 eneeds of China's advanced social productive forces, always represent the onward direction 0 C( c" ^; J8 g9 l/ Z+ \9 o% Wof China's advanced culture, and always represent the fundamental interests of the largest ; v2 f3 L8 l! N2 Q0 Y member of the Chinese people.) / o0 Z, q9 X% E/ o$ n三个有利于 "three favorables" (whether it promotes the growth of the productive forces in * f3 y2 h1 p$ K2 `) O/ f a socialist society, increases the overall strenth of the socialist state and raises the people's 5 Z1 u2 e) p: F5 A$ y- g) d9 V living standards , G. Y6 m/ W1 t" i7 m0 @0 v 《三国演义》The Romance of the Three Kingdoms ! h- T# t! ~: r) Q4 H# z三好学生 merit student; three good student(good in study, attitude and health) / W: T2 T4 A+ d "三讲"教育(讲学习、讲政治、讲正气) "three emphases" education (to stress theoretical % I \1 h0 [( Z* N( t( g8 h" {' j# {1 b study, political awareness and good conduct) & w9 ]- z9 [3 R三角恋爱 love triangle 0 Y. n+ Y+ J7 c1 _ 三角债 chain debt 0 z7 _ h; _7 w2 J, i三来一补企业 the enterprises that process raw materials on clients' demands, assemble parts / W4 W& y/ }, ^, }2 U& s5 t+ m for the clients and process according to the clients' samples; or engage in compensation trade. % U' d H) E: C% T) z* x9 ?+ K: Q三连冠 three successive championships 5 r% U# n F; D& l0 ]三民主义 the Three People's Principles (Nationalism, Democracy and the People's Livelihood) ' t& F' [& o) v! w. c put forward by Dr. Sun Yat-sen 8 t5 V$ R3 i# [2 f- ^三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / At thirty, a man should be able to % o: g; s4 V) v* W0 Ythink for himself. 4 C& X$ G# [ t f+ Y. L9 I. ` 三通 three direct links of trade, mail, and air and shipping services across the Taiwan Straits " M6 y& c# _# L2 f" v% i; [三通一平 "three supplies and one leveling"; supply of water, electricity and road and leveled ; V, S B2 r/ R7 P( |. u3 i v/ X+ z6 Jground (conditions ready for further economic development) 2 U; V8 f5 r: n) ^/ M三维电影 three-dimensional movie - y+ ]7 ] u! P9 R# G0 c 三 维 动 画 片 three-dimensional animation 4 W3 H, B% h. k% Z2 y1 T三无企业 three-no-enterprises (It refers to enterprises with no capital, no plant, and no administrative structure.) , |7 w# b3 \7 g3 c" W* | 三下乡 a program under which officials, doctors, scientist and college students go to the countryside to spread scientific and literacy knowledge and offer medical service to farmers 三资企业 three kinds of foreign-invested enterprises or ventures: Sino-foreign joint ventures (中外合资企业), cooperative businesses (中外合作企业) and exclusively foreign-owned 1 V# _" Y% V7 G6 J: ^enterprises in China(外商独资企业) 7 p* Z& V: j" z, ` 三字经 three-character scripture 6 Q6 R* m1 U$ I9 U; B0 z; T3 w, w "扫黄"、"打非" eliminate pornography and illegal publications " E( v; @7 Q* s! O扫尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work # j! v0 d% j6 R3 v$ G- } 杀手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one's trump or master card + P1 s8 {" Y+ r3 J. Y0 s: n# V 沙尘暴sand storm; dust storm 0 Y# Z0 D% m2 `. q山不在高,有仙则名;No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; ! V* n( o9 D F. a% |2 p3 \ 《山海经》the Classic of Mountains and Rivers + R3 w- E0 E; i/ A( w商检局 Commodity Inspection Bureau 7 U' Y+ M. z% I8 R8 Q. t商品房空置的现象 the vacancy problem in commercial housing . Q+ l; D- A. \4 e商品条码 bar code $ w% @' [9 V! O' j2 U$ b1 e上山下乡 (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside or mountain areas 8 Z# t/ J; V5 ^4 y0 C/ Y# R# u8 f 上市 to be listed ' n. q, s9 P/ \& ^ 上网 to get on the Internet ' O: ?* E$ Q: r+ Q6 O上有天堂,下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzou on earth. 2 ]6 F0 Q$ P9 h6 L6 A6 y6 Y7 z少数服从多数、下级服从上级、局部服从全体、全党服从中央 the minority is subordinate to the ' E* i7 k' x: j* g+ L% Cmajority, the lower level to the higher level, the part to the whole and the entire membership of the . l1 V" }, U# L3 K) J4 {+ n0 }, T O5 sParty to the Central Committee # ?7 R9 G& p+ I1 t社会热点问题 hot spots of society ; H4 a: E5 o1 { 社会治安情况 public security situation / u3 U" S- M x2 |: W 涉外经济 foreign-related business 3 A. \3 d) K; m/ f. [, |! e8 t申办奥运会 bid for the Olympic Games ' ^& c/ \: H$ E5 s: O身体素质 physique; physical constitution % j( @) K) e& b+ k- ?神州行电话卡 Shenzhou pre-paid card 7 f$ C' @1 V- Y( Z7 w- |! L: g# a x审时度势 size up the situation 2 A" n0 h; ~. X* ~* Z) z% N 渗透、颠覆和分裂活动 infiltrative, subversive and splittist activities , b* @: @; d5 {! l' J8 c# F 《生死抉择》 "Live or Die" 0 q* L/ ~3 n& x2 m) Y1 {生态农业 environmental-friendly agriculture 9 b. Y4 F. n3 o' }4 W 失恋 be disappointed in love; be jilted 9 s* r1 L* w6 V4 q 失学儿童 dropout ; U7 ?+ D5 v& ?. e: J 实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade $ \2 o( O, i$ X0 H实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 0 O7 t' E& }8 g5 M 食品卫生法 Food Hygiene Law of People's Republic of China : ~/ X9 \4 [: v* l( w# ^* ^ 实体经济 the real economy , {* O& _% u# C8 K; v实现零的突破 fulfil the zero (gold medal, medal, etc) breakthrough $ ~( @7 c) \- B! e+ y实现中华民伟大复兴 bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation ( I1 U; [% T. f" u @; v实行国民待遇 grant the national treatment to ' r0 W0 ~! o" ]$ g. X 实行计划生育、控制人口数量、提高人口素质 promotion of family planning to control the population size and improve the health of the people 8 N g, j! z4 i2 F. w z" J 实现小康目标 to achieve the goal of ensuring our people a relative comfortable life 1 @7 G9 |' W6 V3 I! r) \0 b时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man. 1 u1 v: p7 X, \, h<<史记>> Shi Ji/ Historical Records ! e* |0 v: b/ R+ i- P' |9 n' B( p 市场疲软 sluggish market ! V$ C9 v/ B; k: k& k7 o 市场准入 market access , k0 Q3 t6 x6 s2 Y. J试用期 probationary period , K" _/ j1 L* y适度从紧的财政政策 moderately tight financial policy # h5 S% O% R w$ Q+ P适销对路的产品 readily marketable products 3 G' M) H( ?( `& P7 p8 b适者生存survival of the fittest / r* c: R, m: }4 V5 m$ U( I! P手机入网费 mobile access fee / j- _, X$ q/ ]3 r* v8 q5 @ 首创精神 pioneering spirit + L* W2 B- A7 |2 |7 l( X; {& b 首航 maiden voyage (of an aircraft or ship) . o0 o! F! S& w+ m3 A/ p1 O授信额度 line of credit & |0 ~7 U# `( Y8 q7 M( m受灾地区 disaster-affected are ' \+ m$ d3 X f' j6 Z, @售后服务 after-sale services 9 V& z: O+ F+ T! ?9 m 树立企业良好形象 foster a good and healthy company image 0 O4 d& X6 [! | 刷卡, 划卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card ; `( F/ S7 P2 F. z3 M 甩卖 clearance sale; be on sale 1 d7 k! @# L% _* q) s9 s& `涮羊肉 instant-boiled mutton 9 D/ @' C/ g/ b, x& v 双刃剑 double-edged sword ( \5 o, _2 t* c2 x) t 双向选择 two-way selection, referring to employer and employee choosing each other in a job market , b/ q7 R: O/ u; s$ i7 J《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Water Margins , H. A+ W% N+ {+ Q [ 水货 smuggled goods ( D+ C& w5 b: }: j 水墨画 Chinese brush drawing; ink and wash painting 8 C+ H; v a2 p- i( E3 r5 R8 y( @硕博联读 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study . }+ p9 P+ W3 | t, e$ I7 q2 s7 ^ 司仪 MC (master of ceremonies) 7 `- B+ X' J, v Q' @- X思乡曲 Nostalgia 3 H/ G5 o1 [' X+ }4 Q+ _/ C) a思想僵铁 fossilized concept 1 j0 v4 Z; u0 l: j! }死机 system halted * ?) e5 G9 S$ I( C) m: R! q/ X' w四大金刚 Four Heavenly Guardians at the entrance to a Buddhism temple; Four Devarajas ( }; b# `+ p; U/ B! f6 l3 q四个如何认识 (江泽民总书记在今年6月28日中央思想政治工作会议上发表的重要讲话中, 4 {) R0 j8 F/ A5 V! s( m提出并精辟阐述了如何认识社会主义发展的历史进程、如何认识资本主义发展的历史进程、 ( s* ]: f* Q9 i& Q 如何认识我国社会主义改革实践过程对人们思想的影响、如何认识当今的国际环境和国际 5 a6 D7 G+ j ~9 p, Y政治斗争带来的影响等当前直接影响干部群众思想活动的重大问题.) ' u; t. s ?" Z+ CIn his important address to the Central Ideological and Political Work Conference on June 28 4 K t+ _' r/ Tthis year, Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin expounds on how to understand the historical ( c. P7 ?4 r) E- Cprocess of socialist development; how to understand the historical process of capitalist ! n6 c3 k5 j9 k) R4 m6 Y development; how to understand the impact of China's socialist reform over the people's 7 [ ^" |1 I: o- X0 e/ j _0 cthinking; how to understand the impact of the current international environment and political $ q) e: n8 T, s1 i6 ^7 r9 W struggle. $ o5 Z( ]1 o8 f 四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 7 \ U/ S- q2 W' u. q8 R+ Q- V 四项基本原则 the Four Cardinal Principles of adherence to the socialist road, the people's democratic dictatorship, the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and Marxism-Leninism & k6 G. | m/ x+ Q$ w. q and Mao Zedong Thought 8 g7 J; C+ M) E* {' r4 q& p (企业集团的)松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group) 9 t) @9 n& F9 B; n/ L% |! K* y素质教育 education for all-around development 6 k' K" l' ~! u/ z4 P1 k7 }随行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions - ^9 r2 O9 m Q$ u! OT. 6 r, j: W% A }% b抬杠 argue for the sake of arguing; bicker 9 \: e* m0 D% g 太空步 moonwalk ! N3 `; f) P4 F, O1 F4 ] 摊牌put/lay one’s card on the table 6 ?; L8 O: q s5 }$ x( u* H 弹性工资 flexible pay & ]8 {% x0 ^: _# M/ O1 C" `, |" k 弹性外交 elastic diplomacy ' ?" t B( {% U* d) y 逃票 to sneak through without a ticket ! m1 ^0 t% h9 D$ {- ^逃票者 ticket evader 9 O+ L( y% P# [. `( v套利 arbitrage ! @. U9 l0 C7 ]4 w& |1 M 特别提款权 special drawing rights (SDR; SDRs) ; paper gold V: \: A# ?6 j4 f* I 特技演员stunt man; stand-in ' k- y P6 n1 S特色电话机 feature phone / u' o f4 w# C! F* S" s- F特许税franchise tax a$ X, {/ r/ C7 j6 p# L5 Z% p 提高农产品收购价格 the government's increase in its procurement prices (for farm products) $ m# M8 a+ ]% B& ^8 k, ^# R! }$ r 替身演员 stunt man/woman; stand-in 0 f4 i3 M$ t; T9 b( v4 E/ E跳蚤市场 flea market ' V. h) p+ L$ r: D 铁饭碗 iron rice bowl 6 z1 E( @, q: f# E! G) L铁哥们 faithful pal;buddies;sworn friend `0 S8 A; D1 Y) |! ? 铁血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister 0 O& C: ~8 @% i! u# } 通存通兑 the banking procedure where deposits and withdrawals are processed at any branch & ^7 F2 z, i3 ybank % z! L0 t8 L, v 通货紧缩 deflation (of currency) 4 A& q/ x! ^$ e$ B统筹安排 comprehensive arrangement ( [$ W) B4 f* T; |! f2 l统一市场 single market , \: h6 Y1 G0 u# K, V9 C+ x统一税 flat tax, consolidated tax ' ~2 R3 G5 ?$ {; |. R 同等学力 have the same educational level (as the regular graduate or student of certain academic ' l- t- C, N) b qualification) ; M4 _5 W. g u# W1 h) ^ 同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen $ v$ |2 y H2 {! x6 |筒子楼:tube-shaped apartment / [$ r$ r0 L4 B g偷税漏税 tax evasion ; f3 V% s' C# v+ Q; l' U 偷税、骗税、逃税、抗税 tax evasion, tax fraud, and refusal to pay taxes 0 S$ J% U: j6 Z1 E 头号种子选手 No.1 seed (player); top seed : E! J8 {7 a# }9 y 投手 pitcher 0 t {% ]/ o* N5 E透过现象看本质 see through the appearance to perceive the essence : q6 N8 H4 Z9 `# u 土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment 5 D) q: Y6 O v% o. Y* z团身 bunch up the body 3 m9 [& U/ N- M5 N; y" U 推广科研成果 turning laboratory achievements into commercial/mass production; commercialization # D0 Z& T2 S, K3 h5 Oof laboratory achievements # w# b* T, Q4 B$ `! e- Z7 h退耕还林还草 grain for green 3 M3 n# h) N5 v- l) {8 K2 n脱口秀 talk show , x7 d' n3 A9 \, o; \脱贫致富 cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity ) b8 w1 E K6 D! d# e 脱手 release grip ! A8 U6 d/ i, C! l, ^9 V' k: I& ` W. H2 h( w1 ~" a8 ^汪辜会谈 Wang Daohan-Koo Chen-fu Talks (Wang-Koo talks) * p7 d" c$ {0 [$ c% \, Y3 @ 王储,王太子 Crown Prince $ {- C/ \/ j: `/ t# n' p( p2 G 网吧 Internet bar 3 T9 Z3 m( q1 t: q8 k 网关 gateway & W' v+ h: v' x网恋 online love affair 3 `! ^$ m2 p1 M: u( B5 C" e网络出版 online publishing 0 S3 x- j0 S1 ^3 K2 ] 网络管理员 network administrator + c2 N: |9 k" M7 }" X+ @! w! ^% o6 Z网络经济 cybereconomy ! ~) v3 N* r8 E7 L* Q3 e网民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen 8 H& E8 }2 p9 [; f; f 网上冲浪surf the Internet . I% R" O7 ^- E网上交易平台 online trading platform y6 M( t! [1 F+ ^ J9 {& t网友 net friend 1 A( q U7 @ W9 j6 u% N往事如风 The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past. 2 q7 F) C; R4 V+ y- Q0 p' H温饱工程 bring-warmth fill-bellies project 5 _, y( m6 ]9 a稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority " S v: m' }/ [% I) Y$ N$ k9 y) i1 Q3 v微软移动构想 Microsoft Vision for Mobility; Microsoft Mobility Initiatives 7 y) e( j! _! z3 x维护人权和不断改善人权状况 safeguard human rights and steadily improve the human rights situation % J) I& g4 h% k1 R" }《围城》 A Surrounded City 4 y ]9 o; N- L, O8 ? 伪君子hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing , i0 z7 D$ Z [' g7 R$ |伪劣商品赔还法 lemon law 9 M* k# E2 t# H2 m* l9 T: Z卫冕世界冠军 reigning world champion 5 O7 p) n$ g N b: Y& `& K 文明街道 model community 0 }5 d% _) d3 _2 X' T7 k% U; i3 }文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy - v( @ t/ q7 p& m' G" e" E, Q问讯处 information office; inquiry desk ~$ U0 }( G+ s; v4 w2 ^! a屋顶花园 roof garden 4 {+ r* r$ S8 B1 `& ~& a 无氟冰箱 freon-free refrigerator 7 o# [8 V$ Y9 x* B' f( \! z无人售票 self-service ticketing ' ?& T/ ^1 E5 ?5 V; R; @无绳来电显示电话 cordless telephone with caller ID - v$ v q7 v5 [* i) s; F 无为而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-interference 4 v4 Q/ T2 W9 q) s& S, Z( e无线应用协议 WAP(wireless application protocol) 6 Y1 q8 X7 r, [! q# e/ u 无形资产intangible assets 5 t- w: U& @+ f: J2 I无中生有 make/create something out of nothing 5 j9 a9 o9 j/ i6 V1 Z 武?小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel ' F0 M; [/ o& u! D 物价局 Price Bureau ) j Y2 I: ^) }* G1 d 物业管理 estate management, property management : R4 t/ Y; s1 ` X. 8 l3 q: a6 Z+ R/ G; r+ u: c 息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters 3 H' C& j$ `, R. r 西部大开发 West Development 5 P6 A& i' o* Q- P+ V 西气东输 transport the natural gas from the West to the East ! {2 @; ?! L& c4 M4 N. g( F; }《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber ! ^! @2 x h) C: E1 v; ~《西游记》Pilgrimage to the West; Journey to the West 2 ?# V7 S( E1 T2 l7 j5 r 吸收游资 absorb idle fund & z. B9 {+ j4 k" X. d5 Y3 G- }/ z希望工程 Project Hope 3 H. m) m( Q5 H. \7 i喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear / Y' F# K3 b L5 @1 \+ r* e. ^5 p洗钱 money laundering 7 e9 Z: i) D- ^+ U5 E 下放权力给 delegating the management of ... (to ...) 5 o. B/ y, @- {1 q$ t( r下岗 laid-off workers ! P' B( J) z& n 下海 plunge into the commercial sea + _. O" S9 D3 v5 G2 ]3 K" b2 ?下网 off line # Y7 m) M" P& R下游行业 downstream industry : A, _$ Y4 C2 i( g" j 险胜 cliff-hanging win, narrow victory, nose out / X7 q' `1 g; \+ W" G6 m2 y1 ]; N线下商贸运作 offline business operation - y! K, t4 e! E6 p$ p 县改市:county upgraded to city ) X0 E1 [' A/ O县级市:county-level city # w7 u$ w- i$ g$ T现代企业制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system # ]: m( |+ W& W& t0 |, Q6 s9 T$ J 香格里拉 Shangri-la ! Z: J6 y) C; s2 A. l S+ {# T7 r 向钱看 mammonism, put money above all ( k/ e1 ?% n) x 项目立项 approve and initiate a project % ?- W- s4 j7 n6 g! _ 项目预算 project budget - i: n+ l$ k) w 项目支持 project support ( Z. x# ^! i+ V( H6 T7 A 消费信贷 consumer credit services . A8 A& ?& b6 C5 t5 W7 D1 {2 w 削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks (START) 5 S& Y2 X1 k0 @6 E! s- I 小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity * v3 ?+ U1 h% ?. L6 m* [( J& h* M% Y小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family / Z! d9 l6 \8 o2 r2 [) B8 O效益工资achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits . E* q0 N& R5 F. Q0 ]- \效益农业 profitable agriculture 8 F$ `: I1 }9 G2 {写真集 photo album 3 t3 k9 u a: f心理素质 psychological quality + j& M& S+ A! y4 t% U3 b/ P3 O) T7 m- v 新宠 new favourite + X3 ?; G D! G% f* n新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean 1 m- n* b. M5 W2 f* X' G9 b7 v" ~5 e0 C新新人类 New Human Being;X Generation " H. \& T3 P- m0 _ 新秀 up-and-coming star, rising star 4 O: J* K1 L/ G4 V信贷支持 credit aid 1 D5 f$ p' G; w信息港 inforport; cyber port , t+ b; j9 J% G2 {. `4 ? 信息化 informationize / \8 y1 L" P3 d 信用紧缩 credit crunch 8 G$ e L" F: T9 R+ \9 Y2 A 信用危机credit crisis ! s% K+ a, b, K1 s 星期日泰晤士报 the Sunday Times 2 C, @& L( |# H形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand 6 Z3 |7 c' B8 E y 虚拟网 virtual net * n$ T6 y7 r; C# J% H. R6 i 选举权和被选举权 the right to vote and the right to be elected ! q; s& B! C$ ~: m选举人票 electoral vote h6 L; H* D: T# ?1 a1 [选举人制 electoral system " w8 a/ U' H3 i7 M* g4 p# E5 Q学而优则仕 (a Confucian slogan for education) a good scholar can become an official; he who excels in study can follow an official career ! j/ a: z) B- v 学生处 students' affairs division 7 R+ W- B0 J! q8 w# Q8 u( m 学生减负 alleviate the burden on students : a3 m& D# \+ D; @' \ 徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends " q; z& d: U+ t. i 寻呼小姐 operators who work with paging centres % i% W& ]8 J4 J1 X7 a6 h6 D巡回招聘 milk round , m0 ?; R g( fY. 3 H$ U9 { r9 b$ {3 [ 压水花技术 rip entry : E) @6 G# u% ^- ?6 k$ B 压线(口令) Line! . G' G1 E% S' d 压轴戏 grand finale; last and best item on a theatrical program 9 O# o4 q8 H( g! N. l) r' Z) |% j 亚健康 subhealthy ' ^( n- V) r) r- z严打斗争Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly on criminal activities ! ^+ J- C4 r S. Z6 c言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel ' \; _, w6 o1 G/ k研究成果 research results - C. g0 U0 r3 F9 y/ e5 j: V研究生毕业证/学位证 graduate diploma/graudate degree's diploma * i. B9 o( P U- @* F" x6 Y 阳春(最经济方式) no-frills / R* z% R% ^) R( A# K9 n% X 羊肉串小摊 barbecue stall |, }; F# @& C 养老金 pension 8 ?; s( q" S$ ?. \6 S 养路费 road toll 1 P, \% k7 O' g( W摇钱树 cash cow ; @& U; N8 m: R: [) b摇头丸 dancing outreach ; r: I% t+ \9 R4 g 药物检查 dope control, drug testing % \. P! X9 Y6 ~# @/ {' t! G' \$ G 野生动物园 wildlife park; safari park 7 j& z Y# [) |" ]业内人士 insider 0 |) a# \! C7 \* T+ V# o) v( N; l液晶显示屏 liquid crystal display (LCD) 9 Y7 D) z+ ?1 V# ^; ` 一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks % m! j1 w S7 R# }* A# d( w) R" H g一次性解决问题 solve the problem once and for all / e6 N, l1 ]) P6 z* i" F. M* g3 u一大二公 (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature ) P. e% Z( ?/ ?8 j一刀切 cut it even at one stroke--make it rigidly uniform; impose uniformity in all cases; allow no - M" A4 \6 [1 r% [flexibility 6 `1 s$ m! @ o- D5 U8 ~9 Z% ^ 一国两制,One country, two systems 2 R, b" Y1 j6 S+ Z8 V4 A( O 一级市场 primary market # c; B0 F+ Q% L(祝愿…)一路平安,一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 7 l+ K% n5 C! r1 _一式两联 (receipt or invoice) in duplicate 8 I; ~" e- X' f& G0 N! Q% z一手抓物质文明,一手抓精神文明;一手抓经济建设,一手抓民主法制;一手抓改革开放, + ]" z* X8 s9 n8 J一手抓打击犯罪惩治腐败 We must always work for material progress and at the same time for 4 C% `% w& d' d% \+ a% z1 o* y cultural and ethical progress; We should develop the economy and at the same time strengthen * p" b0 j1 ~2 gdemocracy and the legal system; We should promote reform and opening to the outside world ' X) {7 U6 V+ o, cand at the same time fight crime and punish corruption. . B$ f5 Y2 G! u 一线员工 worker at the production line 8 L$ e) q6 U# u0 s一言既出,驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words. ) k- q5 ?) `+ z% x2 @1 t. u 医疗保险 medical insurance 9 k! Y5 W$ P5 S0 N3 w移动电话双向收费 two-way charges for cellular phones " B% h/ h3 l8 r4 A, Q以公有制为主体,多种经济成分共同发展 the pattern with the public sector remaining dominant P$ u! v- @$ ?+ \% x0 Wand diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side . l$ S* s) r2 h6 a* Q! u9 \ P0 {以经济建设为中心 focusing on the central task of economic construction p, m$ @9 x/ q" w0 o- I以谋略制胜 outmaneuver . q& N# P/ D" o) T" `1 o 以权谋私 abuse of power for personal gains % f+ {& F! J7 X8 f7 t! V$ z 以人为本 people oriented; people foremost 4 W- H% I2 Q. w' S$ f2 Y以市场为导向 market-oriented k) _6 V) t: `! C$ c以质量求生存、求发展、求效益 strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of equality : J0 A$ ^5 C4 B7 L 以质量求发展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products % x- G% b) f1 r5 V5 x 义和团运动 Boxer Uprising : e- o, j% f( k 义务兵役制 compulsory military service, conscription / g; m" v5 m& U+ {. T7 _$ q 义务教育 compulsory education - X$ N. E& ~) T4 |" E义演收入 proceeds from benefit performmance % Y3 C6 D( {9 H: R/ O- S薏米 seed of Job's tears & B, Q. g. p. |6 Y9 i易拉罐 pop can $ D K! S" V$ n, T' B1 s: _7 v因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude 1 C1 W! C7 G( N5 O4 J 隐形收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money u6 ^( W. f2 v! s. P( q+ i* W) V 隐性就业 unregistered employment % \2 z. N* z! ^+ R 硬道理 absolute principle, top priority ; R; x) u- B( Z. `) n9 f$ \ 营业税 turnover tax; business tax " h: W1 k/ P! [% R 应试教育 examination-oriented education system " p, s! m' m6 H 优化结构 optimize structure $ A i6 U' P6 y7 f- b 优化组合 optimization grouping; optional regrouping + A) ~1 O9 ^ R, q4 c. I: p4 \, |7 x) a 邮递协议 Post Office Protocol (POP) ! J7 U; j9 s+ P/ M4 A" V有法可依,有法必依,执法必严,违法必究 There must be laws to go by, the laws must be # Q5 _8 G6 a( `' B& R8 f observed and strictly enforced, and law-breakers must be prosecuted. 9 l% W6 z9 s1 [. J有理想、有道德、有文化、有纪律 with lofty ideals, integrety, knowledge and a strong sense of discipline 2 s8 w( Q1 e9 x& ] 有情人终成眷属 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well. 4 ]" d- B" V. ^8 T. y6 P: B/ L有望夺金者 a gold medal hopeful ) w6 W' u$ A% |" v7 U有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain 7 Z( K- V- |6 ? 与国际市场接轨 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market : m' G! k% z# f) m# U2 X0 u4 x(领导人)与民众的直接对话 town hall conference/meeting % \, D& x5 z. t/ V+ i: Y舆论导向 direction of public opinion . B: S% {# d3 d, l 舆论监督 supervision by public opinion " Y; a+ t4 q/ |8 Q+ b$ v欲穷千里目,更上一层楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, % c) Q o+ \ Q' ], R! t were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight. : S9 s. i& i j; G' h% |冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, % Q7 X/ b9 A' C" q. p' s4 U" o false or wrong cases 6 c, ?, k/ a2 e0 a3 C+ x圆寂 Parinirvana : c% U. e' T9 V 缘分 chemical, (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together $ H$ x/ E& D2 V6 z% y( h元宵节 Lantern Festival 5 L# D3 f% W# S1 a5 d 远程教育 distance learning 9 Q4 C) C1 u; b2 W远景计划 long-term development targets 4 I" Q5 ^# |" r9 I3 ~* U 晕菜 numbed; dumbfounded 0 r, Q6 ^ \( M运球 dribble % D& Z9 y7 V" l* \! {" l% V2 n$ OZ. , [ o2 a. k8 e* e宰(客) to swindle money out of our customers 9 S2 d7 k4 F7 @2 M; J& t( Z"宰人" rip off 8 Z# J3 c1 e; p" ]$ Z2 H2 H+ v在孵(孵化器)企业 incubated enterprises (incubator) ! l& ?# p: J$ ] H) _% b4 }5 ?( _在职博士生 on-job doctorate 3 A9 m9 j- [, a8 f0 H再贷款 re-lending; subloan " T, G/ e5 L. a ^# G" S再就业服务中心 re-employment service center 8 E5 K2 x( D, @2 U* G 藏学 Tibetology 7 p1 X! \2 S5 H, B1 c 糟粕 dross 4 }1 \) Y f1 v# U4 d% G7 [& w 早恋 puppy love 2 `- O! J" U' G* v3 t2 e造假帐 falsified accounts # R- I9 J4 E e. k% M0 }: [ 斋月 Ramadan / A9 C2 G! J2 R! d1 A. ^2 w债转股 debt-to-equity swap & M) p, n9 x9 \' t6 @: I. y 沾光 benefit from one's association % g: _ J3 i1 H. ~站票 standing-room-only ticket + Y4 }0 T+ i3 F; D0 m 站台票 platform ticket & }: h) ?- S/ Q8 h) R {( r! x. w战略伙伴关系 strategic partnership / V B' K# j4 T/ \( N( p涨落线 advance balance line / `" F r; ^3 \, V8 x5 c0 g6 i掌上电脑 palm computer ) N. G7 c& C$ S$ W! w8 t 朝阳产业 sunrise industry - Z$ o4 |1 L. S4 y% I招标投标制 the system of public bidding for project 9 |7 A# L1 _" a: L# k 招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas) # @% ?. q9 c3 t4 N. e3 N7 R招生就业指导办公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office # s; y* ~$ q2 \* K( u真空包装 vacuum packing ( h- i% `# Y. }7 z真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty / G% V1 }2 j) H& v正式照会 formal note . K0 ?2 V8 `! X" i) @1 [! d政策性住房 policy-related house, policy-based house 4 p# `7 z; x( m0 @ 政府搭台,部门推动,企业唱戏 Governments set up the stage, various departments cooperate ( m: G6 P" M" Y$ ~# ^7 u6 wand enterprise put in the show. + l! v* g3 N; G8 d政府上网工程Government Online Project + s+ O3 d# ~) U+ }4 m, g政府职能转变 transform/shift the government functions 0 I+ K5 H& C1 R: C. q政企不分 without a clear line between the functions of the government and enterprises; the C4 ~9 z4 g( ifunctions of the government and enterprises mixed up ! X% C- J- o1 i" I# q2 N3 p 政企分开 separate government functions from enterprise management & P/ I% w1 o% m. x- g# Z5 Y# g政务公开 make government affairs public . U; V* p! k0 Z/ ^# e6 c$ O: F政治迫害 political prosecution; witch hunt + r. l/ [# K8 V: S% M: `+ r 证券营业部 stock exchange; security exchange l5 j5 C9 I0 g' C; Y: H 知识产权 intellectual property rights 0 Q3 V# I Q7 R: g9 D知识经济 knowledge economy , knowledge-base economy U# j, B4 W* F 直播 live broadcast, live telecast 1 `% a& w2 X$ y' o+ Y) l 职业经理人 professional manager & M3 Z8 U' u! T1 O0 @# C 致命要害 Achilles' heel % \6 o/ n! ^2 ?/ X( F智囊团、思想库 the brain trust;think tank 7 v( ?+ {0 D5 V1 ]& `2 x 掷钱猜先 toss + K. Z9 i* i$ ^+ \8 ~/ Y$ H7 s中国经济景气监测中心 China Economic Monitoring Center % W* q/ {( K5 R" O6 k3 m+ K 中国新经济峰会 China New Economy Summit 5 o. [- t5 J) D+ |+ P0 H! }& h1 g《中华人民共和国消费者权益保护法》 Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection $ g6 }& M& C' L' V" }of Consumers' Rights and Interests + {/ a }7 |2 _4 x7 m中流砥柱 mainstay, chief corner stone 2 s; j5 r" z3 o7 e中美战略核武器互不瞄准对方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against each other $ m& g$ S' Y2 Y/ I中华世纪坛 China Millennium Monument ) N/ \- u6 g' ]. h4 N4 k$ y4 }4 u$ v (美国)中下层南方共和党人 pickup-truck Republican & {+ ^. O: f8 P* Q0 T中央大型企业工委:Central Work Committee for Large Enterprises ; Y% r& y, t" ?中央经济工作会议 the Central Economic Working Conference ' H, c! D0 j" i4 A 中央商务区 central business district (CBD) ! D6 _# ]: J) V4 l中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student ; `$ Y+ L, \' r重点发展 prioritize 9 l" U, o7 f; ^- _9 g主体经济 the mainstay of the economy / c5 S5 B( {4 V8 s! S主体思想(DPRK) Juche Idea . ?3 {& n" G/ u( J Q$ d; }主持人 anchorperson , j. _ X/ b9 n 住房分配货币化进程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation ; O' ?- @+ a) g住房零首付 zero-yuan first payment (for apartments) 2 L% G& v4 g( g, v; Z0 A助跑 approach run, run-up 0 \% m0 j* _- X& C2 A2 p 驻港部队People's Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong $ b$ q, I& \& g4 L7 g% l& u 抓大放小 to invigorate large enterprises while relaxing control over small ones; focus on the $ y9 v) ~% ]& J restructuring of major enterprises and leave minor ones to fend for themselves 1 [4 Z1 F/ I9 x& I% [) S( z8 P; p抓住机遇 seize the opportunity ! I! z6 d2 z% C3 k/ N3 c3 a 专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store ) V# J. U# p% D$ h# E* a3 e(重要而难懂的)专门术语 buzzword ; jargon ; K9 }# M; |+ R% i' Y- _ 专升本 upgrade from junior college student to university student; students with the diploma of junior ; s' z, H/ |7 d; b" l college try to obtain the undergraduate diplomat through self-taught study $ h& h& l m3 `+ [7 X% `转化机制 (of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms 8 ?) A4 C. j& T2 U6 M# l 转基因食品 GM food (genetically modified food) 4 R9 I [3 f+ B7 v; P) v 追平 produce the equalizer * @5 A% u2 k7 M 转体 truck rotation, turn, twist . }# y$ @# F- ?$ j撞线 breast the tape $ h2 L/ g# B4 P4 ^/ Q 追赶型和跨越式发展 pursuant and leap-forward development 2 U+ M# f8 B. h 准博士all but dissertation (ABD) % l# t1 E8 d1 O$ {$ q- Y/ s7 S8 y资产保值增值 maintain and increase the value of assets; maintenance and appreciation of assets + U) V8 ?$ B& ^ ~value 0 g* N' c2 z6 A8 }* E1 j资产阶级自由化 bourgeois liberalization & M+ o- G5 m6 Q1 X 资源配置 the distribution (allocation) of resources . |) L; w4 U* Q- a7 K8 ]7 Q《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror / l+ P2 I/ |; _7 N4 M" i: r; l( v$ h2 C 自动柜员机 automatic teller machine (ATM) 4 O$ B( y0 x, u7 _! j+ D6 G自律机制 the self-discipline system % \" K0 w. Q) z) j6 K 自然保护区natural reserve; nature preservation zone 7 j+ j+ F& a2 Q2 S# B y4 w' [' {+ \6 J; Z 自我保护意识 self-protection awareness & C, C! }1 J- ~+ w- J, X 自营 self-run ( A* a- m1 n4 O自由港 free-trade port,free port - z: o4 P+ R9 e U; @; d- v自助银行 self-help bank ( v( y# S Z" s自作自受stew in one’s own juice , A" p. V9 S; y& f 综合国力 comprehensive national strength / u) c! |! C/ q. N 综合业务数字网 integrated service digital network (ISDN) & q5 m6 M F+ j$ p( R' c8 K. ^ 综合治理 comprehensive treatment # b$ j5 O/ y/ P* z总裁助理 assistant president 1 G& Z) K4 H( Z. s(各州推选组成的)总统选举团electoral college 9 a# C R& ?: T( q" D& j遵纪守法、廉洁奉公 observe the relevant code of conduct and the law and honestly perform ( ~( T; h) ~1 P6 _7 t, g1 zone's official duties |