A.<br>AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch<br>《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q<br>艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)<br>爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace<br>安居工程 Housing Project for low-income families<br>按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost<br>按揭贷款 mortgage loan<br>按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance<br>暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly<br>暗亏 hidden loss<br>澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul<br>奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult<br>B.<br>B to B (B2B) business to business<br>B to C (B2C) business to consumer<br>巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse<br>把握大局 grasp the overall situation<br>白马王子 Prince Charming<br>白色行情表 white sheet<br>白色农业 white agriculture (also called "white engineering agriculture";<br>It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.)<br>白手起家 starting from scratch<br>白雪公主 Snow White<br>摆架子 put on airs<br>摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances<br>拜把兄弟 sworn brothers<br>拜年 pay New Year call<br>搬迁户 relocated families<br>半拉子工程 uncompleted project<br>棒球运动记者 scribe<br><br>傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man;<br>lean on a moneybags<br>包干到户 work contracted to households<br>包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash<br>包工包料 contract for labor and materials<br>保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth<br>in the national economy<br>保持国有股 keep the State-held shares<br>保健食品 health-care food<br>保理业务 factoring business<br>保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area<br>保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas<br>保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings<br>报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project<br>北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank<br>本本主义 bookishness<br>《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica<br>本垒打 circuit clout, four-master, round trip<br>本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Bran<br>ches<br>奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life<br>笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.<br>蹦击 bungee, bungee jumping<br>逼上梁山 be driven to drastic alternatives<br>比较经济学 comparative economics<br>比上不足，比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many;<br>to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst<br>闭门羹 given cold-shoulder<br>边际报酬 marginal return<br>边缘科学 boundary science<br>变相涨价 disguised inflation<br>便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer<br>标书 bidding documents<br>表演赛 demonstration match<br>剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody<br>博彩（业）lottery industry<br>博士生 Ph.D candidate<br>补缺选举 by-election<br>布达拉宫 Potala Palace<br>布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods system<br>不败记录 clean record, spotless record<br>不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force<br>不打不成交 No discord, no concord.<br>不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.<br>不分上下的总统选举结果the neck-and-neck presidential election result<br>《不见不散》 Be there or be square.<br>不可再生资源 non-renewable resources<br>不良贷款 non-performing loan<br>不夜城 sleepless city, ever-bright city<br>不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency<br>步行天桥 foot bridge<br>C.<br>擦边球 edge ball, touch ball<br>擦网球 net ball<br>采取高姿态 show magnanimity<br>菜篮子工程 shopping basket program<br>?esc>178 参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs<br>沧海桑田 Seas change into mulberry fields and mulberry fields change into<br>seas--time brings great changes to the world. What was once the sea has<br>now changed into mulberry fields--the world is changing all the time.<br>仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket<br>草根工业 grass root industry (refers to village and township enterprises whi<br>ch take<br>root among farmers and grow like wold grass)<br>层层转包和违法分保<br> multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting<br>差额投票 differentail voting<br>差额选举 competitive election<br>茶道 sado<br>查房 make/go the rounds of the wards<br>拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul<br>拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition<br>搀水股票 water-down stocks (ordinary stocks that can be bought by persons in<br>side<br>a stock company or a business at a cost lower that their face value)<br>禅 dhyana<br>产粮大省 granary province<br>产品结构 product mix<br>产权明晰、权责明确、政企分开、科学管理 clearly established ownership, well<br>defined power and responsibility, separation of enterprise from administrati<br>on,<br>and scientific management<br>产权制度、产权关系 property relations; property order<br>产销直接挂钩 directly link production with marketing<br>产业的升级换代 upgrading of industies<br>产业结构升级 upgrading of an industrial structure<br>长二捆 LM-2E<br>长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta<br>长期共存、互相监督、肝胆相照、荣辱与共 long-term coexistence, mutual<br>supervision, sincere treatment with each other and the sharing of weal or wo<br>e<br>长线产品 product in excessive supply<br>畅通工程 "Smooth Traffic Project"<br>唱高调 mouth high-sounding words<br>超高速巨型计算机 giant ultra-high-speed computer<br>超前消费 overconsuming, excessive consumption<br>彻头彻尾的反动政治势力an out and out reactionary political force<br>城市规划 city's landscaping plan; urban planning<br>城市中年雅皮士 muppie （一批中年专业人士，附庸风雅，矫揉造作cutesification，<br><br>崇尚竟品至上boutiqueification，攀比银行存款bankification等摆阔作风，<br>由middle-aged urban yuppie缩合而成）<br>城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and rural areas<br>吃大锅饭 egalitarian practice of "everybody eating from the same big pot"<br>吃皇粮 receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the government<br>重复建设 building redundant project; duplication of similar projects<br>抽杀成功 hit through<br>筹备委员会 preparatory committee<br>出风头 show off;in the limelight<br>出口创汇能力 capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports<br>出口加工区 export processing zones<br>出口退税制度 the system of refunding taxes on exported goods; export (tax) r<br>ebate<br>出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for exports<br>出家 pravrajana; cloister<br>传销 multi-level marketing<br>窗口行业 various service trades<br>创建卫生城市：build a nationally advanced clean city<br>创业园 high-tech business incubator; pioneer park<br>吹风会 (advanced) briefing<br>春蕾计划 Spring Buds Program<br>春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival<br>《春秋》 Spring and Autumn Annals<br>磁悬浮列车 Maglev train (magnetically levitated train), magnetic suspension<br>train<br>辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year<br> and ring in the new<br>此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting<br>his innocence.<br>从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy<br>粗放式管理 extensive management<br>促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy<br>存款保证金 guaranty money for deposits<br>D.<br>"达标"活动 "target hitting" activities<br>打白条 issue IOU<br>打黑 crack down on speculation and profiteering<br>打假 crack down on counterfeit goods<br>打破僵局 break the deadlock<br>打顺手 find one's touch, get into gear, settle into a groove<br>大包干 all-round responsibility system<br>大轰动 blockbuster<br>大力扣杀 hammer<br>大路货 staple goods<br>大满贯 grand slam<br>大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener<br>大款 tycoon<br>大排挡 sidewalk snack booth; large stall<br>大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and th<br>en to<br>reduce it to nothing at all<br>大胜 white wash<br>大腕 top notch<br>大卫教 Branch Davidian<br>大型电视系列片,长篇电视连续剧 maxi-series<br>大学生创业 university students' innovative undertaking<br>大要案 major and serious criminal cases<br>大专生 junior college student<br>大专文凭 associate degree<br>大藏经 Tripitaka<br>带薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them t<br>o retain<br>their original rank and benefits<br>待岗 await job assignment, post-waiting<br>待业 job-waiting<br>代职 function in an acting capacity<br>单循环制 single round-robin system<br>党群关系 Party-masses relationship<br>党政机关 Party and government organizations<br>捣浆糊 give the runaround<br>盗版VCD pirated VCD<br>盗打（电话) free call on somebody else's expense through illegal means<br>盗用公款 embezzlement<br>单刀赴会 start a solo run<br>倒票 speculative reselling of tickets<br>倒爷 profiteer<br>倒计时 countdowm<br>等外品 off-grade goods, rejects<br>邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts<br>低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach)<br>第二产业 secondary industry<br>第三产业 tertiary industry; service sector<br>第三代移动电话(3G手机) third generation mobile; 3G mobile<br>第一发球权 first inning<br>第一发球员 first server<br>第一双打 first pair<br>地方保护主义 regional protectionism<br>地方财政包干制 system whereby local authorities take full responsibility for<br> their finances<br>地球村 global village<br>地区差异 regional disparity<br>地热资源 geothermal resources<br>地市级城市 prefecture-level city<br>点子公司 consultancy company<br>电话号码升位 upgrade telephone number<br>电话会议 teleconference<br>电视直销 TV home shopping<br>电子商务认证 e-business certification<br>吊球 drop shot<br>吊销执照 revoke license<br>钉子户 person or household who refuses to move and bargains for unreasonably<br><br>high compensation when the land is requisitioned for a construction project<br>定向培训 training for specific posts<br>豆腐渣"工程 jerry-built project<br>毒枭 drug trafficker<br>独立核算工业企业 independent accounting unit(enterprise)<br>"渡假外交" holiday-making diplomacy<br>短期债务 floating debt<br>断交信 Dear John letter (from woman to man)<br>对...毫无顾忌 make no bones about ...<br>对冲基金 hedge fund<br>对外招商 attract foreign investment<br>队长袖标(足球） skipper's armband<br>多党合作制 multi-party co-operation in exercising State power<br>多任务小卫星 small multi-mission satellite (SMMS)<br>夺冠 take the crown<br>E.<br>恶性通货膨胀 hyperinflation<br>恶性循环 vicious circle<br>(把…当成)耳旁风Like water off (on) a duck’s back<br>二板市场; 创业板市场 second board (on the country's stock market)<br>二次创业 start a new undertakinge<br>二进宫 to enter the palace a second time (people with a past criminal record<br> again<br>commits a crime, and is convicted and put into a correctional institution)<br>二流选手 scrub, second-rater<br>二元经济 dual economy<br>F.<br>发案率 incidence (of criminal cases)<br>发烧友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan<br>发展不平衡 disparate development<br>发展是硬道理 Development is of overriding importance. / Development is the a<br>bsolute need.<br>法治国家 a country under the rule of law<br>法制国家 a state with an adequate legal system<br>翻两番 quadruple<br>反败为胜 bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire<br>反不正当竞争法 Law of the People's Republic of China Against Competition by<br>Inappropriate Means<br>反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government<br>防抱死系统 ABS (anti-lock braking system)<br>防洪工程 flood-prevention project<br>房管 real estate management<br>访谈式竞选 （候选人在电视访谈节目中亮相进行的竞选）talk-show campaign<br>放高球 lob<br>放下架子 to relinguish haungty airs; to get off one's high horse; throw off<br>one's airs<br>放行单 release permit<br>飞毛腿（导弹）Scud missile<br>飞行药检 spot check<br>非对称数字用户环路 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL)<br>费改税 transform administrative fees into taxes<br>分拆上市 A subsidiary company of a corporation is listed on the stock market<br>.<br>分流 reposition of redundant personnel<br>分期付款 installment payment<br>分税制 system of tax distribution<br>（产品）分销 subunderwriting, distribution<br>粉领族 pink-collar tribe (Women who play major role in certain professions s<br>uch as<br>office workers, secretaries, models, airline hostesses, etc)<br>风险投资 venture capital; risk investment<br>疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform enceohalopathy (BSE)<br>锋利扣杀 razor-sharp smash<br>封闭式基金 close-ended fund<br>封杀出局 force out<br>“封圣” canonization of "Saints"<br>福利彩票 welfare lotteries<br>福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system<br>浮动工资 floating wages; fluctuating wages<br>扶贫 poverty alleviation<br>覆盖率 coverage rate<br>复式住宅duplex apartment; compound apartment (a type of residential housing<br>that maximizes usable space by increasing the number of the storey building)<br><br>G.<br>改制上市：An enterprise is re-organized according to modern corporate system<br> so<br>that it will get listed on the stock market.<br>感谢款待的信 a bread and butter letter (a letter sent as thanks for being tr<br>eated well<br>as someone's guest)<br>干部队伍革命化、年轻化、知识化、专业化 make the ranks of cadres more revolut<br>ionary,<br>younger in average age, better educated and professionally more competent<br>港人治港 Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong<br>高层次、全方位的对话 high-level and all-directional dialogue<br>高产优质 high yield and high quality<br>高度自治 high degree of autonomy<br>高官会 Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)<br>高级商务师 Certified Business Executive<br>高架公路 elevated highway; overhead road<br>高科技板块 high-tech sector<br>高难度动作 stunner, stunt<br>高清晰度 high definition<br>高新技术产业开发区 high and new technology industrial development zone<br>(公路）隔离带 median<br>根本政治制度 fundamental political system<br>个人收入应税申报制度 the system of the declaration of individual incomes for<br> tax payment<br>个人自扫门前雪， 莫管他人瓦上霜 hoe one’s own potatoes<br>各大菜系 major styles of cooking<br>各尽所能let each person do his best; from each according to his ability<br>"各就位" "On your marks!"<br>跟踪审计 follow-up auditing<br>恭喜发财 May you be prosperous!; Wish you all the best!<br>功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.<br>工程公司 engineering company<br>工商局 industrial and commercial bureau<br>工薪阶层 salariat; state employee; salaried person<br>工业控制一体化integrated industrial control; industrial control of integrati<br>on<br>工业园区 industrial park<br>公费医疗 medical services at state expense<br>公告板服务 Bulletin Board Service (BBS)<br>公检法 public security organs, procuratorial organs and people's courts<br>公积金public accumulation funds, public reserve funds<br>公开喊价市场 open outcry markets<br>公款吃喝 recreational activities using public funds<br>公司分立与解散 separation and dissolution of a company<br>公益林 public welfare forest<br>公正、公平、公开 just, fair and open<br>公证财产 notarize the properties<br>共产党领导下的多党合作与政治协商 multi-party cooperation and political consu<br>ltation<br>under the leadership of Communist Party<br>狗仔队dog packs; paparazzo (singular), paparazzi(plural) (It refers to those<br> journalists<br>who are hunting the news of celebrities.)<br>骨干企业 key enterprise<br>股本金equity capital<br>挂职<br>1) take a temporary post (in order to temper oneself)<br>2) serve in a lower level unit for a period while retaining one's position i<br>n the previous unit<br>关税壁垒 customs barrier; tariff wall<br>光谷 optical valley<br>光机电一体化 optical, mechanical and electronic integration<br>光盘杂志 CD-ROM magazine<br>光通讯 photo-communication; optical communication<br>广告电话直销direct response advertising<br>广域网 wide area network (WAN)<br>皈依三宝 become a Buddhist<br>国产化率 import substitution rate; localization rate of parts and components<br><br>国防动员体制 the mobilization for national defense<br>国际惯例 international common practice<br>国际日期变更线 International Date Line (IDL)<br>《国际先驱论坛报》 International Herald Tribune<br>国际商业机器公司 International Business Machine Corporation (IBM)<br>国家经济体制改革委员会 the State Commission for Restructuring the Economic S<br>ystems<br>国家普通话水平考试 National Proficiency Test of Putonghua<br>国家一级保护 first-grade State protection<br>国家质量技术监督局 the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision<br>国脚 player of the national football team; footballer of the national team<br>国库券 treasury bonds<br>国民党 Kuomintang<br>国民经济支柱产业 pillar industries in national economy<br>国债专项资金 special fund for treasury bond<br>过度开垦 excess reclamation<br>过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong<br> as falling<br>short; too much is as bad as too little<br>H.<br>海市蜃楼，镜花水月, 无稽之谈 a mare’s nest<br>海湾战争综合症 the complexities of the Gulf War<br>函授大学 correspondence university<br>旱地滑雪场 mock skiing park<br>汉字处理软件 Chinese character processing software<br>航母 aircraft carrier<br>豪赌 unrestrained gambling<br>好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news<br>spread<br>far and wide.<br>好出风头的运动员 exhibitionist, grandstander<br>好莱坞大片 Hollywood blockbuster<br>"好球" "Strike"<br>和服 Kimono<br>合理引导消费 guide rational consumption<br>合议庭 collegiate bench<br>核销 cancel after verification<br>黑店 gangster inn<br>黑客 hacker<br>黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland<br>宏观调控 macro-control<br>红包 （中）red paper containing money as a gift, (贬) bribe, kickback<br>《红楼梦》A Dream in Red Mansions (The Story of the Stone)<br>红帽子企业 red cap enterprise (refers to the reputation a private enterprise<br> enjoys<br>by becoming attached to a government department and doing business in the na<br>me of<br>a state-run or collective-run enterprise)<br>红细胞生成素 Erythropoietin (EPO)<br>环太平洋地区 Pacific Rim<br>后防空虚 leave the defense exposed<br>后台管理 back-stage management<br>呼啦圈 hu la hoop<br>胡子工程 long-drawn-out project (a project which takes so long that young wo<br>rkers become bearded)<br>虎父无犬子 A wise goose never lays a tame egg.<br>互动广告 interactive advertisement<br>户口簿 residence booklet<br>户口管理制度 domicile system, residence registration system<br>户主 head of a household<br>护身法宝 amulet<br>华表 ornamental column/cloud pillar/stele<br>华盖 canopy<br>滑板车 scooter<br>"坏球" "Ball"<br>还俗 resume secular life, unfrock<br>"黄、赌、毒" pornography, gambling and drug abuse and trafficking<br>黄金时段 prime time<br>(吃)"皇粮" public grainfunds, goods, etc provided by the government; salary<br>paid by the state<br>挥棒 swing<br>挥棒不中 fan<br>灰色收入 income from moonlighting<br>汇丰银行 Hong Kong and Shang Hai Banking Corporation<br>婚介所 matrimonial agency<br>婚外恋 extramarital love<br>活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn.<br>火炬计划 Torch Program (a plan to develop new and high technology)<br>货币化 monetization<br>货币回笼 withdrawal of currency from circulation<br>货到付款 cash on delivery<br>J.<br>机场建设费 airport construction fee<br>机构臃肿 overstaffing in organizations (government)<br>基本路线要管一百年 The basic line must be followed unswervingly for a very l<br>ong time to come.<br>基本国情 fundamental realities of the country<br>基层民主 democracy at the grassroots level<br>基层组织 organizations at the grass-roots level<br>基因工程 genetic engineering<br>积压产品 overstocked commodities (inventories)<br>绩优股 blue chip<br>激烈竞争 cut-throat competition<br>吉尼斯世界记录 Guinness (Book of Records)<br>吉祥物 mascot<br>缉毒队 narcotics squad<br>缉私力量 the forces engaged in the fight against smuggling<br>集体婚礼 collective wedding ceremony<br>集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development<br>计划单列市 city specifically designated in the state plan<br>计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning<br>计算机中央处理器 central processing unit(CPU)<br>记者席 press box<br>"既成事实" fait accompli (noun)<br>技术产权交易所 technology equity market; technology property right exchange<br>技术密集产品 technology-intensive product<br>技术下乡 spread technological knowledge to farmers<br>嘉宾 distinguished guest, honored guest<br>加班 work extra shifts<br>加密 encrypt<br>加权平均值 weighted average<br>加强舆论监督 ensure that the correct orientation is maintained in public opi<br>nion<br>家庭联产承包责任制 the household contract responsibility system<br>家族企业 family firm<br>假唱 lip-synch<br>假动作 deception, feint<br>甲骨文 inscriptions on oracle bones<br>假日经济 holiday economy<br>坚持统一，反对分裂，增加了解，化解歧见 persist in reunification, oppose sepa<br>ration,<br>increase understanding and iron out differences<br>监督部门 watchdog<br>尖端产品 highly sophisticated products<br>剪彩 cut the ribbon<br>剪刀差 the scissors gap between the prices of ... and ...<br>减负 alleviate burdens on sb.<br>减速玻璃(汽车）decelerating glass<br>减员增效 downsizing for efficiency; cut payroll to improve efficiency<br>江南水乡 the south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River<br>讲诚信，反欺诈： honor credibility and oppose cheating<br>降落伞候选人，外来候选人（应召而来参加本人非所在地区竞选的政党候选人）parach<br>ute candidate<br>脚踩两只船 sit on the fence<br>脚踏实地 be down-to-earth<br>侥幸球 fluke<br>教学法 pedagogy; teaching method<br>教育部社政司 Social Science Research and Ideological Work Department<br>of the Ministry of Education<br>接口 interface<br>街道企业 neighborhood enterprise<br>街心花园 park at an intersection; garden in the city center<br>节奏布鲁斯音乐（RMB音乐） rhythm blues<br>解放生产力 emancipate the productive forces<br>解放思想、实事求是的思想路线 ideological line of emancipating the mind and s<br>eeking truth from facts<br>解困基金 anti-poverty funds<br>结售汇制度 the system of exchange, settlement and sales<br>戒毒所 drug rehabilitation center<br>戒急用忍 overcome impetuosity and exercise patience<br>金本位 gold standard<br>金边债券 gilt-edged bonds<br>金刚经 Vajracchedika-sutra<br>金降落伞 golden parachute<br>金融电子化 computerize financial services<br>金税工程 Golden Tax Project<br>金无足赤, 人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.<br>紧箍咒 inhibiting magic phrase<br>紧密型企业集团 tightly-knit groups of enterprises<br>紧追 cling to, shadow, thunder on one's trail<br>近海渔业 offshore fishery<br>近水楼台先得月 First come, first served; A water-front pavilion gets the moo<br>nlight first<br>--the advantage of being in a favored position.<br>进出口商会 chamber of import and export trade<br>进口渗透 import penetration<br>进修班 class for further studies<br>禁渔期 closed fishing seasons<br>禁止在任何地方、任何环境进行一切方式的释放核能的核武器试验保爆炸 prohibit an<br>y<br>nuclear weapon test explosion which releases nuclear energy at any place and<br> in any environment<br>经常项目顺差favorable balance of current account, surplus of current account<br><br>经常性贷款 commercial lending<br>经常性支出 running expenses<br>经济林 cash tree<br>经济全球化 economic globalization; economic integration<br>经济失调指数 misery index<br>经济头脑 commercially minded people; people with business sense<br>经营管理高度科学化的现代化大企业 modern big enterprise with highly scientifi<br>c management system<br>精简机构 streamline government organs<br>精品 competitive products<br>京剧票友 Peking Opera fan<br>京剧人物脸谱 types of facial make-up in Beijing opera<br>景泰蓝 cloisonné<br>敬业精神 professional dedication; professional ethics<br>劲射 power shot<br>九五攻关 State Key Task 95<br>居委会 neighborhood committee; residents' committee<br>局域网 local area network (LAN)<br>举报电话 informants' hot-line telephone<br>拒载 refuse to take passengers<br>君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal;<br>a hedge between keeps friendship green<br>竣工式 completion ceremony<br>K.<br>卡丁车 kart<br>开发一代，储存一带，预研一代 (产品） to develop this generation of products<br>while researching on the next generation of products<br>开放式基金 open-ended fund<br>开工不足 enterprises running under their production capacity<br>开工典礼 commencement ceremony<br>开后门under-the-counter deals; offer advantages to one's friends or relative<br>s by underhand means<br>开题报告 opening speech; opening report<br>开小灶 give special favor<br>开夜车 burn the midnight oil; work over night<br>看守政府, 看守内阁，过渡政府 caretaker cabinet<br>坎儿井 karez<br>抗美援朝战争 War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea<br>抗震棚 quake-proof shelter<br>考研 take part in the entrance exams for postgraduate schools<br>考研热 the craze for graduate school<br>科技成果转化为生产力 transfer of scientific and technological achievements<br>科技含量 technology content<br>科技是第一生产力 Science and technology constitute a primary productive forc<br>e.<br>科教兴国 rely on science and education to rejuvenate the nation<br>科研攻关 scientific research and tackle the key research project<br>可持续发展 sustainable development<br>刻录机 CD writer; disc-carving machine<br>空头支票 accommodation note, lip service<br>空中小姐 air hostess; air stewardess<br>控股公司 holding company<br>扣帽子 put a label on<br>跨世纪工程 a trans-century project<br>跨越式发展 great-leap-forward development<br>快讯 news flash; flash<br>宽带接入 broadband access<br>宽带网 broadband networks<br>宽限期 grace period<br>亏损企业 enterprises running in the red/under deficit<br>困难职工 the needy<br>L.<br>垃圾债券 junk bond<br>拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth<br>拉拉队 cheering squad<br>拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king<br>拉关系 try to curry favor with<br>来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone<br>来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials<br>for processing<br>劳动合同制 labor contract system<br>老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried<br>老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise<br>"篱笆墙" barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading<br>礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.<br>理货公司 tally company<br>礼仪小姐 ritual girl<br>利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery<br>利好因素 wrinkle<br>利基 niche<br>立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture<br>廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration<br>廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient gove<br>rnment<br>廉洁奉公，以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state<br>with his<br>own example of uprightness<br>联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to o<br>utput;<br>contract system with remuneration linked to output<br>联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee)<br>联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises<br>联合联络小组 joint liaison group<br>联合投标 syndicated tender<br>联想集团 Legend Group<br>连带责任 joint liability<br>练摊 to be a vendor<br>良性循环 virtuous circle<br>粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies<br>粮油关系：grain and oil rationing registration<br>两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportat<br>ion<br>两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine<br>"两个对等的政治实体" "two equal political entities<br>两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress<br>两手抓两手都要硬 We must address ourselves to the problem of both material a<br>nd spiritual<br>civilization(both material as well as culture and ideological progress) with<br>out any letup.<br>"两思"（致富思源，富而思进） to think of the source of getting rich and of m<br>aking progress<br>after becoming affluence<br>老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority na<br>tionalities,<br>remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas<br>《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio<br>猎头公司 head-hunting company<br>劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (口语)<br>临时主教练 caretaker coach<br>零配件 spare and accessory parts<br>领头羊 bellwether<br>留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary<br>留学咨询：consulting on the study abroad<br>流动人口 transient population<br>流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile<br>(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry<br>乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition o<br>f donations<br>and exaction of fees from enterprises<br>乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines<br>《论语》 Analects of Confucius<br>论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense<br>裸机：bare mobile phone<br>旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip<br>绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate<br>绿化 afforestation<br>绿色急救通道 emergency green path<br>绿色食品 green food<br>M.<br>马拉松式竞选活动 campaignathon<br>马路菜场入室工程 the project to build indoor free market to accommodate stre<br>et vegetable vendors<br>马太效应 the Matthew effect (A phenomenon in specific circles whereby one's<br>accomplishments<br>and reputation tend to snowball, and those with meager accomplishments have<br>greater difficulty<br>achieving accomplishments. )<br>满意度 degree of satisfaction<br>盲流和倒流人员 transient from the countryside<br>帽子戏法 hat trick<br>冒充包装（销售）[指将劣质商品包装成外观像名优产品出售的做法] copycat packagi<br>ng<br>买一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free<br>美声唱法 bel canto<br>美食节 gourmet festival<br>每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear<br>ones far away.<br>/ It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.<br>门前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping g<br>ood social order<br>in a designated area outside the unit building<br>蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt<br>蒙古大夫 quack<br>朦胧诗 misty poetry<br>民办教师 citizen-managed teachers (teachers in rural citizen-managed or stat<br>e-managed schools<br>who do not receive the normal remuneration from the government)<br>民工潮 farmers' frenzied hunt for work in cities<br>民进党 Democratic Progressive Party<br>民主党派、工商联与无党派人士 non-Communist parties, federations of industry<br>and commerce,<br>personages without party affiliation<br>民族凝聚力 national cohesion<br>民族委员会 ethnic affairs commission<br>民族文化大省 a province with rich ethnic culture<br>明明白白消费（2000年保护消费者权益工作主题）transparent consumption<br>磨洋工 dawdle along<br>模拟测试 mock test; simulated exam<br>莫失良机 make hay while the sun shines<br>目标管理 management by objectives<br>N.<br>NASDAQ National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations<br>纳米 nanometer<br>难得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise.<br>南水北调 South-to-North water diversion<br>南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project<br>男权主义思想 male chauvinism<br>囊括 complete a sweep<br>耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods)<br>闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique<br>内环路 inner ring road<br>内联企业 enterprises with internal connections<br>能官能民 be ready to both serve as an offical and be one<br>能进能出，能上能下competent to work both at the top and at the grass roots<br>能进能出，能上能下,方谓好汉 He who knows how to fight and how to retreat des<br>erves to be<br>called a brave man.<br>能上网的手机 WAP phone<br>内耗 in-fighting<br>泥菩萨 like a clay Buddha fording the river-hardly able to save oneself; eac<br>h one is looking out<br>for his own survival<br>年同比 year-on-year; on an annual basis<br>年夜饭 family reunion dinner<br>扭转局面 reverse the tide, turn the table<br>农村剩余劳动力 surplus rural labour (labourers)<br>诺亚方舟 Noah’s Ark<br>O.<br>
.<br>派出所 local police station<br>跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman<br>泡沫经济 bubble economy<br>配股 allotment of shares<br>配套政策 supporting policies<br>棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks<br>碰钉子 get snubbed<br>碰头会 brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed<br>agenda,<br>the main purpose of which is to exchange information.)<br>疲软股票 soft stock<br>皮包公司 bogus company<br>啤酒肚 beer belly<br>票贩子 scalper, ticket tout<br>票房 box office<br>骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over<br>foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage<br>拼图 jigsaw<br>贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor<br>贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb<br>平均主义 equalitarianism<br>平面设计师 graphic designer<br>评头论足 nit-pick<br>瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions<br>扑网(体） rush-up, rushing<br>普选制 general election system<br>Q.<br>期房 forward delivery housing<br>骑警 horseback police<br>企业孵化器 enterprise incubator<br>企业文化 corporate culture<br>起跑器 block<br>洽谈会 fair, meeting<br>千代田寿险公司（日本） Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co.<br>千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby<br>强化班 intensive training class<br>抢跑 false start, beat the gun<br>敲竹杠make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick<br>切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point<br>亲民党 People First Party<br>勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program<br>轻轨火车 light rail train<br>情感消费 emotional consumption<br>情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to …<br>区位商业 location-based commerce<br>屈体 jackknife, pike<br>圈外人士 people out of the loop<br>全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy<br>全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City<br>全景电影 cinepanoramic<br>全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan<br>全能冠军 all-around winner<br>全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS)<br>全球通 global system for mobile communications<br>全天候飞机 all-weatehr aircraft<br>全优工程 all-round excellent project<br>拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster<br>裙带风 nepotism; petticoat influence<br>裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence<br>群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one<br>'s mind freely<br>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<br>R.<br>燃油附加税 bunker surcharge<br>染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon<br>绕圈子 beat around the bush<br>热岛效应 tropical island effect<br>人才流失brain drain<br>人浮于事 overstaffing<br>人工智能 artificial intelligence(AI)<br>人海战术 huge-crowd strategy<br>人机交互 human-computer interaction<br>人际交往 human communication<br>人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG)<br>人均住房 per-capita housing<br>人类免疫缺陷病毒Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)<br>人情债 debt of gratitude<br>任意球 free kick<br>日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC)<br>融资渠道 financing channels<br>入水时水花很少 clean entry<br>软新闻 soft news<br>S.<br>360度环幕电影 Circamara<br>三八红旗手 woman pace-setter<br>三八线 38th Parallel<br>三步走战略 the three-step development strategy<br>三大作风 the Party's three important styles of work (integrating theory with<br> practice, forging<br>close links with the masses and practicing self-criticism)<br>"三个代表" "three represents" theory (The Party should always represent the<br>development<br>needs of China's advanced social productive forces, always represent the onw<br>ard direction<br>of China's advanced culture, and always represent the fundamental interests<br>of the largest<br>member of the Chinese people.)<br>三个有利于 "three favorables" (whether it promotes the growth of the product<br>ive forces in<br>a socialist society, increases the overall strenth of the socialist state an<br>d raises the people's<br>living standards<br>《三国演义》The Romance of the Three Kingdoms<br>三好学生 merit student; three good student(good in study, attitude and healt<br>h)<br>"三讲"教育（讲学习、讲政治、讲正气） "three emphases" education (to stress t<br>heoretical<br>study, political awareness and good conduct)<br>三角恋爱 love triangle<br>三角债 chain debt<br>三来一补企业 the enterprises that process raw materials on clients' demands,<br> assemble parts<br>for the clients and process according to the clients' samples; or engage in<br>compensation trade.<br>三连冠 three successive championships<br>三民主义 the Three People's Principles (Nationalism, Democracy and the Peopl<br>e's Livelihood)<br>put forward by Dr. Sun Yat-sen<br>三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / At thirty, a ma<br>n should be able to<br>think for himself.<br>三通 three direct links of trade, mail, and air and shipping services across<br> the Taiwan Straits<br>三通一平 "three supplies and one leveling"; supply of water, electricity and<br> road and leveled<br>ground (conditions ready for further economic development)<br>三维电影 three-dimensional movie<br>三 维 动 画 片 three-dimensional animation<br>三无企业 three-no-enterprises (It refers to enterprises with no capital, no<br>plant, and no administrative structure.)<br>三下乡 a program under which officials, doctors, scientist and college stude<br>nts go to the countryside to spread scientific and literacy knowledge and of<br>fer medical service to farmers 三资企业 three kinds of foreign-invested ente<br>rprises or ventures: Sino-foreign joint ventures (中外合资企业), cooperative<br> businesses （中外合作企业） and exclusively foreign-owned<br>enterprises in China（外商独资企业）<br>三字经 three-character scripture<br>"扫黄"、"打非" eliminate pornography and illegal publications<br>扫尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work<br>杀手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one's trump or master card<br>沙尘暴sand storm; dust storm<br>山不在高，有仙则名；No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread<br> far and wide if there is a fairy;<br>《山海经》the Classic of Mountains and Rivers<br>商检局 Commodity Inspection Bureau<br>商品房空置的现象 the vacancy problem in commercial housing<br>商品条码 bar code<br>上山下乡 (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside or mountai<br>n areas<br>上市 to be listed<br>上网 to get on the Internet<br>上有天堂，下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and<br>Hangzou on earth.<br>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 subor<br>dinate to the<br>majority, the lower level to the higher level, the part to the whole and the<br> entire membership of the<br>
arty to the Central Committee<br>社会热点问题 hot spots of society<br>社会治安情况 public security situation<br>涉外经济 foreign-related business<br>申办奥运会 bid for the Olympic Games<br>身体素质 physique; physical constitution<br>神州行电话卡 Shenzhou pre-paid card<br>审时度势 size up the situation<br>渗透、颠覆和分裂活动 infiltrative, subversive and splittist activities<br>《生死抉择》 "Live or Die"<br>生态农业 environmental-friendly agriculture<br>失恋 be disappointed in love; be jilted<br>失学儿童 dropout<br>实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade<br>实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.<br>食品卫生法 Food Hygiene Law of People's Republic of China<br>实体经济 the real economy<br>实现零的突破 fulfil the zero (gold medal, medal, etc) breakthrough<br>实现中华民伟大复兴 bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation<br>实行国民待遇 grant the national treatment to<br>实行计划生育、控制人口数量、提高人口素质 promotion of family planning to con<br>trol the population size and improve the health of the people<br>实现小康目标 to achieve the goal of ensuring our people a relative comfortab<br>le life<br>时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.<br><<史记>> Shi Ji/ Historical Records<br>市场疲软 sluggish market<br>市场准入 market access<br>试用期 probationary period<br>适度从紧的财政政策 moderately tight financial policy<br>适销对路的产品 readily marketable products<br>适者生存survival of the fittest<br>手机入网费 mobile access fee<br>首创精神 pioneering spirit<br>首航 maiden voyage (of an aircraft or ship)<br>授信额度 line of credit<br>受灾地区 disaster-affected are<br>售后服务 after-sale services<br>树立企业良好形象 foster a good and healthy company image<br>刷卡, 划卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card<br>甩卖 clearance sale; be on sale<br>涮羊肉 instant-boiled mutton<br>双刃剑 double-edged sword<br>双向选择 two-way selection, referring to employer and employee choosing each<br> other in a job market<br>《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Water Margins<br>水货 smuggled goods<br>水墨画 Chinese brush drawing; ink and wash painting<br>硕博联读 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctor<br>al study<br>司仪 MC (master of ceremonies)<br>思乡曲 Nostalgia<br>思想僵铁 fossilized concept<br>死机 system halted<br>四大金刚 Four Heavenly Guardians at the entrance to a Buddhism temple; Four<br>Devarajas<br>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<br>，<br>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<br>程、<br>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<br>际<br>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.)<br>In his important address to the Central Ideological and Political Work Confe<br>rence on June 28<br>this year, Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin expounds on how to understand<br> the historical<br>process of socialist development; how to understand the historical process o<br>f capitalist<br>development; how to understand the impact of China's socialist reform over t<br>he people's<br>thinking; how to understand the impact of the current international environm<br>ent and political<br>struggle.<br>四十不惑 Life begins at forty.<br>四项基本原则 the Four Cardinal Principles of adherence to the socialist road<br>, the people's democratic dictatorship, the leadership of the Communist Part<br>y of China, and Marxism-Leninism<br>and Mao Zedong Thought<br>(企业集团的）松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group)<br>素质教育 education for all-around development<br>随行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions<br>T.<br>抬杠 argue for the sake of arguing; bicker<br>太空步 moonwalk<br>摊牌put/lay one’s card on the table<br>弹性工资 flexible pay<br>弹性外交 elastic diplomacy<br>逃票 to sneak through without a ticket<br>逃票者 ticket evader<br>套利 arbitrage<br>特别提款权 special drawing rights (SDR; SDRs) ; paper gold<br>特技演员stunt man; stand-in<br>特色电话机 feature phone<br>特许税franchise tax<br>提高农产品收购价格 the government's increase in its procurement prices (for<br>farm products)<br>替身演员 stunt man/woman; stand-in<br>跳蚤市场 flea market<br>铁饭碗 iron rice bowl<br>铁哥们 faithful pal；buddies；sworn friend<br>铁血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister<br>通存通兑 the banking procedure where deposits and withdrawals are processed<br>at any branch<br>bank<br>通货紧缩 deflation (of currency)<br>统筹安排 comprehensive arrangement<br>统一市场 single market<br>统一税 flat tax, consolidated tax<br>同等学力 have the same educational level (as the regular graduate or student<br> of certain academic<br>qualification)<br>同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen<br>筒子楼：tube-shaped apartment<br>偷税漏税 tax evasion<br>偷税、骗税、逃税、抗税 tax evasion, tax fraud, and refusal to pay taxes<br>头号种子选手 No.1 seed (player); top seed<br>投手 pitcher<br>透过现象看本质 see through the appearance to perceive the essence<br>土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment<br>团身 bunch up the body<br>推广科研成果 turning laboratory achievements into commercial/mass production<br>; commercialization<br>of laboratory achievements<br>退耕还林还草 grain for green<br>脱口秀 talk show<br>脱贫致富 cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity<br><br>脱手 release grip<br>W.<br>汪辜会谈 Wang Daohan-Koo Chen-fu Talks (Wang-Koo talks)<br>王储，王太子 Crown Prince<br>网吧 Internet bar<br>网关 gateway<br>网恋 online love affair<br>网络出版 online publishing<br>网络管理员 network administrator<br>网络经济 cybereconomy<br>网民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen<br>网上冲浪surf the Internet<br>网上交易平台 online trading platform<br>网友 net friend<br>往事如风 The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pa<br>st.<br>温饱工程 bring-warmth fill-bellies project<br>稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority<br>微软移动构想 Microsoft Vision for Mobility; Microsoft Mobility Initiatives<br>维护人权和不断改善人权状况 safeguard human rights and steadily improve the h<br>uman rights situation<br>《围城》 A Surrounded City<br>伪君子hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing<br>伪劣商品赔还法 lemon law<br>卫冕世界冠军 reigning world champion<br>文明街道 model community<br>文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy<br>问讯处 information office; inquiry desk<br>屋顶花园 roof garden<br>无氟冰箱 freon-free refrigerator <br>无人售票 self-service ticketing<br>无绳来电显示电话 cordless telephone with caller ID<br>无为而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-inter<br>ference<br>无线应用协议 WAP（wireless application protocol）<br>无形资产intangible assets<br>无中生有 make/create something out of nothing<br>武?小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel<br>物价局 Price Bureau<br>物业管理 estate management, property management<br>X.<br>息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters<br>西部大开发 West Development<br>西气东输 transport the natural gas from the West to the East<br>《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber<br>《西游记》Pilgrimage to the West; Journey to the West<br>吸收游资 absorb idle fund<br>希望工程 Project Hope<br>喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear<br>洗钱 money laundering<br>下放权力给 delegating the management of ... (to ...)<br>下岗 laid-off workers<br>下海 plunge into the commercial sea<br>下网 off line<br>下游行业 downstream industry<br>险胜 cliff-hanging win, narrow victory, nose out<br>线下商贸运作 offline business operation<br>县改市：county upgraded to city<br>县级市：county-level city<br>现代企业制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system<br>香格里拉 Shangri-la<br>向钱看 mammonism, put money above all<br>项目立项 approve and initiate a project<br>项目预算 project budget<br>项目支持 project support<br>消费信贷 consumer credit services<br>削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks (START)<br>小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity<br>小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family<br>效益工资achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits<br>效益农业 profitable agriculture<br>写真集 photo album<br>心理素质 psychological quality<br>新宠 new favourite<br>新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean<br>新新人类 New Human Being；X Generation<br>新秀 up-and-coming star, rising star<br>信贷支持 credit aid<br>信息港 inforport; cyber port<br>信息化 informationize<br>信用紧缩 credit crunch<br>信用危机credit crisis<br>星期日泰晤士报 the Sunday Times<br>形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand<br>虚拟网 virtual net<br>选举权和被选举权 the right to vote and the right to be elected<br>选举人票 electoral vote<br>选举人制 electoral system<br>学而优则仕 (a Confucian slogan for education) a good scholar can become an o<br>fficial; he who excels in study can follow an official career<br>学生处 students' affairs division<br>学生减负 alleviate the burden on students<br>徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends<br>寻呼小姐 operators who work with paging centres<br>巡回招聘 milk round<br>Y.<br>压水花技术 rip entry<br>压线(口令) Line!<br>压轴戏 grand finale; last and best item on a theatrical program<br>亚健康 subhealthy<br>严打斗争Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly on crimin<br>al activities<br>言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel<br>研究成果 research results<br>研究生毕业证/学位证 graduate diploma/graudate degree's diploma<br>阳春（最经济方式） no-frills<br>羊肉串小摊 barbecue stall<br>养老金 pension<br>养路费 road toll<br>摇钱树 cash cow<br>摇头丸 dancing outreach<br>药物检查 dope control, drug testing<br>野生动物园 wildlife park; safari park<br>业内人士 insider<br>液晶显示屏 liquid crystal display (LCD)<br>一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks<br>一次性解决问题 solve the problem once and for all<br>一大二公 (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in n<br>ature<br>一刀切 cut it even at one stroke--make it rigidly uniform; impose uniformity<br> in all cases; allow no<br>flexibility<br>一国两制，One country, two systems<br>一级市场 primary market<br>(祝愿…)一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting gu<br>est<br>一式两联 (receipt or invoice) in duplicate<br>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<br>放，<br>一手抓打击犯罪惩治腐败 We must always work for material progress and at the<br>same time for<br>cultural and ethical progress; We should develop the economy and at the same<br> time strengthen<br>democracy and the legal system; We should promote reform and opening to the<br>outside world<br>and at the same time fight crime and punish corruption.<br>一线员工 worker at the production line<br>一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words.<br>医疗保险 medical insurance<br>移动电话双向收费 two-way charges for cellular phones<br>以公有制为主体，多种经济成分共同发展 the pattern with the public sector rema<br>ining dominant<br>and diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side<br>以经济建设为中心 focusing on the central task of economic construction<br>以谋略制胜 outmaneuver<br>以权谋私 abuse of power for personal gains<br>以人为本 people oriented; people foremost<br>以市场为导向 market-oriented<br>以质量求生存、求发展、求效益 strive for survival, development and efficiency<br> on the basis of equality<br>以质量求发展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with qu<br>ality products<br>义和团运动 Boxer Uprising<br>义务兵役制 compulsory military service, conscription<br>义务教育 compulsory education<br>义演收入 proceeds from benefit performmance<br>薏米 seed of Job's tears<br>易拉罐 pop can<br>因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude<br>隐形收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money<br>隐性就业 unregistered employment<br>硬道理 absolute principle, top priority<br>营业税 turnover tax; business tax<br>应试教育 examination-oriented education system<br>优化结构 optimize structure<br>优化组合 optimization grouping; optional regrouping<br>邮递协议 Post Office Protocol (POP)<br>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<br> must be<br>observed and strictly enforced, and law-breakers must be prosecuted.<br>有理想、有道德、有文化、有纪律 with lofty ideals, integrety, knowledge and a<br> strong sense of discipline<br>有情人终成眷属 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.<br>有望夺金者 a gold medal hopeful<br>有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain<br>与国际市场接轨 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the g<br>lobal market<br>(领导人）与民众的直接对话 town hall conference/meeting<br>舆论导向 direction of public opinion<br>舆论监督 supervision by public opinion<br>欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles furt<br>her; Ascend further,<br>were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one fli<br>ght.<br>冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or<br>sentenced; unjust,<br>false or wrong cases<br>圆寂 Parinirvana<br>缘分 chemical, (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together<br>元宵节 Lantern Festival<br>远程教育 distance learning<br>远景计划 long-term development targets<br>晕菜 numbed; dumbfounded<br>运球 dribble<br>Z.<br>宰（客） to swindle money out of our customers<br>"宰人" rip off<br>在孵（孵化器）企业 incubated enterprises (incubator)<br>在职博士生 on-job doctorate<br>再贷款 re-lending; subloan<br>再就业服务中心 re-employment service center<br>藏学 Tibetology<br>糟粕 dross<br>早恋 puppy love<br>造假帐 falsified accounts<br>斋月 Ramadan<br>债转股 debt-to-equity swap<br>沾光 benefit from one's association<br>站票 standing-room-only ticket<br>站台票 platform ticket<br>战略伙伴关系 strategic partnership<br>涨落线 advance balance line<br>掌上电脑 palm computer<br>朝阳产业 sunrise industry<br>招标投标制 the system of public bidding for project<br>招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas)<br>招生就业指导办公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office<br>真空包装 vacuum packing<br>真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty<br>正式照会 formal note<br>政策性住房 policy-related house, policy-based house<br>政府搭台，部门推动，企业唱戏 Governments set up the stage, various departmen<br>ts cooperate<br>and enterprise put in the show.<br>政府上网工程Government Online Project<br>政府职能转变 transform/shift the government functions<br>政企不分 without a clear line between the functions of the government and en<br>terprises; the<br>functions of the government and enterprises mixed up<br>政企分开 separate government functions from enterprise management<br>政务公开 make government affairs public<br>政治迫害 political prosecution; witch hunt<br>证券营业部 stock exchange; security exchange<br>知识产权 intellectual property rights<br>知识经济 knowledge economy , knowledge-base economy<br>直播 live broadcast, live telecast<br>职业经理人 professional manager<br>致命要害 Achilles' heel<br>智囊团、思想库 the brain trust；think tank<br>掷钱猜先 toss<br>中国经济景气监测中心 China Economic Monitoring Center<br>中国新经济峰会 China New Economy Summit<br>《中华人民共和国消费者权益保护法》 Law of the People's Republic of China on<br>the Protection<br>of Consumers' Rights and Interests<br>中流砥柱 mainstay, chief corner stone<br>中美战略核武器互不瞄准对方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against e<br>ach other<br>中华世纪坛 China Millennium Monument<br>（美国）中下层南方共和党人 pickup-truck Republican<br>中央大型企业工委：Central Work Committee for Large Enterprises<br>中央经济工作会议 the Central Economic Working Conference<br>中央商务区 central business district (CBD)<br>中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student<br>重点发展 prioritize<br>主体经济 the mainstay of the economy<br>主体思想（DPRK） Juche Idea<br>主持人 anchorperson<br>住房分配货币化进程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation<br><br>住房零首付 zero-yuan first payment (for apartments)<br>助跑 approach run, run-up<br>驻港部队People's Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong<br>抓大放小 to invigorate large enterprises while relaxing control over small o<br>nes; focus on the<br>restructuring of major enterprises and leave minor ones to fend for themselv<br>es<br>抓住机遇 seize the opportunity<br>专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store<br>(重要而难懂的）专门术语 buzzword ; jargon<br>专升本 upgrade from junior college student to university student; students w<br>ith the diploma of junior<br>college try to obtain the undergraduate diplomat through self-taught study<br>转化机制 (of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms<br>转基因食品 GM food (genetically modified food)<br>追平 produce the equalizer<br>转体 truck rotation, turn, twist<br>撞线 breast the tape<br>追赶型和跨越式发展 pursuant and leap-forward development<br>准博士all but dissertation (ABD)<br>资产保值增值 maintain and increase the value of assets; maintenance and appr<br>eciation of assets<br>value<br>资产阶级自由化 bourgeois liberalization<br>资源配置 the distribution (allocation) of resources<br>《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror<br>自动柜员机 automatic teller machine (ATM)<br>自律机制 the self-discipline system<br>自然保护区natural reserve; nature preservation zone<br>自我保护意识 self-protection awareness<br>自营 self-run<br>自由港 free-trade port，free port<br>自助银行 self-help bank<br>自作自受stew in one’s own juice<br>综合国力 comprehensive national strength<br>综合业务数字网 integrated service digital network (ISDN)<br>综合治理 comprehensive treatment<br>总裁助理 assistant president<br>(各州推选组成的）总统选举团electoral college<br>遵纪守法、廉洁奉公 observe the relevant code of conduct and the law and hone<br>one-country-two-systems 一国两制
