爱心工程 Loving Care Project艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) 矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs--pick the best out of a mediocre bunch安家费 settling-in allowance安检级别 security level (Fights broke out among angry passengers at Beijing Capital International Airport on Sunday morning, after the security level for domestic flights was raised from level three to level two. 周日上午，北京首都国际机场国内航班的安检级别从三级升至二级，导致部分情绪激烈的旅客发生了冲突。)按键式电话 push-botton phone; Touch-Tone; keyphone安静地铁 low-noise subway (The vibration control technique will be applied to Subway Line 4, making for a low-noise commute in Beijing. 减振技术将用于地铁4号线，打造北京安静地铁。)安乐死 euthanasia安理会 Security Council安全岛 safety strip安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.安全检查 security overhaul安全隐患 potential risk 安全专项整治 carry out more special programs to address safty problems按时足额发放基本养老金 pay the pensions of retirees on time and in full 僵尸粉 zombie fans( Zombie fans are artificial followers that can be bought and sold online for as little as 4 yuan (63 cents) a thousand.\"僵尸粉”就是指那些可以在网上以每1000个4元（63美分）的便宜价格进行买卖的虚假粉丝。) (2011-12-01)棍棒教育 stick parenting(Following the roars of a tiger mom , a wolf dad stirred controversy again on stick parenting. 继\"虎妈”热潮之后，\"狼爸”再一次激起了关于\"棍棒教育”的争论。) (2011-11-30)离婚诉讼 divorce proceedings (2011-11-29)实得工资 take-home income(Report shows average take-home pay is £1,212 lower than it was at the end of 2008, once inflation has been taken into account.报告显示，将通胀因素考虑在内的话，现在的实得工资要比2008年底低1212英镑。) (2011-11-24)配偶赡养 spousal support (2011-11-23)营养补助 nutrition subsidies(The State Council, China\'s Cabinet, announced that the central government will offer nutrition subsidies to 26 million poor students in rural areas.国务院近日宣布，中央政府将为农村地区的2600万贫困学生提供营养补助。) (2011-11-22)基层选举 grassroots election(The grassroots election, held every five years, is the lowest and only level of China\'s electoral process where direct elections are allowed.每五年举行一次的基层选举，是我国选举过程中最基层、也是唯一进行直接选举的层面。) (2011-11-21)网上订餐 online meal ordering( Some Chinese restaurant operators may not consider developing an e-commerce division so there are big market opportunities for us, said Jiang Xing, the founder of Canzhuowang, one of the online meal ordering and delivery service providers in Shanghai.上海的一家网上订餐和送餐服务供应商\"餐桌网”的创始人姜星（音译）说：\"国内一些饭店经营者也许还没有考虑发展电子商务，所以这对我们而言是很大的市场机遇。”) (2011-11-16)空气质量监测 air quality monitoring(The public debate on PM2.5 and PM10 first began when air quality monitoring results released by Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau and the US Embassy in Beijing often differed based on the different measurements.由于标准不同，北京市环保局和美国驻华大使馆公布的北京市空气质量监测数据存在差别，这也引发了有关PM2.5标准和PM10标准的首次公开大讨论。) (2011-11-15)孝道 filial piety(The special committee of filial piety under the China National Association for Ethical Studies announced on Sunday that it aims to help 1 million children between the ages of 4 and 6 learn about filial piety, which is deeply rooted in China\'s traditional culture.中国伦理学会慈孝专业文化委员会周日宣布将致力于帮助100万年龄在4岁到6岁之间的儿童学习中国传统文化中的孝道。) (2011-11-14)品牌定位 brand positioning( Due to its unclear brand positioning, Pacific Department Store failed in Beijing, said Lai Yang, director of the Beijing Vocational College of Finance and Commerce\'s business research institute.北京财贸职业学院商业研究中心主任赖阳说：\"太平洋百货败走京城是因为它品牌定位不清。”) (2011-11-10)按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost 安第斯集团峰会（拉美国家） Andean Summit（手机）按键 keypad 按键音 keypad tone按揭贷款 mortgage loan 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house 有计划按比例发展 planned, proportionate development; develop proportionately; develop in a planned, proportionate way 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project 按距离计费 vary the charge according to how far away the destination is按劳分配 distribution according to one\'s performance 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly 安全行车 safe driving奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region 奥委会 Olympic Committee澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul 奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult 奥运火炬护跑手 escort runner奥运人家 Olympic homestays (The \"Olympic homestays” program offers foreign visitors a chance to experience Beijing citizens’ real lives. \"奥运人家”项目为外国游客提供机会，让他们充分体验地道的北京市民生活。)奥运圣火采集仪式 Olympic flame lighting ceremony 奥运特许商品 Olympic merchandise; franchised goods for Olympic Game奥运中心区 Olympic Common Domain (The Olympic Common Domain is set to open to the public free of charge Friday, the Beijing Times reported Wednesday. But tickets are needed to visit the Olympic venues, such as the Bird\'s Nest, the Water Cube and the National Indoor Stadium. Prior to the reopening, the OCD return such facilities as security check roofs to the national Olympic committee. 《京华时报》8日报道，奥林匹克公园中心区拟于周五向游客免费开放，但鸟巢、水立方、国家体育馆等奥运场馆仍需购票游览，票价尚未确定。据悉，此次开放前中心区将向奥组委归还安检棚等临时物资。) B超 type-B ultrasonic八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)罢工 down tools (Workers are set to down tools in protest against employer\'s refusal to budge on wage demands. 由于雇主在工资问题上拒不让步，工人们准备进行罢工。)八卦 gossip, gossipy.Originally the name of an eight-side diagram derived from the famous Chinese classic \"Ching”(Book of Changes), it is now often used to describe gossip or gossipy people. 八卦网站 gossip site ( Everything that I type, everything that I do, some gossip site makes it news, she added. 她补充说：\"我写的一切，我所做的一切，一些八卦网站都把它们编成了新闻。”)把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse 把妹达人 pickup artist (Studies show that China\'s 180 million single men and women, particularly those aged 25 to 45, are finding it increasingly difficult to find partners. To boost their chances, more are turning for help from pickup artists to master the art of seduction. 研究显示，中国有1.8亿单身男女，其中，年龄在25到45岁之间的单身人士发现找伴侣越来越难。为了给自己赢得更多机会，越来越多的人开始向把妹达人请教，学习\"勾引”人的艺术。)八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody霸权主义 hegemonism吧台 bar counter把握大局 grasp the overall situation 八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight.八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua八卦（娱乐） gossip拔河(游戏) tug-of-war 摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance, do for show白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace拜金女 material girl (Ma Nuo, 22, a model from Beijing, has won plaudits for her stylish appearance, but is equally derided for her material girl image. 来自北京的模特马诺只有22岁，却因其时尚的外表赚足了众人的眼球。但同时她也成为人们所嘲笑的\"拜金女郎”。)拜金主义 money worship白领犯罪 white-collar crime白领工人 white-collar worker 白领工人 White collar (早在1928年，人们开始用white-collar来形容非体力劳动者，如老师、公务员等。\"白领”顾名思义，表示其职业要求着装整齐、清洁。)百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle百年老店 century-old shop白皮书 white paper白热化 white heat白色农业 white agriculture白色污染 white pollution摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.百般拖延 do everything to postpone拜把兄弟 sworn brothers 白炽灯 incandescent bulb摆架子 put on airs 白马王子 Prince Charming 拜年 pay a New Year\'s visit 摆平 straighten sth out; sort out摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances 白人至上主义者 white supremacist (Two US men have been arrested and charged for plotting a killing spree against African-Americans and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the US attorney\'s office in Tennessee said Monday. Daniel Cowart, 20, and Paul Schlesselman, 18, were self-described white supremacists. They planned to kill 88 people, including 14 who would be beheaded. 美国田纳西州联邦检察官27日说，他们破获了一起谋杀民主党总统候选人奥巴马和袭击更多非洲裔人的阴谋，并逮捕和起诉了两名行凶未遂者。据称，这两人分别是现年20岁的考瓦特和18岁的舍莱索曼。他们自称 白人至上主义者 ，原计划打死88名黑人，并斩首其中14人，将刺杀奥巴马作为 最后行动 。)白色行情表 white sheet 白色农业 white agriculture (also called white engineering agriculture It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.) 白手起家 starting from scratch 白雪公主 Snow White 半边天 half the sky班车 shuttle bus半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products 板儿寸 crew cut 办公室恋情 office romance (31% workers in the US said they married the person they dated at work, according to a survey of 8,038 workers released by CareerBuilder.com. The office romance survey also said more men (14%) than women (5%) reported they would like to date a colleague. 美国CareerBuilder.com网站公布的调查结果显示，31%的人和同事约会并喜结连理，调查对象为8038名成年全职职员。这项关于办公室恋情的调查还显示，14%的男性乐意与同事约会，但仅有5%的女性持相同态度。)办公室设备 office equipment办公自动化 OA (Office Automation) 半官方贸易 semi-official trade颁奖大会 award presentation ceremony半决赛 semifinal半决赛四强 four semifinalists半拉子工程 uncompleted project 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building 斑马线 zebra crossing班门弄斧 teach one\'s grandma to suck eggs办年货 do New Year\'s shopping 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household版权法 copyright law版权贸易 copyright business版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted伴生矿 associated minerals版税率 royalty rate半托 day care (for kids) 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; partly released from one\'s regular work 伴宴人员 escort 搬运工人 transport worker伴飞卫星 accompanying satellite (Chinese scientists Sunday successfully directed the accompanying satellite BX-1 to begin circling the Shenzhou-7 spaceship, on an elliptical track of 4km multiplying 8km. 5日，在中国科学家监控下，神舟七号伴飞卫星顺利实现了在4×8公里椭圆轨道上环绕神七飞行的目标。)帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss of death 绑架老板 bossnapping, locking up the boss.(Staff at French plants run by Sony, 3M and Caterpillar have held managers inside the factories overnight to demand better layoff terms, a new form of labor action dubbed bossnapping by the media.索尼、3M、卡特彼勒公司法国分厂的工人为争取更好的解聘条件，曾分别将公司经理锁在厂里过夜，这被媒体称为 绑架老板 。)傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybag 办公室里闲聊 chat around the water cooler; water cooler chat棒球运动记者 scribe 办丧事 conduct a funeral版税收入 royalty income (Guo Jingming topped the list of China\'s millionaire authors of 2008 released Monday for the 2nd year with a RMB13m royalty income, followed by Zheng Yuanjie with RMB11m and Yang Hongying with RMB9.8m. 2008中国作家富豪榜周一新鲜出炉，郭敬明以1300万元的版税收入蝉联冠军，郑渊洁以1100万、杨红樱以980万的身家分列富豪榜第二、三位。)包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy保持清醒头脑，增强忧患意识和历史责任感 remain sober-minded, become more aware of potential problems and enhance our sense of historical responsibility保兑银行 confirming bank暴发户 new rich; upstart (persons or households who suddenly became rich through unscrupulous means or unexpected opportunities)包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house (for exclusive use)报复性关税 retaliatory duty包干到户 work contracted to household包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell曝光 make public; expose保护关税 protective duty/tariff保护价格 protective price保护伞 protective umbrella保护生态环境 preserve the ecological environment保护消费者合法权益 protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers保护主义 protectionism包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane报价单 quotation of prices报界 the press包揽 clean sweep (Japanese athletes took the chance to perform in front of their home crowd dazzling spectators with a clean sweep of the 70m ski-jumping event. 日本运动员包揽了70米跳台滑雪比赛的所有奖牌，令国人一饱眼福。)爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up暴力拆迁 forced relocation (But forced relocation will be used if necessary so that the self-interests of a handful of people will not hurt the interests of the majority, said Zhang Qiong, deputy director of the State Council Legislative Affairs Office. 国务院法制办副主任张穹说，如果必要的话还是会采取强制拆迁的方式，这样才不会因为少数人的利益而影响到大多数人的利益。)暴力分拣 rough handling (The State Post Bureau has fined the Shanghai Jinqiao division of Shentong Express 10,000 yuan ($1,520) for rough handling of parcels. It is the first time the bureau has imposed such a punishment against a courier for rough handling. 国家邮政局已对上海浦东金桥申通快递有限公司做出罚款1万元的行政处罚。这是国家管理部门针对\"暴力分拣”问题开出的首例罚单。)暴力片 splatter film保龄球 bowling保龄球馆 bowling alley包容性增长 inclusive growth (The theme of the meeting is Developing Human Resources, Vigorously Promoting Employment and Realizing Inclusive Growth . 这次会议的主题是\"开发人力资源、大力促进就业、实现包容性增长”。)保释 on bail保税仓库 bonded warehouse保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area; tax-protected zone保外帮教 remain out of custody by receiving help from the family or work unit报喜不报忧 report only the good but not the bad保息股票 guaranteed stock报销 apply for reimbursement包销人 underwriter包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products保障措施 supporting measures保障性住房 indemnificatory housing (China has allocated more than 60 billion yuan ($8.85 billion) to build 5.8 million indemnificatory apartments to curb the skyrocketing housing prices, said Jiang Weixin, minister of housing and urban-rural development, at the 2010 China Mayors Forum on Saturday. 住房和城乡建设部部长姜伟新周六在2010中国市长论坛上表示，中央已下拨600多亿元（88.5亿美元）建造580万套保障性住房，以遏制飞涨的房价。)保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods and materials保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate保质期,保修期 shelf (storage) life; guarantee period包装精美 delicately packed包装业 package industry保安员 security staff包产到户 contract production quotas to individual households保持共产党员先进性 keep CPC members progressive, innovative and forward-thinking保持国有股 keep the State-held shares 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression) 包干到户 work contracted to households 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash 包工包料 contract for labor and materials 包工头 baogongtou, labor contractor (Huang Jiakun, a bao gong tou (labour contractor), who has been residing in Shanghai for 10 years became agitated when discussing the unpaid wages problem.)报关员 declarant 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator\'s Project 保健品 health supplements保健食品 health-care food 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit爆料 tip-off保留为自然耕地 reserve as natural farmland保理业务 factoring business 保税港区 bonded port area (The State Council has officially approved the Qianhai Bay Bonded Port Area in Shenzhen recently. 日前，国务院正式批复同意设立深圳前海湾保税港区。)保障合同和交易安全 guarantee contracts and safe dealings保障民众和社会免受安全威胁 protect the citizens and societies against security threats 保证基金 guaranteed fund保证金 margins, collateral 保证决策的科学化和民主化 ensure the decision-making more scientific and democratic保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas 保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings 包装食品 packaged foods包子 steamed bun八荣八耻 Eight Honors Eight Disgraces (坚持以热爱祖国为荣、以危害祖国为耻，以服务人民为荣、以背离人民为耻，以崇尚科学为荣、以愚昧无知为耻，以辛勤劳动为荣、以好逸恶劳为耻，以团结互助为荣、以损人利己为耻，以诚实守信为荣、以见利忘义为耻，以遵纪守法为荣、以违法乱纪为耻，以艰苦奋斗为荣、以骄奢淫逸为耻。Love, do not harm the motherland. Serve, don\'t disserve the people. Uphold science; don\'t be ignorant and unenlightened. Work hard; don\'t be lazy and hate work. Be united and help each other; don\'t gain benefits at the expense of others. Be honest and trustworthy, not profit-mongering at the expense of your values. Be disciplined and law-abiding instead of chaotic and lawless. Know plain living and hard struggle, do not wallow in luxuries and pleasures.)霸王条款 inequality / imparity clause被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking背黑锅 become a scapegoat备件 spare parts 被叫方付费电话 reverse charge call/ collect telephone call 北京奥申委 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bidding Committee (BOBICO) 北京四环路 the fourth ring road in Beijing 《北美自由贸易协定》 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 背投屏幕 rear projection screen 备用资金 reserve fund北约 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-- established in April 1949--it has 15 member states and a headquarters in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. 背包旅行者 backpacker北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank 被迫退出(比赛) sideline (Recently signed Los Angeles Lakers guard Sun Yue will be sidelined indefinitely as a result of testing positive for mononucleosis. 孙悦刚刚签约洛杉矶湖人队，就因单核细胞增多症测试呈阳性，恐将无缘近期的比赛。)备用轮胎 spare tire (A cat survived a 2.5-hour trip on a spare tire under her owner\'s truck. 一只猫趴在主人卡车的备用轮胎上，车子开了2个半小时后竟安然无恙。)被摘牌的公司 delisted company 被指控接受贿赂 be accused of accepting bribes本垒打 circuit clout, four-master, round trip 本命年 one\'s year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 本票 cashier\'s cheque奔三 push toward 30s ( I\'m really worried, she said. My daughter is pushing toward her 30s. She has a busy job and a limited number of acquaintances. I really hope she can get married before 28 and have a baby before 30.” 一位母亲说：\"我真着急。女儿都奔三了，她工作很忙，交往圈子又小。我特别希望她能在28岁前结婚，30岁之前生孩子。”)本土电影 homegrown film (Chinese authorities have ordered the 2D version of Avatar pulled from screens across the country, reportedly, part of the reason is to reduce competition for China\'s homegrown films. 中国已经下令在全国停映2D版《阿凡达》，据说部分原因是为了帮助本土电影减少竞争压力。)本土化 localilzation本土疫苗 homegrown vaccine (China on Thursday granted approval to its first home-grown H1N1 flu vaccine, which producer Sinovac says is effective after only one dose, as the country braces for a feared winter outbreak. 为了应对可能出现的冬季甲型流感大爆发，周四时中国批准了第一批本土H1N1流感疫苗，该疫苗的生产者北京科兴生物制品公司说这种疫苗只需注射一次就能起到防护作用。)奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life 本本主义 bookishness; book worship 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica 蹦迪 disco dancing蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping 必胜 be bound to win闭关政策 closed-door policy比基尼 bikini比较文学 comparative literature比较经济学 comparative economics闭门羹 given a cold shoulder 比上不足，比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst 逼上梁山 be driven to do something 避税 tax avoidance避嫌 avoid doing anything that may arouse suspicion毕业设计 graduation design毕业生分配制度 assignment system for graduates便当 brown bag边防证 frontier pass边际效益 marginal benefit边境检查 border inspection (International delegations arriving in Shanghai for the upcoming World Expo would be entitled to special passage for swift border inspection as the metropolis gears up for the final run-up to the international event. 在世博会的最后准备阶段，上海将为陆续抵达的外国参展团提供专用通道实行快速边境检查。)便民服务 service for the convenience of the customers变相涨价 disguised inflation便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer变形金刚 Transformers ( Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opened to Chinese audiences at 0:00 Wednesday, smashing first-day box office records in many theatres across the capital. 24日零点，《变形金刚2》在中国 卷土重来 ，上映首日便打破北京多家影院首映当日票房纪录。)变性人 transgender (Thomas Beatie, a transgender man of Oregon, gets pregnant by artificial insemination. 来自俄勒冈的变性男子托马斯·贝蒂通过人工受精方式怀孕。)便衣警察 police in plain clothes边远地区 remote and border areas边缘科学 borderline (boundary) science; fringe (border) discipline 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas边缘政策 brinkmanship边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer 表面文章 lip service; surface formality标准普通话 standard mandarin标本兼治 address both the symptoms and root cause表见代理，禁止反言的代理 agency by estoppel (注：Legally binding agency relationship that may arise where, in fact, no formal agency agreement is in effect. A principal may give an appearance of agency relationship by, for example, furnishing his or her firm\'s call cards or other stationery to the agent. In such cases, the existence of an agency may be presumed, and the principal may be bound by the acts of the agent performed on the principal\'s behalf. Also called presumption of agency. 例：这桩案子可能就涉及到民法上的表见代理，在民法上表见代理不一定需要代理人的授权。This case may possibly be related to an agency by estoppel where authority from an agent is not necessary in civil law. )标书 bidding documents 表演赛 demonstration match 别跟自己过不去 Don\'t be too hard on yourself.冰雕 ice sculpture病毒性感染 viral infection兵工企业 munitions factory; arsenal兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures并网发电 combined to the grid冰毒 ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug 病毒性感冒 viral influenza秉公办案 handle cases impartially秉公执法 enforce laws impartially鼻烟壶 snuff bottle博鳌亚洲经济论坛 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)博导 Ph.D. supervisor; doctoral advisor剥离不良资产 strip bad assets off 《伯尔尼公约》（有关保护文学和艺术作品版权的公约） Berne Convention 伯乐 good judge of talent (the name of a legendary person in the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period who excelled in evaluating horses)薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume博士后 post-doctoral博士生导师 tutor of a Ph.D. student博彩（业） lottery industry 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody 播客 podcast博客圈 blogosphere薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales博士生 Ph.D candidate BP 机 beeper, pagerB to B (B2B) business to business B to C (B2C) business to consumer 不安全性行为 unprotected sex不败记录 clean record, spotless record 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position补偿贸易 compensatory trade不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force 不承诺放弃使用武力 will not commit ourselves to rule out the use of force不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 布达拉宫 the Potala Palace 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. 不得转让 not negotiable不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result 不感冒 have no interest不搞劳民伤财的\"形象工程” refrain from building \"vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower不管部部长 minister without portfolio不怀恶意的谎言 white lie 不记名投票 secret ballot《不见不散》 Be there or be square. 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement不可抗力 force majeure 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation不可再生资源 non-renewable resources 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods System 不良贷款 non-performing loan 不买账 not take it; not go for it不眠之夜 white night 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO)不拿原则换人情 refrain from seeking personal favor at the expense of principle补缺选举 by-election 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie. 不速之客 gate-crasher补习班 tutoring center (Macao\'s Education and Youth Affairs Bureau has ordered two local privatetutoring centers to be temporarily shut down as it received reports of a sexual abuse cases involving the two centers and young boys, the Macao Post Daily reported on Friday. 据《澳门邮报》周五报道，澳门教育暨青年局下令暂时关闭两家当地的私立补习班，因为该局收到有关这两家补习班对男生进行性虐待的报告。)不惜一切代价 spare no effort; go all out; do one\'s best 不信任投票 vote of non-confidence步行街 pedestrian street 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass不夜城 sleepless city, ever-bright city 不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one\'s best部长级会议 ministerial meeting 不折腾 avoid self-inflicted setbacks; don\'t get sidetracked; buzheteng不正当竞争 unfair competition不正当竞选 illicit competition不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency 步兵师 infantry division不倒翁 tumbler; never-fall doll补钙 calcium supplement不扩散核武器条约 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; NPT不锈钢 stainless steel财政收入 fiscal revenue 财政税收 revenue tax;fiscal levy;fiscal taxation;financial taxation财政、信贷双紧方针 policy of tightening control over expenditure and credit才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies财产性收入 property income踩高跷 Stilt walk（手机）彩铃 polyphonic ringtone采煤沉陷区 sinkholes in coal mining areas彩排 dress rehearsal彩票；刮刮卡 scratchcard彩屏 color screen财团 consortium (Manchester City are likely to cancel the contracts of their trio of Thai players following a takeover by a United Arab Emirates consortium, the club\'s representative said Thursday. 曼城俱乐部驻泰国代表16日说，随着俱乐部被阿联酋财团收购，此前俱乐部和3名泰国球员签订的合同可能被废除。)财务丑闻 accounting scandal 彩信 multimedia message财政性科技投入 government investment in science and technology财政支持 financial support参拜靖国神社 visit to the Yasukuni war shrine惨淡经营 work hard and carefully to keep one\'s business going参股 equity participation. (Insiders say Huiyuan will give up overall sales but get funding through feasible ways such as equity participation.行业人士估计汇源不会再次选择整体出售，参股等方式更加可行。)参股公司 joint -stock company 参股者 equity participant 残疾人特奥会 The Special Olympic Games for the disabled餐饮业 catering industry参与国际分工 participate in the international division of labor参与意识 desire to participate; sense of participation参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs 参政党 parties participating in the management of state affairs; parties participating in the government decision-making process餐桌转盘 Lazy Susan残奥会 Paralympic Games仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket 藏书票 book labels identifying a collector (or collection)舱外航天服 extra vehicular activity suits (Chinese only spent 4 years in developing its own EVA (extra vehicular activity) suits. Putting on the suit will take about 14 hours. 我国用4年时间研制出了自己的舱外航天服。航天服的拆包、组装、测试、穿着，整个过程要持续14个小时。)参照国际通行做法 follow standard international practices操办 make arrangements草根工业 grass root industry (refers to village and township enterprises which take root among farmers and grow like wold grass) 草药 herbal medicine操纵比赛 game-rigging (The Ministry of Public Security set up a special task force to investigate alleged game-rigging in September 2006, when rumors of under-table deals and fixing ran rife. 2006年9月，有关幕后交易和非法操纵的流言四起，为此公安部设立了一支特别工作组，负责调查此事。)操纵股票市场 manipulate the stock market操作系统 operating system侧记 sidelights层层转包和违法分包 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting 茶道 sado 差额拨款 balance allocation 差额投票 differentail voting 差额选举 competitive election 产权转让 transference of title of property搀水股票 water-down stocks -- ordinary stocks that can be bought by persons inside a stock company or a business at a cost lower than their face value产销两旺 both production and marketing thrive产销直接挂钩 directly link production with marketing 产业不景气 industrial depression产业的升级换代 upgrading of industies 产业结构升级 upgrading of an industrial structure 产业升级 upgrade industries 产业政策 industrial policy掺杂兑假 mix in fake or inferior components唱对台戏 put on a rival show长二捆 LM-2E 偿付能力 solvency唱高调 mouth high-sounding words 常规裁军 conventional disarmament常规武器 conventional weapon长江后浪推前浪, 一代更比一代强 As in the Yangtze River, the waves behind ride on the ones before: The new generation excels the old.长江三峡和黄河小浪底水利枢纽工程 the key water projects at the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River and at Xiaolangdi on the Yellow River长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta 长江中下游 the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River唱名表决 roll-call vote场内交易人 floor trader长跑 a long-distance running 敞蓬轿车 open-topped limousine 长期共存、互相监督、肝胆相照、荣辱与共 long-term coexistence, mutual supervision, sincere treatment with each other and the sharing of weal or woe 超高速巨型计算机 giant, ultra-high-speed computer 超国民待遇 super-preferential policies (Early on in its reform and opening to foreign enterprise, China launched super-preferential tax policies for international companies in a bid to propel its economic growth, and the internationals were exempt from some taxes. 在对外资企业开放的早期，我国就在税收方面对外企实行\"超国民待遇”，以促进经济发展。外资企业得以免除部分税费。)炒汇 speculate in foreign currency超级巨型油轮 ultra large crude carrier超级水稻 super grain (Yuan Longping, China\'s leading agricultural scientist, realized one of his 80th birthday wishes recently when his super grain brought yields of 13.9 tons of rice a hectare, setting a new world record for rice output. 中国顶尖农业科学家袁隆平近日实现了他80岁生日的愿望之一——他的超级水稻实现每公顷产量13.9吨，创造了水稻产量新的世界记录。)炒金热 stock-market fever炒买炒卖 speculation超期羁押 detention beyond the legally prescribed time limits超前教育 superior education超前精神 a surpassing spirit超前消费 pre-mature consumption; overconsume; excessive consumption 超前意识 superior consciousness超生人口 exrta birth (The capital is urging parents who have broken family planning policies to register their extra births before Nov 1. 北京市正敦促违反计划生育政策的父母在11月1日前为超生人口登记。)超生游击队 (sarcastic) people who give more births than birth quota allows 超文本传送协议 hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)潮汐电站 tidal power stations超现实主义 surrealism超载过牧 overgraze超支户 household (or family) living perpetually in debt炒作 speculation (stock); sensationalization (news) 炒作 hype (Don\'t take media reports on the new movie seriously. Some reports are just hype. 看有关这部新片的报道可别当真，有些纯粹是炒作。)朝鲜半岛核问题 the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula查票 ticket checking 车船使用税 vehicle and vessel tax (Thirty-year-old Chen Xiaoyu asked the office on Tuesday to refund part of the vehicle and vessel tax he has paid this year because he, like all other Beijing drivers, is not able to drive one day each week as a result of the car limitation policy in the capital - the so-called no-car day . 30岁的陈晓宇（音译）周二请（税务）局退还今年他所缴纳的部分车船使用税，因为他和所有其他北京驾车者一样，每周都有一天因为首都的\"无车日”车辆限行政策而不能开车。)车船使用税 vehicle and vessel tax (Thirty-year-old Chen Xiaoyu asked the office on Tuesday to refund part of the vehicle and vessel tax he has paid this year because he, like all other Beijing drivers, is not able to drive one day each week as a result of the car limitation policy in the capital - the so-called no-car day . 30岁的陈晓宇（音译）周二请（税务）局退还今年他所缴纳的部分车船使用税，因为他和所有其他北京驾车者一样，每周都有一天因为首都的\"无车日”车辆限行政策而不能开车。)扯后腿 hold (or pull) somebody back; be a drag on somebody车牌摇号 license-plate lottery (Starting on Friday, car registration will be allocated by a license-plate lottery system. 从周五开始，车辆登记将采用车牌摇号的方式进行。)扯皮 shirk; pass the buck撤侨 evacuation of nationals (China on Saturday decided to hasten evacuation of its nationals from Libya, as Chinese aviation authorities prepare 15 planes per day during the next two weeks to carry home citizens stranded in the northern African country. 我国于上周六决定加快从利比亚撤侨。在未来两周，中国民航将每天派出15架飞机接运滞留在利比亚的中国同胞回国。)彻头彻尾的反动政治势力 an out and out reactionary political force 撤销原案 rescind the case撤销职务 annul one\'s position; dismiss ... from; be stripped of; remove... from车展 auto show (Ford plans to introduce its Edge sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the upcoming Beijing Auto Show this month in a bid to tap fast-growing demand for SUVs among Chinese customers. 福特公司计划在本月的北京车展上展出Edge 越野车（SUV），以便开发中国消费者快速增长的SUV车型需求。)撤职 remove from the post (The chief of the coal mine was removed from his post in the wake of a fatal gas blast . 由于煤矿发生瓦斯爆炸事故，煤矿矿长被撤职。)车间主任 Workshop Manager车辆购置税 vehicle purchase tax晨练 morning exercise沉没成本 sunk cost趁热打铁 make hay while the sun shines; strike while the iron is hot尘云 dust clouds 城镇居民人均可支配收入 urban per capita disposable income城镇社会保障体系 urban social security system惩办主义 doctrine of punishment承包经营权 contract for the managerial right承包经营权 contract for the managerial right成本分摊 sharing costs成本价` cost price成本效益 cost-effectiveness成活率 survival rate城际高铁 intercity high-speed rail (The intercity high-speed rail line connecting Nanchang and Jiujiang in East China\'s Jiangxi province began operation on Monday, as part of the long-term plan of the railway network in China. The new train service would cover the 135-km journey in 45 minutes. 连接江西省南昌市和九江市的城际高铁本周一开始运行，这是我国铁路运输长期规划项目之一。新城际高铁将把135公里路程的运行时间缩短至45分钟。)城际列车 inter-city train 成吉思汗 Genghis Khan承建 contract to build程控电话 computerized telephone程控交换台 program-controlled telephone switchboard惩前毖后，治病救人 learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones, and to cure the sickness to save the patient成人礼 coming-of-age ceremony (High school graduates, dressed in the traditional Han costumes, take part in a coming-of-age ceremony in Jinan, East China\'s Shandong province on June 19, 2011. 2011年6月19日，身穿汉服的高中毕业生在山东省济南市参加了成人礼。)成人中等职业技术教育 adult secondary vocational and technical education 成人中等专科学校 secondary specialized (technical) school for adults 橙色预警 orange alert (The National Meteorological Center issued an orange alert, saying snow and sleet will sweep across central, eastern and southern regions from Friday night through Saturday. 中央气象台发布暴雪橙色预警，预计周五晚到周六我国中部、东部、南部地区将有新一轮强降雪。)城市规划 city\'s landscaping plan; urban planning 城市合作银行 urban cooperative bank城市基础设施建设 the city\'s infrastructure construction 城市建设 urban construction城市景观 townscape城市经济学 urban economics城市竞争力 urban competitiveness ( The pattern of urban competitiveness in the world is changing dramatically, and Chinese cities are rapidly upgrading their rankings, Ni Pengfei, a CASS professor, said at a press briefing in Beijing. 中国社科院的教授倪鹏飞在北京的一个新闻发布会上说：\"全球城市竞争力格局正在发生剧烈变化，中国城市的排名正迅速提高。”)城市居民自治 self-governance by urban residents城市居民最低生活保障 subsistence allowances for the urban poor城市恐惧症 urbiphobia城市美容师 urban environmental worker城市热岛效应 urban heat island effect (According to the latest statistics from the China Meteorological Administration, about one-fourth of the temperature rise caused by climate warming can be blamed on the urban heat island effect. 根据中国气象局的最新统计，在气候变化导致的气温上升中，大约有1/4是由城市热岛效应导致的。)城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员的救助管理办法 Measures for Assisting Vagrants and Beggars with No Means of Support in Cities城市运动会 municipal athletics meet成事在天，谋事在人 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven; Man proposes, God disposes成套引进 package import成为国际共识 become a consensus of the international community乘务员 vehicular attendant; conductor城乡低收入居民 low-income residents in both town and country城乡电网改造 projects for upgrading urban and rural power grids城乡特殊困难群众 urban and rural residents with special difficulties成药 patent medicine成药 patent medicine城镇职工医疗保险制度改革 medical insurance for urban workers 城镇职工基本医疗保险制度 basic medical insurance system for urban working people城镇住房公积金 urban housing provident fund承办单位 organizer承包 contract with 成份指数 component index 成吉思汗 Genghis Khan 成名歌曲 break-out song, break-out single承前启后，继往开来 inherit the past and forge ahead into the future 成人高考 the national higher education exams for self-taught adults成人用品店 adult shop成人中等专科学校 secondary specialized /technical school for adults 城市低保对象 urban residents entitled to basic living allowances城市固定资产投资 urban fixed-asset investment城市规划 city\'s landscaping plan; urban planning 城市和国有企业厂办大集体 collectively owned factories operated by state-owned enterprises and cities城市户口 permanent urban residence certificate城市流浪乞讨人员 urban vagrants and beggars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，崇尚竟品至上boutiqueification，攀比银行存款bankification等摆阔作风，由middle-aged urban yuppie缩合而成） 城乡结合部 rural-urban fringe zone城乡信用社 credit cooperatives in both urban and rural areas 承销商 underwriter 诚信企业 high-integrity enterprise; enterprise of integrity成组技术 group technology 车牌号 license plate number 车险 auto insurance吃饱穿暖 eat their fill and dress warmly; have enough to eat and wear; have adequate food and clothing持币待购 wait to buy with cash in hand赤潮 red tide (which appear on the ocean)吃饭财政 payroll finance; mouth-feeding budget-----a large proportion of the budget has been earmarked for paying salaries of government functionaries吃干醋 be jealous ; be green with envy吃皇粮 receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the government吃劳保 live on labor insurance allowance吃老本 live on one\'s own fat; bask in one\'s past glory; rest on one\'s laurels, eat on one\'s own principals, live off one\'s past gains or achievements吃偏饭 enjoy special privilege赤贫人口 people living in absolute poverty; destitute population持平 hold the line吃闲饭 stay idle吃香 be very popular; be most welcome; be in great demand吃小亏占大便宜 lose a little but gain much; take small losses for the sake of big gains持续、稳定、协调发展 sustained, stable and coordinated development吃大锅饭 egalitarian practice of everybody eating from the same big pot 吃豆腐 take advantage of充电 recharge one\'s batteries; update one\'s knowledge; brush up (on)充电电池 rechargeable batteries冲动性购买 impulse buying; impulse shopping充分调动积极性和创造性 give full play to the initiative and creativity充分利用两个市场，两种资源 fully utilize both domestic and international markets and resources重复建设 redundant project; duplication of similar projects 重复生产 duplication of production重复引进 introduction of redundant technical facilities; importation of redundant technical facilities冲剂 dissolved medicines; instant herbal medicines冲击波（电脑病毒） Blaster冲浪艇 surfboat宠物医院 pet clinic宠物专线 pets-only airline (Pet Airways, an American-based airline, plans to begin service on July 14 as the country\'s first pets-only airline.美国第一家只服务 宠物旅客 的航空公司——宠物航空公司计划于7月14日开始运营。)冲销账目 write off accounts崇洋媚外 worship things foreign and fawn on foreign countries 冲账 strike a balance; counter-balance accounts; reverse an entry充值卡 rechargeable card 充值卡 prepaid phone card筹备委员会 preparatory committee 抽调 transfer a portion筹划指导委员会 steering committee 抽检 spot check 抽奖 lucky draw臭老九 stinking ninth category (of class enemies next to landlords, reactionaries and even spies, etc. , a term of abuse by ultra-Leftists for teachers and other educated people in the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution)抽杀成功 hit through 抽样调查 sample survey筹资 raised capital/proceeds 筹资渠道 fundraising channels储备基金 reserve funds储币待购 save for purchases初步候选人 preliminary candidate除草剂 weed killer出场费 appearance fee (The British singer earns an enormous sum of money as he demands an appearance fee of ￡1000 for a single appearance. 这位英伦歌手收入不菲，他一次出场费就高达1000英镑。)出风头 show off;in the limelight 出国热 craze for going abroad出家 pravrajana; cloister 出境签证 exit visa出境游 outbound tourism; outbound travel出口创汇型产业 export-oriented industry 出口创汇型企业 foreign exchange-earning enterprise 出口创汇能力 capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports 出口管制 export control (Hi-tech export control is among the topics, including anti-protectionism and intellectual property rights, to be discussed between Chinese and US trade officials during Obama\'s visit, said Yao Jian, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce at a briefing yesterday in Beijing. 商务部发言人姚坚昨天在北京举行的吹风会上表示，奥巴马访华期间，中美商务官员的会晤议题包括（对华）高技术出口管制、反贸易保护主义、以及保护知识产权等。)出口加工区 export processing zone; area for processing export products 出口卖方信贷 seller\'s credit on exports 出口退税机制 export tax rebate system出口退税率 export rebate rate出口退税制度 the system of refunding taxes on exported goods; export (tax) rebate 出口押汇 bill purchased (B/P); outward documentary bill 出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities originally produced for exports 处理存货 sell-off 处理价格 bargain price; reduced price处理品 items for disposal出笼 release a bad publication, plan, etc.触摸屏 touchscreen出难题偏题 raise out-of-the-way and catchy questions处女作 maiden work (In 1994, he got a bank loan for his maiden work. 他1994年为自己的处女作拿到了一笔银行贷款。)出气筒 punching bag 出勤率 attendance rate出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go除 四害 eliminate the four pests---rats, bedbugs, flies and mosquitoes出台 unveil fresh policy出线资格 finals berth (Ecuador had to win their home game knowing it would be difficult to beat a confident Chile side who secured their finals berth with an impressive 4-2 away win over Colombia, joining the already qualified Brazil and Paraguay. 厄瓜多尔必须在这场主场比赛中获胜，并深知击败自信的智利队困难重重。智利队在之前以精彩的4比2的比分客场战胜哥伦比亚队，已取得出线资格。此前获得出线资格的（南美球队）还有巴西和巴拉圭。)出行调查 trip survey除烟叶外，取消农业特产税 all taxes on special agricultural products will be repealed except for tobacco储运 storage and transport传染病防治法 law on the prevention and control of infectious diseases传染性疾病 communicable disease穿梭外交 shuttle diplomacy传统产业 conventional industries 船务公司 shipping service company传销 pyramid-selling; multi-level marketing 穿小鞋 make it hot for; make trouble for穿新鞋走老路 wearing new shoes to walk on the old path; change in form but not in content; put old wine in new wineskins穿越剧 time-travel TV series (Time-travel TV series Bu Bu Jing Xin, or Startling by Each Step, began broadcasting on TV on September 10, 2011. Ratings of the show rose to nearly 7 percent in the first two days. The show has been searched on the Internet more than one million times in the first three days and the number is still increasing. Most of the audience gave the show high marks. 穿越剧《步步惊心》于2011年9月10日在电视上开播，头两天的收视份额就达到了近7%。该剧开播头三天网络搜索量就破百万，而且数量还在增加。大部分观众都给该剧打了高分。)穿针引线 act as go-between穿帮 goof, mistake (Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Gimli attempts to smash the ring with an axe which is completely destroyed, breaking into several pieces. In the next shot the pieces are missing and, when he pledges his axe to Frodo several minutes later, the axe is suddenly intact. In fact, he snatches the axe of the dwarf next to him to attack the ring.)创建卫生城市 build an advanced clean city 创刊号 inaugural issue (The official English-language journal of the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games launched its inaugural issue on Monday as the southern city headed into the last 60 days before the opening of the Games. 本周一，在距离广州亚运会开幕倒计时60天之际，广州2010年亚运会的英文官方会刊创刊号正式发行。)窗口行业 service trade 创利 generate profit创业板 Growth Enterprise Board (Investors can apply to open accounts to trade stocks on the Growth Enterprise Board beginning on Wednesday. 创业板开户报名工作15日开始启动。)创业精神 enterprising spirit; pioneering spirit创业者 start-up创业园 high-tech business incubator; pioneer park 创意 new idea or concept创新型国家 innovation-oriented country创作型歌手 singer-composer传染病 communicable disease; infectious disease纯净水 purified water春困 spring fever (Drinking tea is a good way to prevent spring fever.喝茶是预防春困的好办法。)春运 (passenger ) transport during the Spring Festival 春蕾计划 Spring Buds Program 《春秋》 Spring and Autumn Annals 春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival 处世之道 philosophy of life初为人母 first-time mother; new mother次大陆 subcontinent 磁卡电话 magnetic card telephone慈善餐会 giveaway buffet (L.A. launches annual Thanksgiving giveaway buffet—Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa hosted the city\'s annual Thanksgiving giveaway Tuesday as similar charity events took place throughout the city, two days ahead of the official holiday. 洛杉矶举办一年一度的感恩节慈善餐会——洛杉矶市长安东尼奥•维拉莱果萨本周二主持了该市一年一度的感恩节慈善餐会，类似的慈善活动在距离感恩节正式到来还有两天的时候就在全城开展起来了。)此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence. 次级抵押贷款 subprime mortgage辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 次级债券 subordinated bond次区域合作 sub-regional cooperation次生地质灾害 secondary geological disaster次新股 sub-new stock 磁悬浮列车 Maglev train (magnetically levitated train), magnetic suspension train 从众行为 the behavior of blindly conforming to the norm从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy 凑份子 club together粗放经营 extensive management粗放型 extensive form粗加工产品 rough-wrought product促进对外贸易多元化 diversify our trading partners; promote the diversification of foreign trade促进经济发展和社会全面进步 promote economic development and social progress in an all-around way促进区域协调发展 promoting the coordinated development of all regions促销 promote sales; promotion粗放经营 extensive operation 粗放式管理 extensive management 催泪弹 tear gas促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy 促进文化市场健康发展 facilitate the sound development of the markets for cultural products粗口 four-letter word存储能力 storage capacity\"村村通广播电视”工程 project \"extend radio and TV coverage to every village” 存量资本 stock of capital村办企业 village-run enterprise存款保证金 guaranty money for deposits 存款单 certificates of deposits 存款准备金制度 reserve against deposit system 存款准备金率 ratio of deposits, deposit-reserve ratio村民委员会 villagers committee错时上下班 staggered rush hour plan (More buses and trains needed for staggered rush hour plan—As many as 800,000 commuters in Beijing will change their rush hour schedules as the new adjusted-work-hour policy kicks off on Monday. 错时上下班方案需更多公交和地铁列车配合——周一开始实行新的错时上下班政策后，北京80万上班族的上下班的时间将有所调整。)拆迁费用 removal expense拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition 拆台 let someone down; cut the ground from under someone\'s feet禅 dhyana 产假 maternity leave产粮大省 granary province 产品更新换代 upgrade of products产品构成 product composition产品积压 overstocked products; accumulation of inventories; stock pile; excessive inventory产品结构 product mix 产品科技含量 technological element of a product 产品生命周期分析 LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) 产权划转和产权变动 the transfer of and changes in property rights of enterprises产权明晰、权责明确、政企分开、科学管理 clearly established ownership, well defined power and responsibility, separation of enterprise from administration, and scientific management 产权制度、产权关系 property relations; property order 裁减冗员 cut down on overstaffing ; lay off redundant staff采景 choose a location (for movie, TV drama, etc.)裁军 disarmament彩扩 color film processing菜篮子工程 vegetable basket program; non-staple food project 财力明显增强 financial strength grew noticeably菜鸟，新手 green hand 采暖 heating彩票 lottery ticket彩票头奖 jackpot (Lottery winner may have hit $80m jackpot--China\'s lottery may have set a new record with a man expected to win 514 million yuan ($80 million) from two tickets bought in East China\'s Zhejiang province on Tuesday, beating the previous record win of 359.9 million yuan, claimed by a man in Central China\'s Henan province in 2009. 彩民独揽8000万美元巨奖——浙江一名男子周二购买的两张彩票为他赢得了5.14亿元（8000万美元）的奖金，超过了之前一名河南男子中的3.599亿元，刷新了中国彩票的中奖记录。)采取措施后 ex post 采取措施前 ex ante 采取高姿态 show high-profile; exercise forbearance; be tolerant 才疏学浅 be wanting in ability and shallow in knowledge财务报表 financial statement 财务代理人 fiscal agent财务公开 keep the public informed of the financial affairs财务焦虑 financial worries ( The guide is meant to help people identify any serious health concerns related to financial worries and develop coping skills. 该指南旨在帮助问题人群发现由财务焦虑引起的严重健康问题，并提供应对技能。)裁员 job cut (The latest job cut, which aims to further reduce the company\'s costs by enhancing efficiency and help maintain its competitive edges amid the global economic slowdown, will be completed by the end of March, said Lenovo. 联想集团25日宣布，将在其位于中国的全球职能部门中削减450个岗位。联想称，此次裁员目的是在全球经济放缓的环境下，进一步提升整体运作效率，并保持公司竞争力。裁员将于3月底完成。)财政包干 fiscal responsibility system常设国际法庭 permanent international tribunal唱双簧 play a duet----collaborate; echo each other畅通工程 Smooth Traffic Project 长途电话 long-distance calls场外证券市场 over-the-counter market常委会 standing committee常务董事 managing director; executive director常务理事 executive member of the council长线产品 product in excessive supply 畅销货 best selling lines (All these articles are best selling lines. 所有这些产品都是我们的畅销货。)倡议书 initial written proposal长治久安 a long period of stability; prolonged political stability; lasting political stability常驻代表 permanent representative常驻记者 resident correspondent常驻联合国代表 permanent representative to the United Nation常驻使节 permanent envoy长期建设国债 long-term treasury bonds for construction长途航班 long-haul flight (As the economic crisis forces carriers to look for savings, Air France has become the 1st airline to introduce surcharges for the seats next to emergency exits or at the front of rows, where long legs can be stretched out. The ￡40 will first be applied to s, according to an Air France spokesman. 受经济危机影响，法国航空公司为缩减开支将在业内率先加收乘客伸腿费。据悉，法航将提高紧急出口旁边和第一排座位的机票价格，理由是这些座位可提供更大的伸腿空间。法航一发言人称，为额外伸腿空间支付的费用为40英镑，计划首先在长途航班上收取。)产权和资产出让 property right and asset transfer产权界定 delimitation of property rights产权收益 income from property超编人员 exceed personnel超大城市 megacity behemoth (By then eight cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Wuhan, will have populations of more than 10 million with some already megacity behemoths. 到那时，北京、上海、成都、重庆、广州、深圳、天津、武汉这八个城市将成为人口超过一千万的超大城市，而其中有些城市已经成为超大城市。)超导元素 superconducting elements面子消费 face consumption(These purchases, which are not for practical needs, but merely to show off and gratify the owners\'vanity, are called face consumptions .这类消费行为不完全是为了实际需要，更多是出于炫耀和满足\"面子”的目的，因此被称为\"面子消费”。) (2011-12-13)户口登记簿 household register (2011-12-12)达标活动 target hitting activities 大病统筹 comprehensive arrangement for serious disease 大部制 Super-Ministry System大包大揽 belly-worship大酬宾 give a large discount to one\'s customers or guests打出王牌 play one\'s trump card大出血 make a big markdown搭错车 follow a wrong train; join in a wrong group; follow a wrong example; wrong act because of wrong judgement or rash imitation大而全 large and comprehensive; large and all-inclusive打翻身战 fight to change for the better打工 do work for others大规模杀伤性武器 weapons of mass destruction 大锅饭 egalitarian practice of everyone taking food from the same big pot打黑 crack down on evil forces大轰动 blockbuster 大环境 the social, political and economic environment; the overall situation大换血 an overall renewal of the membership of an organization打击报复 conduct reprisals; retaliate 打击非法投机活动 strike out at speculation; crack down on speculation打假 crack down on fake products 打假办 Office of Cracking down on Fake Products 大检察官 principal public procurator大减价 markdown sales 大贱卖 big offering大奖赛 prize-giving competition打卡机 punch machine打开天窗说亮话 put all cards on the table; speak frankly; let\'s not mince matters大开眼界 open one\'s eyes; broaden one\'s horizons; be an eye-opener 打口碟 cracked CD大款 tycoon 大力扣杀 hammer 大龄青年 single youngsters who have exceeded the lawful marriage age (In China the age status of this group of people is around thirty in age. To be a short term, it is also called overage youth)大路货 1.cheap goods; 2. popular goods of fine quality 大麻 marijuana, usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria. (A British study shows the IQ of workers who tried to juggle messages and work fell by 10% - the equivalent to missing a whole night\'s sleep and more than double the 4% fall seen after smoking marijuana. 英国近日一项研究发现，在工作中经常发短信的人智商会降低10%，相当于一整夜没睡觉，而抽大麻后智商也只会下降4%。）大满贯 grand slam 大排档 large stall; sidewalk snack booth大片 big-budget movie (A slew of big-budget movies managed to lure moviegoers into theaters in the US and Canada during the Christmas holidays, despite a sluggish economy and bad weather. 尽管经济萧条、天气不好，一些大片还是在圣诞节期间把美国和加拿大的影迷们拉进了电影院。)打破僵局 break the deadlock 打破垄断 breakup of monopoly打破\"三铁” break the Three Irons: iron armchairs(life-time posts), iron rice bowl(life-time employment) and iron wages (guaranteed pay)大气候 state policies and principles; overall atmosphere大人物 great man; big potato; very important person (VIP)大撒把 totally laissez-faire大胜 white wash 大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 搭售 conditional sale; tie-in sale打顺手 find one\'s touch, get into gear, settle into a groove 打私 combat smuggling搭送 额外奉送 throw in大腕 top notch, big shot 大碗茶 stall tea大卫教 ranch Davidian 打问号 have some question or doubt打小报告 secretly report on a colleague; rat on a fellow worker打小报告的人 squealer 大小人 kidult. The Chinese term which translates literally \"adult-aged child” derives from the English word \"kidult,” a portmanteau of \"kid” and \"adult.” The term refers to middleaged people who refuse to be denied the freedom and pleasure of youth by doing or buying things designed for children.答谢宴会 return banquet大型电视系列片,长篇电视连续剧 maxi-series 大型廉价商店 warehouse store大学扩招 enrollment expansion; scale expansion (The past years have witnessed a frenzied expansion of colleges and universities. Many schools, however, have just focused on scale expansion, but neglected quality improvement. 过去几年，高校掀起了一阵扩招的热潮。然而，许多学校只关注于规模的扩大，却忽视了教学质量的改善。)大学生创业 university students\' innovative undertaking 大要案 major and serious criminal cases 打游击 work in unfixed places; work as a seasonal laborer大藏经 Tripitaka 大闸蟹 hairy crab (Hairy crabs are one of the most sought-after ingredients at this time of year and those caught in Yangcheng Lake in Jiangsu province are considered to be among the tastiest. 在这个时节，大闸蟹是大家争相购买的食材，而江苏阳澄湖中捕捞的大闸蟹则被认为是最美味的。)大昭寺 Jokhang Temple. 大众传媒 mass media (of communications) 大众脸 Miss/Mr Average (Meet Miss Average from around the world as computer works out the most common face in each country -- More than 100 women of 41 different nationalities and ethnicities were photographed in cities all over the world in an effort to find common regional features. 摄影师拍数千照片，合成世界各地女性大众脸——在寻找不同地区\"大众脸”的活动中，摄影师分别在全球41个不同国家和地区拍摄了100位女性的照片。)大专生 junior college student 大专文凭 associate degree 大做文章 make a big fuss about something打补丁（电脑） patch installing达成共识 reach a consensus大法官 chief justice打拐 cracking down on the abduction of women and children大会特邀代表 specially-invited delegate to the congress待岗 await job assignment, post-waiting 代沟 generation gap代驾 designated driver (Beijing, which registered 4.7 million motor vehicles by the end of 2010, has a need for about 3,000 designated drivers a day, according to the estimates of business insiders. 截止2010年底，北京已注册机动车数量为470万辆。据业内人士估计，北京每天的代驾司机需求量为3000名。)代课老师 supply teacher (Mrs. Yang is our supply teacher today because our English teacher caught a cold last night. 我们英语老师昨晚感冒了，杨老师今天来代课。)贷款额度 lending quota (China\'s biggest banks are close to reaching annual lending quotas and plan to stop expanding their loan books to avoid exceeding the limits, according to four people with knowledge of the matter. 据四位知情人士透露，我国几家大银行的年度贷款额度已接近用完，计划停止发放新贷款以避免超出限额。)代理服务 agency service代码 code代培 train on contract; train special personnel for other work units in return for payment guaranteed by a contract代销 market on commission代销店 commission agent带薪产假 paid maternity leave带薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them to retain their original rank and benefits 带薪假期 paid holiday带薪年假 paid annual leave (The holiday will last from May 1 to 7, 3 days of which are legal national holidays followed by a 2-day weekend and a 2-day paid annual leave. 5月1日至7日放假，其中3天为国家法定节日，2天为周末，2天为带薪年假。)贷学金（助学贷款） student loan待业 job-waiting 待业人员 job-waiting people代孕 surrogate births(Japanese obstetricians adopted a ban against surrogate births in 1983. 1983年日本产科界通过了一项禁止代孕的规定。)呆帐 dead account代职 function in an acting capacity 逮捕证 arrest warrant待机模式 standby mode代金券 credit voucher， voucher待机时间 standby time (In addition, iPhone will feature up to 250 hours—more than 10 days—of standby time. 此外，iPhone的特性还有长达250小时——超过10天——的待机时间。)贷款利率 lending rate贷款限额 credit ceilings (Commercial banks\' credit ceilings will be abolished to channel more lending to priority projects, rural areas, smaller enterprises and technical innovation. 商业银行的贷款限额将被取消，以便向优先项目、农村地区、小型企业、技术革新项目等发放更多贷款。)贷款质量 loan quality代理书记 Acting Secretary (Acting Secretary of Commerce Robert L. Mallett today announced 18 inaugural appointments to two new public advisory committees at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.)上/下班打卡 punch in (out)蛋白质工程 protein engineering单边主义 unilateralism 弹道导弹 ballistic missile单刀赴会 start a solo run 单方面撕毁协定 unilaterally tear up an agreement or a treaty淡季 dead or slack season单亲 single parent单身贵族 the single单亲家庭 single-parent family 淡水恶化 freshwater degradation单挑；单干 do something by oneself; work on one\'s own单位行贿 corporate bribery (Huang Guangyu, once China\'s richest man and a home appliance tycoon, stood trial on Thursday in Beijing for illegal business dealing, insider trading and corporate bribery. 曾经的中国首富、家电业巨头黄光裕上周四在北京以非法经营、内幕交易、单位行贿等罪名受审。)党群关系 Party-masses relationship 党外人士 non-Party personage; public figure outside the Party党务公开 Open Management of Party Affairs党性 Party spirit党政机关 Party and government organizations 党总支 Party general branch当作耳旁风 turn a deaf ear to something 党的三代中央领导集体 three generations of central collective leadership of the CPC单行线 single line单眼皮 single eyelid单一票制 flat fare淡妆 light makeup盗版VCD pirated VCD 导播 instructor in broadcasting倒春寒 unusually cold spell in an otherwise warm early spring 登记失业率 registered jobless rate地磁暴 geomagnetic storm (caused by the activities of the sunspot)低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach) 地对地导弹 surface-to-surface ballistic missile地对空导弹 surface-to-air ballistic missile敌对势力 hostile forces第二产业 secondary industry 第二课堂 the second classroom; practical training besides lecturing in the classroom第二上市 secondary listing 第二学位 second Bachelor\'s degree地方保护主义 regional protectionism 地方财政包干制 system where local authorities take full responsibility for their finances 地方财政 finance of local administration; local public finance; local finance地沟油 swill-cooked dirty oil (The illegal cooking oil is usually made from discarded kitchen waste that has been refined, the report said, adding that the oil, which contains a highly toxic and carcinogenic substance called aflatoxin , can cause cancer. 该报告称，\"地沟油”通常使用餐厨垃圾提炼而成，成分中含有的黄曲霉素毒性很强，可致癌。)低谷 all-time low; at a low ebb低级市 prefecture-level city地级市 prefecture-level city低价住房 low-cost housing抵抗全球经济衰退 combat the global economic slump 低空飞行 low-altitude flying抵免 offset 地面塌陷 earth\'s surface sinking (More than 10 cases of the earth\'s surface sinking have been reported in the Jinshazhou housing estate since construction of the Guangzhou-Wuhan express railway began. 自武广高速铁路开工建设以来，金沙洲住宅区已上报十余起地面塌陷事故。)地勤人员 ground crew地球村 global village 地球末日 geocide地球日 Earth Day (April 22)地球资源卫星 earth resources satellite地区霸权主义 regional hegemonism地区差异 regional disparity 地热 ground-source heat ( I would choose to use solar film to power air-conditioners in the Bird\'s Nest instead of the currentground-source heat pump, said Ding Gao, an engineer of the landmark building. 地标式建筑\"鸟巢”的一位工程师丁高说：\"我不会选择目前使用的地热井装置，而会使用太阳膜来为鸟巢的空调设备提供电力。”)地热资源 geothermal resources 滴入式经济 trickle-down economy第三产业 tertiary industry; service sector 第三代移动电话(3G手机) third-generation mobile; 3G mobile 地市级城市 prefecture-level city 低水平重复建设 low-level redundant development 第四产业 the fourth industry迪斯尼乐园 Disney Land地下出版物 underground publications地下核试验 underground nuclear test地下经济 underground economy地下钱庄 illegal private bank地效飞机 land-effect plane第一发球员 first server 第一夫人 First Lady (First Lady Michelle Obama told People Magazine that the family wants to have a Portuguese water dog. 美国第一夫人米歇尔•奥巴马在接受《人物》杂志采访时称，奥巴马一家已选定了白宫 第一狗 的种类——葡萄牙水犬。)第一轮投票 first round of voting第一生产力 primary productive force第一手材料 material at first hand; first-hand material第一双打 first pair 地震 earthquake, quake地震棚 earthquake shelter-tents (used as emergency shelter after an earthquake)点播 request the broadcasting (or telecasting)点播节目 phone-in program点钞费 counting fee (A depositor surnamed Cao went to a Beijing branch of the Agricultural Bank of China last week to deposit 300 yuan in 1-yuan coins. To her astonishment, the bank charged her 6 yuan as \"counting fee.” 市民曹女士上周去农业银行北京某支行存了300个一元硬币到个人账户上，令她吃惊的是，银行竟然要向她收取了6元的\"点钞费”。)电大 college courses broadcast on television 垫付 advancement, payment on account 电话号码升位 upgrade telephone number 电话会议 teleconference 电话会议呼叫 Conference calling 电话勒索 telephone extortionist. (Many Chinese-American business owners in California have been targeted by a telephone extortionist. 加州爆发专门针对华人商铺的电话勒索潮。)电话留言机 answering machine电话窃听 phone hacking (The disclosure that the News of the World phone hacking involved victims of crime began earlier this week with the revelation that Milly Dowler’s mobile phone voicemails had been intercepted in the days following her disappearance. 《世界新闻报》涉及犯罪受害者的电话窃听事件是在本周早些时候曝光的，有报道揭露，一位名叫米莉•道勒的女孩的手机留言在她失踪后数天内被拦截。)电话亭 telephone booth (Almost 30 percent of Shenzhen\'s telephone booths and 861 newsstands have been removed in the city in the weeks leading up to the 26th World University Games. 距第26届世界大学生运动会开幕还有数周之际，深圳已清除了市内近30%的电话亭和861个报刊亭。)点击欺诈 click fraud (Being accused of click fraud - charging them for non-existent clicks, a spokesperson for the social networking company Facebook admits Sunday there is a problem and says a fix is coming.著名社交网站Facebook存在点击欺诈的消息传出后，该公司发言人布兰顿•麦克科米克周日承认Facebook确实存在该问题，公司将尽快修正，并给予受点击欺诈的广告主补偿。)电老虎 electricity guzzler; big power consumer点面结合 integrate point and sphere点名册 roll book电子货币 electronic currency; electronic money电子垃圾 e-waste (Recyclers which engage in e-waste recycling business without certificates could face fines ranging from 50,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan, according to the regulation. 根据该条例，无证经营电子垃圾回收业的人将被处以罚款，罚金从5万到50万元不等。)电子商务认证 e-business certification 电子商务平台 e-commerce platform电子商务 electronic commerce; e-business; e-commerce电子数据交换业务 electronic data interchange service电子物流配送 e-distribution电子银行 electronic bank电子邮件 e-mail电子阅读器 e-book reader (Chinese hi-tech firm Hanwang Technology said it expected shipments of its e-book readers to increase 400 percent this year, as demand for the portable reading device grows both domestically and overseas. 中国高科技公司汉王科技公司表示，由于国内外对电子阅读器的需求量都在增加，他们预计今年该公司电子阅读器的发运量将增长400%。)点击量 pageview电视派生剧 TV spin-off (Robert Pattinson is in negotiations with bosses at Summit Entertainment regarding the TV spin-off, according to Contactmusic. 据英国媒体Contactmusic的消息，罗伯特•帕丁森正在与顶峰娱乐公司的老总们就拍摄电视派生剧进行协商。)电视电话会议 videophone conference电视/广播广告 spot ad (Spot ads are the most expensive and usually the most effective. )点心 dim sum电子客票 e-ticket 电子眼 road camera (Traffic police have to put up signs telling drivers where road cameras have been installed. 公安部新修订的道路安全规定要求交通部门公布电子眼设置的地点。)电子游戏，电玩 video game (Doctors who spend at least 3 hours a week playing video games make about 37% fewer mistakes in laparoscopic surgery and perform the task 27% faster than their counterparts who don\'t, according to a US study. Researchers said playing video games can improve doctors\' hand-eye coordination and agility. 美国一项最新研究显示，如果医生每周至少玩3小时电子游戏，他们做腹腔镜手术出错率将减少37%，而且速度也能提高27%。研究人员称，玩电子游戏可以提高医生的手眼协调能力，并增加手指的灵活度。)电子政务 e-government（解决争端）调查结果 findings 吊胃口 tempt (someone with something); stimulate someone\'s desire吊销执照 revoke one\'s license 吊销执照 revoke license (Musician Gao Xiaosong, who was caught drunken driving, had his license revoked on Monday. 因醉驾被捕的音乐人高晓松本周一被吊销驾照。)钓鱼工程 angling engineering projects 钓鱼台国宾馆 Diaoyutai State Guesthouse调动一切积极因素 mobilize all positive factors吊唁簿 condolence books (China\'s missions abroad were ordered to observe the order of three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in the powerful Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, and condolence books are to be opened in the Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies and consulates around the world.)钓鱼岛 Diaoyu Islands低调处理 downplay低端产品 low-end product跌幅 range of a price drop跌眼镜 have people drop glasses (make unexpected mistakes so as to shock people with wonder and have them drop their glasses)低焦油香烟 low-tar cigarette低密度住宅 low-density residential buildings定编 personnel allocation 定调子 set the tone 定额计酬 quota remuneration盯防 man-mark (Maradona played 4-3-3, which allowed Messi greater freedom and caused confusion for Nigeria because they were unable to track him or man-mark him. 马拉多纳摆出了4-3-3阵形，使梅西在场上拥有了更大的自由，并且使尼日利亚队手忙脚乱，因为他们没办法跟上他的脚步，或者对他进行盯防。)定岗 determine posts定价机制 pricing mechanism (Reform of the natural gas pricing mechanism has been on the Central Government\'s agenda for a long time. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has said that it will implement pricing reform for some natural resource. 天然气定价机制改革在很久以前就已经被提上了中央政府的日程。国家发展和改革委员会已宣布将对一部分自然资源实施定价改革。)丁克一族 DINKS (Double Income No Kids)顶梁柱 backbone; main support 定锚婴儿 anchor baby (A Republican congressman says the new Congress will hold a series of hearings on the issue of anchor babies as it works to end the controversial practice of awarding automatic citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. 一位共和党议员表示，（中期选举后）新成立的国会将举行有关\"定锚婴儿”的一系列听证会，以结束有关非法移民的子女自动获得公民权这一做法的争议。)定期存款 time deposit; fixed deposit; fixed account 定向培训 target training; job-oriented training 定向生 targeted-area student定向增发 additional stock issue tailed for...定向招生 enroll students who are pre-assigned to specific posts or areas定心丸 mind relief钉子户 person or household who refuses to move and bargains for unreasonably high compensation when the land is requisitioned for a construction project 定价机制 pricing mechanism钉子户 Nail household丢车保帅 give up a pawn to save a chariot; sacrifice something minor to save something major底线 bottom line底薪 base pay (Base pay is the fixed compensation paid to an employee for performing specific job responsibilities. It is typically paid as a salary, hourly or piece rate.)低腰露臀裤 hiphuggers第一产业 primary industry东道国 host country动感 dynamic动感电影，多维电影 multidimensional movie (3D or 4D etc.)东盟 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)东盟地区论坛 ASEAN Regional Forum东盟自由贸易区 ASEAN Free Trade Area 东南亚国家联盟 ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) 动迁户 households to be relocated 董事会 board of directors 东突 恐怖分子 East Turkistan terrorist 对内搞活，对外开放 revitalize domestic economy, open up to the outside world对牛弹琴 play the harp( (lute) to a cow; cast pearls before a swine对外经济技术交流 economic and technological exchanges with the outside world对外招商 attract foreign investment 兑现承诺 make good on the promise队长袖标(足球） skipper\'s armband 对种粮农民实行直接补贴 directly subsidize grain producers对中西部地区适当倾斜 appropriately directed to the central and western areas of the country对抗或强制 confrontation or coercion对人民币重新估值 revaluation of the Renminbi 独立董事制度 the independent director system独立学院（大学中的） independent college蹲点 (of cadres) stay at a selected grass-roots spot (for investigation and study)蹲点跑面 gain experience in selected spots and then spread it over the whole area 敦煌石窟 Dunhuang Grottoes多边贸易谈判 multilateral trade negotiation多边贸易谈判 multilateral trade talks多边贸易体制 the multilateral trading system多边政策 multilateralism夺标 win the championship多层次资本市场体系 the multi-layer capital market system多重国籍 plural nationality; multiple nationality多党合作制 multi-party cooperation in exercising state power 多党合作和政治协商制度 the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation多碟DVD multidisc DVD player多（跨）国公司 multinational companies多国维持和平部队 multinational peach-keeping force多极化 multi-polarization多极时代 multi-polar times多极世界 multi-polar world多极性 multi-polarized多劳多得 more pay for more work躲猫猫 hide-and-seek game (An inquiry team including 5 people representative of China\'s netizens arrived at the Jinning Public Security Bureau, Yunnan, Friday morning for an investigation into Li Qiaoming\'s dying hide-and-seek game in prison. 周五上午，5位网民代表组成的一个调查组赴云南晋宁公安局，调查李乔明所谓狱中 躲猫猫 致死真相。)多媒体 multimedia 多媒体短信服务 MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)多年积累的深层次问题 long-standing and deep-seated problems多任务小卫星 small multi-mission satellite (SMMS) 多头市场 bull market多头账户 long account多头执法 duplicate law enforcement多退少补 refund for any overpayment or a supplemental payment for any deficiency多元化 pluralism多元社会 pluralistic society多元文化社会 multi-cultural society多仔丸 fertility drugs (Statistics show China is facing an unprecedented wave of multiple births, and this means a significant number of women are choosing to take fertility drugs or use other methods to increase their number of fetuses. 有数据显示，中国正迎来一个前所未有的多胞胎生育高峰，这意味着相当数量的女性选择服用多仔丸或采用其他方法来增加胎儿数量。)多种经济成分 diverse sectors of the economy多种经营 diversified economy 多边贸易 multilateral trade多予少取放活政策 the policy of giving more, taking less and loosening control多种所有制经济共同发展 allow diverse forms of ownership to develop side by side杜莎夫人蜡像馆 Madame Tussauds渎职 dereliction of duty 独资经营 single-investor enterprise; sole proprietorship enterprise; sole investment enterprise 断档 severed shelf; sold out断电 power outage (Unusually cold weather and the resulting soaring energy consumption for heating have caused power outages and shortages of natural gas in parts of central and eastern China. 异常寒冷的天气和随之而来热能消耗的剧增导致华中和华东部分地区断电和天然气的短缺。)断交信 Dear John letter (from woman to man) 断码 short in size短期放款 money at call and short notice 短期债务 floating debt 端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival 短线产品 products in short supply; goods in short supply短信 short messages; text messages短信博士 texting PhD (A postgraduate in the UK has been awarded what is thought to be the country\'s first texting PhD . Dr Caroline Tagg, 33, spent three-and-a-half years tapping out an 80000-word thesis about SMS texts and its language at Birmingham University. 英国一名女研究生因研究手机短信日前被授予博士学位，她被认为是该国第一位 短信博士 。此人名叫卡洛琳•塔格，今年33岁，她花了3年半时间在伯明翰大学做短信研究，并写出了8万字的论文。)短暂停留 brief stopover (French President Nicolas Sarkozy will make a brief stopover in Beijing to meet his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on Thursday. 法国总统尼古拉•萨科齐周四将在北京短暂停留会晤中国国家主席胡锦涛。)断章取义 quote one\'s words out of context短期工作实习 internship短租房 short-term housing, short-term apartment (Despite the quickly-approaching Olympic Games, the cost for short-term housing near the Bird\'s Nest during the Games has plummeted as much as 50%, with room for negotiation, according to statistics. An oversupply of short-term apartments and the red-hot hotel reservation service are the major reasons for the sharp decrease, a real estate agent said. 数据显示，随着奥运会的临近， 鸟巢 附近的奥运短租房月租价格不但没有上升，反而大幅度下降，跌幅普遍达到50%，且价格还可以再商量。房产中介称，目前这种短租房的租金价格大幅下跌是因为供大于求，而酒店预订则相对火热。)对冲基金 hedge fund 对等开放 reciprocal opening对方付费电话 collect call对...毫无顾忌 make no bones about ... 对话和合作 dialogue and co-operation对奖活动 raffle对讲机 talkie and walkie 对抗性矛盾 antagonistic contradiction对口味 suit one\'s taste对口支援 partner assistance (The new partner assistance model in Xinjiang has been copied from the Wenchuan earthquake recovery model. Xinjiang will receive more than 10 billion yuan in economic aid next year from its 19 partners. 即将实施的对新疆的对口支援模式借鉴了汶川灾后重建的模式。新疆明年将收到19个援建省市提供的超过100亿元经济援助。) \"东突”恐怖分子 \"Eastern Turkistan” terrorist\"东突”恐怖组织 \"Eastern Turkistan” terrorist organization动土仪式 ground-breaking ceremony (Construction work on the Shanghai Disneyland theme park began Friday, company sources said. A ground-breaking ceremony was held in the morning. Cost for the project is estimated at 24.5 billion yuan ($3.7 billion). 据迪斯尼公司的消息，上海迪斯尼乐园于周五开工，当天早上举行了动土仪式。该工程预计要花费245亿元（合37亿美元）。)东西对话 East-West dialogue冻雨 freezing rain (Icy weather and freezing rain continue to batter five regions across South China. The wild weather has caused chaos to power facilities and expressways, and disrupted local residents\' lives. 冰冷天气和冻雨将继续侵袭南方的五个地区。极端天气已经引起电力设施和高速公路的混乱，扰乱了当地居民的生活。)动车组 bullet train (Bullet trains, with bullet-shaped locomotives, are designed based on aerodynamic theories, allowing the train to run at a high speed. China launched its first batch of homemade bullet trains on April 18, which can run at 200 kilometers per hour.)豆腐渣工程 jerry-built project 斗牛士 bullfighter豆腐脑 jellied bean curd逗留 sojourn (The 50 Chinese children from quake-hit area had a wonderful summer sojourn in Hungary for seeking solace and mental recovery. 来自地震灾区的50名儿童今夏在匈牙利度过了愉快暑假，心智创伤得到恢复。)都市圈 metropolis circle (The Yangtze River delta area metropolis circle is expected to take over the Tokyo metropolis circle as the world\'s largest one around 2018, according to a report released in Shanghai Tuesday. 9月23日在上海发表的《2007中国都市圈评价报告》显示，到2018年左右，长三角都市圈将有望赶上东京都市圈，成为世界上的第一大都市圈。)独家代理 exclusive agency度假外交 holiday-making diplomacy 独家新闻 scoop独立董事 independent director独立关税区 separate customs territory独立国家联合体（独联体） the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)独立核算工业企业 independent accounting enterprise 独立候选人 independent candidate (China said Wednesday that there is no such a thing as an independent candidate, as it\'s not recognized by law, amid ongoing elections starting this year of lawmakers at the county and township legislatures. 全国人大周三表示，没有所谓的\"独立候选人”，\"独立候选人”没有法律依据。全国县乡两级人大换届选举将在今年展开。)独立自主自办的原则 principle of independence and self-governance杜鲁门主义 Truman Doctrine毒骡 drug mule (More Chinese women duped to bedrug mules--Foreign drug traffickers are duping an increasing number of Chinese women, especially young victims, into carrying drugs into China, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) has said. 更多的中国妇女受骗成\"毒骡”——海关总署表示，越来越多的中国妇女，特别是年轻女子，受外国毒贩的诱骗后将毒品带进中国。)独苗 the only son or daughter; the only child独生子女 the only child in one\'s family 毒枭 drug trafficker 点球 penalty kick 电视电影 made-for-television movie (A total of 28 Primetime Emmy Awards, especially those involving made-for-television movies and miniseries that were previously excluded from the live broadcast, will be presented live by CBS television during the Sept. 20 event, according to a report on the Dailynews website. 《每日新闻》网站报道称，美国哥伦比亚电视台将于9月20日现场直播黄金时段节目艾美奖颁奖典礼。艾美奖所有28个奖项都将现场直播，其中还包括原本不在此列的电视电影奖和电视系列短剧奖。)电视发射台 television transmitting station电视会议 video conference 电视迷 couch potato电视网 television network电视选秀 selective TV trials (\"We received notification from the administration that we cannot make selective TV trials with mass involvement of individuals in the year 2012 , Li Hao, deputy editor-in-chief and spokesman of the channel, confirmed to China Daily on Sunday. 湖南卫视副总编辑、新闻发言人李浩上周日向《中国日报》证实，\"我们已接到（广电总局）通知，明年将不举办群众参与的选拔类电视活动。”)电视真人秀 television reality shows (Television reality shows are losing their audience appeal in China, according to a market research.一项市场调查表明，在中国，电视真人秀逐渐失去了对观众的吸引力。)电视直销 TV home shopping 电信运营商 telecom operators 电信诈骗 e-crime (A crackdown on e-crime has revealed gangs are having the greatest success among older people and women, an official from the Ministry of Public Security said Monday. 周一，公安部通报打击电信诈骗犯罪专项行动阶段成果，其中显示受害者多为中老年人和女性。)电影版权费 movie royalties (A spokesperson for the China Film Copyright Association (CFCA), told China Daily on Tuesday that the association\'s members will share 90 percent of the royalties collected and the association will keep the remaining 10 percent as management fees. 中国著作权协会一位发言人本周二在接受《中国日报》采访时表示，收取的电影版权费中，90%将归该协会的成员所有，剩下的10%将作为管理费使用。)电影网络院线 Internet-based cinema (Jia Yuemin, vice president of letv.com which initiated the alliance, said that the Internet-based cinema would ensure netizens authorized copies of films and provide high definition viewing at a reasonable price. 联盟发起方、乐视网副总裁贾跃民表示，电影网络院线将确保网友观看到正版电影，提供高清播放，而且价格合理。)电影预告片 movie trailer (In Wei Nan\'s opinion, movie trailers play a dominant role in all the means of encouraging people to see a movie. 在魏楠看来，电影预告片是促使观众去看电影的最主要的一个手段。)电影展映 film panorama (The French Film Panorama is coming back to China in April with an extended program and the largest ever artist delegation. 法国电影展映将于四月份再度在中国举行，此次影展还会有其它形式的表演项目，到访的艺术家代表团也是有史以来规模最大的。)电源电网 power generating facilities and power grids电子报刊 electronic press 电子宠物 electronic pet恶性循环 vicious circle 恶意营销 smear campaign (A highly publicized incident about milk products that caused baby girls to develop breasts may have been a smear campaign by a competitor. 之前被广泛报道的奶粉致女婴乳房过早发育事件也许是来自竞争对手的恶意营销手段。)鳄鱼的眼泪 crocodile tears 恶作剧 mischief; leg-pull伤痕文学 scar literature; the literature of the wounded恶搞 spoof恩格尔系数 Engel\'s coefficient--the proportion of expense on food to the consumption expense 二把手 second in command二百五 a stupid person二板市场 growth enterprise board; second board market; hi-tech board 二传手 second transmitter二次创业 start a new undertaking 二次加工能力 the capacity to reprocess二次能源 secondary energy sources; second energy二次污染 secondary pollution二道贩子 two-way merchants二房东 middlemen landlord (Agents purposefully driving up rents while acting as middlemen landlords or encouraging landlords to increase the prices are the main reasons for the increases, the Guangzhou-based 21st Century Business Herald reported on Tuesday. 广州的《21世纪经济报道》周二报道说，中介充当\"二房东”蓄意抬高房租或鼓励房东提价是此次房租暴涨的主要原因。)二级市场 secondary market 二进宫 to enter the palace a second time (people with a past criminal record again commits a crime, and is convicted and put into a correctional institution) 2008夏季奥运会 2008 summer Olympics二流选手 scrub, second-rater (把…当成)耳旁风 Like water off (on) a duck\'s back 二手房 second-hand house 儿童不宜片 X-rated movie; R-rated film (violence and adult content) 儿童心理学 kidology二元经济 dual economy 二恶英 dioxin (Irish officials confirmed Tuesday that cattle at 3 farms which ate tainted food have tested positive for dioxin - the cancer-causing chemical that has contaminated its pork industry. 爱尔兰政府官员周二表示，该国3家养牛场的牛体内同样含有致癌化学物质二恶英，原因是牛食用了受污染的饲料。)二手烟 secondhand smoke发标 bid; tender发飙 have a cow (My boss had a cow at the meeting this morning.我老板今天早上开会的时候发飙了。)法定货币（由法律规定的可以用于支付债款而且贷方必须接受的有效货币） legal tender 发动机排量 engine capacity (Taxes on vehicles with an engine capacity smaller than 1.6 liters - which account for 58 percent of Chinese cars - will be either reduced slightly or unchanged. 对占现有乘用车总量58%左右、发动机排量在1.6升及以下的车辆，征税幅度将小幅降低或保持不变。)法律面前人人平等 All are equal before the law; All people are equal before the law 法律硕士 Master of Law发明奖 invention award 法人 legal person法人代表 legal representative法人股 corporate shares 发散思维 divergent thinking发烧门诊 fever clinic发烧友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan 法塔赫 Fatah发屋 hairdressing salon发行价格 issue price发行建设国债 issue construction treasury bonds发源地 womb发展不平衡 disparate development 发展是硬道理 Development is of overriding importance. / Development is the absolute need. 法制观念和公民意识 legal awareness and understanding of the obligations of the citizens 法治国家 a country under the rule of law 法制国家 a state with an adequate legal system 法制化管理 law-based control防盗门 burglarproof door; antitheft door 防腐剂 preservative (The Coca-Cola products that tested positive for a banned preservative in Taiwan have been recalled, and the Coca-Cola Co said its products on the Chinese mainland are completely safe to drink. 可口可乐公司的一款饮料在台湾被检测出含有违禁防腐剂，可口可乐公司已经将其召回，并且声称此款饮料在中国内地完全安全，可以放心饮用。)房改 housing system reform放高球 lob 房管 real estate management 防洪工程 flood-prevention project; flood control project 防护林 shelter forest belt; shelter forest防护林带 shelter belts防滑刹车系统 anti-skid brake system (ABS)防火隔离带 firebreak (Extensive firebreaks have been made along North China\'s woody borderlines with Russia and the Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to prevent wildfires from spreading across borders, said the Chinese fire departments Wednesday. 消防部门本周三表示，为抵御外火烧过边界，我国已分别在北部的中俄和中朝边境线开设了大面积的森林防火隔离带。)防火墙 firewall防空部队 air defense force仿冒 counterfeit房奴 mortgage slave (Such high housing prices have rendered me a mortgage slave.这么高的房价已将我沦为房奴。)防窃听电话 eavesdropping proof telephone房权证 property right certificate 仿人机器人 humanoid robot (The robot family presented by Japan New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) includes humanoid robot HRP-2, interface robot ApriPoco, cleaning robot, porter robot, and two mobility-assisting robot suits. 日本新能源产业技术综合开发机构展出的机器人大家庭包括仿人机器人HRP-2、人机界面机器人ApriPoco、清洁机器人、机器人搬运工以及两个协助行动的机器人套装。)防沙治沙 prevent and control the spreading desert放射性污染 radioactive contamination防身术 personal defense skill防守反击(足球用语) counterattack防暑降温补贴 high temperature subsidy (Beijing government doubled thehigh temperature subsidy. 北京市政府将防暑降温补贴的数额增加了一倍。)访谈 interview and discuss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 防伪标志 anti-fake label 防卫作战能力 defense capabilities and combat effectiveness防伪标志 fake-proof mark; counter-forgery mark访问学者 visiting scholar房屋中介 letting agent (Jin Yusong, the vice-general manager of letting agent Beijing Lianjia, said We have thousands of clients and it is impossible to check what time they go home at night or what they do inside the house. 北京链家房屋中介公司的副总经理说， 链家拥有数以千计的客户，他们不可能挨个查每个人什么时候回家，或是在家里做什么。 )放下架子 get off one\'s high horse; throw off one\'s airs 放心店 trustworthy shop 放心肉 quality-assured meat放行单 release permit 防汛抗旱 flood control and drought relief放眼全球 expand one\'s horizons to include the whole world 仿真机 replicating machine仿真枪 imitation gun (Beijing police Wednesday seized 316 imitation guns, most of which had been sold via the Internet, Xinhua reported. 据新华社报道，北京警方本周三（16日）缴获了316支仿真枪，其中大部分是通过网络售出的。)翻盖手机 flip phone / clamshell phone房地产商 real estate developer (London has planned ￡1b for the athletes\' village for the 2012 Olympic Games, part of which will be provided by an Australian real estate developer. However, the current financial crisis has caused a shortfall in funding. The British government has to provide ￡95m to avoid disruption to the construction of the village. 2012年伦敦奥运村计划投资10亿英镑，其中部分将由一家澳大利亚房地产商承担。然而受金融危机影响，这笔资金迟迟无法到位，英国政府只得紧急伸出援手，拿出9500万英镑，确保有足够经费建设奥运村。)房地产市场 real estate market防范和化解金融风险 take precautions against and reduce financial risks放鸽子 stand up防砍服 anti-stab shirt, slash-resistant shirt (Because of several crimes through stabbings in Japan lately, a Japanese company has developed a shirt that protects its wearer against stabbing which sells much better than usual days. The slash-resistant shirt costs about RMB 4000-6000, which varies from different sizes. 由于日本国内近期接二连三地发生砍人事件，该国一家护身用具公司生产的 防砍服 销量暴增。衣服的价格依尺寸大小，一套约合4000至6000元不等。)房屋空置率 housing vacancy rate返回舱 re-entry module 返回式科学与技术试验卫星 recoverable experimental science satellite 反恐军事演习 anti-terrorism military exercise反倾销诉讼 anti-dumping charge反弹 rebound (Wall Street rebounded Tuesday from the worst tumble since October. The Dow Jones rose 270.00, or 3.31%, to 8419.09. 遭遇10月以来最大跌幅后，纽约股市12月2日强劲反弹。道琼斯指数涨270点，收于8419.09点，涨幅为3.31%。)发扬成绩 build on our achievements发展和管理网络文化 to develop and manage Internet culture发展模式 mode of growth法制环境 legal environment肥差 plum job (All students are eager to land a plum job after graduation. 学生们都渴望毕业后能谋得一份肥差。) 非常规能源 non-conventional energy非常设机构 ad hoc organizations废除领导干部终身制 abolish de facto life-long tenure of leading cadres非党人士 non-Party personage非典病例 SARS case废电池 used batteries 非典定点医院 SARS-designated hospital 非典型性肺炎(严重急性呼吸道综合症 ) atypical pneumonia; severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) 非典疫区 SARS-affected area非对称数字用户环路 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL) 非法闯入 trespassing (It is unclear why the woman entered the bear habitat, but police issued her a citation for trespassing. 当地警方以 非法闯入 罪对该女子提出指控，她跳池的原因正在调查之中。)非法拘留 unwarranted custody; unlawful detention非法贸易 illicit trading费改税 tax-for-fee 费改税改革 tax-for-fees reform 非公有制经济 the non-public sectors of the economy 非关税贸易壁垒 non-tariff trade barriers非国有工业企业 non-state industrial enterprises 非婚生子女 love child; illegitimate child; child born out of wedlock 非军事区 demilitarized zone (DMZ)非劳动收入 income not from work; passive income非流通股份 non-tradable stocks飞毛腿（导弹） Scud missile 非贸易收汇 foreign exchange earnings through non-trade channels非配额产品 quota-free products 废热发电厂 co-generation power plant (Singapore-listed Chinese hot-rolled steel coil manufacturer Delong Holdings said it has completed the construction of its first co-generation power plant in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint. 新加坡上市的中国热轧钢圈生产商德龙控股有限公司宣布它已经建成了该公司的首个废热发电厂，以减少碳足迹。)非商标(非专利)产品 generic products 飞天奖 Flying Goddess Award—a kind of award for excellent Chinese TV programs废物的循环使用 recycling of waste飞行药检 spot check 非银行金融机构 non-bank financial institutions 分散主义 decentralism分时计价系统 time-of-use pricing system (The first is the tiered electric pricing system, and the other is time-of-use pricing system. The two systems are completely different. 一种是阶梯计价系统，另一种是分时计价系统。两种系统完全不同。)分数线 grade cut-off point; minimum passing score; borderline分税制 tax distribution system分摊买单 go Dutch (The Dutch are notorious for their thriftiness, maybe that’s why we say \"go Dutch” when we split the bill 荷兰人非常节俭，这可能解释了\"go Dutch”分摊买单这个短语的由来。)（产品）分销 subunderwriting, distribution 分销 subunderwriting; distribution分业经营 divided operation; divided management 分组讨论 panel discussion (State leaders joined panel discussions with the country\'s political advisors yesterday, calling for concerted efforts to pull through the global financial crisis, which is unfolding its impact on the country\'s economy. 昨天，国家领导人与政协委员一同参加了政协会议的分组讨论，并呼吁大家齐心协力应对已经给中国经济造成影响的全球经济危机。)分段票制 sectional fare封闭式管理 closed-off management (Closed-off management, which has been implemented in some Beijing villages where migrant residents outnumber permanent residents, will be further promoted across the capital after the move received approval from both the country\'s top police official and the city\'s Party chief. 近日在北京一些流动人口数量超过常住人口数量的\"倒挂村”实施的封闭式管理得到了公安部领到和北京市党委书记的认可，此举将会在首都进一步推广实施。)封闭式基金 close-ended fund 封顶 seal the top; sealing-top丰富民主形式 Develop diverse forms of democracy奉公守法 abide by the law and social discipline锋利扣杀 razor-sharp smash 疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) 封杀出局 force out 封圣 canonization of Saints 丰收 bumper harvest (Consumers will still face moderate grain price hikes this year, despite the country seeing a bumper harvest, a senior agricultural official said on Thursday. 农业部一位高级官员周四表示，虽然今年我国粮食会丰收，但消费者还是要面临粮价适度上涨的局面。)丰收工程 Good Harvest Program封锁禁运 blockade and embargo 封锁消息 block the passage of information; news embargo; news blackout 风险防范机制 a risk prevention mechanism 风险准备金 loan loss provision, provisions of risk 凤凰男 ugly duckling (This tag refers to a man who was born in a poor family, but who worked hard and finally found a good job in a big city. He used to be an ugly duckling, but through his hard work he becomes a swan. But in English, ugly duckling usually refers to the least handsome/beautiful child in a family.) (来源：21世纪英文报第753期 中山大学陈萌整理)风险控制机制 the mechanisms for risk management风险投资机制 the mechanism for venture capital investments丰胸手术 breast augmentation surgery佛经 Buddhist scriptures扶持政策 supportive policy复出 return,come back. (So far no plans to return after the four year leave have been made.日后是否复出，目前暂无计划。)浮动工资 floating wages; fluctuating wages 浮动价格 floating price复读机 repeater复读生 return students--students reattending classes after failing the college entrance examination富二代 affluent 2nd generation (The rapidly expanding affluent 2nd generation is seeking to define their identity and quality of life via luxuries.越来越多的 富二代 开始加入奢侈品消费者行列，以显其社会地位和生活品质。)覆盖率 coverage rate 复关 rejoin the GATT (General Agreement on Tariff and Trade)富贵病 rich man\'s disease (which calls for a long period of rest and expensive diet)伏旱 summer drought (Soaring temperatures and little rainfall have worsened the drought in the Ningxia Hui and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regions, as well as the provinces of Gansu, Guizhou and Hunan. 高温和少雨天气使宁夏回族自治区、内蒙古自治区，以及甘肃、贵州和湖南等省的旱情进一步加剧。)富豪榜 rich list (Hoogewerf, meanwhile, admitted that China\'s super rich may be even more plentiful than his list suggests. The rich list reflects the changes in China\'s economy and also people\'s attitude and knowledge about wealth. 胡润同时承认，中国富豪的实际人数可能比富豪榜所列的还要多。这份富豪榜反映出了中国经济、以及人们对财富的态度和认识的变化。)复合型人才 interdisciplinary talent 附加税 extra duties; surtax; supertax; tax surcharge附加意外险 supplemental accident insurance 附加值 added value 附加值高、创汇高、技术含量高、能源和原材料消耗低的产品 product that yields high added value, earns foreign exchange and is produced with advanced technology and an efficient use of energy and materials 副检察长 deputy chief procurator福利彩票 welfare lottery 福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system 福利院 welfare house; charity house富民政策 policy to enrich people父母之命, 媒妁之言 dictates of parents and words of matchmakers 妇女联合会 women\'s federation扶贫 poverty alleviation 扶贫办公室 Poverty Relief Office扶贫攻坚计划 poverty-relief program扶贫基金 relief subsidies父亲产假 paternity leave (The Spanish parliament recently passed a new law extending paternity leave from the present 15 days to 4 weeks starting from 2011. 西班牙议会通过了延长父亲产假的提案，西班牙男子自2011年起将可享受为期4周的 父亲产假 。)父亲假 paternity leave (South Korea is set to allow up to five days of paternity leave starting next year, an attempt to raise the country\'s low birth rate, the labor ministry said Thursday. 韩国劳动部周四称，韩国将从明年开始将\"父亲假”延至五天，此举是为了提高韩国的低生育率。)辐射防护 radiation protection《浮士德》 Faust 复式计帐 duplex apartment; compound apartment 复式住宅 duplex apartment; compound apartment (a type of residential housing that maximizes usable space by increasing the number of the storey building) 附属中学 attached middle school浮屠 stupa; pagoda服务行业 catering industry服务器 server服务特色;卖点 selling point服务外包 service outsourcing (Nanjing\'s booming service outsourcing industry would provide about 10,000 jobs to college graduates this year, Wang Shouwen, the city\'s vice mayor, said at a press conference of the third China International Service Outsourcing Cooperation Conference (CISOCC) on Thursday morning. 南京市副市长王受文上周四在第三届中国国际服务外包合作大会的新闻发布会上表示，正在蓬勃发展的南京服务外包行业今年将为大学毕业生提供约1万个工作岗位。)妇幼保健院 maternal and child care service centre 负隅顽抗 put up a last-ditch resistance复员 be discharged from active military service附赠曲目 bonus track (Nineteen months after Heath Ledger\'s sudden passing, his directorial debut of Modest Mouse\'s music video for King Rat has been released online at WeAreTheMasses.com. The song is a bonus track from their 2007 album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. 在希斯•莱杰突然辞世十九个月后，他的导演处女作——为谦逊耗子乐团的单曲《鼠王》执导的音乐录影带在WeAreTheMasses.com网站在线发布。这首歌是该乐团2007年推出的唱片《出师未捷身先死》的附赠曲目。)负增长 negative growth负债经营 managing an enterprise with a loan复制文化 copy culture (When a massive downpour hit Beijing on June 23, it took just a few minutes for a photograph taken by micro-blogger Yang Di to be forwarded thousands of times on the Internet. Yang\'s story is just one example of the \"copy culture” that is becoming more prevalent among micro-bloggers. 6月23日北京遭遇强降雨，杨迪（音译）通过微博发布的一张照片在几分钟内被转发数千次。杨先生的故事仅仅是\"复制文化”在微博领域日益流行的一个例子。)辅助生殖 assisted reproduction (The city\'s biggest assisted reproduction center has closed its doors to new patients to prevent hopeless waiting by prospective parents. 城内最大的辅助生殖中心已经停止接收新患者，以防止让那些想做父母的人无望地等待。)辅助自杀 assisted suicide (Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland provided the helper doesn\'t personally benefit from a patient\'s death. 辅助自杀在瑞士是合法的，前提是辅助者不从病人的死亡中获取私利。)父子党 father-son party腐败官员 corrupt officials复出 comeback (Retired film actress Brigitte Lin said Saturday in New York that she would consider a comeback if invited by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai. 息影多年的香港女明星林青霞4日在纽约表示，若王家卫出马邀请她复出，她可以考虑。)浮动汇率 floating exchange rate复课 to resume classes (More than 500 students from Beichun Middle School, whose 1300 schoolmates and teachers were killed or missing in the earthquake, resumed classes Monday. 周一，北川中学500多名学生复课。在汶川地震中，该校有1300名师生遇难或失踪。)夫妻相 husband-wife looks福娃 Fuwa 服务型政府 service-oriented government 奶嘴男 mama\'s boy(What if your boyfriend always opposed you by saying, Mom said this, Mom said that ? A 28-year-old woman in Chongqing finally couldn\'t stand it anymore and ran away from home on Nov 19, Chongqing Evening News reported.如果你的男友经常用\"妈妈说这个”、\"妈妈说那个”来反对你，你会怎么办？据《重庆晚报》报道，11月19日，一位28岁的重庆女子最终无法忍受男友而选择\"离家出走”。) (2011-12-22)乘客集散点 passenger flow collector-distributor point (2011-12-16)法律漏洞 legal loophole反败为胜 bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire 翻版 reprint; reproduction; mirror image反补贴税,反倾销税 countervailing duty 反不正当竞争法 Law of the People\'s Republic of China Against Competition by Inappropriate Means 反弹道导弹条约 Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) 反弹道导弹体系 anti-ballistic missile system贩毒集团 drug cartel反对党 opposition party反腐倡廉 fight corruption and build a clean government 翻盖式移动电话 flip phone返工忧郁症 back-to-work blues (As the capital\'s residents shake off their hangovers following the holiday celebrations, some of the city\'s experts are chiming in with advice on how to beat the back-to-work blues. 当人们从节日庆祝的宿醉中清醒过来，返回到工作当中的时候，一些专家也开始为人们应对返工忧郁症支招了。)返回式卫星 return satellite翻建 renovate; rebuild on an old foundation反恐部队 counter-terrorism unit (US officials said the CIA tracked bin Laden to his location, then elite troops from Navy SEAL Team Six, a top military counter-terrorism unit, flew to the hideout in four helicopters. 美国高官表示，中情局追踪到了拉登藏身之地，之后顶级军事反恐部队\"海军海豹突击队”的精英部队搭乘四架直升机飞往该地。)反垃圾邮件业 anti-spam industry翻老帐 bring up old scores again翻两番 quadruple翻拍 re-shoot ( In China, the four masterpieces of literature are deeply rooted in the hearts of Chinese people. At the end of last century, these works were filmed as TV series and welcomed by audiences. Now TV producers are set to re-shoot the plays. 在中国，\"四大文学名著”深深植根于人们的心中。上世纪末，这些作品已被拍成电视剧，受到观众喜爱。而如今，电视制作者又致力于对名著进行翻拍。)翻牌公司 government-body-turned company反聘 rehire after retirement反倾销措施 anti-dumping measures非再生资源 non-renewable resources非战争军事行动 non-combat military operations (Chinese President Hu Jintao has praised the military and armed police for their contributions in non-combat military operations, referring to activities such as disaster relief work. 国家主席胡锦涛赞扬了全军和武警部队在抢险救灾等非战争军事行动中的贡献。)非洲、加勒比和太平洋国家集团（洛美协定） ACP(African, Caribbean and Pacific Group) 非主流 alternative非自住业主 non-owner-occupier (The government\'s efforts to tighten credit and mortgage requirements for non-owner-occupiers have not bitten deeply so far. This year\'s spring real estate fair at the Beijing World Trade Center sold property worth 2.9 billion yuan, according to reports. 目前政府在收紧信贷和对非自住业主房贷的政策方面还不是太严格。据报道，今年在国贸举办的北京春季房展成交的房产共价值29亿元。)诽谤 smear (Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has been ordered to appear in court Wednesday in connection with an alleged smear campaign that targeted President Nicolas Sarkozy. 因涉嫌诽谤总统萨科齐，法国前总理德维尔潘19日被传唤参加法庭审讯。)（经济中的）非公有制成分 non-public sector of the economy废旧资源回收利用 recovery and recycling of used resources封口费 hush money (60 people have been punished for collecting hush money from a Shanxi coal mine after a fatal accident, 28 of whom were fake journalists, according to the General Administration of Press and Publication. Four journalists involved were expelled from the profession and 14 executives removed from their posts or dismissed. The vast majority of the RMB319300 hush money has been paid back. 近日，新闻出版总署对山西某煤矿 封口费 事件中的60名涉案人员给予处罚通报，假记者约占一半。其中，有4名记者被清除出记者队伍，还有14名媒体责任人被免职、解聘。涉案金额31.93万元，绝大部分已追回。)非流通股 non-tradable share废票 invalid ticket废物综合利用 comprehensive utilization of waste materials废止妨碍市场公平竞争和排斥外地产品和服务的各种规定 eliminate all such regulations obstructing fair market competition and external goods and services非职务发明 non-service invention 分包商 subcontractor分餐制 individual serving (portion) 分拆上市 a subsidiary company of a corporation is listed on the stock market. 分红 distribute dividends; receive dividends份礼 apportioned gift分裂主义 splittism; separatism粉领 Pink-collar (源于美国，最先见于《时代周刊》，一般指从事于教育、文书、售货等行业的女性。在中国，也有人用粉领代表全职的优越家庭环境内的家庭主妇。) 粉领族 pink-collar tribe (Women who play major role in certain professions such as office workers, secretaries, models, airline hostesses, etc) 分流 reposition of redundant personnel 分期付款 installment payment 改革开放 reform and opening-up; reform and opening to the outside world改革开放的总设计师 chief architect of the reform and opening up policy改革开放和社会主义现代化建设 reform and opening and in the modernization drive改革试点 pilot reform; reform experimentation; pilot restructuring enterprise盖洛普民意调查 Gallup Poll盖帽了 great; excellent; wonderful改名潮 name-change boom. (Taiwan has seen a name-change boom amid the current economic crunch, local media reported Monday. 据台湾媒体23日报道，经济不景气，当地人最近兴起 改名潮 以求转运。)概念车 concept car概念商品 concept goods 改善农民进城就业环境 improve the employment environment for rural workers in cities改善农牧民生产生活条件 improve the living and production conditions of farmers and herdsmen改善缺医少药的状况 alleviate the shortage of medical services and medicines改制上市 (of an enterprise)get listed on the stock market after being re-organized according the modern corporate system 改革开放和现代化建设的全过程 the entire process of reform, opening-up and modernization干部队伍革命化、年轻化、知识化、专业化 make the ranks of cadres more revolutionary, younger in average age, better educated and professionally more competent 干部下放 arrange for cadres to go to work at grassroots units or participate in physical labor 感到不妙 I smell a rat. 尴尬，困境，糟糕 pretty pass 甘居下游 be resigned to backwardness 感情投资 investment in human relationships赶时髦 follow the fashion; want to be in the swim of things 干细胞 stem cell 感谢款待的信 a bread and butter letter (a letter sent as thanks for being treated well as someone\'s guest) 干预 intervene (China will impose severe penalties on officials who intervene in government statistical work and manipulate or fake data, said a draft law revision submitted to the top legislature Monday. 全国人大常委会22日审议统计法修订草案，草案规定领导干部如干预统计工作，自行修改统计资料或要求统计机构、人员伪造统计资料等，将受严厉惩罚。)赶超先进 surpass the advanced 港澳台 Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 港人治港 Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong 岗位津贴 post allowance岗位培训 on-the-job training 岗位责任制 work post responsibility港务局 port office; harbor authority 高保真音乐 hi-fi music高材生 top student高层次、全方位的对话 high-level and all-directional dialogue 高产优质 high yield and high quality 告吹 fizzle out; fall through; fail高档食品 upmarket food (Recently, the owner of CP Lotus and Super Brand Mall announced the launch of its first upmarket food retail brand, Bazaar by Lotus, in Shanghai\'s Xintiandi, the fashion hub and one of the most famous locations in the city. 近日，卜蜂莲花和正大广场宣布在上海新天地创立首个高档食品零售品牌——Bazaar by Lotus（莲花集市）。新天地是上海的时尚中心，也是上海最著名的景点之一。)高等教育\"211工程” the \"211” Project for higher education 高等教育自学考试 self-study higher education examination高度自治 high degree of autonomy 高端产品 high-end product高发季节 high-occurrence season (Li noted that autumns and winters werehigh-occurrence seasons for the flu, and urged the authorities to improve disease prevention and treatment in order to stop the disease from fast spreading across the country. 李指出，秋冬季是流感的高发季节，他敦促权威部门改进疾病防御和治疗能力，阻止疾病在全国迅速传播。)高发期 high-incidence season高分低能 high scores and low abilities高峰 peak time 高峰论坛 summit forum 高干 high-ranking official; senior cadre高杠杆交易机构 highly-leveraged institutions(HLI) 高跟鞋赛跑 High heel running (Julia Plecher, an 18-year-old girl from Berlin, outsprinted 99 rivals to won the city’s 100m high heel running. 18岁来自的朱莉娅•普莱榭淘汰了99名选手赢得了该城市的高跟鞋赛跑冠军。)高官会 Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) 隔行扫描 interlacing scan各尽所能 let each person do his best; from each according to his ability 各就各位 On your marks!隔离病房 isolation ward(公路）隔离带 median strip 格列佛游记 Gulliver\'s Travels 革命老区 old revolutionary base areas革命气派 revolutionary mettle革命伤残军人 disabled revolutionary servicemen鸽派 dove faction个人成就感 sense of personal achievement个人储蓄账户 personal savings account (按照新的银行账户规定，结算功能应从个人储蓄账户中分离出去。According to a new bank account regulation, clearing functions shall be separated from personal savings accounts.)个人购房贷款 individual housing loan个人结算账户 personal clearing account (开立个人结算账户不会增加储户的费用。Opening personal clearing accounts will not mean extra costs for depositors.)个人理财计划 personal financing plan各人民团体 mass organizations个人收入应税申报制度 the system of the declaration of individual incomes for tax payment 个人收入调节税 individual (personal) income regulation tax个人数字助理 PDA (personal digital assistant) 个人所得税 personal income tax个人信用制度 individual credit rating system个人演唱会 solo concert个人银行卡账户 personal bank card account (个人银行卡账户将被纳入结算账户管理。Personal bank card accounts will start to be treated as clearing accounts.)个人质押贷款 personal pledged loan 各人自扫门前雪， 莫管他人瓦上霜 hoe one\'s own potatoes 个体户，个体经营 privately or individually-owned business个体经济 private economy根本政治制度 fundamental political system 跟屁虫 1.one\'s shadow; to tag along; 2. flatterer, boot licker, ass-kisser, brown-noser跟团旅游 package tour (I\'m going to join a package tour to Spain. 我要跟团去西班牙旅游。)跟着感觉走 go with the flow; follow one\'s heart; do what one thinks is right跟踪审计 follow-up auditing 根除腐败 root out corruption; eliminate corruption耕地流失 arable land loss (Analysts believed several major factors contributed to the arable land loss, such as increasing use of arable land for construction purposes, forest or grassland replanting programs as well as damage caused by natural disasters. 分析人士认为导致耕地流失有几个主要因素，一个是建筑占用耕地现象越来越多，一个是森林或草地返耕项目影响，还有自然灾害带来的损毁。)更加注重搞好宏观调控，更加注重统筹兼顾，更加注重以人为本 pay more attention to exercising macro-control, balancing the interests of all parties, putting people first.更快、更高、更强（奥运精神） Citius, Altius, Fortius ( Faster, Higher, Stronger--Olympic Spirit )《更紧密经贸关系的安排》 CEPA; Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement跟腱 Achilles\' tendon (Liu Xiang\'s injury to his right Achilles\' tendon will not affect his career, Feng Shuyong, head coach of the Chinese national track and field team, said Saturday. 中国田径队总教练冯树勇23日说，刘翔右跟腱的伤不会影响到他的运动生涯。)个人护理用品 personal care supplies个人信用制度 individual credit rating system个人隐私 individual privacy个位数 single digit (The growth rate of major textile enterprises\' output slowed sharply, to single-digit levels in some cases, in the first 7 months of 2008, the China National Textile and Apparel Council said Monday. 中国纺织工业协会25日表示，今年前7个月，主要纺织企业的产量增长率大幅减缓，有些已降至个位数。)各种所有制金融企业 financial enterprises of different ownership工笔 traditional Chinese realistic painting共产党领导下的多党合作与政治协商 multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of Communist Party 公车私用 use government cars for private purposes (Officials in Guangzhou will have to pay when they want to use their government cars for private purposes later this year. 今年晚些时候起，广州市想要公车私用的官员将需要支付一定的费用。)工程公司 engineering company 工程验收 acceptance check of work公房商品化 commercialization of public housing 公费旅游 junket; facility trip公费医疗 free medical service; free medicare; public health service功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 工夫茶 congou--a kind of Chinese black tea prepared with care功夫片 kungfu film公告板服务 Bulletin Board Service (BBS) 公共外交 public diplomacy (China needs a bigger public diplomacy campaign to better present the country to the world, said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman for the Chinese People\'s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), on Monday. 全国政协发言人赵启正本周一表示，中国需要大力开展公共外交活动，把中国更好地介绍给世界。)公共卫生设施 public health infrastructure公关 public relations攻关 tackle a critical point攻关计划 the Program for Tackling Key Problems 公积金 public accumulation fund; public reserve funds公积金上限 threshold of housing fund (According to the Beijing Housing Accumulation Fund Administration Center, the threshold of housing public accumulation funds in 2010 was raised from 2,682 yuan to 2,906 yuan a month. 根据北京住房公积金管理中心发布的通知，2010年住房公积金月缴存额上限从2682元调整为2906元。)工间操 daily workout (Millions of municipal workers in the capital are being asked to take part in 20 minutes of daily workout in a bid to keep them fit, according to a news release of the Beijing Federation of Trade Union (BFTU) reported by the Beijing Times. 据《京华时报》报道，北京市总工会日前发布通知，要求数百万名机关、企事业单位员工每天做20分钟的工间操以保证身体健康。)公检法机关 public security organs, procuratorial organs and people\'s courts 公交纠纷调解车 dispute mediation bus (A dispute mediation bus, the first of its kind not only in Beijing but the whole of China, fired up its engine for the first time on Tuesday and hit the road to solve problems that flare up on public buses. 我国首辆公交纠纷调解车本周二首次亮相街头，驶上道路，解决公交车上的纠纷。)公交老人专车 Senior-only bus ( A senior-only bus catering exclusively to passengers over 70 started to run in Shanghai Wednesday with a promise to make travel safer and more comfortable for seniors.上海市开通 公交老人专车 ，专供70岁以上老人乘坐，以提高老年人乘车的安全性和舒适度。)公开喊价市场 open outcry market 公款吃喝 recreational activities using public funds 工龄工资 seniority pay公路隧道 highway tunnel (China begins construction of world\'s highest highway tunnel--Construction of a tunnel that will traverse Trola Mountain in southwestern Sichuan Province began on Wednesday. 中国开始建设世界最高公路隧道——将横贯四川省西南部雀儿山的隧道工程周三开工建设。)公民投票 referendum; plebiscite功能界别 Functional Constituencies (Five of the additional 10 seats for the LegCo in 2012 will be returned by Geographical Constituencies (GCs) and the other five by Functional Constituencies (FCs). According to the government\'s proposal, the number of GCs will be retained at five in returning the 35 GC Members. The five new FC seats will form a new District Council (DC) FC. 根据港府的建议，2012年立法会10个新增议席当中，5席将由地方选区选举产生，另外5席由功能界别选举产生。而35个地方选区议席将继续由5个地方选区选出；5个新的功能界别议席将会成为新增的区议会功能界别。)公平定价 arm\'s-length pricing公平合理 fairness and justifiableness 工伤 work-related injuries (According to the revision, the compensation to families of those who die from work-related injuries has been raised to 20 times the per capita disposable annual income in urban areas. 根据最新修改草案，对工伤死者家属的赔偿金都大幅度提高，调整为上一年度全国城镇居民人均可支配收入的20倍。)工商局 industrial and commercial bureau 工商联营 combined management of industry and commerce工时 man-hour公司分立与解散 separation and dissolution of a company 公私合营 public-private joint management公司债券 corporate bond共同安全 common security共同财产 mutual property (A controversial section of the draft suggests that once a marriage ends in divorce the pre-marital property is to be recognized as the buyer\'s personal assets, instead of a couple\'s common wealth. 征求意见稿中一个条款颇具争议，该条款指出，离婚时婚前房产将被认定为购买者的个人财产，而不是夫妻共同财产。)共同富裕 common prosperity 共同监护权 joint custody (The statement indicated that the two will have joint custody of their two sons Lucas and Quintus, but did not disclose any details on how the couple\'s assets would be divided 声明表示，两人（张柏芝、谢霆锋）将共同承担两个儿子卢卡斯和昆塔斯的监护权，但没有透露任何关于两人财产分割的细节。)共同利益 common interests公务用车 government car (China plans to further reform the use of government cars in an effort to cut unnecessary expenditure and build a green government, officials of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said. 国家发展和改革委员会官员称，国家计划进一步推进公务用车的改革，以减少不必要的花费，建设绿色政府。)公务员 civil servant恭喜发财 May you be prosperous!; Wish you prosperity.工薪阶层 salaried person/group 公休 work recess供养资金 funding工业股票 industrial stock工业化和城镇化水平 levels of industrialization and urbanization工业控制一体化 integrated industrial control; industrial control of integration 工业停滞 industrial stagnation工业园区 industrial park 公益唱片 benefit album (The Hope For Haiti Now benefit album will debut at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart on Wednesday, becoming the first digital-only release to achieve this feat in the nearly 54-year history of the Billboard 200. 周三，公益唱片《给海地希望》将以美国流行音乐排行榜冠军的位置首度亮相。这张唱片是Billboard 200专辑榜54年的历史上第一张创下如此佳绩的数字专辑。)公益广告 public-interest ad 公益广告 public service advertising (Chongqing Satellite TV has stopped commercial advertisements and will use the airtime to broadcast promotional films and public service announcements, Chongqing Evening News reported on Wednesday. 据《重庆晚报》本周三报道，重庆卫视已停播商业广告，将在原有广告时段播出城市形象宣传片和公益广告。)公益活动 public benefit activities公益林 public welfare forest 公益性文化事业 non-profit cultural undertakings 公益性文化事业 non-profit cultural undertakings公证 notary service公证财产 notarize the properties 公正、公平、公开 just, fair and open 公众投资 public investments工资税 payroll tax工资形成机制 wage formation mechanism (The report predicted the wage formation mechanism reform that originated from low-end labor market will spread to the high-end market and trigger shifts in income distribution. 该报告预计由低端劳动力市场开始的工资形成机制改革将会延伸到高端市场并启动收入分配变革。)工资削减 pay-cut工资指导线 salary guideline (Despite signs of economic recovery, millions of workers face wage cuts and freezes under new salary guidelines. 在新的工资指导线标准下，尽管经济有复苏的迹象，数百万工人仍面临降薪的局面。)工作狂 workaholic工作室 studio工作午餐 working lunch公平竞争 fair competition公共监查 public oversight公共汽车候车亭 bus shelter公共文化基础设施 culture-related facilities for public use公开或变相涨价 to raise prices openly or in convert forms公勺（多人吃饭时公用的） service spoon公司犯罪 corporate abuse / crime / cheat / fraud / wrongdoing / misconduct 共同关心的问题 issue of common concern共同基金 mutual funds 公务车 state-financed vehicle (The Beijing municipal government is trying to set an example on curbing pollution and energy consumption by imposing a traffic restriction on State-financed vehicles. 为减少污染，降低能耗，北京市政府开始倡导减少公务车出行。)公务员考试 civil service exam (About 1m candidates have applied for the 2009 national civil service exam, an increase of 25% over this year, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has said. 据人力资源和社会保障部统计，约百万人已报名参加2009年国家公务员考试，比2008年报考人数增长了25%。)公益大使 charity ambassador (Neither Liu Xiang nor the Athletics Administrative Center will lodge a claim for compensation with China Ping An Insurance which gave Liu an RMB100m accident insurance policy Liu last October, in accordance with the insurance contract and mutual understanding of relevant articles therein, the Center said Wednesday. Ping An said Liu Xiang will continue to act as the company\'s charity ambassador. 2007年10月，中国平安向刘翔赠亿元意外保险保单。国家体育总局田径运动管理中心今日表示，基于双方前期达成的保险合同及对相关条款的理解, 国家体育总局田径运动管理中心及刘翔本人不打算对中国平安提出索赔。中国平安将邀请刘翔继续担任公司公益大使。)公益文化活动 nonprofit cultural programs公有制 public ownership公有制为主体、多种所有制经济共同发展的基本经济制度 the basic economic system of keeping public ownership as the mainstay of the economy and allowing diverse forms of ownership to develop side by side公众听证会 public hearings工资正常增长机制 a mechanism for regular pay increases狗流感 Dog flu (A dog flu virus is going around the US and has now been found in 30 states. 一种狗流感正在美国悄然蔓延，目前已有30个州发现了这种病毒。)购买力 purchasing power购买力平价 purchasing power parity (China next year will measure its gross domestic product (GDP) using purchasing power parity (PPP), an internationally accepted methodology, Beijing-based financial news portal Caing.com reported Monday. 据财经资讯门户网站财新网周一报道，明年中国将通过购买力平价这一国际通用的方法来换算国内生产总值。)购买欲 desire to buy; desire to purchase狗腿子 henchman; lackey; hired thug购物车 shopping trolley购物券 coupon构想 conceptualization狗仔队 dog packs; paparazzo (singular), paparazzi(plural) (It refers to those journalists who are hunting the news of celebrities.) 购物指南 shopping guide, shoppers\' guide, buyers\' guide股本 share capital 股本回报率 return on equity 股本金 equity capital 固定电话运营商 fixed-line telecom carrier 固定电话初装费 installation fees for fixed-line telephones 固定资产投资 investment in the fixed assets; fixed asset investment股东会 board of shareholders股指 stock index古装剧 costume drama (Producers remaking the popular TV hit A Dream of Red Mansions have splashed out 200 million yuan ($29 million) – a record amount in China\'s television history for a period costume drama. 新版《红楼梦》制作方已经对该剧投入了2亿元（合2900万美元）的资金，创下了中国古装电视剧的投资额历史纪录。)刮鼻子 criticize; reprimand挂靠 be attached or affiliated to; be subordinate to 挂靠户 an adjunct organization挂牌开业 hang out one\'s shingle; put one\'s name plate in (a certain street)挂失 report the loss. (I\'d like to report the loss of my credit card and cancel it. 我要办理信用卡挂失并取消那张卡。)挂职 1) take a temporary post (in order to temper oneself); 2) serve in a lower level unit for a period while retaining one\'s position in the previous unit 挂职下放 transfer to lower units with one\'s post retained拐点 turning point (Since financial markets have been stable during the past 6 weeks, and economic growth is unlikely to fall further than the 4th quarter, the first half of this year could well be the turning point. 由于在过去6周内金融市场走势平稳，经济增长不太可能继去年第4季度后继续下滑，今年上半年市场将出现拐点。)关闭效应 blackout effect观潮派 those who take a wait-and-see attitude; fence-straddler官方网站 official website观光电梯 sightseeing (tourist) lift 关键词过滤 keyword infiltration (The provincial official also stressed that the operation of its screen system is based on keyword infiltration and not all text messages are actually checked. 广东省官员还强调称，短信过滤系统采取的是关键词过滤的办法，而不是对公民的每条短信都去查看。)关联交易 connected transaction 关贸总协定(世界贸易组织的前身) GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) 关门态度 closed-door attitude官商 state-operated commerce关税壁垒 customs barrier; tariff wall 关税配额 tariff quota关停并转 close down, suspend operation, merge with others or shift to different line of production; rationalize观望态度 wait-and-see attitude关系网 connection network; relationship network关于进一步加强农村教育工作的决定 Decision on Further Strengthening Rural Education冠状病毒 corona virus广播电视大学 radio and television university光碟，光盘 compact disk; CD广而告之 publicize widely 广告词 jingle广告代理行 advertising agent广告电话直销 direct response advertising 广告画 poster广告妙语 attention-getter广告人 advertising man; adman广告宣传车 loudspeaker van; sound truck光谷 optical valley 光棍儿节 Singles’ Day. Every year at 11:11pm on November 11, fun-seeking male college students will have rowdy parties by screaming out their desire to find a girlfriend and use whatever is available to make big noises. The timing, consisting of eight Arabic number of 1, is deliberately selected to personify many single people. 光棍节 Singles\' Day (China is probably the only country in the world that has set aside a special day - Singles\' Day, which falls on November 11 every year. 中国可能是世界上唯一拥有 光棍节 的国家，该节日被定在每年的11月11日。) 光机电一体化 optical, mechanical and electronic integration 广交会 The China Export Commodities Fair 广开财路 make full use of all talents 广开就业门路 create more employment opportunities 光缆 optic cable光盘杂志 CD-ROM magazine 光通信 photo-communication; optical communication 光污染 light pollution (The provincial capital of South China\'s Guangdong province is expected to take the lead in collecting light pollution fees in the country. 据悉，中国南部广东省省会广州市将率先在全国开征光污染排污费。)广域网 wide area network (WAN) 广种薄收 extensive cultivation; wide sowing but meager harvest—a method of cultivation: the cultivated area is large but the per area yield is relatively low钢管舞 Pole dancing (Pole dancing\'s popularity in France can be testified by hot sales of poles. 法国人目前对学跳钢管舞乐此不疲，从所用钢管热销，就可证明其在法国发烧的程度。)（手机）关机 power off管理办法 measures for administration管理规定 provisions on administration管理条例 regulations on administration官煤勾结 government officials in cahoots with coalmine operators; government officials act in collusion with coalmine operators冠名 title sponsorship冠名赞助商 title sponsor股权分置改革 state share sale reform; equity division reform; split-share reform关税下调 tariff reduction关系户 closely-related units《关于预防煤矿生产安全事故的特别规定》 Special Regulations for Preventing Coalmine Accidents 刮痧 Holographic Meridian Scraping Therapy (Guasha)固定电话 fixed-line telephone固定汇率 fixed exchange rate规范分配秩序 Rationalize the relations of income distribution规范民办教育 standardize non-government funded schools归国留学生 returned students 归口管理 put under centralized management by specialized departments; centralized management by specified departments 规模经济 scale economy, economies of scale 规模经营 scale management规模效益 scale merit归侨 returned overseas Chinese 皈依三宝 become a Buddhist 柜族 cupboard tribe (Dubbed online as the cupboard tribe, the old man said he wishes to rent a room for himself but the cost in Changsha, where the rent for a single room is around 400 yuan ($60) a month, is far beyond what he can afford. 这位老人被网友称为\"柜族”。老人说他希望在长沙租一个房子，但是长沙的房租太贵，一个房间每月约400元，他负担不起。)轨道舱 orbital module鼓励、支持和引导非公有制经济 encourage, support and guide the growth of the non-public sector of the economy棍棒教育 stick parenting (Following the roars of a tiger mom , a wolf dad stirred controversy again on stick parenting. 继\"虎妈”热潮之后，\"狼爸”再一次激起了关于\"棍棒教育”的争论。)滚雪球 snowball -- (of a plan, problem, etc.) to grow bigger on an increasing rate国奥队 the National Olympic Team国产化率 import substitution rate; localization rate of parts and components 过度放牧 overgraze过度开垦 excess land reclamation 过度投资行业 over-invested industries国防动员体制 the mobilization for national defense 国防动员体制 the mobilization system for national defense国防科工委 State Commission of Science and Technology for National Defense Industry 国防预算 defense budget (China plans to increase its defense budget by 7.5 percent in 2010, only about half of last year\'s planned growth of 14.9 percent, a parliament spokesman said here on Thursday. 全国人大发言人（李肇星）本周四称，中国2010年国防预算的增幅计划为7.5%，增幅仅为去年计划增幅14.9%的一半。)国货 domestics过火 go too far国际奥委会 the International Olympic Committee (IOC)国际标准化组织 ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 国际承诺 international commitments国际公认的警戒线 internationally accepted alarm level国际惯例 international common practice 国际海域 international waters国际化战略 internationalization strategy 国际货币基金组织 IMF (International Monetary Fund) 国际禁止化学武器组织 organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW)国际恐怖主义 international terrorism国际劳工组织 ILO (International Labor Organization) 国际联盟 international coalition国际贸易伙伴 international trading partner国计民生 the national economy and the people\'s livelihood《国际民用航空公约》(1944) The International Civil Aviation Covenant 国际清算 international settlement 国际日期变更线 International Date Line (IDL) 国际商业机器公司 International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) 国际社会 the international community国际收支不平衡 disequilibrium of balance of payment 国际玩笑 play a large-scale joke《国际先驱论坛报》 International Herald Tribune 国际自然保护联盟 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources国际足球联盟 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)国家财政贴息贷款 discount government loan国家创新体系 state innovation system国家环保总局 State Environmental Protection Administration 国家级特殊津贴 special state allowance国家级卫生城市 state-level hygiene city国家经济体制改革委员会 the State Commission for Restructuring the Economic Systems 国家控股公司 state-controlling company 国家普通话水平考试 National Proficiency Test of Putonghua 国家体育总局 State Physical Culture Administration 国家外汇储备 state foreign exchange reserves国家一级保护 first-grade State protection 国家质量技术监督局 the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision 国家中长期科学和技术发展规划 a national medium- to long-range program for scientific and technological development国家重点科技攻关项目 national key scientific and technological project 国脚 player of the national football team; footballer of the national team 过境签证 transit visa国库券 treasury bonds 过劳死 karoshi; death from overwork过劳死 die from overwork ( Its employees are always under severe stress and some even died from overwork. 。该公司员工长期压力过大，曾出现员工过劳死事件。)国民党 Kuomintang 国民经济的综合平衡 overall balance in national economy国民经济支柱产业 pillar industry in national economy 国民生产总值 gross national product (GNP) 国事访问 state visit过失赔偿责任；无过失赔偿责任 liability with fault；liability without fault 过失责任 liability of fault 国书 state credentials国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace国土资源部 Ministry of Land and Resources 国土资源管理 land and resources administration国外旅游 overseas travel国务卿 Secretary Of State (in America)过硬 have a perfect mastery of过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 国有独资商业银行 wholly state-funded commercial bank国有股 state-owned shares 国有股减持 state stock reduction; reduce state\'s stake in listed companies国有及国有控股工业企业 state-owned industrial enterprises and enterprises whose controlling stake was owned by the state国有企业股份制改革继续推进 fresh progress was made in transforming state-owned enterprises into stock companies国有企业下岗职工基本生活保障向失业保险并轨 integrate the subsistence allowances for laid-off workers into the unemployment insurance system国有商业银行股份制改造试点方案 pilot plan to transform state-owned commercial banks into stock entities国有资产管理体制 State property management system国有资产监督管理委员会 the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission国有资产流失 loss of state-owned assets国债贴息贷款 T-bond discount loans 国债专项资金 special fund for treasury bond 国债资金重点项目责任制 the responsibility system for key projects funded by treasury bonds果子狸 civet cat过渡期 transitional period国家发展计划委员会 the State Development Planning Commission国家计划和财政政策、货币政策等相互配合的宏观调控体系 the macro-economic regulation system by integrating State planning with fiscal and monetary policies国家审判权 the judicial authority of the State 《国家突发公共事件总体应急预案》 Master State Plan for Rapid Response to Public Emergencies国际部队 international forces国际多边金融机构 international multilateral financial institution 国际关系民主化 practice democracy in international relations国际禁毒日 International Day against Drug Abuse (People around the world hold rally marking the International Day against Drug Abuse.)国际社会 international community国民素质 the populace\'s cultivation国情 national conditions过期食品 expired food, out-of-date food (The Japanese, who always pay attention to food safety, have lowered their requirements amid the economic woes, the United Morning Post reported. A survey shows that 83% Japanese think it\'s ok to buy out-of-date food as long as they don\'t make people fall ill. 据新加坡《联合早报》报道，向来重视食品安全的日本人，随着经济不景气而口味大降。一项民调显示，83%的日本人认为，只要吃不坏肚子，就无所谓购买过期食品。)国务委员 state councilor国务院令 Decree of the State Council国务院通知 Circular of the State Council国有商业银行 State-owned commercial bank国债余额管理方式 the method of outstanding balance management for its national debt股票市场散户 individual stock investor股权分置 to float the non-tradable shares; equity division 搞花架子 do something superficial搞活国营大中型企业 invigorate large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises告急 be in an emergency; report an emergency; ask for emergency help高级报纸/严肃报纸 quality paper 高级检察官 senior public procurator高级经理人员 high-level managerial personnel; senior personnel高级商务师 certified business executive; senior business engineer; high-level economist; senior commercialist 高级设备 sophisticated equipment 高技术产业化 apply high technology to production 高架公路 elevated highway; overhead road 高架轻轨 elevated railway高姐 high-speed train attendant (High-speed train attendants ready for service: The crew on the rail route were selected from numerous applicants and have undergone rigorous training. \"高铁”开通在即，\"高姐”整装待命：高铁线路上的乘务员都是从无数应聘者中海选出来的，而且已经经过了严格训练。)高精尖技术 high-grade, high-precision, advanced technology高举邓小平理论伟大旗帜，全面贯彻\"三个代表”重要思想 hold high the banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory and carry out the important thoughts of Three Represents 高考 college (or university) entrance examination 高考状元 top scorer (The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Thursday decided not to accept He Chuanyang, Chongqing\'s top liberal arts scorer who illegally changed his ethnic background for extra points in the national college entrance exam, after Peking University rejected him earlier.继北大放弃录取重庆民族身份造假高考文科状元何川洋后，香港大学2日也正式决定不予录取。)高科技板块 high-tech sector 高科技作弊 hi-tech cheating (China targets hi-tech cheating before Gaokao exam: As millions of Chinese students are doing some last-minute cramming for the upcoming national college entrance examinations, authorities have launched a crackdown on sales of high-tech devices that might be used to cheat on the tests. 我国在高考前严打高科技作弊：数百万考生在为即将到来的高考进行最后的冲刺，而政府部门已开展了一项打击售卖高科技高考作弊工具的行动。)高龄津贴 old age allowance (Residents older than 80 will get a unified old age allowance across China, a move indicating the government aims to end different allowance policies toward the elderly in different regions, the China Economic Weekly reported Tuesday. 《中国经济周刊》周二报道说，全国80岁以上的居民将享受统一的高龄津贴。政府此举旨在结束各地区高龄津贴政策不一致的状况。)高难度动作 stunner, stunt 高清晰度 high definition 高清晰度电视 high definition TV高手 master hand, expert(精通电脑和网络的)高手 geek高危人群 high-risk group 高温死亡 heat death (The prolonged extreme weather has baked many regions in the country since July, with the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Shandong and Shaanxi provinces and Chongqing municipality reporting the highest number of weather-related deaths. 自七月份以来我国的许多地区都出现了持续的极端炎热天气，内蒙古自治区、山东省、陕西省和重庆市成为高温死亡报告最多的地区。)高消费 high consumption高效节能 energy-efficient高校扩招后首批毕业生 college graduates who were the first to be enrolled under the college expansion of 1999高校扩招计划 college expansion plan告小状 secretly report on somebody; rat on somebody高新技术产业开发区 high-tech industrial development zone 高新技术产业化 industrial application of new and high technologies高压手段 high-pressure tactics高原反应,高山反应 altitude stress; altitude sickness 高知 high-level intellectual高指标 high target高职院校 higher vocational school (China\'s higher vocational schools enroll more than 3 million students annually-- China currently has about 1,184 schools of higher vocational education, which enroll more than 3.1 million students annually, Vice Minister of Education Lu Xin said. 中国高职院校每年招收300多万学生——教育部副部长鲁昕说，中国目前有约1184所高职教育机构，每年招收学生310多万。)高档公寓 high-end flat (A group of 53 rich people from Yuncheng, Shanxi, arrived in Beijing Saturday on a charter flight to buy houses, the first of its kind in China. The group, consisting of private company bosses, coal mine owners and professors, target villas and high-end flats priced at RMB3m-10m and have ordered 3 villas after they visited the first site. 周六，由53名私企老板、煤矿主和大学教授等组成的山西运城购房团包机抵京，将集中选购300万-1000万元的别墅和高档公寓。据了解，包专机进京团购房屋在全国尚属首次。购房团在看完第一个楼盘后，就预订了3套别墅。)高净值 high net worth (In Britain, the number of women of high net worth status (classified as those with onshore liquid assets of more than ￡200,000) overtook men in 2005 - with 448,100 rich women compared to 429,300 men.)高考移民 NCEE migrant (The term \'NCEE migrant\' refers to students who covertly leave their hometowns and immigrate to other places a few days before the NCEE in order to get bonus points or be in a less competitive environment. When found out, they are penalized for undermining the fairness of the NCEE. 高考移民 是指基于获取加分和规避竞争等目的，高考前从就学地点迁往其它地点报名参加考试的学生，这些人因破坏高考的公平性，成绩往往不被认可。)高清晰度的卫星图片 high-resolution satellite photo高素质新型军事人才 high- caliber military personnel高温湿热 hot and humid (Beijing\'s hot and humid weather should not be an excuse for any athletes on competition results, representative from German delegation said Tuesday. 德国代表团的相关人士5日表示，北京的高温湿热天气不应成为运动员奥运成绩的借口。)高温预警 high temperature alert (The orange high temperature alert was issued Monday in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and Shanghai, predicting scorching temperatures above 35℃ from Monday to Wednesday. 浙江、江苏、安徽、江西和上海周一发布了橙色高温预警，预计周一到周三将出现35℃以上高温。)高压线 high-voltage wire (A 15 year-old teenager in Chongqing was electrocuted when he tried to steal some high-voltage wire with a kitchen knife. 近日，重庆一名15岁的少年拿着菜刀去偷高压线时，被当场电死。)高致病性禽流感 highly pathogenic bird flu个案 individual case (involving special circumstances)各大菜系 major styles of cooking 个股 individual share海市蜃楼,镜花水月,无稽之谈 a mare’s nest 海外汇款 overseas remittance (Despite the global economic crisis, the amount of overseas remittance to Vietnam in 2008 is estimated to go up by $1.3b to $8b, Vietnamese officials said Tuesday. 越南官员6日说，虽然正值全球经济危机，但是粗略估计，2008年越南的侨汇收入仍然增长了13亿美元，达到80亿美元。)海湾战争综合症 Gulf War Syndrome; Gulf War Illnesses海峡两岸交流基金会(海基会) Strait Exchange Foundation of (Taiwan, China)(SEF)海峡两岸关系协会(海协会) the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海选 auditions (Auditions start later this month, with the show set to go on air in late August. 海选将于本月晚些时候启动，比赛将于8月底正式播出。)寒带 frigid zone旱地滑雪场 mock skiing park 函授大学 correspondence university 汉语文化圈 Chinese-speaking community汉字处理软件 Chinese character processing software 航空港 air harbor航空旅行意外险 air-travel accident insurance航空母舰 aircraft carrier航母 aircraft carrier 航天服 space suit航天器 spacecraft航向错误,奉行错误方向 on the wrong tack 行业协调和自律 trade co-ordination and self-discipline行业信息发布制度 information release system for industries行业杂志 trade journal (I work as an assistant editor for a trade journal in the food industry, where my tasks include a great deal of interviewing and personal contact with industry insiders. 我曾在某行业杂志担任食品方面的助理编辑，主要工作包括对食品界人士进行采访以及与他们进行私人接触。) 合议庭 collegiate bench 合作演员 co-star (The 20-year-old actress - who plays a teenage rocker in \'Bandslam\' - has revealed she and her co-stars practised before their scenes by using a Nintendo Wii interactive games console. 这位在电影《乐团狂飙》中扮演摇滚少女的20岁女演员透露，她在开拍前曾经和她的合作演员用任天堂Wii互动游戏机一起演练过。)合格的境内机构投资者 qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII)合格的境外机构投资者 qualified foreign institutional investors (QFII)合乎国情，顺乎民意 to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people黑帮 mafia gangs (China\'s Ministry of Culture has banned websites featuring or publicizing online games which glamorize mafia gangs. 中国文化部发布通知要求各地立即查处运营或宣传 黑帮 主题网络游戏的网站。)黑车 black taxi (a taxi that carries passengers illegally and without a business license)黑店 gangster inn 黑飞 black flight (Unfortunately for those expecting little green men, the explanation from authorities several days later was far from mysterious: It was a private jet taking a black flight . 可是，就在大家准备迎接外星人光临的时候，官方在几天后向公众通报说这其实毫不神秘：那是私人飞机进行的一次\"黑飞”。)黑金 kickback (The International Olympic Committee will open an ethics investigation into Issa Hayatou over allegations the African football official took kickbacks from FIFA\'s former marketing agency. 国际奥委会道德委员会将对非洲足联主席伊萨•哈亚图展开调查。哈亚图受指控曾收受国际足联前市场部门的\"黑金”。)黑客 hacker 黑哨 black whistle 黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland; underworld group 黑匣子 black box黑心棉 shoddy cotton黑眼圈 dark under-eye circles黑车 unlicensed cab (Cab drivers in main urban zones of Chongqing stopped work Monday to protest a number of issues, including numerous unlicensed cabs and insufficient supplies of compressed natural gas, which powers most taxis. 重庆市主城区出租汽车司机3日举行罢工，抗议黑车泛滥、出租车加气难等问题。)和平大使 Messenger of Peace (Actress Charlize Theron is named as a UN Messenger of Peace, at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, November 17, 2008. 演员查理兹•塞隆2008年11月17日在纽约联合国总部被任命为联合国大使。）和平\"路线图”计划 the \"roadmap” peace plan 弘扬和培育民族精神 Carry forward and cultivate the national spirit宏观经济政策 macroeconomic policies红楼梦 A Dream of Red Mansions红色旅游 red tourism (China will boost red tourism, or visits to former revolutionary bases and landmark sites, through 2010 to promote the national ethos and social-economic development in those areas, according to a national program.)后备工业 supporting industry后备基金 reserve fund 候补委员 alternate committee member后防空虚 leave the defense exposed 候鸟企业 migrant enterprise — an enterprise that changes locations for pursuing better conditions for production 喉舌；代言人 mouthpiece后台管理 back-stage management 后续投资 follow-up investment候选城市 the candidate cities 后劲 ability to make further advances互动演示 interactive demonstration互动广告 interactive advertisement 虎父无犬子 A wise goose never lays a tame egg. 互惠互利 reciprocity and mutual benefit户籍改革 household registry reform; residential system reform呼叫等待 call waiting 呼叫转移 call forwarding户口簿 residence booklet 户口登记簿 household register户口管理制度 domicile system, residence registration system 呼啦圈 hu la hoop 互联网服务提供商 ISP (Internet Service Provider) 虎鲨 tiger shark.(US diver Craig Clasen fought with a 12ft tiger shark for nearly 2 hours when it tried to attack his friend during an underwater spear fishing expedition in Louisiana.美国潜水员克雷格•克拉森在美国路易斯安那州的海底潜水捕鱼时，为了保护自己的同伴，在水中与一条12英尺长的虎鲨搏斗了两个小时。)护身法宝 amulet 胡同串子 peddler; hawker互通有无 supply each other’s needs呼吸衰竭 respiratory failure 忽悠 sweet-talk, coax, wheedle. (You cannot sweet-talk me into helping you! 你别想用好话哄我帮助你。)户主 head of a household 胡子工程 long-drawn-out project (a project which takes so long that young workers become bearded) 滑板车 scooter 华表 ornamental column/cloud pillar/stele 滑草 grass skating华盖 canopy 环境保护 protect the environment花旗银行 National City Bank of New York 花样游泳 water ballet 花葬 flower burial (Residents of Wuhan, in Central China’s Hubei province, are asked to consider flower burials by pouring ashes into the cellar beneath flower beds, xinhuanet.com reported Tuesday. 据新华网周二报道，湖北省省会武汉市号召市民采用花葬，将骨灰洒进花坛下方的地窖。)画中画 picture-in-picture (PIP)化装棉 cotton pads化妆水 toning lotion 化妆晚会 mask party花边新闻 tidbit (Interesting tidbit: a group known as the Kallawaya use Spanish or Quechua in daily life, but also have a secret tongue mainly for preserving knowledge of medicinal plants, some previously unknown to science. \'How and why this language has survived for more than 400 years, while being spoken by very few, is a mystery,\' Dr. Harrison said in a news release. )画饼充饥 feed on illusions滑盖手机 slide phone坏球 Ball 环保电池 environment-friendly battery; 环保型技术口 EST(Environmentally-sound technology) 换岗 job reshuffle (At least 3,000 police officials in Chongqing are facing a major job reshuffle to clean up the police force tainted by its protection of several organized gangs. 重庆将有至少3000名警察面临大换岗，此次换岗的目的是对有黑帮保护伞之称的当地警察队伍进行清理。)换届 change personnel upon completion of a term of office换届选举 election at expiration of office terms环境绿化 environmental greening环境污染 environmental pollution环境效益 environmental benefits环幕电影 circular-screen movie 环绕立体声 surround 幻日 parhelion (A parhelion (also known as sundog) combined with a halo is seen in Changchun, capital of Northeast China\'s Jilin province on Jan 8, 2011. The atmospheric phenomenon is created by ice crystals in the air at low levels during a cold weather period. 2011年1月8日，长春市出现\"幻日”，太阳周围有光环围绕。这种大气现象是在寒冷天气里，阳光经低处云层中的冰晶体折射后就会形成的。)换手率 turnover rate 还俗 resume secular life, unfrock 环太平洋地区 Pacific Rim 换休 change the day off环保型汽车 environment-friendly car; eco-friendly car环保专项治理 special projects to address serious environmental problems换乘站 transfer stop; transfer station黄标车 yellow label car (That will come at a time when yellow label cars - those heavy-polluting vehicles - have been cleaned up off the road after a more-than-two-years effort. 届时，黄标车（高污染排放车辆）将从路面上消失，这是持续两年多努力的结果。)黄、赌、毒 pornography, gambling and drug abuse and trafficking 黄昏恋 twilight romance; romance of the elderly（北爱尔兰）皇家警察部队 Royal Ulster Constabulary黄金时段 prime time 黄金投资者 gold bug (Some people are gold bugs. These are investors who say people should buy gold to protect against inflation. 有些人属于\"黄金投资者”。他们告诉大家要买黄金抗通胀。)(吃)皇粮 public grainfunds, goods, etc provided by the government; salary paid by the state （农产品国内支持） 黄箱 措施 Amber Box measures 黄段子 dirty joke黄金线路 hot travel route黄牛票 scalped ticket (The senator overseeing Barack Obama\'s swearing-in ceremony said Monday that she\'s writing to Internet sites like eBay asking them not to sell scalped inauguration tickets. 负责奥巴马就职典礼的一位参议员10日称，她已给eBay等网站写信，要求网站不要倒卖就职典礼黄牛票。)黄土高原 Loess Plateau环太平洋 Pacific Rim缓刑 suspended sentence (Zhou Zhenglong, the farmer found guilty of faking photographs of an endangered tiger, left Xunyang County Detention Center in Shaanxi for home Tuesday after a court handed down a suspended sentence as a result of an appeal. 华南虎案 被告周正龙二审获判缓刑后，18日离开陕西旬阳看守所，返回家中。)环形线路 loop line欢迎仪式 welcome ceremony还愿 redeem a wish呼出通话 outgoing call挥棒 swing 挥棒不中 fan 徽标 emblem会标 association\'s emblem; organization\'s symbol汇丰银行 Hong Kong and Shang Hai Banking Corporation 会考 unified examination; general examination回扣 sales commission; rebates; kickback灰领 (源于美国，指负责维修电器、上下水道、机械的技术工人，他们多穿灰色的制服工作，因此得名。) Gray-collar (Skilled technicians; employees whose job descriptions combine some white- and some blue-collar duties.)灰领工人 gray-collar workers回流移民 returning emigrants汇率 exchange rate灰色技能 gray skills (A survey of 2,298 people showed that 70.7% people consider gray skills , which refer to special social skills including drinking and flattering, important at work, the China Youth Daily reported Tuesday. 据《中国青年报》周二报道，一项2298人参与的调查显示，70.7%的人认为喝酒、奉承等\"灰色技能”在职场中非常重要。)回头率 rate of second glance回头是岸 Repentance is salvation; It is never too late to mend.汇演 joint performance汇率制度 currency regime毁人不倦 be tireless in leading young people astray呼叫转移 call divert户籍所在地 registered permanent residence狐狸精 foxtrel (Japanese housewives used to swallow their anger when their husband had an affair or abused them but now they are brave enough to dump them thanks to the professional foxtrels . When a woman can\'t maintain the marriage and it\'s hard to get a divorce, she can hire a foxtrel to seduce her husband. The foxtrels are so professional that they will do anything the job requires. 过去，日本主妇对丈夫的出轨或暴力只能忍气吞声。如今很多人则可以勇敢地甩掉他们。这一切得益于日本兴起的一种新职业：职业 狐狸精 。当有人跟配偶过不下去又不容易离婚时，就会雇佣她们来勾引自家老公。而 狐狸精 也十分敬业，为达目的什么都肯做。)\'胡萝卜加大棒\'政策 \'carrot and stick\' policy (Iran Monday rejected US President-elect Obama\'s latest call for a carrot and stick policy in dealing with Tehran\'s nuclear issue. 伊朗8日拒绝了美国当选总统奥巴马在伊朗核问题上最新提出的 胡萝卜加大棒 政策。)混合经济 mixed economy混合所有制 diversified ownership; mixed ownership混合型卷烟 blended type cigarette 婚检 premarital check-up (Wang Ying, deputy to the NPC and vice-director of Yunnan Dali Health Bureau, has suggested the government encourage premarital health checks. 全国人大代表、云南省大理白族自治州卫生局副局长王瑛在两会期间建议，政府应加大婚检宣传力度。)婚介所 matrimonial agency 婚礼式颁证 wedding-style registrations (Wedding receptions have long been overvalued compared with the registration process in China. To change that, civil departments are considering wedding-style registrations at civil affairs bureaus. 在我国，新人喜结连理时一直存在\"轻登记、重婚宴”的现状。为改变这一情况，民政部正考虑在民政局婚姻登记处推广\"婚礼式颁证”。)婚恋交友网站 match-making website (China\'s central government has set up a match-making website to help thousands of busy but lonely government workers find love at work. 中国政府成立了一家婚恋交友网站，帮助成千上万繁忙却孤单的政府职员在工作中寻找爱情。)婚内强奸 marital rape; rape of spouse婚奴 marriage slave (A man surnamed Zeng said it is quite expensive to get married and he felt like a marriage slave who fell into trouble in life after spending a lot of money on his wedding ceremony and banquets. 一位姓曾的男士称，现在结婚花费十分昂贵，在花钱举办完结婚仪式和婚宴后生活陷入了困境，他感觉自己成为了一名\"婚奴”。)婚前单身派对 stag/hen night (Known in Britain as hen night (for the bride) and stag night (for the groom), it is clear that the royal couple must keep a low profile to avoid giving fodder to the ever-ready paparazzi. 显然，威廉王子和准王妃凯特在举行婚前单身派对时必须保持低调，以免给随时准备出击的狗仔队提供报道素材。在英国，准新娘/新郎的婚前单身派对分别称为hen/stag night。)婚前同居 premarital cohabitation婚前协议 prenuptial agreement 婚纱摄影 wedding photo婚纱照 pre-wedding photos (Dickie Cheung and Zhang Qian took pre-wedding photos in the Philippines on January 10. 张卫健和张茜1月10日在菲律宾拍摄了婚纱照。)混水摸鱼 fish in troubled water 婚外恋 extramarital love affair婚外情 extramarital affair (A US governor who has gained media attention by his four-day disappearance admitted on Wednesday that he has been having an extramarital affair. 因消失四天而广受媒体关注的美国（南卡罗来纳州）州长于本周三承认他有婚外情。)婚外生育 give birth out of wedlock (According to a new regulation announced by Chongqing\'s Family Planning Commission, married people who give birth out of wedlock will face a possible fine up to 250,000 yuan, Chongqing Economic Times reported. 据《重庆商报》消息，重庆计划生育委员会发布了一项新规定，已婚人士婚外生子将面临最高达25万元的罚款。)混业经营 mixed operation/ management 馄饨 ravioli婚前体检 pre-marital medical exam货币操纵国 currency manipulator (The country will probably see a record trade deficit in March thanks to surging imports, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said on Sunday, while warning that Beijing will fight back if Washington labels China a currency manipulator. 商务部部长陈德铭周日表示，由于进口的大幅度增长，三月份中国的贸易逆差可能\"破纪录”，同时他警告说，如果华盛顿方面将中国定义为货币操纵国，北京将\"予以反击”。)货币供应量 measure of money supply (The broad measure of money supply, M2, which covers cash in circulation and all deposits, rose 27.68 percent from a year earlier as of the end of December, 9.86 percentage points higher than that at the end of 2008. 广义货币供应（即M2）包括流通货币以及全部储蓄存款。截至去年12月底，我国M2供应量增长了27.68%，同比增幅达到9.86个百分点。)货币化 monetization 货币回笼 withdrawal of currency from circulation 货币留成制度 currency retention scheme 货到付款 cash on delivery 货到付款 cash on delivery活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn. 火电站 thermal power plant火锅 hot pot火炬计划 Torch Program (a plan to develop new and high technology) 活动板房 movable plank house / movable house火炬手 torchbearer活期存款 current deposit; current account 活期存款利率 demand deposit interest rate火星探测器 Mars exploration rover (China will send its first Mars exploration rover Yinghuo-1 into space in October next year by a Russian space rocket, according to Chen Changya, deputy designer-in-chief of China\'s first Mars rover. 中国首个火星探测项目副总设计师陈昌亚透露，我国首个火星探测器 萤火一号 将于明年10月搭乘俄罗斯的运载火箭飞向火星。) 行业准入制度 industry access system (Revised Coal Laws will for the first time set theindustry access system for the sector, the China Securities Journal reported Monday, citing sources with the China National Coal Association. 《中国证券报》周一援引来自中国煤炭工业协会的消息称，修改后的《煤炭法》将首次为煤炭行业设立行业准入制度。)韩流 South Korean fad好出风头的运动员 exhibitionist, grandstander 豪赌 unrestrained gambling 豪华轿车 luxury car好莱坞大片 Hollywood blockbuster 好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more好球 Strike好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 耗水产业 water-intensive industry (Water-intensive industrial sectors, such as thermal power, textiles, paper, iron and steel, have the most potential for water conservation, Joerss said. 尤茂庭表示，火电、纺织、造纸及钢铁等耗水产业在节水方面可努力的空间最大。)号脉 feel the pulse河道整治 dredging waterway 贺电 congratulatory message (Premier Wen Jiabao, in his congratulatory message to Obama, said a sound China-US relationship meets the common aspirations of our two peoples and the need to maintain peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large . 温家宝总理在致奥巴马的贺电中表示：良好的中美关系是我们两国人民的共同期盼，也是维护亚太地区和世界和平、稳定与繁荣的需要。)核讹诈 nuclear blackmail (Iran has formally complained to the United Nations that the new American nuclear policy is nuclear blackmail and should be considered a violation of international law. 伊朗正式向联合国\"上书”指责美国新的核政策是\"核讹诈”，应被视为违反国际法。)盒饭 packed meal; box lunch和服 Kimono 核辐射 nuclear radiation (While the affected areas in Japan brace for more aftershocks, the country is also being afflicted by another earthquake-engendered crisis - nuclear radiation. A meltdown was feared at its Fukushima nuclear plant after it was rocked by the quake. 日本强震受灾地区不仅面临更多余震，而且还面临着另一个震后危机——核辐射。人们担心福岛核电站在地震后会发生严重核泄漏事故。)合伙企业 partnership enterprise 核军火库 nuclear arsenal 合理引导消费 guide rational consumption 和平共处五项原则： 互相尊重领土完整和主权、互不侵犯、互不干涉内政、平等互利、和平共处 Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence: mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence和平解决台湾问题 peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question和平演变 peaceful evolution 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth贺岁片 New Year\'s Film红白喜事 wedding and funeral红包 convert payment; （neutral）red paper containing money as a gift, (derogative) bribe, kickback 红筹股 red chips 洪峰 ood crest; flood peak 红股 bonus share 宏观经济基本状况 macroeconomic fundamentals宏观决策 macro-level policy-making宏观调控 macro-control 红领 red-collar worker (Becoming a civil servant - known as a red-collar worker in China - is the ambition of many white-collar workers in the city, according to a new survey. 根据一项新调查，成为公务员，也就是国内所谓的\"红领”，是许多城市白领的梦想。)《红楼梦》 Dream of the Red Mansion; Dream of the Red Chamber (The Story of the Stone) 红马甲 floor broker; floor trader红帽子企业 red cap enterprise (refers to the reputation a private enterprise enjoys by becoming attached to a government department and doing business in the name of a state-run or collective-run enterprise) 鸿门宴 Hongmen banquet--a feast or meeting set up as a trap for the invited 红旗单位 advanced (model) establishment红色旅游业 red tourism (Nearly 10,000 citizens in Shaoshan -- known as one of China\'s red tourism sites -- marked the date with a 5,000-meter foot race that started from Mao\'s former residence and ended at the square in front of the Shaoshan Railway Station. 为了纪念毛泽东诞辰117周年，韶山市有近1万人参加了5000米竞走比赛，比赛从毛主席的故居开始，到韶山火车站广场结束。韶山是中国的红色旅游地之一。)红色遗迹 red relics (Tibet will apply to the central government for more than 23 million yuan to protect the red relics (revolutionary sites) this year, with the first batch of construction for protection projects already started. 西藏将向中央政府申请超过2300万元人民币用来保护\"红色遗迹”（革命遗址），第一批保护工程已经启动。)红色资源 red resources (China has launched a survey on its martyr memorial facilities nationwide, aiming to offer information for enhanced protection on these precious red resources, officials with the country\'s Ministry of Civil Affairs said Thursday. 民政部官员周四称，近日全国范围内开展了一项对烈士纪念设施的调查，为加强保护这些宝贵的\"红色资源”提供信息。)红衫军 the red-shirted protesters.(4 of the protest leaders have surrendered to police with most of the red-shirted protesters calling off their action Tuesday. 其中4人已主动向警方自首，绝大多数反政府 红衫军 示威者周二开始解散集会. )红丝带 Red Ribbon红细胞生成素 Erythropoietin (EPO) 卡丁车 kart 卡丁车 go-kart (28 couples in Shunde, Guangdong tied the knot in a group wedding Tuesday, with the bridegrooms receiving their brides in horses, red sedans, bicycles, and even go-karts. 23日，广东顺德的28对新人举办了一场集体婚礼，新郎接新娘的交通工具花样百出，有高头大马、花轿、自行车甚至是卡丁车。)开笔礼 first writing ceremony (The First Writing Ceremony, also called Qi Meng (Enlightenment) Ceremony, was a very important ceremony for every student before they were admitted to school. \"开笔礼”，也叫\"启蒙礼”，是学生入学读书之前举行的一个非常重要的仪式，（俗称\"人生第一大礼”）。)开标 bid opening 开采权 mining right开除公职 discharge somebody from public employment; take the name off the book; be discharged from office 凯恩斯政策 Keynesian policy 开发公司 development company 开发式扶贫 poverty reduction through development projects; development-oriented poverty relief 开发新产品 develop new product开发性承包 development contract开发一代，储存一代，预研一代 (产品） to develop this generation of products while researching on the next generation of products 开放边境 open the border开放带动战略 strategy spearheaded by opening-up开放地区的辐射和带动作用 radiating and exemplary role of the open areas; spin-off effect and demonstration role of the open areas开放搞活 open up and enliven the economy 开放式基金 open-ended fund 开放型经济 open economy开放政策 open policy开杆 begin a billiard game开工不足 enterprises running under their production capacity 开红灯 give a stop light to开工典礼 commencement ceremony 开工率 rate of operation;rate of opening capacity开光 consecration