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经济头脑 commercially minded people; people with business sense 封闭式基金 close-ended fund 《围城》 A Surrounded City 高产优质 high yield and high quality 摇钱树 cash cow 两手抓两手都要硬 We must address ourselves to the problem of both material and spiritual civilization(both material as well as culture and ideological progress) without any letup. 出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for exports 户主 head of a household 二流选手 scrub, second-rater 基本国情 fundamental realities of the country 货币化 monetization 《生死抉择》 "Live or Die" 按揭贷款 mortgage loan 结售汇制度 the system of exchange, settlement and sales 三大作风 the Party's three important styles of work (integrating theory with practice, forging close links with the masses and practicing self-criticism) 屋顶花园 roof garden 挂职 树立企业良好形象 foster a good and healthy company image 基层组织 organizations at the grass-roots level M. 盗用公款 embezzlement 加密 encrypt 机场建设费 airport construction fee 涉外经济 foreign-related business 打白条 issue IOU 出家 pravrajana; cloister 审时度势 size up the situation "三讲"教育(讲学习、讲政治、讲正气) "three emphases" education (to stress theoretical study, political awareness and good conduct) 个人收入应税申报制度 the system of the declaration of individual incomes for tax payment 不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system 推广科研成果 turning laboratory achievements into commercial/mass production; commercialization of laboratory achievements 资源配置 the distribution (allocation) of resources 人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 缘分 chemical, (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together 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 提高农产品收购价格 the government's increase in its procurement prices (for farm products) 重复建设 building redundant project; duplication of similar projects 吊销执照 revoke license 绩优股 blue chip 侥幸球 fluke 光通讯 photo-communication; optical communication 保持国有股 keep the State-held shares 以公有制为主体,多种经济成分共同发展 the pattern with the public sector remaining dominant and diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side 禁渔期 closed fishing seasons 景泰蓝 cloisonné 光机电一体化 optical, mechanical and electronic integration 易拉罐 pop can 农村剩余劳动力 surplus rural labour (labourers) In his important address to the Central Ideological and Political Work Conference on June 28 this year, Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin expounds on how to understand the historical process of socialist development; how to understand the historical process of capitalist development; how to understand the impact of China's socialist reform over the people's thinking; how to understand the impact of the current international environment and political struggle. 缉私力量 the forces engaged in the fight against smuggling 胡子工程 long-drawn-out project (a project which takes so long that young workers become bearded) 重点发展 prioritize 《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Water Margins 滑板车 scooter 港人治港 Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong 高层次、全方位的对话 high-level and all-directional dialogue 形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand 隐形收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money 反败为胜 bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire 甩卖 clearance sale; be on sale 廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration 艾滋病(获得性免疫缺损综合征) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) 开工不足 enterprises running under their production capacity 一国两制,,One country, two systems 倒计时 countdowm 养老金 pension 不可再生资源 non-renewable resources 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 积压产品 overstocked commodities (inventories) 大藏经 Tripitaka 刷卡, 划卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card 自助银行 self-help bank 宽带接入 broadband access 屈体 jackknife, pike 电子商务认证 e-business certification 有情人终成眷属 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well. 关税壁垒 customs barrier; tariff wall 第三产业 tertiary industry; service sector 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 that their face value) 保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy 人际交往 human communication 实现小康目标 to achieve the goal of ensuring our people a relative comfortable life 站票 standing-room-only ticket 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight. 同等学力 have the same educational level (as the regular graduate or student of certain academic qualification) 铁血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister 国防动员体制 the mobilization for national defense 公证财产 notarize the properties 铁饭碗 iron rice bowl 垃圾债券 junk bond “封圣” canonization of "Saints" 大路货 staple goods 选举人制 electoral system 采取高姿态 show magnanimity 神州行电话卡 Shenzhou pre-paid card 中国经济景气监测中心 China Economic Monitoring Center 出口退税制度 the system of refunding taxes on exported goods; export (tax) rebate 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse 以谋略制胜 outmaneuver 企业孵化器 enterprise incubator 下海 plunge into the commercial sea 人浮于事 overstaffing "篱笆墙" barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading 年同比 year-on-year; on an annual basis 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) 在孵(孵化器)企业 incubated enterprises (incubator) C. 义演收入 proceeds from benefit performmance 三连冠 three successive championships 物业管理 estate management, property management 退耕还林还草 grain for green 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 舆论导向 direction of public opinion 经营管理高度科学化的现代化大企业 modern big enterprise with highly scientific management system 信息化 informationize 贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor 团身 bunch up the body 三八红旗手 woman pace-setter 吃皇粮 receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the government 高清晰度 high definition 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica 解放生产力 emancipate the productive forces 证券营业部 stock exchange; security exchange 售后服务 after-sale services 弹性外交 elastic diplomacy 还俗 resume secular life, unfrock 民族委员会 ethnic affairs commission 科技是第一生产力 Science and technology constitute a primary productive force. 坚持统一,反对分裂,增加了解,化解歧见 persist in reunification, oppose separation, increase understanding and iron out differences 吃大锅饭 egalitarian practice of "everybody eating from the same big pot" 养路费 road toll 好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 内耗 in-fighting 抬杠 argue for the sake of arguing; bicker 人类免疫缺陷病毒Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) 晕菜 numbed; dumbfounded 工业园区 industrial park 物价局 Price Bureau 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 国家一级保护 first-grade State protection 家庭联产承包责任制 the household contract responsibility system 翻两番 quadruple 两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress 对冲基金 hedge fund O. 逃票 to sneak through without a ticket 准博士all but dissertation (ABD) 国际惯例 international common practice 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 定向培训 training for specific posts 实体经济 the real economy 宰(客) to swindle money out of our customers 电话会议 teleconference 华表 ornamental column/cloud pillar/stele 法治国家 a country under the rule of law 《三国演义》The Romance of the Three Kingdoms 现代企业制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system 比较经济学 comparative economics 计划单列市 city specifically designated in the state plan 险胜 cliff-hanging win, narrow victory, nose out N. 优化结构 optimize structure 配股 allotment of shares 大力扣杀 hammer 机构臃肿 overstaffing in organizations (government) 商品房空置的现象 the vacancy problem in commercial housing 与国际市场接轨 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market 劳动合同制 labor contract system 人机交互 human-computer interaction 覆盖率 coverage rate 打假 crack down on counterfeit goods 公司分立与解散 separation and dissolution of a company 乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines 城市规划 city's landscaping plan; urban planning 剪刀差 the scissors gap between the prices of ... and ... 夺冠 take the crown 锋利扣杀 razor-sharp smash 思想僵铁 fossilized concept 往事如风 The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past. 代职 function in an acting capacity 戒毒所 drug rehabilitation center 全球通 global system for mobile communications 白色行情表 white sheet 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area 特色电话机 feature phone 恶性通货膨胀 hyperinflation 伪君子hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing 政府职能转变 transform/shift the government functions 基本路线要管一百年 The basic line must be followed unswervingly for a very long time to come. 能官能民 be ready to both serve as an offical and be one of the common people 转体 truck rotation, turn, twist 三来一补企业 the enterprises that process raw materials on clients' demands, assemble parts for the clients and process according to the clients' samples; or engage in compensation trade. 心理素质 psychological quality 配套政策 supporting policies 困难职工 the needy 稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority 街道企业 neighborhood enterprise 联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output 筹备委员会 preparatory committee 工业控制一体化integrated industrial control; industrial control of integration 轻轨火车 light rail train 豪赌 unrestrained gambling 抓住机遇 seize the opportunity 无为而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-interference 中央经济工作会议 the Central Economic Working Conference 畅通工程 "Smooth Traffic Project" 企业文化 corporate culture 北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank 套利 arbitrage 捣浆糊 give the runaround 三角恋爱 love triangle 真空包装 vacuum packing 劲射 power shot 手机入网费 mobile access fee 局域网 local area network (LAN) 朦胧诗 misty poetry 汪辜会谈 Wang Daohan-Koo Chen-fu Talks (Wang-Koo talks) (企业集团的)松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group) 光谷 optical valley 自律机制 the self-discipline system 站台票 platform ticket "扫黄"、"打非" eliminate pornography and illegal publications 学生减负 alleviate the burden on students 药物检查 dope control, drug testing 票贩子 scalper, ticket tout 公积金public accumulation funds, public reserve funds 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash 压水花技术 rip entry 公检法 public security organs, procuratorial organs and people's courts "两思"(致富思源,富而思进) to think of the source of getting rich and of making progress after becoming affluence 此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence. 招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas) 专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store 经济林 cash tree 各尽所能let each person do his best; from each according to his ability 综合业务数字网 integrated service digital network (ISDN) 《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber 勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program 网关 gateway 黑店 gangster inn 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force 搬迁户 relocated families 360度环幕电影 Circamara 计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning 写真集 photo album 义务兵役制 compulsory military service, conscription 过度开垦 excess reclamation 金刚经 Vajracchedika-sutra 网络管理员 network administrator 不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency 大满贯 grand slam 老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise 党政机关 Party and government organizations 时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man. 远景计划 long-term development targets 中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student 激烈竞争 cut-throat competition 促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy 基因工程 genetic engineering 综合国力 comprehensive national strength 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody 倒爷 profiteer 国脚 player of the national football team; footballer of the national team 不良贷款 non-performing loan 抗美援朝战争 War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea 高架公路 elevated highway; overhead road 春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival 出口创汇能力 capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports 按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost 招生就业指导办公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office 一线员工 worker at the production line 记者席 press box 内联企业 enterprises with internal connections 尖端产品 highly sophisticated products 中流砥柱 mainstay, chief corner stone 把握大局 grasp the overall situation 脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 武俠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel 国民党 Kuomintang 第一双打 first pair 能上网的手机 WAP phone H. 通存通兑 the banking procedure where deposits and withdrawals are processed at any branch bank 研究生毕业证/学位证 graduate diploma/graudate degree's diploma 美食节 gourmet festival 嘉宾 distinguished guest, honored guest 新新人类 New Human Being;X Generation 试用期 probationary period 适度从紧的财政政策 moderately tight financial policy 棒球运动记者 scribe 真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty 网上冲浪surf the Internet 绿色急救通道 emergency green path 人才流失brain drain 亲民党 People First Party 变相涨价 disguised inflation 公款吃喝 recreational activities using public funds 人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG) 本本主义 bookishness 彻头彻尾的反动政治势力an out and out reactionary political force 下岗 laid-off workers 联合投标 syndicated tender 宽带网 broadband networks 灰色收入 income from moonlighting 下放权力给 delegating the management of ... (to ...) 产业的升级换代 upgrading of industies 人均住房 per-capita housing 囊括 complete a sweep 放高球 lob 冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases 飞行药检 spot check 汉字处理软件 Chinese character processing software 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 星期日泰晤士报 the Sunday Times 卡丁车 kart 减负 alleviate burdens on sb. 高科技板块 high-tech sector 三个有利于 "three favorables" (whether it promotes the growth of the productive forces in a socialist society, increases the overall strenth of the socialist state and raises the people's living standards 白马王子 Prince Charming 开题报告 opening speech; opening report 两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation 维护人权和不断改善人权状况 safeguard human rights and steadily improve the human rights situation 喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear 正式照会 formal note 对外招商 attract foreign investment 白色农业 white agriculture (also called "white engineering agriculture"; It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.) 闭门羹 given cold-shoulder 出口加工区 export processing zones 双向选择 two-way selection, referring to employer and employee choosing each other in a job market 适销对路的产品 readily marketable products 法制国家 a state with an adequate legal system 来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone 窗口行业 various service trades B to C (B2C) business to consumer 四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 三维电影 three-dimensional movie 千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby 货到付款 cash on delivery 投手 pitcher 国家经济体制改革委员会 the State Commission for Restructuring the Economic Systems 放下架子 to relinguish haungty airs; to get off one's high horse; throw off one's airs 民族凝聚力 national cohesion 瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions Z. E. 棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks 专升本 upgrade from junior college student to university student; students with the diploma of junior college try to obtain the undergraduate diplomat through self-taught study 步行天桥 foot bridge 《不见不散》 Be there or be square. 温饱工程 bring-warmth fill-bellies project 转化机制 (of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms 紧密型企业集团 tightly-knit groups of enterprises 高级商务师 Certified Business Executive 国库券 treasury bonds 无人售票 self-service ticketing 《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror 经济全球化 economic globalization; economic integration 疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform enceohalopathy (BSE) 利基 niche 首航 maiden voyage (of an aircraft or ship) 缉毒队 narcotics squad 啤酒肚 beer belly 呼啦圈 hu la hoop 工商局 industrial and commercial bureau 户口管理制度 domicile system, residence registration system 纳米 nanometer 多任务小卫星 small multi-mission satellite (SMMS) 实行国民待遇 grant the national treatment to 联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee) 三民主义 the Three People's Principles (Nationalism, Democracy and the People's Livelihood) put forward by Dr. Sun Yat-sen 黑客 hacker Shi Ji/ Historical Records 在职博士生 on-job doctorate 风险投资 venture capital; risk investment 第一发球员 first server 信贷支持 credit aid 羊肉串小摊 barbecue stall 造假帐 falsified accounts 大胜 white wash 剪彩 cut the ribbon 房管 real estate management 《中华人民共和国消费者权益保护法》 Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Consumers' Rights and Interests 待岗 await job assignment, post-waiting 拉关系 try to curry favor with 擦网球 net ball 假唱 lip-synch 党群关系 Party-masses relationship 紧箍咒 inhibiting magic phrase 白手起家 starting from scratch 耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods) 博士生 Ph.D candidate 裙带风 nepotism; petticoat influence 加班 work extra shifts 三通 three direct links of trade, mail, and air and shipping services across the Taiwan Straits 选举人票 electoral vote 闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique 互动广告 interactive advertisement 地热资源 geothermal resources 内环路 inner ring road 沾光 benefit from one's association 禁止在任何地方、任何环境进行一切方式的释放核能的核武器试验保爆炸 prohibit any nuclear weapon test explosion which releases nuclear energy at any place and in any environment 明明白白消费(2000年保护消费者权益工作主题)transparent consumption 自由港 free-trade port,free port 因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude 授信额度 line of credit 摇头丸 dancing outreach 买一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free 高度自治 high degree of autonomy 层层转包和违法分保 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting 毒枭 drug trafficker 两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine 1) take a temporary post (in order to temper oneself) 红细胞生成素 Erythropoietin (EPO) 工程公司 engineering company G. 民族文化大省 a province with rich ethnic culture 改制上市:An enterprise is re-organized according to modern corporate system so that it will get listed on the stock market. 地方保护主义 regional protectionism 仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket 大轰动 blockbuster 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) 糟粕 dross 硕博联读 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study 联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises 利好因素 wrinkle 傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybags 薏米 seed of Job's tears 联合联络小组 joint liaison group 国家普通话水平考试 National Proficiency Test of Putonghua 洽谈会 fair, meeting 好出风头的运动员 exhibitionist, grandstander 碰头会 brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, the main purpose of which is to exchange information.) 功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 火炬计划 Torch Program (a plan to develop new and high technology) 实现零的突破 fulfil the zero (gold medal, medal, etc) breakthrough 反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government (产品)分销 subunderwriting, distribution 政企不分 without a clear line between the functions of the government and enterprises; the functions of the government and enterprises mixed up 掷钱猜先 toss 医疗保险 medical insurance 老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life D. 县改市:county upgraded to city What was once the sea has now changed into mulberry fields--the world is changing all the time. 普选制 general election system 吹风会 (advanced) briefing 讲诚信,反欺诈: honor credibility and oppose cheating 封杀出局 force out "两个对等的政治实体" "two equal political entities 假动作 deception, feint 大型电视系列片,长篇电视连续剧 maxi-series 看守政府, 看守内阁,过渡政府 caretaker cabinet 待业 job-waiting 大学生创业 university students' innovative undertaking 广域网 wide area network (WAN) 经常性贷款 commercial lending 三字经 three-character scripture 特别提款权 special drawing rights (SDR; SDRs) ; paper gold 空头支票 accommodation note, lip service 节奏布鲁斯音乐(RMB音乐) rhythm blues 早恋 puppy love 文明街道 model community K. 护身法宝 amulet "坏球" "Ball" "达标"活动 "target hitting" activities 监督部门 watchdog 住房分配货币化进程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation 经济失调指数 misery index 一手抓物质文明,一手抓精神文明;一手抓经济建设,一手抓民主法制;一手抓改革开放,一手抓打击犯罪惩治腐败 We must always work for material progress and at the same time for cultural and ethical progress; We should develop the economy and at the same time strengthen democracy and the legal system; We should promote reform and opening to the outside world and at the same time fight crime and punish corruption. 金融电子化 computerize financial services 市场疲软 sluggish market 货币回笼 withdrawal of currency from circulation 创业园 high-tech business incubator; pioneer park 再贷款 re-lending; subloan 全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS) 国家质量技术监督局 the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision 公告板服务 Bulletin Board Service (BBS) 反不正当竞争法 Law of the People's Republic of China Against Competition by Inappropriate Means 感谢款待的信 a bread and butter letter (a letter sent as thanks for being treated well as someone's guest) 科教兴国 rely on science and education to rejuvenate the nation 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 市场准入 market access 地区差异 regional disparity 软新闻 soft news 产品结构 product mix 白雪公主 Snow White 国产化率 import substitution rate; localization rate of parts and components 合理引导消费 guide rational consumption 巡回招聘 milk round 猎头公司 head-hunting company 近水楼台先得月 First come, first served; A water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first--the advantage of being in a favored position. 标书 bidding documents P. 移动电话双向收费 two-way charges for cellular phones 义务教育 compulsory education 快讯 news flash; flash L. (领导人)与民众的直接对话 town hall conference/meeting 立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture 发烧友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas 目标管理 management by objectives 基层民主 democracy at the grassroots level 挥棒 swing 补缺选举 by-election 广告电话直销direct response advertising 进口渗透 import penetration 临时主教练 caretaker coach 国债专项资金 special fund for treasury bond 经常项目顺差favorable balance of current account, surplus of current account 产权制度、产权关系 property relations; property order 满意度 degree of satisfaction 绕圈子 beat around the bush 项目预算 project budget 双刃剑 double-edged sword 接口 interface 言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel 海湾战争综合症 the complexities of the Gulf War 强化班 intensive training class 绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate 虎父无犬子 A wise goose never lays a tame egg. 政府搭台,部门推动,企业唱戏 Governments set up the stage, various departments cooperate and enterprise put in the show. 严打斗争Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly on criminal activities 以质量求发展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products 边缘科学 boundary science 政企分开 separate government functions from enterprise management 问讯处 information office; inquiry desk 人情债 debt of gratitude 上市 to be listed 门前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order in a designated area outside the unit building 活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. 生态农业 environmental-friendly agriculture 知识产权 intellectual property rights 京剧人物脸谱 types of facial make-up in Beijing opera 抓大放小 to invigorate large enterprises while relaxing control over small ones; focus on the restructuring of major enterprises and leave minor ones to fend for themselves 良性循环 virtuous circle 日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC) 粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies Q. 统一市场 single market 筒子楼:tube-shaped apartment 追平 produce the equalizer 分流 reposition of redundant personnel 《春秋》 Spring and Autumn Annals 土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul 吸收游资 absorb idle fund 粮油关系:grain and oil rationing registration 少数服从多数、下级服从上级、局部服从全体、全党服从中央 the minority is subordinate to the majority, the lower level to the higher level, the part to the whole and the entire membership of the Party to the Central Committee 以人为本 people oriented; people foremost 邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts 吉尼斯世界记录 Guinness (Book of Records) 再就业服务中心 re-employment service center 《国际先驱论坛报》 International Herald Tribune 民进党 Democratic Progressive Party 根本政治制度 fundamental political system 司仪 MC (master of ceremonies) 食品卫生法 Food Hygiene Law of People's Republic of China 期房 forward delivery housing 学生处 students' affairs division 光盘杂志 CD-ROM magazine 网络经济 cybereconomy 摆架子 put on airs 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 一大二公 (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature 蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt R. 新秀 up-and-coming star, rising star 地方财政包干制 system whereby local authorities take full responsibility for their finances 发展不平衡 disparate development 驻港部队People's Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong 统一税 flat tax, consolidated tax 网民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen 中美战略核武器互不瞄准对方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against each other 长二捆 LM-2E 空中小姐 air hostess; air stewardess 徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 抽杀成功 hit through J. 第二产业 secondary industry 函授大学 correspondence university 进出口商会 chamber of import and export trade 查房 make/go the rounds of the wards 考研 take part in the entrance exams for postgraduate schools 控股公司 holding company 线下商贸运作 offline business operation 实行计划生育、控制人口数量、提高人口素质 promotion of family planning to control the population size and improve the health of the people 集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development 以市场为导向 market-oriented 思乡曲 Nostalgia 二次创业 start a new undertaking 扑网(体) rush-up, rushing 包干到户 work contracted to households 脱手 release grip 恭喜发财 May you be prosperous!; Wish you all the best! 家族企业 family firm 低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach) 以权谋私 abuse of power for personal gains 流动人口 transient population 起跑器 block 居委会 neighborhood committee; residents' committee 大款 tycoon 带薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them to retain their original rank and benefits 拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster 网络出版 online publishing 创建卫生城市:build a nationally advanced clean city 偷税漏税 tax evasion 集体婚礼 collective wedding ceremony 政府上网工程Government Online Project 《西游记》Pilgrimage to the West; Journey to the West 精简机构 streamline government organs T. 狗仔队dog packs; paparazzo (singular), paparazzi(plural) (It refers to those journalists who are hunting the news of celebrities.) 黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland 网恋 online love affair 压线(口令) Line! 环太平洋地区 Pacific Rim 四项基本原则 the Four Cardinal Principles of adherence to the socialist road, the people's democratic dictatorship, the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought 跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances 向钱看 mammonism, put money above all 《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio 春蕾计划 Spring Buds Program 费改税 transform administrative fees into taxes 盗版VCD pirated VCD 刻录机 CD writer; disc-carving machine 适者生存survival of the fittest 有法可依,有法必依,执法必严,违法必究 There must be laws to go by, the laws must be observed and strictly enforced, and law-breakers must be prosecuted. 脱口秀 talk show 按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance 飞毛腿(导弹)Scud missile 单刀赴会 start a solo run 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project 无氟冰箱 freon-free refrigerator F. 对...毫无顾忌 make no bones about ... 汇丰银行 Hong Kong and Shang Hai Banking Corporation 磨洋工 dawdle along 平面设计师 graphic designer 以质量求生存、求发展、求效益 strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of equality 寻呼小姐 operators who work with paging centres 可持续发展 sustainable development 茶道 sado X. 小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity 分拆上市 A subsidiary company of a corporation is listed on the stock market. 核销 cancel after verification 金降落伞 golden parachute 优化组合 optimization grouping; optional regrouping 吉祥物 mascot 街心花园 park at an intersection; garden in the city center 失恋 be disappointed in love; be jilted 逃票者 ticket evader 磁悬浮列车 Maglev train (magnetically levitated train), magnetic suspension train 统筹安排 comprehensive arrangement 菜篮子工程 shopping basket program
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