A-B
AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch
安居工程 housing project for low-income urban residents
按成本要素計算的國民經(jīng)濟總值 GNP at factor cost
按揭貸款 mortgage loan (mortgage n.抵押 v. 抵押)
按揭購房 take out a mortgage to buy a house, buy a house on time
按勞分配 distribution according to one's performance
暗虧 hidden loss
暗戀 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly
奧姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult
B to B (B2B) business to business
B to C (B2c) business to consumer
巴黎證券交易所 Paris Bourse
把...當(dāng)成耳旁風(fēng) Like water off (on) a duck's back
把握大局 grasp the overall situation
白馬王子 Prince Charming
白色農(nóng)業(yè) white agriculture; white engineering agriculture
白色行情表 white sheet
白手起家 start from scratch (from scratch 最開始的 From the very
beginning.)
白雪公主 Snow White
擺架子 put on airs
擺譜 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances
拜把兄弟 sworn brothers
拜年 pay New Year calls or visits
搬遷戶 relocated families
半拉子工程 uncompleted project
傍大款 find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a
moneybags
棒球運動記者 scribe
包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)
包干到戶 work contracted to households
包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and
partly in cash
包工到料 contract labor and materials
保持國民經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的良好勢頭 maintain a good momentum of growth in the
national economy ( momentum n. 動力, 要素; 動量,沖量)
保持國有股 keep the State-held shares
保健食品 health-care food
保理業(yè)務(wù) factoring business
保稅區(qū) the low-tax; tariff-free zone; bonded area/zone
保證金 margins; collateral
保證重點支出 ensure funding for priority area
保值儲蓄 inflation-proof bank savings
報國計劃的實施 implementation of Dedicator's Project
奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life
本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial
Branches
笨鳥先飛 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
蹦擊 bungee; bungee jumping
逼上梁山 be driven to drastic alternatives
比較經(jīng)濟學(xué) comparative ecnomics
比上不足，比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall
short of the best, but better than the worst
閉門羹 given cold-shoulder
邊際報酬 marginal return
邊緣科學(xué) boundary science
便攜式電腦 portable computer; laptop；notebook computer
變相漲價 disguised inflation
標書 bidding documents
表演賽 demonstration match
剝奪冠軍 strip the gold medal of somebody
*（業(yè)） lottery industry
補缺選舉 by-election
不敗記錄 clean record, spotless record
不承諾放棄使用武力 not undertake to renounce the use of force
不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
不到長城非好漢 He who has neven been to the Great Wall is not a true man.
不分上下的總統(tǒng)選舉結(jié)果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result
不可再生資源 non-renewable resources
不良貸款 non-performing loan
不夜城 sleepless city, ever-bright city
不正之風(fēng) bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency
布達拉宮 Palata Palace
步行天橋 foot bridge
C
擦邊球 edge ball, touch ball
擦網(wǎng)球 net ball
財政收入 fiscal revenue
采取高姿態(tài) show magnanimity
菜籃子工程 shopping basket program
參政、議政 participate in the management of State affairs
倉儲式超市 stockroom-style supermarket
滄海桑田 Seas change into mulberry fields and mulberry fields change into
seas - time brings great changes to the world. / What was once the sea has
now changed into mulberry fields - the world is changing all the time.
藏學(xué) Tibetology
草根工業(yè) grass root industry (refers to village and township enterprises
which take root among farmers and grow like wild grass)
層層轉(zhuǎn)包和違法分包 multi-lever contracting and illegal sub-contracting
查房 make/go the rounds of the wards
差額投票 differential voting
差額選舉 competitive election
拆東墻補西墻 rob Peter to pay Paul
拆遷戶 households or units rellocated due to building demolition
攙水股票 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)
產(chǎn)糧大省 granary province
產(chǎn)品結(jié)構(gòu) product mix
產(chǎn)權(quán)明晰、責(zé)權(quán)分明、政企分開、科學(xué)管理 clearly established ownership,
well-defined power and responsibility, separation of enterprise from
adminastration and scientific management
產(chǎn)權(quán)制度、產(chǎn)權(quán)關(guān)系 property order; property relations
產(chǎn)銷直接掛鉤 direct link production with marketing
產(chǎn)業(yè)的升級換代 upgrading of industries
產(chǎn)業(yè)結(jié)構(gòu)升級 ungrading of industrial structure
長江三角洲 Yangtze River delta
長期共存、互相監(jiān)督、肝膽相照、榮辱與共 long-term conexsistance, mutual
supervision, sincere treatment with each other and sharing of weal or woe
長線產(chǎn)品 product in an excessive supply
暢通工程 "Smooth Traffic Project"
唱高調(diào) mouth high-sounding words
超高速巨型計算機 giant ultra-high-speed computer
超前消費 over-consuming, excessive consumption
朝陽產(chǎn)業(yè) sunrise industry
炒作 speculation
徹頭徹尾的反動政治勢力 an out and out reactionary political force
成分指數(shù) component index
成組技術(shù) group technology
承包 contract with
城市規(guī)劃 city's landscaping plan; urban planning
籌備委員會 preparatory committee
傳銷 pyramid selling; multi-level marketing
窗口行業(yè) various service trades
春蕾計劃 Spring Buds Program
春運 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival
辭舊迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old
year and ring in the new
磁懸浮列車 Maglev(magnetically levitated train)
此地?zé)o銀三百兩 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously
protesting his innocence.
促進全球經(jīng)濟一體化 foster integration with the global economy
D-F
大款 tycoon
大滿貫 grand slam
大排擋 sidewalk snack booth; large stall
大腕 top notch
帶薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them
to retain their original rank and benefits
待崗 await job assignment, post-waiting
單刀赴會 start a solo run
倒票 speculative reselling of tickets
搗漿糊 give the runaround
低調(diào) low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach)
地方保護主義 regional protectionism
地區(qū)差異 regional disparity
點球 penalty kick
點子公司 consultancy company
電子商務(wù)認證 e-business certification
吊球 drop shot
豆腐渣工程 jerry-built projects
對……毫無顧忌 make no bones about……
多黨合作制 multi-party co-operation in exercising State power
奪冠 take the crown
發(fā)燒友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan
發(fā)展是硬道理 Development is of overiding importance./Develpment is the
absolute need.
反敗為勝 bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire
反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government
防洪工程 flood-prevention project
放下架子 to relinquish haughty airs; to get off one's high horse; throw
off one's airs
費改稅 transform administrative fees into taxes
分期付款 installment payment
分流 repositon of redundant personnel
粉領(lǐng)族 pink-collar tribe (Women who play major role in certain professions
such as office workers, secretaries, models, airline hostesses, etc)
扶貧 poverty alleviation
福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system
G-H
干部隊伍革命化、年輕化、知識化、專業(yè)化 make the rankds of cadres more
revolutionary, younger in average age, better educated and prfessionally
more competent
高層次、全方位的對話 high-level and all-directional dialogue
高杠桿交易機構(gòu) highly-leveraged institutions (HLI)
高新技術(shù)開發(fā)區(qū) high and new technology industrial development zone
個人自掃門前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜 hoe noe's own potatoes
各盡所能 let each person do his best; from each according to his ability
各就各位 On your marks!
工業(yè)控制一體化 integrated industrial control; industrial control of
integration
公費醫(yī)療 medical sevices at state expense
公積金 public accumulation funds, public reserve funds
公款吃喝 recreational activities using public funds
公正、公平、公開 just, fair and open
功夫不負有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
恭喜發(fā)財 May you be prosperous! ; Whish you all the best!
*領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下的多黨合作與政治協(xié)商 multi-party cooperation and political
consultation under the leadership of Communist Party
國際慣例 international common practice
國家普通話水平考試 National Proficiency Test of Putonghua
國家一級保護 first-grade State protection
國家質(zhì)量技術(shù)監(jiān)督局 the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision
過猶不及 going to far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as
wrong as falling short
海市蜃樓，鏡花水月，無稽之談 a mare's nest
函授大學(xué) correspondence university
好萊塢大片 Hollywood blockbuster
好事不出門，惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate,while bad news
spread far and wide.
黑店 gangster inn
黑社會 Mafia-style organizations; gangland
紅股 bonus share
紅細胞生成素 Erythropoietin (EPO)
后臺管理 back-stage management
虎父無犬子 A wise goose never lays a tame egg.
戶口簿 residence booklet
華表 ornamental column/cloud pillar/stele
還俗 resume secular life, unfrock
黃、賭、毒 pornography, gambling and drug abuse and trafficking
灰色收入 income from moonlighting
婚介所 matrimonial agency
活到老，學(xué)到老 One is never too old to learn.
貨幣回籠 withdrawal of currency from circulation
J-K
基因突變 genetic mutation
績優(yōu)股 blue chip
吉祥物 mascot
集中精力把經(jīng)濟建設(shè)搞上去 go all out for economic development
記者席 press box
既往不咎，忘掉舊嫌 let bygones be bygones
加班 work extra shifts
加密 encrypt
家庭聯(lián)產(chǎn)承包責(zé)任制 the household contract responsibility system
假唱 lip-synch
尖端產(chǎn)品 highly sophisticated products
堅持統(tǒng)一，反對分裂，增加了解，化解歧見 persist in reunification, oppose
separation, increase understanding and iron out differences
減員增效 downsizing for efficiency; cut payroll to improve efficiency
剪彩 cut the ribbon
江南水鄉(xiāng) the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River
腳踩兩只船 sit on the fence
腳踏實地 be down-to-earth
教書育人 impart knowledge and educate people
解放生產(chǎn)力 emancipate the productive forces
解放思想、實事求是的思想路線 ideological line of emancipating the mind and
seeking truth from facts
金無足赤，人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
緊箍咒 inhibiting magic phrase
近水樓臺先得月 First come, first served; A water-front pavilion gets the
moonlight first the advantage of being in a favored position.
京劇票友 Peking Opera fan
經(jīng)常性貸款 commercial lending
經(jīng)濟全球化 economic globalization; economic integration
精簡機構(gòu) streamline government organs
精品 competitive products
敬業(yè)精神 professional dedication; professional ethics
拒載 refuse to take passengers
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a
hedge between keeps friendship green
開題報告 opening speech; opening report, thesis proposal
開夜車 burn the midnight oil; work over night考研 take part in the
entrance exams for postgraduate schools
科技是第一生產(chǎn)力 Science and technology constitute a primary productive
force
科教興國 rely on science and education to rejuvenate the nation
可持續(xù)發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略 strategy of sustainable development
空頭支票 accommodation note, lip service
快訊 news flash; flash
寬帶接入 broadband access
虧損企業(yè) enterprises running in the red/under deficit
L-N
拉動經(jīng)濟增長 fuel economic growth
拉拉隊 cheering squad
老生常談，陳詞濫調(diào) cut and dried
老字號 an old and famous shop or enterprise
禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity
聯(lián)產(chǎn)承包責(zé)任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to
output; contract system with remuneration linked to output
聯(lián)合投標 synadicted tender
廉潔奉公，以正治國 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the
state with his own example of uprightness
廉政、勤政、務(wù)實、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient
government
廉政建設(shè) construction of a clean and honst administration
良性循環(huán) virtuous circle
兩岸直航促進會 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct
Transportation
兩個文明一起抓 We must address ourselves to the problem of both material
and spritual civilization (both material as well as culture and
ideological progress) without any letup
兩思（致富思源，富而思進）to think of the source of getting rich and of
making progress after becoming affluence
兩院院士 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese
Academy of Engineering
領(lǐng)頭羊 bellwether
流動人口 transient population (transient adj. 短暫的, 瞬時的 n. 瞬時現(xiàn)象)
留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope.
旅行結(jié)婚 have a honeymoon trip
綠化 afforestation
論文答辯 (thesis) oral defense
馬太效應(yīng) the Matthew effect (A phenomenon in specific circles whereby
one's accomplishments and reputation tend to snowball, and those with
meager accomplishments have greater difficulty achieving accomplishments)
買一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free
每逢佳節(jié)倍思親 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's
dear ones far away./ It is on the festival occasions when one misses his
dear most.
美食節(jié) gourmet festival
門戶網(wǎng)站 portals (portal n. 入口)
孟子 Mencius
民進黨 Democratic Progressive Party
民主黨派、工商聯(lián)與無黨派人士 non-Communist parties, federations of
industry and commerce, personages without party affiliation
磨洋工 dawdle along
莫失良機 make hay while the sun shines
內(nèi)耗 in-fighting
南水北調(diào)工程 divert water from the south to the north project
難得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise.
囊括 complete a sweep
能進能出，能上能下 competent to work both at the top and at the grass
roots
泥菩薩過河 like a clay Buddha fording the river-hardly able to save
oneself; each one is looking out for his own survival
年夜飯 family reunion dinner
P-R
派出所 local police station
跑龍?zhí)?utility man, play a bit role, general handyman
碰釘子 get snubbed ( snub n. 故意怠慢, 斥責(zé) v. 故意怠慢, 責(zé)罵, 壓熄(香煙等
), 冷落慢待)
皮包公司 bogus company ( bogus adj. 假的；偽造的 a bogus certificate 偽造
的證件)
啤酒肚 beer belly
票販子 scalper,ticket tout ( tout v. 吹捧)
票房 box office
貧富懸殊 polarization of rich and poor
平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 never burn incense when all is well, but clasp
Buddha's feet when in distress ( incense n. 熏香, 熏香的煙 vt. 激怒)
評頭論足 nit-pick ( nit n. (虱等的)幼蟲, 卵, <英口>糊涂蟲, 傻瓜)
期房 forward delivery housing
旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao
敲竹杠 make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick
親民黨 People First Party
勤工儉學(xué) part-work and part-study system; work-study program
清明節(jié) Qingming Festival / Pure Brightness Festival/ Tomb Sweeping Day
情有獨鐘 show special preference (favor) to…
全國衛(wèi)生城市 National Hygienic City
全球定位系統(tǒng) global positioning system (GPS)
全天候服務(wù) round-the-clock service
裙帶關(guān)系 networking through petticoat influence (petticoat n. 襯裙, 裙子)
染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon (encroach vi. (逐步或暗中)
侵占, 蠶食, 超出通常(或正常)界線)
繞圈子 beat around the bush
人才流失 brain drain
人浮于事 overstaffing
人均住房 per-capita housing
人類免疫缺陷病毒 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
融資渠道 financing channels
S
塞翁失馬，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三大作風(fēng) the Party's three important styles of work (integrating theory
with practice, forging close links with the masses and practicing self-
criticism)
* "three represents" theory (Tje Party should always represent the
development needs of China's advanced social productive forces, always
represent the onward direction of China's advanced culture, and always
represent the fundamental interests of the largest member of the Chinese
people)
三好學(xué)生 merit student; three good student (good in study, attitude and
health)
三角債 chain debts
三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / At thirty, a
man should be able to think for himself.
三下鄉(xiāng) a program under which officials, doctors, scientist and college
students go to the contryside to spread scientific and literacy knowledge
and offer medical service to farmers
三資企業(yè) foreign-invested enterprises: Sino-foreign joint ventures (中外合
資企業(yè))， cooperative businesses (中外合作企業(yè))，and exclusively foreign-
owned enterprises in China (外商獨資企業(yè))
三字經(jīng) three-character scripture
桑拿浴 sauna
掃黃、打非 eliminate pornography and illegal publications
掃尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work
沙塵暴 sand storm; dust storm
上山下鄉(xiāng) (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside and
mountain areas
上市 to be listed
上網(wǎng) to get on the internet
身體素質(zhì) physique; physical constitution
審時度勢 size up the situation
失戀 be disappointed in love; be jilted
師兄弟 (senior and junior) fellow apprentice
時不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.
實話實說 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade
山不在高，有仙則名 No matter how high the nountain is, its name will
spread far and wide if there s fairy
上有天堂，下有蘇杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou
and Hangzhou on earth.
少數(shù)服從多數(shù)、下級服從上級、局部服從全體、全黨服從中央 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
實踐是檢驗真理的標準 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
實現(xiàn)中華民族偉大復(fù)興 bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinese
nation
實行計劃生育、控制人口數(shù)量、提高人口素質(zhì) promotion of family planning to
control the population size and improve the health of the people
世界觀、人生觀、價值觀 world outlook; outlook on life; values
市場疲軟 sluggish market
事業(yè)單位 public institution
試用期 probationary period
適者生存 survival of the fittest
收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money
首創(chuàng)精神 pioneering spirit
首期按揭 down-payment
刷卡、劃卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card
甩賣 clearance sale; be on sale
水貨 smuggled goods
碩博聯(lián)讀 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and
doctoral study
死機 system halted
四十不惑 Life begins at forty.
四項基本原則 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
素質(zhì)教育 education for all-around development, quality-oriented education
隨行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions