英语常用短语对照

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· 爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
· AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch
· A股市场 A share market
· 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
· 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages
· 爱国统一战线 patriotic united front
· "爱国者"导弹 Patriot missile
· 爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace
· 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
· 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
· 安乐死 euthanasia
· 安理会 Security Council
· 安全岛 safety strip
· 暗箱操作 black case work
· 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
· 按揭贷款 mortgage loan
· 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house
· 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project
· 按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance
· 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly
· 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
· 《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q
· B超 type-B ultrasonic
· 把关 guard a pass
· 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization
· 巴勒斯坦民族解放运动，简称 FATEH
· 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse
· 霸权主义 hegemonism
· 把握大局 grasp the overall situation
· 拔河(游戏) tug-of-war
· 摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance
· 白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace
· 拜金主义 money worship
· 白领犯罪 white-collar crime
· 白领工人 white-collar worker
· 百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle
· 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.
· 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers
· 摆架子 put on airs
· 白马王子 Prince Charming
· 拜年 pay New Year call
· 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances
· 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
· 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
· 半决赛 semifinals
· 半拉子工程 uncompleted project
· 斑马线 zebra stripes
· 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household
· 版权法 copyright law
· 版税率 royalty rate
· 半脱产 a partial sabbatical from work
· 帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process
· 傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybags
· 棒球运动记者 scribe
· 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
· 包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell
· 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
· 保护主义 protectionism
· 包机 to charter a plane; a chartered plane
· 保健按摩 therapeutic massage
· 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up
· 保龄球 bowling
· 保释 on bail
· 保税仓库 bonded warehouse
· 保税区 tax-protected zone
· 报销 apply for reimbursement
· 包销人 underwriter
· 保证金帐户 margin account
· 保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate
· 保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy
· 保持国有股 keep the State-held shares
· 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
· 报关员 declarant
· 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project
· 保健食品 health-care food
· 保理业务 factoring business
· 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area
· 保证金 "margins, collateral "
· 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas
· 保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings
· 被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking
· 背黑锅 to become a scapegoat
· 备件 spare parts
· 《北美自由贸易协定》 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
· 北约 NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
· 北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank
· 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
· 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life
· 本本主义 bookishness
· 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica
· 蹦迪 disco dancing
· 蹦极 "bungee, bungee jumping"
· 闭关政策 closed-door policy
· 比基尼 bikini
· 比较经济学 comparative economics
· 闭卷 closed-book exam
· 闭门羹 given 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 drastic alternatives
· 避税 evade tax
· 毕业生分配制度 assignment of graduates
· 便当 fast food
· 边际效益 marginal benefit
· 变相涨价 disguised inflation
· 边缘科学 borderline science
· 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas
· 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)
· 边际报酬 marginal return
· 边际薪酬 marginal salaries
· 变相涨价 disguised inflation
· 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer
· 边缘科学 boundary science
· 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
· 表见代理 agency by estoppel
· 标书 bidding documents
· 表演赛 demonstration match
· 冰雕 ice sculpture
· 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"
· 博导 tutor of a Ph.D. student
· 《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 a good judge of talent (a 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
· 博彩（业） lottery industry
· 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody
· 薄利多销 small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
· 博士生 Ph.D candidate

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· BP 机 beeper, pager
· B to B (B2B) business to business
· B to C (B2C) business to consumer
· 不败记录 "clean record, spotless record"
· 补偿贸易 compensatory trade
· 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force
· 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. "
· 布达拉宫 Potala Palace
· 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.
· 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result
· 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
· 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
· 不买帐 not take it; not go for it
· 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO)
· 补缺选举 by-election
· 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.
· 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
· 不正当竞争 unfair competition
· 不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency
· 擦边球 "edge ball, touch ball"
· 擦网球 net ball
· 菜篮子工程 shopping basket program
· 菜鸟，新手 green hand
· 采取措施后 ex post
· 采取措施前 ex ante
· 采取高姿态 show magnanimity
· 财政收入 fiscal revenue
· 参拜靖国神社 visit to the Yasukuni war shrine
· 参股公司 joint stock company
· 参股者 equity participant
· 参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs
· 仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket
· 草根工业 grass root industry (refers to village and township enterprises which take root among farmers and grow like wold grass)
· 层层转包和违法分保 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
· 查房 make/go the rounds of the wards
· 刹住大吃大喝、公费旅游、铺张浪费的奢侈之风 put a stop to extravagance and waste （wining and dining of official guests，touring the country at public exenses）
· 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
· 拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition
· 禅 dhyana
· 产粮大省 granary province
· 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
· 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)
· 产销直接挂钩 directly link production with marketing
· 产业的升级换代 upgrading of industies
· 产业结构升级 upgrading of an industrial structure
· 敞蓬轿车 open-topped limousine
· 长二捆 LM-2E
· 唱高调 mouth high-sounding words
· 长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta
· 长江中下游 the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River
· 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 "
· 畅通工程 Smooth Traffic Project
· 长途电话 distant calls
· 常务理事 executive member of the council
· 长线产品 product in excessive supply
· 超高速巨型计算机 giant ultra-high-speed computer
· 超前消费 "pre-mature consumption, overconsuming, excessive consumption "
· 炒作 speculation (stock); sensationalization (news)
· 彻头彻尾的反动政治势力 an out and out reactionary political force
· 沉没成本 sunk cost
· 尘云 dust clouds
· 承包 contract with
· 成份指数 component index
· 成吉思汗 Genghis Khan
· 成人中等专科学校 secondary specialized /technical school for adults
· 城市规划 city's landscaping plan; urban planning
· 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）
· 城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and rural areas
· 承销商 underwriter
· 成组技术 group technology
· 吃大锅饭 "egalitarian practice of ""everybody eating from the same big pot"" "
· 吃皇粮 "receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the government"
· 重复建设 building redundant project; duplication of similar projects
· 充值卡 rechargeable card
· 筹备委员会 preparatory committee
· 筹划指导委员会 steering committee
· 抽杀成功 hit through
· 筹资 raised capital/proceeds
· 出风头 show off;in the limelight
· 出家 pravrajana; cloister
· 出口创汇型产业 export-oriented industry
· 出口创汇能力 capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports
· 出口加工区 export processing zones
· 出口卖方信贷 seller's credit on exports
· 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 orginally produced for exports
· 出气筒 punching bag
· 船务公司 shipping service company
· 传销 pyramid selling;multi-level marketing
· 创建卫生城市 build a nationally advanced clean city
· 窗口行业 various service trades
· 创业园 high-tech business incubator; pioneer park
· 吹风会 (advanced) briefing
· 春蕾计划 Spring Buds Program
· 《春秋》 Spring and Autumn Annals
· 春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival
· 此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence.
· 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
· 次新股 sub-new stock
· 磁悬浮列车 "Maglev train (magnetically levitated train), magnetic suspension train "
· 从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy
· 粗放经营 extensive operation
· 粗放式管理 extensive management
· 促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy
· 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
· 打白条 issue IOU
· 打包贷款 packing credit (loan)
· 大包干 all-round responsibility system
· 达标活动 target hitting activities
· 大病统筹 comprehensive arrangement for serious disease
· 打黑 crack down on speculation and profiteering
· 大轰动 blockbuster
· 打假 crack down on counterfeit goods
· 打假办 Office of Cracking down on Fake Products
· 大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
· 大款 tycoon
· 大力扣杀 hammer
· 大路货 staple goods
· 大满贯 grand slam
· 大排档 sidewalk snack booth; large stall
· 打破僵局 break the deadlock
· 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
· 打顺手 "find one's touch, get into gear, settle into a groove"
· 大腕 top notch
· 大卫教 ranch Davidian
· 大型电视系列片,长篇电视连续剧 maxi-series
· 大学生创业 university students' innovative undertaking
· 大要案 major and serious criminal cases
· 大藏经 Tripitaka
· 大昭寺 Jokhang Temple.
· 大专生 junior college student
· 大专文凭 associate degree
· 待岗 "await job assignment, post-waiting"
· 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
· 待业 job-waiting
· 呆帐 dead account
· 代职 function in an acting capacity
· 单边主义 unilateralism
· 单刀赴会 start a solo run
· 单循环制 single round-robin system
· 党群关系 Party-masses relationship
· 党政机关 Party and government organizations
· 盗版VCD pirated VCD
· 倒春寒 unusually cold spell in an otherwise warm early spring
· 盗打 （电话) free call on somebody else's expense through illegal means
· 倒计时 countdown
· 捣浆糊 give the runaround
· 倒票 speculative reselling of tickets
· 倒爷 profiteer
· 盗用公款 embezzlement
· 德智体美劳 "all around development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetics and labour education "
· 等外品 "off-grade goods, rejects"
· 邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts
· 低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach)
· 第二产业 secondary industry
· 第二上市 secondary listing
· 地方保护主义 regional protectionism
· 地方财政包干制 system whereby local authorities take full responsibility for their finances
· 抵免 offset
· 地球村 global village
· 地区差异 regional disparity
· 地热资源 geothermal resources
· 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
· 第一发球权 first inning
· 第一发球员 first server
· 第一双打 first pair
· 垫付 "advancement, payment on account"
· 电话号码升位 upgrade telephone number
· 电话会议 teleconference
· 电脑盲 computer illiterate
· 电脑迷 mouse potato
· 点球 penalty kick
· 电视会议 video conference
· 电视直销 TV home shopping
· 电信运营商 telecom operators
· 点子公司 consultancy company
· 电子商务认证 e-business certification
· （解决争端）调查结果 findings
· 吊带衫 sun-top
· 吊球 drop shot
· 吊销执照 revoke license
· 定向培训 training for specific posts
· 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
· 动感 dynamic
· 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
· "东突"恐怖分子 East Turkistan terrorist
· "豆腐渣"工程 jerry-built project
· 渡假外交 holiday-making diplomacy
· 独立董事 independent director
· 独立核算工业企业 independent accounting unit(enterprise)
· 独生子女 the only child in one's family
· 毒枭 drug trafficker
· 断交信 Dear John letter (from woman to man)
· 短期放款 money at call and short notice
· 短期债务 floating debt
· 端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival
· 对冲基金 hedge fund
· 对...毫无顾忌 make no bones about ...
· 对讲机 talkie and walkie
· 对外招商 attract foreign investment
· 队长袖标(足球） skipper's armband
· 多党合作制 multi-party co-operation in exercising State power
· 多功能性(农业) multifunctionality
· 夺冠 take the crown
· 多媒体 multimedia
· 多任务小卫星 small multi-mission satellite (SMMS)
· 多头账户 long account
· 多种经营 diversified economy
· 厄尔尼诺现象 El Nino phenomenon
· 恶性通货膨胀 hyperinflation
· 恶性循环 vicious circle
· 鳄鱼的眼泪 crocodile tears
· 二板市场; 创业板市场 growth enterprise board; second board; hi-tech board
· 二次创业 start a new undertaking
· 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)"
· 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
· 二元经济 dual economy
· 发案率 incidence (of criminal cases)
· 法律硕士 juris master (jm)
· 法人股 corporate shares
· 发烧友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan
· 发展不平衡 disparate development
· 发展是硬道理 Development is of overriding importance. / Development is the absolute need.
· 法治国家 a country under the rule of law
· 法制国家 a state with an adequate legal system
· 反败为胜 "bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire"
· 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)
· 反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government
· 翻两番 quadruple
· 反倾销措施 anti-dumping measures against …
· 汎士通轮胎 Firestone tires
· 防抱死系统 ABS (anti-lock braking system)
· 房产估价师 real estate evaluator
· 房产证 property ownership certificate
· 防盗门 burglarproof door; antitheft door
· 放高球 lob
· 房管 real estate management
· 防洪工程 flood-prevention project
· 房权证 property right certificate
· 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
· 放下架子 to relinguish haughty airs; to get off one's high horse; throw off one's airs
· 放行单 release permit
· 非对称数字用户环路 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL)
· 费改税 transform administrative fees into taxes
· 飞毛腿（导弹） Scud missile
· 非配额产品 quota-free products
· 非商标(非专利)产品 generic products
· 飞行药检 spot check
· 非洲、加勒比和太平洋国家集团（洛美协定） ACP(African, Caribbean and Pacific Group)
· 分拆上市 A subsidiary company of a corporation is listed on the stock market.
· 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
· 分税制 system of tax distribution
· （产品）分销 "subunderwriting, distribution"
· 分业经营 divided operation/ management
· 封闭式基金 close-ended fund
· 锋利扣杀 razor-sharp smash
· 疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform enceohalopathy (BSE)
· 封杀出局 force out
· 封圣 "canonization of ""Saints"""
· 风险基金 VC funds
· 风险投资 venture capital; risk investment
· 风险准备金 loan loss provision, provisions of risk
· 浮动工资 floating wages; fluctuating wages
· 覆盖率 coverage rate
· 复合型人才 inter-disciplinary talent
· 附加意外险 supplemental accident insurance
· 福利彩票 welfare lotteries
· 福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system

besidetable

· 扶贫 poverty alleviation
· 扶贫办公室 Poverty Relief Office
· 《浮士德》 Faust
· 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)
· 发案率 incidence (of criminal cases)
· 法律硕士 juris master (jm)
· 法人股 corporate shares
· 发烧友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan
· 发展不平衡 disparate development
· 发展是硬道理 Development is of overriding importance. / Development is the absolute need.
· 法治国家 a country under the rule of law
· 法制国家 a state with an adequate legal system
· 反败为胜 "bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire"
· 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)
· 反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government
· 翻两番 quadruple
· 反倾销措施 anti-dumping measures against …
· 汎士通轮胎 Firestone tires
· 防抱死系统 ABS (anti-lock braking system)
· 房产估价师 real estate evaluator
· 房产证 property ownership certificate
· 防盗门 burglarproof door; antitheft door
· 放高球 lob
· 房管 real estate management
· 防洪工程 flood-prevention project
· 房权证 property right certificate
· 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
· 放下架子 to relinguish haughty airs; to get off one's high horse; throw off one's airs
· 放行单 release permit
· 非对称数字用户环路 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL)
· 费改税 transform administrative fees into taxes
· 飞毛腿（导弹） Scud missile
· 非配额产品 quota-free products
· 非商标(非专利)产品 generic products
· 飞行药检 spot check
· 非洲、加勒比和太平洋国家集团（洛美协定） ACP(African, Caribbean and Pacific Group)
· 分拆上市 A subsidiary company of a corporation is listed on the stock market.
· 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
· 分税制 system of tax distribution
· （产品）分销 "subunderwriting, distribution"
· 分业经营 divided operation/ management
· 封闭式基金 close-ended fund
· 锋利扣杀 razor-sharp smash
· 疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform enceohalopathy (BSE)
· 封杀出局 force out
· 封圣 "canonization of ""Saints"""
· 风险基金 VC funds
· 风险投资 venture capital; risk investment
· 风险准备金 loan loss provision, provisions of risk
· 浮动工资 floating wages; fluctuating wages
· 覆盖率 coverage rate
· 复合型人才 inter-disciplinary talent
· 附加意外险 supplemental accident insurance
· 福利彩票 welfare lotteries
· 福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system
· 扶贫 poverty alleviation
· 扶贫办公室 Poverty Relief Office
· 《浮士德》 Faust
· 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)
· 改制上市 An enterprise is re-organized according to modern corporate system so that it will get listed on the stock market.
· 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 "
· 感到不妙 I smell a rat.
· 尴尬，困境，糟糕 pretty pass
· 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)
· 港澳台 Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan
· 港人治港 Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong
· 岗位培训 on-the-job training　
· 港务局 port office; harbor authority
· 高层次、全方位的对话 high-level and all-directional dialogue
· 高产优质 high yield and high quality
· 高度自治 high degree of autonomy
· 高峰论坛 summit (forum)
· 高杠杆交易机构 highly-leveraged institutions(HLI)
· 高官会 Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)
· 高级商务师 Certified Business Executive
· 高架公路 elevated highway; overhead road
· 高考 (university) entrance examination
· 高科技板块 high-tech sector
· 高难度动作 " stunner, stunt"
· 高清晰度 high definition
· 高手 " master hand, expert"
· (精通电脑和网络的)高手 geek
· 高新技术产业开发区 high and new technology industrial development zone
· 高原反应,高山反应 altitude stress; altitude sickness
· 各大菜系 major styles of cooking
· 各尽所能 let each person do his best; from each according to his ability
· 各就位 " ""On your marks!"""
· (公路）隔离带 median
· 格列佛游记 Gulliver's Travel
· 个人收入应税申报制度 the system of the declaration of individual incomes for tax payment
· 个人所得税 personal income tax
· 个人演唱会 solo concert
· 个人自扫门前雪， 莫管他人瓦上霜 hoe one's own potatoes
· 个体工商户 privately or individually-owned business
· 根本政治制度 fundamental political system
· 跟踪审计 follow-up auditing
· 更快、更高、更强 Citius, Altius, Fortius
· 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
· 工程公司 engineering company
· 工程验收 acceptance of work
· 公费医疗 medical services at state expense
· 功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
· 公告板服务 Bulletin Board Service (BBS)
· 公积金 "public accumulation funds, public reserve funds"
· 公检法 " public security organs, procuratorial organs and people's courts"
· 公开喊价市场 open outcry markets
· 公款吃喝 recreational activities using public funds
· 工商局 industrial and commercial bureau
· 公司分立与解散 separation and dissolution of a company
· 公务员 civil servants
· 恭喜发财 May you be prosperous!; Wish you all the best!
· 工薪阶层 salariat; state employee; salaried person
· 工业控制一体化 integrated industrial control; industrial control of integration
· 工业园区 industrial park
· 公益林 public welfare forest
· 公证财产 notarize the properties
· 公正、公平、公开 "just, fair and open"
· 狗仔队 "dog packs; paparazzo (singular), paparazzi(plural) (It refers to those journalists who are hunting the news of celebrities.)"
· 股本 share capital
· 股本回报率 return on equity
· 股本金 equity capital
· 固定电话初装费 installation fees for fixed-line telephones
· 固定资产投资 investment in the fixed assets
· 股份有限公司 limited liability company
· 股份制 shareholding system; joint-stock system
· 骨干企业 key enterprise
· 股票期权 the stock option
· 股市行情 the ups and downs of the stock market
· 挂靠 be attached or affiliated to; be subordinate to
· 挂靠户 an adjunct organization
· 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
· 关税壁垒 customs barrier; tariff wall
· 广播电视大学 radio and television university
· 广告电话直销 direct response advertising
· 光谷 optical valley
· 光机电一体化 "optical, mechanical and electronic integration"
· 光盘杂志 CD-ROM magazine
· 光通讯 photo-communication; optical communication
· 广域网 wide area network (WAN)
· 规避 circumvention
· 归国留学生 returned students
· 归口管理 put under centralized management by specialized departments
· 规模经济 scale economy, economies of scale
· 皈依三宝 become a Buddhist
· 国产化率 import substitution rate; localization rate of parts and components
· 过度开垦 excess reclamation
· 国防动员体制 the mobilization for national defense
· 国际标准化组织 ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
· 国际惯例 international common practice
· 国际化战略 internationalization strategy
· 国际货币基金组织 IMF (International Monetary Fund)
· 国际劳工组织 ILO (International Labor Organization)
· 国际日期变更线 International Date Line (IDL)
· 国际商业机器公司 International Business Machine Corporation (IBM)
· 国际收支不平衡 disequilibrium of balance of payment
· 《国际先驱论坛报》 International Herald Tribune
· 国家环保总局 State Environmental Protection Administration
· 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
· 国库券 treasury bonds
· 国民党 Kuomintang
· 国民经济支柱产业 pillar industries in national economy
· 国民生产总值 gross national product (GNP)
· 中国生产总值 gross domestic product (GDP)
· 过山车 roller coaster
· 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
· 国土局 Land and Resources Bureau
· 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
· 国有股 state-owned shares
· 国有股减持 reduce state's stake in listed companies
· 国有资产流失 loss of state assets
· 国债投资 treasury bond investment
· 国债专项资金 special fund for treasury bond
· 海关完税价值 customs value
· 海量存储 mass memory
· 海市蜃楼,镜花水月,无稽之谈 a mare’s nest
· 海湾战争综合症 the complexities of the Gulf War
· 海峡交流基金会(海基会) Strait Exchange Foundation of (Taiwan, China)(SEF)
· 海协会 （ARATS) Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait
· 旱地滑雪场 mock skiing park
· 函授大学 correspondence university
· 汉字处理软件 Chinese character processing software
· 航母 aircraft carrier
· 航向错误,奉行错误方向 on the wrong tack
· 好出风头的运动员 "exhibitionist, grandstander "
· 豪赌 unrestrained gambling
· 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. "
· 河道整治 dredging waterway
· 和服 Kimono
· 核军火库 nuclear arsenal
· 合理引导消费 guide rational consumption
· 合理引导消费 guide rational consumption
· 和平演变 peaceful evolution
· 核武器数量 Nuclear Arsenal Size
· 核销 cancel after verification
· 合业经营 combined operation/ management
· 合议庭 collegiate bench
· 黑店 gangster inn
· 黑客 hacker
· 黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland
· 红包 "（neutral）red paper containing money as a gift, (derogative) bribe, kickback "
· 红筹股 red chips
· 红股 bonus share
· 宏观调控 macro-control
· 《红楼梦》 A Dream in Red Mansions (The Story of the Stone)
· 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
· 红细胞生成素 Erythropoietin (EPO)
· 后防空虚 leave the defense exposed
· 后台管理 back-stage management
· 互动广告 interactive advertisement
· 虎父无犬子 A wise goose never lays a tame egg.
· 户口簿 residence booklet
· 户口管理制度 "domicile system, residence registration system "
· 呼啦圈 hu la hoop
· 护身法宝 amulet
· 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
· 华盖 canopy
· 花旗银行 National City Bank of New York
· 花样游泳 water ballet
· 坏球 Ball
· 坏帐 bad account
· 环保型技术 EST(Environmentally-sound technology)
· 换届选举 election at expiration of office terms
· 换手率 turnover rate
· 还俗 "resume secular life, unfrock"
· 环太平洋地区 Pacific Rim
· 黄、赌、毒 "pornography, gambling and drug abuse and trafficking "
· （北爱尔兰）皇家警察部队 Royal Ulster Constabulary
· 黄金时段 prime time
· (吃)皇粮 "public grainfunds, goods, etc provided by the government; salary paid by the state "
· （农产品中国支持）"黄箱"措施 Amber Box measures
· 挥棒 swing
· 挥棒不中 fan
· 汇丰银行 Hong Kong and Shang Hai Banking Corporation
· 灰色区域措施 Grey area measures
· 灰色收入 gray income
· 混合型卷烟 blended type cigarette
· 婚介所 matrimonial agency
· 婚外恋 extramarital love
· 混业经营 mixed operation/ management
· 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
· 活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn.
· 火炬计划 Torch Program (a plan to develop new and high technology)
· 基本国情 fundamental realities of the country
· 基本路线要管一百年 The basic line must be followed unswervingly for a very long time to come.
· 基层民主 democracy at the grassroots level
· 基层组织 organizations at the grass-roots level
· 机场建设费 airport construction fee
· 既成事实 fait accompli (noun)
· 基础设施 infrastructure construction
· 基础税率 base tariff level
· 机电产品 mechanical and electrical products
· (日本银行主持的)季度短观调查报告 Tankan survey
· 缉毒队 narcotics squad
· 技工贸结合的科技型企业 scientific and technological enterprises that integrate scientific and technological development with industrial and trade development
· 机构投资者 institutional investor
· 机构臃肿 overstaffing in organizations (government)
· 计划单列市 city specifically designated in the state plan
· 计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning
· 激烈竞争 cut-throat competition
· 吉尼斯世界记录 Guinness (Book of Records)
· 技术产权交易所 technology equity market; technology property right exchange
· 技术交底 confide a technological secret to somebody
· 技术密集产品 technology-intensive product
· 技术下乡 spread technological knowledge to farmers

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· 集束炸弹 cluster bomb
· 缉私力量 the forces engaged in the fight against smuggling
· 计算机中央处理器 central processing unit(CPU)
· 集体婚礼 collective wedding ceremony
· 既往不咎,忘掉旧嫌 let bygones be bygones
· 极限运动 maximal exercise
· 吉祥物 mascot
· 积压产品 overstocked commodities (inventories)
· 基因工程 genetic engineering
· 基因突变 genetic mutation
· 绩优股 blue chip
· 集约经营 intensive operation
· 记者席 press box
· 集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development
· 集资房 houses built on the funds collected by the buyers
· 甲A足球队 Division A soccer team
· 加班 work extra shifts
· 嘉宾 "distinguished guest, honored guest"
· 假唱 lip-synch
· 假动作 "deception, feint"
· 甲骨文 inscriptions on oracle bones
· 加快市场步伐 accelerate the marketization; quicken the pace of marketization
· 假冒伪劣产品 counterfeit and shoddy products
· 加密 encrypt
· 加强舆论监督 ensure that the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion
· 加权平均值 weighted average
· 假日经济 holiday economy
· 假释 parole
· 家庭联产承包责任制 the household contract responsibility system
· 假小子 tomboy
· 家族企业 family firm
· 剪彩 cut the ribbon
· 建/平仓 open/close a position
· 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 "
· 剪刀差 the scissors gap between the prices of ... and ...
· 监督部门 watchdog
· 尖端产品 highly sophisticated products
· 减负 alleviate burdens on sb.
· 渐近尾声 draw to a close
· 减速玻璃(汽车） decelerating glass
· 减员增效 downsizing for efficiency; cut payroll to improve efficiency
· 讲诚信，反欺诈: honor credibility and oppose cheating
· 降落伞候选人，外来候选人（应召而来参加本人非所在地区竞选的政党候选人） parachute candidate
· 江南水乡 the south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River
· 降息 reduction of interest
· 脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
· 交叉报复 cross retaliation
· 教书育人 impart knowledge and educate people
· 脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
· 侥幸球 fluke
· 教学法 pedagogy; teaching method
· 交钥匙工程 turn-key project
· 教育部社政司 Social Science Research and Ideological Work Department of the Ministry of Education
· 街道企业 neighborhood enterprise
· 戒毒所 drug rehabilitation center
· 解放生产力 emancipate the productive forces
· 解放思想、实事求是的思想路线 ideological line of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts
· 戒急用忍 "overcome impetuosity and exercise patience; no haste, be patient "
· 接口 interface
· 解困基金 anti-poverty funds
· 结售汇制度 "the system of exchange, settlement and sales "
· 阶梯教室 lecture theatre; terrace classroom
· 街心花园 park at an intersection; garden in the city center
· 节奏布鲁斯音乐（RMB音乐） rhythm blues
· 金本位 gold standard
· 金边债券 gilt-edged bonds
· 进出口商会 chamber of import and export trade
· 金刚经 Vajracchedika-sutra
· 紧箍咒 inhibiting magic phrase
· 近海渔业 offshore fishery
· 金降落伞 golden parachute
· 进口差价税 import variable duties
· 进口附加税 import surcharge
· 进口渗透 import penetration
· 紧密型企业集团 tightly-knit groups of enterprises
· 金融电子化 computerize financial services
· 金融工具 financial instruments
· 金融危机 financial crisis
· 金融自由化 financial liberalization
· 劲射 power shot
· 金税工程 Golden Tax Project
· 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."
· 金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
· 进修班 class for further studies
· 禁渔期 closed fishing seasons
· 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
· 紧追 "cling to, shadow, thunder on one's trail"
· 经常项目顺差 "favorable balance of current account, surplus of current account"
· 经常性贷款 commercial lending
· 经常性支出 running expenses
· 靖国神社 Yasukuni Shrine
· 经济担保书 financial guarantee
· 经济和技术合作 ECOTECH cooperation (Economic and technology cooperation)
· 经济林 cash tree
· 经济全球化 economic globalization; economic integration
· 经济师 economic engineer; economic manager; economist
· 经济失调指数 misery index
· 经济头脑 commercially minded people; people with business sense
· 经济总量 economic aggregate
· 精简机构 streamline government organs
· 京剧票友 Peking Opera fan
· 京剧人物脸谱 types of facial make-up in Beijing opera
· 精品 competitive products
· 精神文明建设 promote cultural and ideological progress; develop socialist culture and ethics
· 景泰蓝 cloisonné
· 境外消费（服务贸易） consumption abroad
· 敬业精神 professional dedication; professional ethics
· 经营管理高度科学化的现代化大企业 modern big enterprise with highly scientific management system
· 集束炸弹 cluster bomb
· 纠风办 State Council Office for Rectifying
· 九五攻关 State Key Task 95
· 就业前培训　 pre-job training　
· 举办城市 host city
· 举报电话 informants' hot-line telephone
· 居委会 neighborhood committee; residents' committee
· 具有中国特色的 with Chinese characteristics
· 局域网 local area network (LAN)
· 拒载 refuse to take passengers
· 决策性机构 policy-making body
· 竣工式 completion ceremony
· 君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
· 卡丁车 kart
· 开标 bid opening
· 开发公司 development company
· 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
· 开放式基金 open-ended fund
· 开工不足 enterprises running under their production capacity
· 开工典礼 commencement ceremony
· 开后门 under-the-counter deals; offer advantages to one's friends or relatives by underhand means
· 开题报告 opening speech; opening report
· 开小灶 give special favor
· 开夜车 burn the midnight oil; work over night
· 看跌/看涨期权 put / call option
· 坎儿井 karez
· 看守政府,看守内阁,过渡政府 caretaker cabinet
· 抗美援朝战争 War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
· 康乃馨 carnation
· 抗震棚 quake-proof shelter
· 考研 take part in the entrance exams for postgraduate schools
· 考研热 the craze for graduate school
· 烤烟型卷烟 Virginian-type cigarette
· 可持续发展 sustainable development
· 可持续发展战略 strategy of sustainable development
· 科技成果转化为生产力 transfer of scientific and technological achievements
· 科技含量 technology content
· 科技是第一生产力 Science and technology constitute a primary productive force.
· 科教兴国 rely on science and education to rejuvenate the nation
· 刻录机 CD writer; disc-carving machine
· （补贴协议）可诉补贴 actionable subsidy
· 科研攻关 scientific research and tackle the key research project
· 可转换债券 convertible bond
· 控股公司 "holding company, controlling company"
· 空头支票 "accommodation note, lip service "
· 空中小姐 air hostess; air stewardess
· 扣帽子 put a label on
· 口蹄疫 foot-and-mouth disease
· 口头禅 pet phrase
· 跨境交付（服务贸易） cross border supply
· 跨世纪工程 a trans-century project
· 会计电算化 accounting computerization
· 快速反应部队 rapid response force
· 快速立法 fast track
· 快讯 news flash; flash
· 宽带接入 broadband access
· 宽带网 broadband networks
· 宽限期 grace period
· 跨越式发展 great-leap-forward development
· 亏损企业 enterprises running in the red/under deficit
· 困难职工 the needy
· 拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth
· 拉关系 try to curry favor with
· 垃圾融资 junk financing
· 垃圾债券 junk bond
· 拉拉队 cheering squad
· 拉拉队长 "cheer-leader, rooter king"
· 拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon
· 拉选票 seek a vote
· 来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone
· 来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing
· 蓝筹股 blue chips
· 蓝牙技术 bluetooth
· 劳动合同制 labor contract system
· 老少边穷地区 "former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas "
· 老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
· 老油条 wily old bird; old slicker
· 老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise
· 篱笆墙 barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading
· 利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery
· 利好因素 wrinkle
· 理货公司 tally company
· 利基 niche
· 礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
· 立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture
· 礼仪小姐 ritual girl
· 联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output
· 连带责任 joint liability
· 联合国环境署 UNEP (United Nations Environment Program)
· 联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee)
· 联合国开发计划署 UNDP (United Nations Development Program)
· 联合国粮农组织 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation)
· 联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises
· 联合联络小组 joint liaison group
· 联合投标 syndicated tender
· 廉洁奉公，以正治国 " (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness "
· 练摊 to be a vendor
· 联想集团 Legend Group
· 连续抽烟的人 chain smoker
· 廉政公署 Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
· 廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration
· 廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 "an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government "
· 两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation
· 两弹一艇 "A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine"
· 两个对等的政治实体 two equal political entities
· 两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress
· 粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies
· 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.
· 两手抓，两手都要硬 grasp both links at the same time and attach sufficient importance to both
· 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
· 良性循环 virtuous circle
· 粮油关系 grain and oil rationing registration
· 两院院士 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering
· 《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio
· 劣等品 shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (informal)
· 猎头公司 head-hunting company
· 临时主教练 caretaker coach
· 零和博奕 zero-sum game; zero game
· 另类音乐，非正统音乐 alternative music
· 零配件 spare and accessory parts
· 领头羊 bellwether
· 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
· 流动人口 transient population
· 流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile
· 流星雨 meteor shower
· 留学咨询 consulting on the study abroad
· 六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 "six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic"
· 留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary
· 龙头产品 flagship product
· (行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry
· 路演 road show
· 乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 "unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises "
· 乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 "arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines"
· 论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense
· 《论语》 Analects of Confucius
· 轮值主席 chairman on duty
· 裸机 bare mobile phone
· 绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate
· 绿化 afforestation
· 绿色奥运,科技奥运,人文奥运 green, high-tech and people friendly Olympic Games
· 绿色急救通道 emergency green path
· 绿色食品 green food
· 旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip
· 马尔萨斯人口论 Malthusian Theory of Population; Malthusianism (Thomas Robert Malthus, 1766-1834, British economist)
· 马拉松式竞选活动 campaignathon
· 马路菜场入室工程 the project to build indoor free market to accommodate street vegetable vendors
· 马太效应 "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. ) "
· 玛雅文化 Mayan civilization
· 买方市场 buyer's market
· 麦克马洪线 McMahon Line
· 买壳上市 go public through buying a shell
· 买空卖空 bulls and bears; fictitious transaction
· 买一送一 "two-for-one offer, buy one get one free"
· 慢性萧条 chronic depression　
· 满意度 degree of satisfaction
· 盲流和倒流人员 transient from the countryside
· 盲目投资 blindness in investment
· 冒充包装（销售）[指将劣质商品包装成外观像名优产品出售的做法] copycat packaging
· 矛盾的普遍性 universality of contradictions
· 茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
· 贸易壁垒 trade protectionism
· 贸易和投资自由化和便利化 TILF (Trade and Investment Liberalization and Facilitation)
· 贸易逆差 adverse balance of trade; trade deficit
· 贸易顺差 favorable balance; trade surplus
· 贸易与发展委员会 Committee on Trade and Development
· 贸易自由化 trade liberalization
· 帽子戏法 hat trick
· 每逢佳节倍思亲 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.
· 美国之音 Voice of America (VOA)
· 美声唱法 bel canto
· 美食节 gourmet festival
· 没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
· 门户开放政策 open-door policy
· 门户网站 portals
· 门前三包 "be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order in a designated area outside the unit building "
· 蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt
· 蒙古大夫 quack
· 朦胧诗 misty poetry
· 孟子 Mencius
· 迷彩服 battle fatigues; camouflage coat
· 米袋子省长负责制 provincial governors assuming responsibility fofr the rice bag (grain supply)

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· 免费搭车者(享受其他国家最惠国待遇而不进行相应减让的国家) free-rider
· 免税商品 tax-free commodities
· 面向21世纪的中美建设性伙伴关系 a constructive, strategic partnership between China and the United Stated aimed at the next century
· 免验放行 pass without examination (P.W.E)
· 灭绝的物种 extinct species
· 民办教师 citizen-managed teachers (teachers in rural citizen-managed or state-managed schools who do not receive the normal remuneration from the government)
· 民法通则 general provisions of the civil law
· 民工潮 farmers' frenzied hunt for work in cities
· 民间资本 private capital
· 民进党 Democratic Progressive Party
· 民事诉讼 civil procedure
· 民以食为天 people regard food as their prime want; food the first necessity of man
· 民营企业 individually-run enterprises
· 民主党派、工商联与无党派人士 "non-Communist parties, federations of industry and commerce, personages without party affiliation "
· 民主集中制 democratic centralism
· 民主监督 democratic supervision
· 民族凝聚力 national cohesion
· 民族区域自治 regional autonomy of ethnic minorities
· 民族委员会 ethnic affairs commission
· 民族文化大省 a province with rich ethnic culture
· 民族意识 national consciousness
· 民族优越感 ethnocentrism
· 名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
· 明明白白消费（2000年保护消费者权益工作主题） transparent consumption
· 名优 famous actor; famous high quality brand
· 模糊逻辑 fuzzy logic
· 模糊战略(美国在台湾问题上奉行的政策) indistinct strategy
· 摩门教 Mormon Church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
· 模拟测试 mock test; simulated exam
· 莫失良机 make hay while the sun shines
· 末位淘汰 (under the new personnel system) the person graded last in the performance evaluation will be laid off from his position
· 磨洋工 dawdle along
· 谋事在人，成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
· 目标管理 management by objectives
· 目标管理 management by objectives; quota management
· 幕后操纵 pull strings behind the scenes; wire-pulling
· 睦邻友好关系(合作) good-neighborly and friendly relations (cooperation)
· 穆斯林 Muslim; Moslem
· 母系氏族社会 matriarchal clan society

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· 纳米 nanometer
· 拿手好戏 masterpiece
· 纳税人 tax payer; tax bearer
· 纳税申报制度 tax declaration system
· 纳斯达克 National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
· 耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods)
· 耐用消费品 durable consumer goods, consumer durables
· 南北对话 North-South dialogue
· 难得糊涂 "Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise."
· 男高音演唱家 tenorist
· 南南合作 South-South cooperation
· 男权主义思想 male chauvinism
· 南水北调 South-to-North water diversion
· 南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project
· 囊括 complete a sweep
· 闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique
· 内耗 in-fighting
· 内环路 inner ring road
· 内联企业 enterprises with internal connections
· 内联网(计算机) Intranet
· 内退 early retirement
· 能官能民 be ready to both serve as an offical and be one of the common people
· 能进能出，能上能下 competent to work both at the top and at the grass roots
· 能进能出，能上能下,方谓好汉 He who knows how to fight and how to retreat deserves to be called a brave man.
· 能上网的手机 WAP phone
· 尼姆达(病毒) Nimda
· 泥菩萨 like a clay Buddha fording the river-hardly able to save oneself; each one is looking out for his own survival
· 泥石流 mud-rock flow
· 年利润 annual return
· 年同比 year-on-year; on an annual basis
· 年夜饭 family reunion dinner
· 涅磐(佛) nirvana
· 扭转局面 "reverse the tide, turn the table"
· 农产品的统购派购 unified purchasing of farm produce by the state according to fixed quotes
· 农村剩余劳动力 surplus rural labour (labourers)
· 农工商联合企业 agro-industrial-commercial combines
· 农垦 agricultural reclamation
· 农林间作 agro-forestry
· 农奴制 serfdom; serf system
· 弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
· 农药残留 pesticide residue
· 农药残留物 pesticide residue
· 农业生态学 agricultural ecology
· 农业增加值 added value of agriculture
· 农转非 rural residents become urban residents
· 诺亚方舟 Noah’s Ark
· 女权运动 movement for women's rights
· 偶像 idol
· 欧亚大陆桥 Eurasia Land Bridge
· 欧元 Euro
· 欧洲共同体 European Communities (EC)
· 欧洲货币 Euro-currency
· 欧洲货币一体化 European monetary integration
· 欧洲委员会 European Commission
· 欧洲自由贸易联盟 EFTA (European Free Trade Association)
· 帕金森症 parkinsonism
· 派出所 local police station
· 排华政策 policy of discrimination against the Chinese
· 白皮书 white paper
· 排外主义 exclusivism
· 盘点 stock count; take stock of
· 盘活存量资产 liquidize remnant assets
· 跑龙套 "utility man, play a bit role, general handyman"
· 泡沫经济 bubble economy
· 泡妞 chase after the girls
· 抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
· 配股 allotment of shares；rationed shares
· 配件 accessories
· 赔了夫人又折兵, 花钱填无底洞 throw good money after bad
· 配套政策 supporting policies
· 碰钉子 get snubbed
· 棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks
· 碰头会 "brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, the main purpose of which is to exchange information.) "
· 碰一鼻子灰 be sent off with a flea in one's ear; be snubbedd; get a rebuff
· 皮包公司 bogus company
· 批发市场 wholesale market
· 啤酒肚 beer belly
· 疲软股票 soft stock
· 骗汇、逃汇、套汇 "obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage "
· 片面追求升学率 place undue emphasis on the proportion of students entering schools of a higher level
· 票贩子 "scalper, ticket tout"
· 票房 box office
· 贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor
· 拼图 jigsaw
· 贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb
· 评标 bidding evaluation
· 平等互利、讲求实效、形式多样、共同发展的方针 pursuing practical results, adopting various waysand seeking common development/ the principle of equality, mutual benefit, efficiency, diversity andmutual development
· 平等、互利、互相尊重主权和领土完整 equality，mutual benefit， mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity
· 平等互利原则 principle of equality and mutual benefit
· 平衡预算 balance a budget； a balanced budget
· 瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions
· 平均主义 equalitarianism
· 平面设计师 graphic designer
· 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 "never burn incense when all is well, but clasp Buddha's feet when in distress"
· 评头论足 nit-pick
· 平稳过渡 smooth transition
· 平抑（稳定）物价 stabilize commodity prices
· 破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat； burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
· 泼冷水 pour cold wate on the enthusiasm of； dampen the spirit of； throw a wet blanket over
· 泼水节 Water-Sprinkling Festival
· 普遍优惠制 generalized preferential system； general system of preferences
· 普通高等教育 regular higher education
· 扑网(体) "rush-up, rushing"
· 铺新摊子 launch new projects
· 普选制 general election system
· 期初存货 opening stock
· 启动基金 initial funding
· 启发式教学 heuristic education
· 期房 forward delivery housing
· 欺行霸市价格 forced quotation
· 期货对冲交易 offsetting futures transactions
· 期货交易 deal in futures; futures business/trading; forward business
· 骑警 horseback police
· 期末存货 closing stock
· 旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao
· 起跑器 block
· 企业重组 reshuffle of the enterprises
· 企业产权 property rights of enterprises
· 企业的自我约束机制 self-regulating mechanism of enterprises
· 企业孵化器 enterprise incubator
· 企业改制 restructuring of enterprise
· 企业集团 enterprise group
· 企业兼并重组 annexation and reorganization of enterprises
· 企业上市 listing of a company
· 企业文化 corporate culture
· 企业效益 performance of enterprises
· 企业形象 corporate image(CI)/ enterprise image
· 洽谈会 "fair, meeting"
· 千代田寿险公司（日本） Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co.
· 钱袋子 fund sources
· 千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
· 千年问题、千年虫 millennium bug
· 前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
· 前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ One sows and another reaps.
· 前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
· 欠收(农业) crop failure
· 牵头人 initiator
· 千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby
· 抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
· 抢购 panic buying
· 强化班 intensive training class
· 强力球(美国的全国性彩票) powerball
· 强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
· 抢跑 "false start, beat the gun"
· 强强联手 win-win co-operation
· 强权外交 power diplomacy
· 侨胞 countrymen residing abroad
· 巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
· 翘尾巴 be cocky; get stuck-up
· 侨务 affairs concerning nationals residing abroad
· 敲竹杠 make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick
· 切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point
· 钦差大臣 imperial envoy; imperial commissioner
· 勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program
· 禽流感 bird flu
· 亲民党 People First Party
· 侵吞公款 embezzle public funds/ embezzlement of public funds
· 勤政廉政建设 keep government functionaries honest and industrious
· 清产核资 asset and capital verification
· 氢弹 hydrogen bomb
· 情感消费 emotional consumption
· 轻轨火车 light rail train
· 清洁能源 clean energy
· 清明节 Pure Bright Festival; Tomb Sweeping Day
· 情商 emotion quotient (EQ)
· 青少年犯罪 juvenile deliquency
· 轻水反应堆 light water reactor( LWR)
· 清算/结算 clearing /settlement
· 清算公司 clearing corporation; liquidation company
· 清算银行 clearing bank
· 倾销 dump; dumping
· 情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to …
· 青藏高原 Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
· 求大同,存小异 seek common ground on major question while reserving differences on minor ones
· 屈体 "jackknife, pike"
· 区位商业 location-based commerce
· 取消禁运 lifting of embargo
· 区域经济 regional economies
· 全方位、多层次、宽领域的对外开放格局 all-dimensional, multitiered and wide-ranging opening pattern
· 全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy
· 权贵资本主义(又译裙带资本主义或亲朋好友资本主义) crony capitalism
· 全国人口普查 nationwide census
· 全国人民代表大会 NPC (National People's Congress)
· 全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City
· 全景电影 cinepanoramic
· 权力法案 Bill of Rights
· 权力下放 delegate power to the lower levels; shift of power to the grassroots
· 全面禁止和彻底销毁核武器 complete prohibition and thorough destruction nuclear weapons
· 全面实施以德育为核心、以创新精神和实践能力为重点的素质教育 carry on the quality education centering on moral education and emphasizing creativity and practice
· 全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan
· 全能冠军 all-around winner
· 全球变暖 global warming
· 全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS)
· 全球多边贸易体系 global system of multilateral trade
· 全球通 global system for mobile communications
· 券商 securities trader
· 全天候 24-hour (service)
· 全天候飞机 all-weatehr aircraft
· 拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster
· 圈外人士 people out of the loop
· 权益回报率 returns on equity (ROE)
· 全优工程 all-round excellent project
· 全资企业 exclusively-invested enterprises
· 裙带风 nepotism; petticoat influence
· 裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence
· 群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one's mind freely
· 燃油附加税 bunker surcharge
· 染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon
· 让利 surrender part of the profits
· 绕圈子 beat around the bush
· 热带风暴 Tropical Storm
· 热岛效应 tropical island effect
· 热核弹头 thermonuclear warhead
· 热污染 thermal pollution
· 人才高地 talent highland
· 人才交流 talents exchange
· 人才流失 brain drain
· 人才战 competition for talented people
· 人大代表 NPC member
· 热带雨林 tropical rain forest
· 人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.
· 人浮于事 overstaffing
· 人浮于事 overstaff
· 人工智能 artificial intelligence(AI)
· 认股权证 warrant
· 人海战术 huge-crowd strategy
· 人机交互 human-computer interaction
· 人际交往 human communication
· 人均住房 per-capita housing
· 人口出生率 birth rate
· 人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG)
· 人口过剩 overpopulation
· 人口老龄化 an aging population
· 人口素质 quality of population
· 人口学 larithmics
· 人类基因图谱 human genome
· 人类免疫缺陷病毒 Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
· 人情债 debt of gratitude
· 人身攻击 personal attack
· 人身意外保险 personal accident insurance
· 人寿保险 life insurance
· 人头税 poll tax
· 任意球 free kick
· 人之初,性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.
· 日本广播协会 NHK
· 日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC)
· 日经指数 Nikkei Index
· 荣誉权 right of fame
· 融资渠道 financing channels
· 入境问俗,入乡随俗 When in Rome do as the Romans do.
· 入水时水花很少 clean entry
· 软盘 floppy disk
· 软新闻 soft news
· 软着陆 soft landing
· 瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.

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· 弱肉强食法则 law of the jungle
· 塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
· 三八红旗手 woman pace-setter
· 三八线 38th Parallel
· 360度环幕电影 Circamara
· 三步走战略 the three-step development strategy
· 三产 tertiary industry
· 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)
· 三废(废气、废水、废渣） “three wastes”(waste gas, waste water and waste residues)
· 三高农业 "three highs" agriculture (high yield, high quality and high efficiency agriculture)
· 三个代表 three represents theory (The 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
· 《三国演义》 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms