假释 parole

假日经济 holiday economy

假唱 lip-synch

假动作 deception, feint

价格听证会 public price hearings

价格浮动范围 price-float range

计算机中央处理器 central processing unit(CPU)

计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning

计划单列市 city specifically designated in the state plan

激烈竞争 cut-throat competition

绩优股 blue chip

缉私力量 the forces engaged in the fight against smuggling

缉毒队 narcotics squad

吉祥如意 Everything goes well

吉祥物 mascot

吉尼斯世界记录 Guinness (Book of Records)

极限运动 maximal exercise; X-game

集束炸弹 cluster bomb

集束炸弹 cluster bomb

集体婚礼 collective wedding ceremony; group wedding

集约经营 intensive operation

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

技术密集产品 technology-intensive product

技术下乡 spread technological knowledge to farmers

技术产权交易所 technology equity market; technology property right exchange

技术攻关 strive to make technological breakthrough

技术交底 technical disclosure

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

甲A足球队 Division A soccer team

甲骨文 oracle bone inscriptions

解困基金 anti-poverty funds

结售汇制度 the system of exchange, settlement and sales

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

金融危机 financial crisis

金融电子化 computerize financial services

金融工具 financial instruments

金融自由化 financial liberalization

金税工程 Golden Tax Project

金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can be pure and man can be perfect.

金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home

金本位 gold standard

金边债券 gilt-edged bonds

金刚经 Vajracchedika-sutra

金降落伞 golden parachute

教书育人 impart knowledge and educate people

教务处 dean office

教学法 pedagogy; teaching method

教育部社政司 Social Science Research and Ideological Work Department of the Ministry of Education

紧密型企业集团 tightly-knit groups of enterprises

紧箍咒 inhibiting magic phrase

接口 interface

紧追 cling to, shadow, thunder on one trail

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

节奏布鲁斯音乐（RMB音乐） rhythm blues

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.

近海渔业 offshore fishery

脚踏实地 be down-to-earth

脚踩两只船 sit on the fence

侥幸球 fluke

戒毒所 drug rehabilitation center

戒急用忍 overcome impetuosity and exercise patience; no haste, be patient

街心花园 park at an intersection; garden in the city center

街道企业 neighborhood enterprise

渐近尾声 draw to a close

建平仓 openclose a position

江南水乡 the south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River

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

降息 reduction of interest

焦土政策 “Scorched Earth” plan

交钥匙工程 turn-key project

交叉报复 cross retaliation

阶梯教室 lecture theatre; terrace classroom

进修班 class for further studies

进项税 input tax

进出口商会 chamber of import and export trade

进口渗透 import penetration

进口差价税 import variable duties

进口附加税 import surcharge

纠风办 State Council Office for Rectifying

就业前培训　 pre-job training　

居委会 neighborhood committee; residents committee

举办城市 host city

举报电话 informants hot-line telephone

举杯 propose a toast

拒载 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

九五攻关 State Key Task 95

局域网 local area network (LAN)

决策性机构 policy-making body

劲射 power shot

京剧人物脸谱 types of facial make-up in Beijing opera

京剧票友 Peking Opera fan

精神文明建设 promote cultural and ideological progress; develop socialist culture and ethics

精品 competitive products

精简机构 streamline government organs

经营管理高度科学化的现代化大企业 modern big enterprise with highly scientific management system

经常性支出 running expenses

经常性贷款 commercial lending

经常项目顺差 favorable balance of current account, surplus of current account

经济林 cash tree

经济师 economic engineer; economic manager; economist

经济失调指数 misery index

经济全球化 economic globalization; economic integration

经济头脑 commercially minded people; people with business sense

经济担保书 financial guarantee

经济复苏 economic resurgence

经济和技术合作 ECOTECH cooperation (Economic and technology cooperation)

经济总量 economic aggregate

景泰蓝 cloisonné

境外消费（服务贸易） consumption abroad

敬老院 home for the aged; seniors home

敬业精神 professional dedication; professional ethics

靖国神社 Yasukuni Shrine

具有中国特色的 with Chinese characteristics

竣工式 completion ceremony

困难职工 the needy

K

（补贴协议）可诉补贴 actionable subsidy

会计电算化 accounting computerization

跨世纪工程 a trans-century project

跨越式发展 great-leap-forward development

跨境交付（服务贸易） cross border supply

可持续发展 sustainable development

可持续发展战略 strategy of sustainable development

可转换债券 convertible bond

刻录机 CD writer; disc-carving machine

快速立法 fast track

快速反应部队 rapid response force

宽限期 grace period

快讯 news flash; flash

宽带网 broadband networks

宽带接入 broadband access

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

科研攻关 scientific research and tackle the key research project

科技是第一生产力 Science and technology constitute a primary productive force.

科技成果转化为生产力 transfer of scientific and technological achievements

科技含量 technology content

科教兴国 rely on science and education to rejuvenate the nation

卡丁车 kart

开门红 to begin well，to make a good start

开小灶 give special favor

开题报告 opening speech; opening report

开夜车 burn the midnight oil; work over night

开标 bid opening

开放式基金 open-ended fund

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

开发公司 development company

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 friends or relatives by underhand means

坎儿井 karez

看守政府,看守内阁,过渡政府 caretaker cabinet

看跌看涨期权 put call option

康乃馨 carnation

抗美援朝战争 War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea

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

控股公司 holding company, controlling company

亏损企业 enterprises running in the redunder deficit

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(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry

旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip

零配件 spare and accessory parts

零和博奕 zero-sum game; zero game

裸机 bare mobile phone

旅客列车票价 price of passenger train tickets

离退办 office for the affairs of the retired workers

篱笆墙 barriers blockage to inter-regional trading

另类音乐，非正统音乐 alternative music

理论联系实际 linking theory with practice

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

绿色食品 green food

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

领头羊 bellwether

老油条 wily old bird; old slicker

绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate

劳动合同制 labor contract system

理货公司 tally company

绿化 afforestation

老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise

礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

礼仪小姐 ritual girl

乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines

猎头公司 head-hunting company

留学咨询 consulting on the study abroad

留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.

劣等品 shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (informal)

乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises

临时主教练 caretaker coach

论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense

龙头产品 flagship product

六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic

利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery

利好因素 wrinkle

利基 niche

轮值主席 chairman on duty

立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture

联想集团 Legend Group

联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output

联合联络小组 joint liaison group

联合投标 syndicated tender

联合国粮农组织 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation)

联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee)

联合国环境署 UNEP (United Nations Environment Program)

联合国开发计划署 UNDP (United Nations Development Program)

联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises

连续抽烟的人 chain smoker

连带责任 joint liability

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

拉选票 seek a vote

拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon

拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth

拉关系 try to curry favor with

廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government

廉政公署 Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)

廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration

廉洁奉公，以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness

来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers materials for processing

来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone

蓝牙技术 bluetooth

蓝筹股 blue chips

蓝光光盘 Blu-ray Disc

练摊 to be a vendor

路演 road show

粮食收购部门 (government ) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies

粮油关系 grain and oil rationing registration

良性循环 virtuous circle

录取通知书 letter of admission

录取分数线 enrollment mark

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

两院院士 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering

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

两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress

两个对等的政治实体 two equal political entities

流星雨 meteor shower

流动人口 transient population

流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile

《论语》 Analects of Confucius

《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio

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美声唱法 bel canto

免税商品 tax-free commodities

美食节 gourmet festival

免验放行 pass without examination (P.W.E)

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

美国之音 Voice of America (VOA)

灭绝的物种 extinct species

玛雅文化 Mayan civilization

码分多址 (一种扩频多址数字式通信技术) CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)

蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt

蒙古大夫 quack

马拉松式竞选活动 campaign marathon

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 accomplishments and reputation tend to snowball, and those with meager accomplishments have greater difficulty achieving accomplishments. )

马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success

马尔萨斯人口论 Malthusian Theory of Population; Malthusianism (Thomas Robert Malthus, 1766-1834, British economist)

孟子 Mencius

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

民主监督 democratic supervision

民主集中制 democratic centralism

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 migrant laborer

民工潮 farmers frenzied hunt for work in cities

民间资本 private capital

民进党 Democratic Progressive Party

民族区域自治 regional autonomy of ethnic minorities

民族文化大省 a province with rich ethnic culture

民族委员会 ethnic affairs commission

民族意识 national consciousness

民族优越感 ethnocentrism

民族凝聚力 national cohesion

买一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free

迷彩服 battle fatigues; camouflage coat

买方市场 buyer market

买壳上市 go public through buying a shell

麦克马洪线 McMahon Line

买空卖空 bulls and bears; fictitious transaction

名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth

满意度 degree of satisfaction

名优 famous actor; famous high quality brand

慢性萧条 chronic depression　

门罗主义 Monroe Doctrine

门前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order in a designated area outside the unit building

门户网站 portals

门户开放政策 open-door policy

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

盲流和倒流人员 transient from the countryside

盲目投资 blindness in investment

茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened

矛盾的普遍性 universality of contradictions

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

帽子戏法 hat trick

贸易顺差 favorable balance; trade surplus

贸易与发展委员会 Committee on Trade and Development

贸易逆差 adverse balance of trade; trade deficit

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)

贸易自由化 trade liberalization

没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one dear ones far away. It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.

米袋子省长负责制 provincial governors assuming responsibility for the rice bag (grain supply)

明明白白消费（2000年保护消费者权益工作主题） transparent consumption

朦胧诗 misty poetry

睦邻友好关系(合作) good-neighborly and friendly relations (cooperation)

穆斯林 Muslim; Moslem

模拟测试 mock test; simulated exam

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

磨洋工 dawdle along

摩门教 Mormon Church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

末位淘汰 (under the new personnel system) the person graded last in the performance evaluation will be laid off from his position

莫失良机 make hay while the sun shines

谋事在人，成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.

母系氏族社会 matriarchal clan society

幕后*纵 pull strings behind the scenes; wire-pulling

目标管理 management by objectives

目标管理 management by objectives; quota management

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扭转局面 reverse the tide, turn the table

农林间作 agro-forestry

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

农奴制 serfdom; serf system

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

农转非 rural residents become urban residents

弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.

女权运动 movement for women rights

暖温带 warm temperate zone

诺亚方舟 Noah’s Ark

拿手好戏 masterpiece

泥石流 mud-rock flow

泥菩萨 like a clay Buddha fording the river-hardly able to save oneself; each one is looking out for his own survival

尼姆达(病毒) Nimda

男权主义思想 male chauvinism

男高音演唱家 tenorist

年利润 annual return

纳米 nanometer

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)

年同比 year-on-year; on an annual basis

年夜饭 family reunion dinner

南水北调 South-to-North water diversion

南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project

耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods)

耐用消费品 durable consumer goods, consumer durables

南南合作 South-South cooperation

南北对话 North-South dialogue

难得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss, it folly to be wise.

囊括 complete a sweep

内联网(计算机) Intranet

内联企业 enterprises with internal connections

内退 early retirement

涅磐(佛) nirvana

内耗 in-fighting

内环路 inner ring road

能上网的手机 WAP phone

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.

闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique

O

欧亚大陆桥 Eurasia Land Bridge

欧元 Euro

欧元 Euro

欧洲委员会 European Commission

欧洲共同体 European Communities (EC)

欧洲货币 Euro-currency

欧洲货币一体化 European monetary integration

欧洲自由贸易联盟 EFTA (European Free Trade Association)

偶像 idol

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赔了夫人又折兵, 花钱填无底洞 throw good money after bad

帕金森症 parkinsonism

派出所 local police station

潘多拉魔盒 Pandora box

盘点 stock count; take stock of

盘活存量资产 liquidize remnant assets

棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks

批发市场 wholesale market

跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman

泡妞 chase after the girls

泡沫经济 bubble economy

排外主义 exclusivism

排华政策 policy of discrimination against the Chinese

配套政策 supporting policies

配股 allotment of shares；rationed shares

配件 accessories

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 ear; be snubbedd; get a rebuff

碰钉子 get snubbed

抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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

评头论足 nit-pick

评标 bidding evaluation

扑网(体) rush-up, rushing

铺新摊子 launch new projects

普通高等教育 regular higher education

普选制 general election system

普遍优惠制 generalized preferential system； general system of preferences

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

啤酒肚 beer belly

疲软股票 soft stock

皮包公司 bogus company

片面追求升学率 place undue emphasis on the proportion of students entering schools of a higher level

骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage

票贩子 scalper, ticket tout

票房 box office

拼图 jigsaw

贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb

贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor

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 feet when in distress

平稳过渡 smooth transition

平抑（稳定）物价 stabilize commodity prices

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

平衡预算 balance a budget； a balanced budget

平均主义 equalitarianism

瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions

白皮书 white paper

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青少年犯罪 juvenile deliquency

轻水反应堆 light water reactor( LWR)

倾销 dump; dumping

抢跑 false start, beat the gun

敲竹杠 make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick

青藏高原 Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities

氢弹 hydrogen bomb

轻轨火车 light rail train

抢购 panic buying

切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point

情商 emotion quotient (EQ)

侨务 affairs concerning nationals residing abroad

情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to …

侨胞 countrymen residing abroad

情感消费 emotional consumption

巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can make a fist. One can make bricks without straw.

翘尾巴 be cocky; get stuck-up

钦差大臣 imperial envoy; imperial commissioner

求大同,存小异 seek common ground on major question while reserving differences on minor ones

勤政廉政建设 keep government functionaries honest and industrious

勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program

禽流感 bird flu

屈体 jackknife, pike

清明节 Pure Bright Festival; Tomb Sweeping Day

清算结算 clearing settlement

清算银行 clearing bank

清算公司 clearing corporation; liquidation company

清产核资 asset and capital verification

清洁能源 clean energy

侵吞公款 embezzle public funds embezzlement of public funds

洽谈会 fair, meeting

牵头人 initiator

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

千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby

千年问题、千年虫 millennium bug

千代田寿险公司（日本） Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co.

签约仪式 signing ceremony

钱袋子 fund sources

前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. One sows and another reaps.

前瞻性 perspectiveness

前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something

欠收(农业) crop failure

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.

强力球(美国的全国性彩票) powerball

强强联手 win-win co-operation

强权外交 power diplomacy

强化班 intensive training class

亲民党 People First Party

区位商业 location-based commerce

区域经济 regional economies

取消禁运 lifting of embargo

圈外人士 people out of the loop

权力下放 delegate power to the lower levels; shift of power to the grassroots

权力法案 Bill of Rights

权益回报率 returns on equity (ROE)

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

全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan

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

全面禁止和彻底销毁核武器 complete prohibition and thorough destruction nuclear weapons

全球移动通信系统(全球通) global system for mobile communications (GSM)

全球变暖 global warming

全球多边贸易体系 global system of multilateral trade

全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS)

全天候 24-hour (service)

全天候飞机 all-weatehr aircraft

全优工程 all-round excellent project

全能冠军 all-around winner

全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy

全方位、多层次、宽领域的对外开放格局 all-dimensional, multitiered and wide-ranging opening pattern

全国人民代表大会 NPC (National People Congress)

全国人口普查 nationwide census

全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City

全景电影 cinepanoramic

全资企业 exclusively-invested enterprises

拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster

券商 securities trader

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 mind freely

起跑器 block

旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao

骑警 horseback police

企业形象 corporate image(CI) enterprise image

企业效益 performance of enterprises

企业上市 listing of a company

企业文化 corporate culture

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

企业兼并重组 annexation and reorganization of enterprises

企业集团 enterprise group

启动基金 initial funding

启发式教学 heuristic education

欺行霸市价格 forced quotation

期末存货 closing stock

期初存货 opening stock

期房 forward delivery housing

期货对冲交易 offsetting futures transactions

期货交易 deal in futures; futures businesstrading; forward business

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让利 surrender part of the profits

瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.

人类免疫缺陷病毒 Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)

人类基因图谱 human genome

人情债 debt of gratitude

人性化管理 human-based management

人身意外保险 personal accident insurance

人身攻击 personal attack

人寿保险 life insurance

入水时水花很少 clean entry

热污染 thermal pollution

人头税 poll tax

人之初,性本善 Man nature at birth is good.

人才流失 brain drain

人才战 competition for talented people

人才高地 talent highland

人才交流 talents exchange

人大代表 NPC member

热带雨林 tropical rain forest

热带风暴 Tropical Storm

热岛效应 tropical island effect

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)

热核弹头 thermonuclear warhead

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

入境问俗,入乡随俗 When in Rome do as the Romans do.

人口老龄化 an aging population

人口素质 quality of population

人口学 larithmics

人口出生率 birth rate

人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG)

人口过剩 overpopulation

软新闻 soft news

任意球 free kick

软盘 floppy disk

认股权证 warrant

软着陆 soft landing

弱肉强食法则 law of the jungle

日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC)

日本右翼势力 right-wing forces in Japan

日本广播协会 NHK 日经指数 Nikkei Index

荣誉权 right of fame

融资渠道 financing channels

绕圈子 beat around the bush

燃油附加税 bunker surcharge

染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon

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(西方的)三权分立 separation of executive, legislative, and judicial powers

(企业集团的)松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group)

360度环幕电影 Circamara

<<史记>> Shi Ji Historical Records

舍利子 Buddha relics

世上无难事，只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.

世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;

死亡率 mortality

酸雨 acid rain

死帐 uncollectible account, bad debt, bad loan

事业单位 public institution

摄政王 acting king; prince regent

枢纽工程 multi-purpose project or pivotal project

闪电战 blitz; lightning war

死而后已 until my heart stops beating

死机 system halted

世界大学生运动会(大运会) universiade

世界观、人生观、价值观 world outlook; outlook on life; values

社论 editorial

社区服务 community services

社会名流 celebrity

社会力量办学 running of schools by non-governmental sectors

社会效益 social effect results benefit

社会热点问题 hot spots of society

社会治安情况 public security situation

社会主义市场经济 socialist market economy

社会主义精神文明建设 socialist ideological and ethical progress

社会保障制度 social security system

社会福利彩票 social welfare lotteries

社会化服务体系 socialized service system; social service system

市盈率 pe (priceearning) ratio

市政工程 municipal works; municipal engineering

市值 market capitalization

市场营销学 marketing

市场占有率 market share

市场疲软 sluggish market

市场饱和 market saturation; saturated market

市场化 marketization

市场准入 market access

市话 local calls

适龄儿童入学率 enrolment rate for children of school age

岁岁平安 Peace all year round

申诉权 right of petition

适销对路的产品 readily marketable products

适者生存 survival of the fittest

申办奥运会 bid for the Olympic Games

适度从紧的财政政策 moderately tight fiscal policy

上马 start a project

上门服务 door-to-door service

上新台阶 reach a new level; reach a higher stage of development

上市 to be listed

上市公司 listed companies

上山下乡 (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside or mountain areas

送温暖工程 heart-warming project

身外之物 worldly possessions

商务旅游 business travel

身体素质 physique; physical constitution

上网 to get on the Internet, surf the net

上有天堂，下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.

商业网点 commodity network

商业炒作 commercial speculation

商业贷款 commercial loan

商业存在（服务贸易） commercial presence

释迦牟尼 Sakyamuni

商品条码 bar code

商品房空置的现象 the vacancy problem in commercial housing

商品化 commercialization

商品经济 commodity economy

上岗 go to one post; go on duty

上海五国第六次峰会 the sixth summit of Shanghai Five

上海五国机制 the Shanghai Five mechanism

上海合作组织 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

商检局 Commodity Inspection Bureau

深加工 deep processing; further processing

搜索引擎(计算机) search engine

神州行电话卡 Shenzhou pre-paid card

收视率 audience ratings; television viewing

审时度势 size up the situation

试用期 probationary period

收盘价 closing price

视频点播 video on demand (VOD)

试点工程 pilot project

试管婴儿 test-tube baby

收购兼并 merger and acquisition

生命银行 bank for keeping the donated organs and remains of dead persons for medical use

授信贷款 credit extension loan

授信额度 line of credit

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

寿司 sushi, a Japanese dish of rolls of cold rice flavoured and garnished

生物圈 biosphere

塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

生物恐怖主义 bioterrorism

生态旅游 ecotourism

生态林 ecological forest

生态农业 environmental-friendly agriculture

生意兴隆 Business flourishes

所有权经营权分离 separate ownership from managerial authority

所得税 income tax

售后服务 after-sale services

三民主义 the Three People Principles (Nationalism, Democracy and the People Livelihood) put forward by Dr. Sun Yat-sen

三连冠 three successive championships

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.

瘦肉精(盐酸克伦特罗) clenobuterol hydrochloride

三权分立 separation of the executive, legislative and judicial powers

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.

三下乡 a program under which officials, doctors, scientist and college students go to the countryside to spread scientific and literacy knowledge and offer medical service to farmers

三通 three direct links of trade, mail, and air and shipping services across the Taiwan Straits

三通一平 three supplies and one leveling; supply of water, electricity and road and leveled ground (conditions ready for further economic development)

三维电影 three-dimensional movie

三维动画片 three-dimensional animation

三峡工程 Three Gorges Project

三无企业 three-no-enterprises (It refers to enterprises with no capital, no plant, and no administrative structure.)

受灾群众 people afflicted by a natural disaster

受灾地区 disaster-affected are

三陪 girls who provides illegal sexual services, esp. prostitute

三农问题 issues concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers

三八线 38th Parallel

三八红旗手 woman pace-setter

三产 tertiary industry

三步走战略 the three-step development strategy

三大作风 the Party 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 living standards

三个代表 three represents theory (The Party should always represent the development needs of China advanced social productive forces, always represent the onward direction of China advanced culture, and always represent the fundamental interests of the largest member of the Chinese people.)

三高农业 three highs agriculture (high yield, high quality and high efficiency agriculture)

三好学生 merit student; three good student(good in study, attitude and health)

升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)

三角恋爱 love triangle

三角债 chain debt

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)

数据通信 data communication

三资企业(中外合资企业,中外合作企业,外商独资企业) three kinds of foreign-invested enterprises or ventures: Sino-foreign joint ventures, cooperative businesses and exclusively foreign-owned enterprises in China

三自原则 principles of self-administration, self-support and self-propagation

数字地球 digital globe 三字经 three-character scripture

随行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions

四书(《大学》、《中庸》、《论语》、《孟子》） The Four Books (The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, The Mencius) 四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 涉外经济 foreign-related business

四项基本原则 the Four Cardinal Principles of adherence to the socialist road, the people democratic dictatorship, the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought

四有新人 new generation of people with lofty ideals, moral integrity, good education and a strong sense of discipline

四大金刚 Four Heavenly Guardians at the entrance to a Buddhism temple; Four Devarajas

四个如何认识 (江泽民总书记在今年6月28日中央思想政治工作会议上发表的重要讲话中，提出并精辟阐述了如何认识社会主义发展的历史进程、如何认识资本主义发展的历史进程、如何认识我国社会主义改革实践过程对人们思想的影响、如何认识当今的国际环境和国际政治斗争带来的影响等当前直接影响干部群众思想活动的重大问题.) 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 socialist reform over the people thinking; how to understand the impact of the current international environment and political struggle.

四个现代化 four modernizations (the modernization of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology)

四合院 courtyard dwellilngs; quadrangle dwellings

手机入网费 mobile access fee

手机入网费 initiation charges for mobile phone

省会 provincial capital

散户 retail private investor

刷卡,划卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card

桑拿浴 sauna

圣战(伊斯兰教徒对异教徒的战争) jihad

甩卖 clearance sale; be on sale

师兄弟 (senior and junior) fellow apprentice

失恋 be disappointed in love; be jilted

失学儿童 dropout

扫盲 eliminate illiteracy

扫尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work

扫黄,打非 eliminate pornography and illegal publications

狮子座 Leo

施政纲领 administrative program

双刃剑 double-edged sword

双向选择 two-way selection, referring to employer and employee choosing each other in a job market

双向选择 two-way choice (in employment practice)

双学位 double degree

双赢局面 win-win situation

双职工 man and wife both at work; working couple

双重轨制 two-tier system ; double-track system　

双重国籍 dual nationality

森林覆盖率 forest coverage; percentage of forest cover

谁言寸草心，报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can be repaid by grass.

水土流失 soil erosion

水下导弹 submarine-based missiles

水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.

十一界三中全会 the Third Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party

水墨画 Chinese brush drawing; ink and wash painting

水货 smuggled goods

杀手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one trump or master card

时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.

杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel

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 expenses）

沙漠化 desertification

食品卫生法 Food Hygiene Law of People Republic of China

沙尘暴 sand storm; dust storm

实行股份制 enforce stockholding system

实行国民待遇 grant the national treatment to

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

实事求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

实时达帐 real-time account settlement

实体经济 the real economy

实现零的突破 fulfil the zero (gold medal, medal, etc) breakthrough

实现小康目标 to achieve the goal of ensuring our people a relative comfortable life

实现中华民族伟大复兴 bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation

说曹*,曹*到 Talk of the devil and he comes.

实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

硕博联读 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study

思乡曲 Nostalgia

思想僵铁 fossilized concept

私人游资 mobile private capital

私人企业 private enterprise

私营企业 privately-run enterprise

山姆大叔 Uncle Sam

山不在高，有仙则名 No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy;

司仪 MC (master of ceremonies)

首期按揭 down-payment

首次公开发行的股票 initial public offering (IPO)

首创精神 pioneering spirit

首航 maiden voyage (of an aircraft or ship)

渗透、颠覆和分裂活动 infiltrative, subversive and splittist activities

素质教育 education for all-around development

树立企业良好形象 foster a good and healthy company image

夙敌 arch-rival

涮羊肉 instant-boiled mutton

《神曲》 Divine Comedy

《生死抉择》 Live or Die

《三国演义》 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Water Margins

《山海经》 the Classic of Mountains and Rivers