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中国特色英语词汇 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A • 爱心工程 Loving Care Project • 安家费 settling-in allowance • 安慰奖 consolation prize • 暗箱操作 black case work • 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority • 按揭贷款 mortgage loan • 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house B • 把关 guard a pass • 霸权主义 hegemonism • 吧台 bar counter • 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 • 拜金主义 money worship • 百年老店 century-old shop • 白热化 be white-hot • 摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty • 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 • 班车 shuttle bus • 半拉子工程 uncompleted project • 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building • 斑马线 zebra stripes • 班门弄斧 teach one's grandma to suck eggs • 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household • 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 • 包产到户 fixing of farm output quotas for each household; production contracted to each household • 包产到户 fixing of farm output quotas for each household; production contracted to each household • 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) • 曝光 make public; expose • 保护伞 protective umbrella • 保健按摩 therapeutic massage • 保健品 health care products • 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up • 暴力片 splatter film • 背投屏幕 rear projection screen • 被摘牌的公司 delisted company • 本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches • 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life • 本本主义 bookishness • 蹦迪 disco dancing • 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping • 闭关政策 closed-door policy • 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 • 变相涨价 disguised inflation • 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas • 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals • 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency) • 表面文章 lip service; surface formality • 表演赛 demonstration match • 并网发电 combined to the grid • 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) • 剥离不良资产 strip bad assets off • 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume • 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 • BP 机 beeper, pager • B to B (B2B) business to business • B to C (B2C) business to consumer • 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. " • 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 • 不感冒 have no interest • 不管部部长 minister without portfolio • 不良贷款 non-performing loan • 不买帐 not take it; not go for it • 步行街 pedestrian street • 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass • 不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses • 不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency C • 擦边球 "edge ball, touch ball" • 菜篮子工程 shopping basket program • 菜鸟，新手 green hand • 采取高姿态 show magnanimity • 财务报表 financial statement • 参拜靖国神社 visit to the Yasukuni war shrine • 参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs • 仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket • 层层转包和违法分保 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting • 茶道 sado • 差额选举 competitive election • 查房 make/go the rounds of the wards • 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 • 产品积压 overstocked products • 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 • 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 • 常务理事 executive member of the council • 超前消费 pre-mature consumption; overconsuming; excessive consumption; spend beyond one's means • 超前意识 superior consciousness • 超载过牧 overgraze • 炒作 speculation (stock); sensationalization (news) • 扯皮 shirk; pass the buck • 城镇社会保障体系 urban social security system • 承包 contract with • 城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and rural areas • 吃老本 live on one's own fat; bask in one's past glory; rest on one's laurels • 持续、稳定、协调发展 sustained, stable and coordinated development • 吃大锅饭 "egalitarian practice of ""everybody eating from the same big pot"" " • 吃皇粮 "receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the government" • 充电 recharge one's batteries; update one's knowledge; brush up • 冲帐 strike a balance; counter-balance accounts; reverse an entry • 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 • 臭老九 stinking ninth category (of class enemies next to landlords, reactionaries and even spies, etc. , a term of abuse by ultra-Leftists for teachers and other educated people in the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution) • 出风头 show off;in the limelight • 出家 pravrajana; cloister • 出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for exports • 触摸屏 touchscreen • 出气筒 punching bag • 传销 pyramid sales; multi-level marketing • 穿小鞋 make it hot for; make trouble for • 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 • 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 D • 打白条 issue IOU • 打包儿 use doggy bags to take food home • 大包干 all-round responsibility system • 大而全 large and comprehensive; large and all-inclusive • 大规模杀伤性武器 mass destruction weapon • 打黑 crack down on speculation and profiteering • 打假 crack down on counterfeit goods • 打假办 Office of Cracking down on Fake Products • 大减价 markdown sales • 大贱卖 big offering • 大款 tycoon • 大腕 top notch, big shot • 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 • 大专生 junior college student • 大专文凭 associate degree • 待岗 "await job assignment, post-waiting" • 代培 train on contract; be commissioned to train; directional training • 代销店 commission agent • 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 • 待业人员 job-waiting people • 呆帐 dead account • 代职 function in an acting capacity • 单边主义 unilateralism • 党风建设 construction of the Party conduct • 党群关系 Party-masses relationship • 党政机关 Party and government organizations • 盗版VCD pirated VCD • 德智体美劳 "all around development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetics and labour education " • 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) • 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 • 第三代移动电话(3G手机) third generation mobile; 3G mobile • 电脑盲 computer illiterate • 电脑迷 mouse potato • 点球 penalty kick • 电视直销 TV home shopping • 点子公司 consultancy company • 吊销执照 revoke license • 丁克一族 DINK (Double Income No Kids) • 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 • "东突"恐怖分子 East Turkistan terrorist • "豆腐渣"工程 jerry-built project • 渡假外交 holiday-making diplomacy • 独生子女 the only child in one's family • 对外招商 attract foreign investment • 多媒体短信服务 MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) • 多元化 pluralism • 多种经营 diversified economy

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