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欧盟 European Union
欧盟一体化进程 the integration process of Europe
欧佩克 Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)
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)
粮食综合生产能力 overall grain production capability
爬格子 engage in writing
帕金森症 parkinsonism
扒窃 pickpocket
拍板 have the final say(or last word);make a decision
派出所 local police station
拍档 collaborator;partner
排档 stall
派对 party
派购 assigned purchasing
排华政策 policy of discrimination against the Chinese
派活 assign work
排头兵 bellwether;vanguard
拍拖 date somebody;have a date with somebody;go on a date with somebody
排外主义 exclusivism
拍胸膛 strike one"s chest to guarantee something
派驻 dispatch to...(a post);send to...
排名不分先后 (names) listed in no particular order
盘点 stock count; take stock of
潘多拉魔盒 Pandora"s box
攀高枝 put oneself under the patronage of a higher-up
盘活存量资产 liquidize remnant assets
攀亲 establish friendly relationship with other units or organizations
攀岩 mountain-climbing
泡吧 kill time in a bar(Internet or wine)
跑车 SUV(sports utility vehicle)
跑龙套 "utility man, play a bit role, general handyman"
泡沫经济 bubble economy
泡沫浴 bubble bath
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
陪床 look after a patient
配额 quota
配股 allotment of shares；rationed shares
配给制 rating system
配件 accessories
陪酒女郎 barmaid
赔了夫人又折兵, 花钱填无底洞 throw good money after bad
配套措施 supporting measures
配套政策 supporting policies
培养费 training expense
配音棚 dubbing studio(or room)
培育新的经济增长点 foster new growth areas in the economy
陪伴服务 escort services
捧杯 win an award (or championship)
碰钉子 get snubbed
棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks
朋克 punk
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
棚户区 shantytowns
皮包公司 bogus company
批发价 wholesale price
批发市场 wholesale market
啤酒肚 beer belly
霹雳舞 break dancing
批量 batch size
疲软股票 soft stock
批条子 grant requests made by subordinate units
片酬 remuneration for a movie actor or actress
片儿警 section-policeman responsible for registration of residents, public security, etc.in a designated section of a city district
偏怪题 strange and tricky question
骗汇、逃汇、套汇 "obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage "
偏科 favor one or some courses(in school) and neglect anther or others
片面追求升学率 place undue emphasis on the proportion of students entering schools of a higher level
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
票友 amateur performer
票证 purchase certificate;coupon
贫富悬殊 wide gap between the rich and the poor
贫困线 poverty line
品牌效应 brand effect
拼图 jigsaw
贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb
拼车 carpool
品德教育 moral education
评标 bidding evaluation
平仓 close a position
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
平等协商 consultation on the basis of equality; consultation on an equal footing
评分机 scoring machine
平衡预算 balance a budget; a balanced budget
平纪录 match a record
瓶颈制约 "bottleneck" restrictions
平均主义 equalitarianism
平面设计师 graphic designer
乒乓外交 ping-pong diplomacy
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
凭证式国债 certificate T-bonds
评职 professional evaluation
品牌产品 brand name products
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
破格 break old conventions( in selecting or appointing talented people)
迫降 emergency landing
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
破土 break ground for new construction;start a construction project
破土动工仪式 ground-breaking ceremony
普遍优惠制 generalized preferential system； general system of preferences
普法 disseminate knowledge of the law; popularize knowledge of the law
普惠制 system of generalized preferential treatment in custom duties
普及率 popularity rate
普通高等教育 regular higher education
普通高校 regular institutions of higher learning
扑网(体) "rush-up, rushing"
铺新摊子 launch new projects
普选 general election
普选制 general election system
普及九年制义务教育 make nine-year compulsory education universal

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起跑线 starting line( for a race)
起博器 artificial or electronic heart pacemaker
汽车金融公司 auto financing company
汽车俱乐部 automobile club
汽车拉力赛 car rally
汽车旅馆 motel
汽车排放标准 automobile emissions standards
期初存货 opening stock
启动基金 initial funding
启发式教学 heuristic education
期房 forward delivery housing
“妻管严” hen-pecked
器官移植 organ transplant
欺行霸市 dominate the market
欺行霸市价格 forced quotation
期货对冲交易 offsetting future transactions
期货合同 forward contract
期货交易 deal in futures; futures business/trading; forward business
骑警 horseback police
棋迷 chess fan
期末存货 closing stock
旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao
起跑器 block
欺上瞒下 deceive one"s superiors and subordinates
欺上瞒下 conceal from higher authority and deceive lower authority
歧视性的限制 discriminatory restrictions
契税 deed tax
期望寿命 life expectancy
期望值 level of expectation
气象卫星 meteorological satellite
企业产权 property rights of enterprises
企业重组 reshuffle of the 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
企业年金 supplementary pension
企业凝聚力 cohesive force in enterprise
企业上市 listing of a company
企业文化 corporate culture
企业下放 place an enterprise under a lower level of administration
企业效益 performance of enterprises
企业形象 corporate image(CI)/ enterprise image
企业圆桌会议 Business Round Table
企业转制 transformation of enterprise
启用 promote somebody to a position of leadership
旗帜鲜明 clear-cut stand
洽谈会 fair, meeting
钱袋子 fund sources
潜亏 hidden loss
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
牵线搭桥 work as a go-between
前沿科学 front-line science
前沿性交叉性研究 pioneering and interdisciplinary research
潜意识 subconsciousness
签约仪式 signing ceremony
前瞻性 perspectiveness
欠发达地区 less developed areas
欠费 overdue （我的手机欠费了。My cellphone charge is overdue.）
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
抢购 panic buying
抢红灯 run a red light
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
枪手 1. gun shooter; 2. ghostwriter
抢滩 snatch market share
强硬路线 hard line
强硬派伊斯兰教徒 hard-line Islamist
强化银行资本充足率约束 strengthen capital requirements for banks
强化政府公共卫生管理职能 beef up the government’s role in public health administration
强制隔离 forced quarantine
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.
桥商 overseas Chinese merchant or businessman
翘尾巴 be cocky; get stuck-up
侨务 affairs concerning nationals residing abroad
敲竹杠 fleece
汽车餐厅；“得来速” drive-thru
汽车护理用品 car-care products
切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point
切身利益 vital interests
切菜板 chopping board
企划推广 marketing layout
旗舰店 flagship shop
钦差大臣 imperial envoy; imperial commissioner
勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program; work for study
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
清仓处理 clearance sale
清仓拍卖 rummage sale
清产核资 asset and capital verification
清场 clear out or clear up a gathering place
青春饭 professions for young persons only
氢弹 hydrogen bomb
情感消费 emotional consumption
情歌 love ballads
轻轨火车 light rail train
倾国倾城 Drop-dead gorgeous
情结 complex
清洁安全生产 clean and safe production
清洁能源 clean energy
清理“三角债” break up the debt chain
清明节 Pure Bright Festival; Tomb Sweeping Day
青年才俊 boy wonder
情商 emotion quotient (EQ)
青少年犯罪 juvenile deliquency
轻水反应堆 light water reactor( LWR)
清水衙门 work unit which has no outside income
清算/结算 clearing /settlement
清算公司 clearing corporation; liquidation company
清算银行 clearing bank
情同手足 be bound together like brothers and sisters
倾销 dump; dumping
轻型汽车 light-duty vehicle
情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to …
青藏高原 Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
清洁用品 cleaning supplies
情景喜剧 situation comedy; sitcom
情侣装 his-and -hers clothes
清正廉明 be honest and clean
七年之痒 seven years itch
企事业单位 enterprise and public institution
求大同,存小异 seek common ground on major question while reserving differences on minor ones
求实精神 matter-of -fact attitude
求职信 application letter
求同存异 seek common ground while putting aside differences
企业的承受能力 the sustainability of enterprises
企业分离办社会 relieving enterprises of their obligation to operate social programs
屈体 pike
去伪存真 get rid of the fake and retain the genuine
区位商业 location-based commerce
取消禁运 lifting of embargo
取信于民 attain the people"s trust
区域经济 regional economies
区域自治 regional autonomy
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
全国财政收入 total government revenue
全国防治非典指挥部 the National Headquarters on SARS Control
全国非典疫情监测网络直报系统 the national SARS control and reporting system
全国高等教育自学考试指导委员会 the China Council for Self-taught Higher Education Examinations
全国公共卫生体系 national public health system
全国人大代表 deputy to the National People"s Congress
全国人口普查 nationwide census
全国人民代表大会 National People"s Congress (NPC)
全国人民代表大会主席团 the NPC Presidium
全国人民代表大会常务委员会 the NPC Standing Committee
全国通信光缆骨干网 a key national network of communications optical cables
全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City
全国政协常委递补委员 by-elect members to the Standing Committee of the Ninth CPPCC National Committee
全景宽银幕电影 cinepanoramic
权力法案 Bill of Rights
权力下放 delegate power to the lower levels; shift of power to the grassroots
全力以赴 all-out efforts
全面推进党的建设的新的伟大工程 forge ahead with the new great project of Party building
全面建设小康社会 build a well-off society in an all-round way
全面禁止和彻底销毁核武器 complete prohibition and thorough destruction nuclear weapons
全面开花 (figurative)open up or develop all of the varios aspects
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
全面小康社会 a well-off society in an all-round way
全面战略伙伴关系 the comprehensive strategic partnership
全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan
全民健身运动 extensive mass fitness programs
全能冠军 all-around winner
全盘否定 totally repudiate
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
全球移动通信系统(全球通) global system for mobile communications (GSM)
全日工作单位 full-time job
券商 securities trader
权术 trickery in politics
全体会议 plenary meeting
全天候 24-hour (service)
全天候飞机 all-weatehr aircraft
拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster
全托 full-time nursery
圈外人士 people out of the loop
全薪 full pay
权益回报率 returns on equity (ROE)
全优工程 all-round excellent project
劝诱消费 induced consumption
圈阅 read and circle
权责 rights and liabilities
全资企业 exclusively-invested enterprises
全程票价 full fare
全国经济普查 national economic census
全国青少年网络文明公约 National Internet Civilization Convention for Teenagers
权为民所用，情为民所系，利为民所谋 The government must function by the mandate of the people, empathize with the feelings of the people, and work for the well-being of the people.
全心全意为人民服务 serve the people wholeheartedly
区别对待，有保有压 the principle of taking different approaches to different situations and encouraging the growth of some sectors while discouraging the expansion of others
取缔非法收入 ban unlawful incomes; ban illegal earnings
缺斤少两 give less quantity to consumers
鹊桥会 match-making party
确认书 confirmation note
裙带风 nepotism; petticoat influence
裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence
裙带经济 crony economy
群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one"s mind freely
群众路线 mass line
群众体育 amateur sports

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燃料循环 fuel recycle
燃油附加税 bunker surcharge
染指 reap eserved profit from; encroach upon
让利 surrender part of the profits
让一切创造社会财富的源泉充分涌流 Give full play to all sources of social wealth
燃油税 fuel oil tax
扰乱治安 disturb public order
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
人口年龄金字塔 population pyramid
热门话题 hot issue; hot topic
热身 warm up (prior to physical exercise or a sport competition)
热污染 thermal pollution
人才储备 reserve of talents
人才高地 talent highland
人才交流 talents exchange
人才库 talent bank; a unit or locale with a concentration of talented people; brain bank
人才流动 the mobility of talents
人才流失 brain drain
人才强国战略 the strategy of reinvigorating China through human resource development
人才市场 the personnel market
人才战 competition for talented people
人大代表 NPC member
人大代表 deputies to people’s congresses
热带雨林 tropical rain forest
人道主义危机 humanitarian crisis
人防工程 civil air-defense construction
人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.
人浮于事 overstaffing
人工繁殖 artificial propagation
人工降雨 artificial rain
人工智能 artificial intelligence(AI)
人工智能技术 artificial intelligence technology
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
人均资源量 the per-capita quantity of the resources
人口出生率 birth rate
人口断层 population faulting
人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG)
人口高峰 population peak;baby boom
人口过剩 overpopulation
人口老龄化 an aging population
人口密度 population density
人口普查 census
人口素质 quality of population
人口学 larithmics
人口自然增长 natural growth of the population
人类基因图谱 human genome
人类免疫缺陷病毒 Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
人力开发 manpower development
人力资源 human resources; manpower resources
人民币旅行支票 Renminbi traveler"s check
人气 popularity
人情债 debt of gratitude
人身保护令（状） habeas corpus
人身攻击 personal attack
人身意外保险 personal accident insurance
人事调动 personnel transfer
人寿保险 life insurance
人体彩绘 body painting
人头税 poll tax
人性化管理 human-based management
人妖 hemophrodite; two-in-one
任意球 free kick
人账 acknowledge a debt
人之初,性本善 Man"s nature at birth is good.
人贩子 human trafficker
人均国内生产总值 per-capita GDP
人民币汇率形成机制 the rate-forming mechanism of renminbi
人民币升值 appreciation of the RMB
人民币债券 yuan-denominated bonds
人民调解委员会 the people’s mediation committee
人性化服务 people-oriented service
人与自然和谐相处 harmonious co-existence between man and nature
日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC)
日本右翼势力 right-wing forces in Japan
日经指数 Nikkei Index
荣誉权 right of fame
荣誉权 right of fame
融资渠道 financing channels
荣誉称号 title of honour
入党申请书 Party membership application
入股 buy into
入境旅游 inbound tourism
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
入网许可证 network access license
入账 enter an item in an account or to enter into the account book
入住 be opened for occupancy
软包装 soft-packing
软环境 soft environment
软科学 soft science
软盘 floppy disk
软新闻 soft news
软着陆 soft landing
软肋 soft spot; Achilles heel
瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.
弱肉强食法则 law of the jungle
弱势群体 disadvantaged groups

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赛季 sports competition season
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
三班倒 three shifts
三步走战略 the three-step development strategy
三产 tertiary industry
三大法宝 the three main and effective method
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)
三分钟热度 brief period of enthusiasm
三高农业 "three highs" agriculture (high yield, high quality and high efficiency agriculture)
三个代表 three represents theory (the Party must always represent the requirements of the development of China"s advanced productive forces, the orientation of the development of China"s advanced culture, and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people in China.)
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
三股企业 three-share enterprises—enterprises whose shares are purchased by government departments, local authorities and other enterprises
《三国演义》 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
三好学生 merit student; three good student(good in study, attitude and health)
散户 retail / private investor
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); stress the need to study, to be political-minded and to be honest and upright
三角恋爱 love triangle
三角债 chain debt
散客 individual traveler
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."
三连冠 three successive championships

三民主义 the Three People"s Principles (Nationalism, Democracy and the People"s Livelihood) put forward by Dr. Sun Yat-sen
三农问题 issues concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers
三陪 girls who provides illegal sexual services, esp. prostitute
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
三无企业 "three-no-enterprises (It refers to enterprises with no capital, no plant, and no administrative structure.)"
三峡工程 Three Gorges Project
三峡水利枢纽二期工程 the second phase of the key water control project at the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River
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"
“三沿”开放（沿海、沿边、沿江） "Sea-shore, River-shore, Border-shore" opening-up
散装 load in bulk
三字经 three-character scripture
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
三等功 third-class merits
桑拿浴 sauna
散伙饭 goodbye dinner
三天打鱼，两天晒网 work by fits and starts (Jones works by fits and starts and lacks continuity in endeavor. 琼斯做事三天打鱼，两天晒网，不够努力坚持。)
三提五统 three deductions [for public reserve funds, public welfare funds and management fees, tr.] and the five charges [charges for rural education, family planning, militia training, rural road construction and subsidies to entitled groups]
三无人员 （无合法证件，无正常居所，无正当生活来源） people without identification papers, a normal residence permit, and a source of income; “sanwu” people
三峡移民 Migrants from Three Gorges area

扫黄,打非 eliminate pornography and illegal publications
扫盲 eliminate illiteracy
扫尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work
扫除文盲 eliminate illiteracy
森林覆盖率 forest coverage; percentage of forest cover
沙尘暴 sand storm; dust storm
杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel
傻冒 blockhead; simpleton; foolishness; to exude foolishness
沙漠化 desertification
杀手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one"s trump or master card
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）
煞住歪风 put an end to the unhealthy practice
傻瓜相机 Instamatic (商标名， 焦距、镜头均固定，被称为foolproof相机)
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; "
闪电战 blitz; lightning war
《山海经》 the Classic of Mountains and Rivers
闪客 flash
山姆大叔 Uncle Sam
煽情 arouse one"s enthusiasm or fervor
闪存卡 flash memory card
商办工业企业 industrial enterprises run by commercial units
上班时间 offi, ce hour
商标冒用 trade mark infringement
商标条款 brand clause
商标专利权 exclusive right to use trademark
商潮 business wave
上岗 go to one"s post; go on duty
上岗证 work license
上海合作组织 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
上海合作组织秘书处 Secretariat of Shanghai Cooperation Organization
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
商检局 Commodity Inspection Bureau
商界 the business circle
上马 start a project
上门服务 door-to-door service
上门推销员 knocker
商品步行街 shopping mall
商品储备 commodity supply
商品房 commercial residential building
商品房空置 the vacancy problem in commercial housing
商品过剩 glut of goods
商品化 commercialization
商品货币 commodity money
商品交易 commodity transaction
商品交易所 commodity exchange(center)
商品经济 commodity economy
商品条码 bar code
商品销路 commodity outlet
上山下乡 (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside or mountain areas
上市 to be listed
上市公司 listed companies
上网 to get on the Internet, surf the net
商务代表 commercial or trade representative
商务旅游 business travel
上新台阶 reach a new level; reach a higher stage of development
商业报价 commercial offer
商业保险资金 commercial insurance funds
商业炒作 commercial speculation
商业存在（服务贸易） commercial presence
商业贷款 commercial loan
商业道德 business ethics
商业动向 business trend
商业发票 commercial invoice
商业街 commercial street; business district
商业网点和设施 commodity network and facility
商业网点 commodity network
商业信贷原则 principles for commercial credit
商业预测 business forecasting
上有天堂，下有苏杭 "Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
上火 suffer from too much internal heat
商务出境 outbound tour for commercial affairs
扫黄运动 anti-porn drive
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 "
少数民族地区 regions inhabited by ethnic groups
社会保障制度 social security system
社会保障支出 expenditure for social security
社会保障基金 social security funds
社会福利彩票 social welfare lotteries
社会公众利益 interests of the general public
社会化服务体系 socialized service system; social service system
社会集团购买力 the purchasing power of a social group
社会力量办学 running of schools by non-governmental sectors
社会名流 celebrity
社会热点问题 hot spots of society
社会事业 social undertakings
社会投资 nongovernmental investment
社会效益 social effect /results /benefit
社会舆论 public opinion
社会治安情况 public security situation
社会主义价值观 socialist value outlook
社会主义精神文明建设 socialist ideological and ethical progress
社会主义市场经济 socialist market economy
社会主义先进文化 an advanced socialist culture
社会主义政治文明建设 socialist political civilization
社会总产值 total social output value
社会总供给 total social supply
社会总需求 total social demand
社交 social intercourse
舍近求远 reject what is near at hand and seek what is far away
舍利子 Buddha"s relics
社论 editorial
社区服务 community services
蛇头 snakehead
涉外经济 foreign-related business
热线电话 telephone hotline
摄政王 acting king; prince regent
社会保险机构 social security institutions
社会公敌 a threat to society
社会信用体系 the social credit system
社会主义初级阶段 the primary stage of socialism
申办奥运会 bid for the Olympic Games
申办城市 the bidding cities
申办2008年奥运会 bid for 2008 Olympics
深层文化 deep culture
深化改革 deepen the reform
深加工 deep processing; further processing
深加工、高附加值矿产品 deep-processed mineral products with high added value
审时度势 size up the situation
申诉权 right of petition
身体素质 physique; physical constitution
神童 child prodigy
渗透、颠覆和分裂活动 infiltrative, subversive and splittist activities
身外之物 worldly possessions
审议会议 review conference
神州行电话卡 Shenzhou pre-paid card
申报财产 declare one’s assets
生产线 production line
生产性投资 productive investment
省会 provincial capital
圣火 sacred fire (such as the Olympic torch)　
生活补助 living subsidies
生活津贴 living allowance or subsistence allowance
升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)
生计问题 bread-and-butter issue
生命银行 bank for keeping the donated organs and remains of dead persons for medical use
生态活动 eco-activity
生态建筑 ecological construction
生态林 ecological forest
生态旅游 ecotourism
生态农业 environmentally friendly agriculture
生态危机 eco-crisis
生态效益 ecological benefit
生态系统 ecological system(ecosystem)
生物工程 biological engineering
生物恐怖主义 bioterrorism
生物圈 biosphere
生物钟 biological clock; living clock; biochronometer
声讯台 information service center
生意兴隆 Business flourishes
圣战(伊斯兰教徒对异教徒的战争) jihad
生态补偿机制 a mechanism for ecological compensation
生效 come into force; take effect
升学率 enrolment rate
审美疲劳 aesthetic fatigue
申请破产保护 file for bankruptcy protection
申请专利 apply for a patent
神舟飞船 the Shenzhou spaceship
涉嫌犯罪案件 suspected criminal case
实报实销 complete reimbursement
时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.
市场饱和 market saturation; saturated market
市场波动 market fluctuation
市场导向的就业机制 market-oriented employment mechanisms
市场供求关系 relation between market supply and demand
市场化 marketization
市场疲软 sluggish market
市场调节 market regulation; regulation market
市场营销学 marketing
市场占有率 market share
市场准入 market access, market admittance
时代的必然要求 inevitable demand of the times
时代感 sense of the times
适当增加中央预算内经常性建设投资 appropriately increase investment from the central budget for regular construction
试点工程；试点项目 pilot project
适度从紧的财政政策 moderately tight fiscal policy
适度微调 an appropriate amount of fine-tuning
实干 be steadfast and earnest in one"s work; get right on the job
实干家 man of action-a person who is earnest and down-to-earth in his work; a person who engages himself wholeheartedly in his work and has been successful
试管婴儿 test-tube baby
市话 local calls
实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
实际使用投资 actual utilized investment
实际增长 grow in real terms
释迦牟尼 Sakyamuni
实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
世界奥林匹克日 the International Olympic Day
世界大学生运动会(大运会） Universiade; college students" athletics meet
世界观、人生观、价值观 world outlook; outlook on life; values
实况转播 live broadcast
实例化教学 case study teaching
失恋 be disappointed in love; be jilted
适龄儿童入学率 enrolment rate for children of school age
十六大精神 the guiding principles of the Sixteenth National Congress
石漠化 stony desertification
视频点播 video on demand (VOD)
食品加工 food processing
食品卫生法 Food Hygiene Law of People"s Republic of China
世上无难事，只要肯攀登 "Where there is a will, there is a way. "
实时达帐 real-time account settlement
实施精品战略 follow a strategy of product excellence
实事求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
事实求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
实收资本 paid-in capital
实体 entity
实体经济 the real economy
, 世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
十五计划《纲要》突出了战略性、宏观性、政策性 The Outline for the Tenth Five-Year highlights its strategic vision, broad perspectives and policy considerations
失物招领处 lost- and- found offices
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
适销对路的产品 readily marketable products
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
师兄弟 (senior and junior) fellow apprentice
失学儿童 dropout
事业单位 public institution
失业金 unemployment compensation
十一界三中全会 the Third Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party
市盈率 p/e (price/earning) ratio
试用期 probationary period
适者生存 survival of the fittest
施政纲领 administrative program
市政工程 municipal works; municipal engineering
市值 market capitalization
使中国经济与国际接轨 To bring China’s economy more in line with international practice
师资 qualified teachers
市场导向 market orientation
市场定位 market positioning
市场化制度 market-driven system
试点项目 pilot project
始发站 starting station
世界精神卫生日 World Mental Health Day
世界田径锦标赛 World Athletics Championships
世界预防自杀日 World Suicide Prevention Day
世界知识产权组织 World Intellectual Property Organization
石漠化 spread of stony deserts
实施办法 measures for the implementation
实事求是的态度 down-to-earth attitude
实施条例 regulations for the implementation
实施稳健的财政政策和货币政策 follow prudent fiscal and monetary policies
实施细则 rules for the implementation
失业保险 unemployment insurance benefits
十字绣 cross embroidery; cross-stitched embroidery
失足青年 young offender of the law; juvenile delinquent
首创精神 pioneering spirit
首次公开发行的股票 initial public offering (IPO)
首次上市（股票） IPO (Initial Public Offering)
首次载人航天飞行 first manned spaceflight
首发阵容(足球) first team
收购兼并 merger and acquisition
首航 maiden voyage (of an aircraft or ship)
售后服务 after-sale services
售后服务站 after-sale service station
手机充值 cellular phone replenishing
手机入网费 initiation charges for mobile phone; mobile access fee
手机综合症 mobile phone disease
首脑会议 summit conference
收拍 put away the racquets; conclude （a sports competition in badminton, Ping-Pong, tennis, etc. ）
收盘价 closing price
首期按揭 down-payment
首日封 first day cover
收容遣送工作 handling of indigent migrants
瘦肉精(盐酸克伦特罗) clenobuterol hydrochloride
收入差距 income gap
收入分配调节 regulation of income distribution
收视率 viewing rate
寿司 sushi, a Japanese dish of rolls of cold rice flavoured and garnished
首席大检察官 procurator-in-chief
授信贷款 credit extension loan
授信额度 line of credit
首映式 opening of a film
受灾地区 disaster-affected area
受灾群众 people afflicted by a natural disaster
首班车时间 first vehicle hour
首次公开发行 initial public offering ( IPO)
首付 down payment
数据通信 data communication
树立企业良好形象 foster a good and healthy company image
数码港 cyberport
枢纽工程 multi-purpose project or pivotal project
税务师 tax accountant
数字地球 digital globe
数字蜂窝移动通信 digital cellular mobile telecommunications
数字图书馆 digital library
刷卡,划卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card
甩卖 clearance sale; be on sale
衰退产业援助机制 mechanisms to aid declining industries
涮羊肉 instant-boiled mutton
酸雨 acid rain
双层公共汽车 double-deck bus
双重标准 double standards
双重遏制政策 dual containment policy
双重国籍 dual nationality
双轨制 double-track system　
双解码 double decoding
双刃剑 double-edged sword
双向收费 two-way charge system
双向选择 two-way selection (referring to employer and employee choosing each other in a job market)
双学位 double degree;two Bachelor"s degrees
双赢局面 win-win situation
双增双节 two increases and two reductions
双职工 working couple; man and wife both at work
双向三车道 dual three-lane carriageway
双学士 double bachelor"s degree
双眼皮 double eyelid
双眼皮手术 double eyelid surgery
税法的统一性和权威性 uniformity and authority of tax laws
税后利润 after-tax profit
水货 smuggled goods
水墨画 Chinese brush drawing; ink and wash painting
税前/税后收入 pretax / after-tax income
水土流失 soil erosion
水下导弹 submarine-based missiles
水下通信 subsurface communication
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖 "Such kindness of warm sun, can"t be repaid by grass. "
水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.
税收起征点 tax threshold
数码相机 digital camera
硕博联读 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study
说曹操,曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes.
说服教育 persuasion education
说明会 explanation session
说起来容易做起来难 Easier said than done.
四大金刚 Four Heavenly Guardians at the entrance to a Buddhism temple; Four Devarajas
死而后已 until my heart stops beating
司法解释 judicial interpretation
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"s socialist reform over the people"s 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
死机 system halted
四连冠 four straight (consecutive) championships, (four championships on the run)
私人轿车牌照 individual car plate
私人企业 private enterprise
私人游资 mobile private capital
四十不惑 Life begins at forty.
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)
私塾 private school
死亡率 mortality
死亡人数 death toll
思想包袱 mental load
思想道德教育 ideological and moral education
四项基本原则 "the Four Cardinal Principles of adherence to the socialist road, the people"s democratic dictatorship, the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought"
思想僵硬 fossilized concept
思乡曲 Nostalgia
司仪 MC (master of ceremonies)
私营企业 privately-run enterprise
四有新人 "new generation of people with lofty ideals, moral integrity, good education and a strong sense of discipline"
死帐 uncollectible account, bad debt, bad loan
司法公正 judicial fairness
私房菜 private home cuisine
四库全书 Complete Library of the Four Branches； the Siku Quanshu
SOHO一族(小型办公室和家庭办公室) SO (Small Office) HO (HomeOffice)
送货上门 provide home delivery service
(企业集团的）松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group)
送温暖工程 heart-warming project
搜索引擎(计算机) search engine
所有权经营权分离 separate ownership from managerial authority
夙敌 "arch-rival
速递业务 express delivery services
素质教育 quality education; education for all-around development; competence-oriented education
酸雨 acid rain
速冻食品 frozen food
随行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions
随礼 give presents as returns
岁岁平安 Peace all year round
随团旅游 group travel
损公肥私 benefit oneself at the expense of public interests
孙子兵法 The Art of War
所得税 income tax
缩小．．．间的距离 narrow the gap between
诉讼辩护人 defender
诉讼参与人 participant in proceedings
诉讼代理人 agent ad litem
诉讼权力 litigation right

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踏访 pay a personal visit; visit the actual site
抬举 flatter
塔楼 tower
抬杠 argue for the sake of arguing; bicker
太空垃圾 space trash; space junk
太空时代 the Age of Aquarius
太空梭 space shuttle
太空行走 space walks
太空站 space station
台联 All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots
态貌 posture; bearing
太平洋舰队(美) Pacific Fleet
跆拳道 tae kwon do
台湾当局 the Taiwan authorities
台湾是中国神圣领土不可分割的一部分 Taiwan is an inalienable part of the inviolable territory of China.
台湾同胞 Taiwan compatriots
台湾、香港、澳门保持原有的资本主义制度和生活方式长期不变 Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao will retain the current capitalist system and way of life for a long time to come.
太阳浴 sun bath; insolation
“太阳神”号探测器 Helios probe
台柱子 mainstay;pillar backbone
太空飞行员 Taikonaut
台湾海峡 the Taiwan Straits
太阳能电池板 solar cell plate
太阳能汽车 solar car
摊薄每股收益 diluted earning per share
摊点 stall; booth; vendor"s stand
贪多嚼不烂 bite off more than one can chew
炭疽 anthrax
探明储量 verified deposits; verified reserves
摊牌 put/lay one’s card on the table
摊派 apportion(expenses,work,ect.)
谈判的筹码 bargain chip
摊平头 handle a matter in a rigid and uniform way
探亲假 home leave
探亲外交 family-visit diplomacy; relative-visiting diplomacy
摊市 vending fair
贪污腐化 corruption and degeneration
弹性工资 flexible pay
弹性就业 flexible employment
弹性外交 elastic diplomacy
弹性预算 discretionary budget
探月车 lunikhod
唐老鸭 Donald Duck
糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullets
唐装 traditional Chinese garments (clothing); Tang suit
弹性汇率 flexible exchange rate
逃避银行债务 evasion of repayment of bank loans
套瓷 cotton up to
套购 1. illegally buy up-illegally purchase state-controlled commodity for resale 2. fraudulently purchase
韬光养晦 hide one"s capacities and bide one"s time
套话 empty conventional talk
套换 fraudulently purchase or exchange
逃汇 evade the state control of foreign exchange
套汇 illegally obtain foreign exchange
讨价还价 wheel and deal
套近乎 cotton up to someone; curry favor with someone
套利 arbitrage
逃票 to sneak through without a ticket
逃票者 ticket evader
套期保值 hedge
逃生装置 secape system
套书 serial books
逃税 tax evasion
陶冶情操 cultivate one"s taste (temperament)
讨债公司 debt-collection company
套餐 set meal
逃逸塔 escape tower
特别提款权 special drawing rights (SDR; SDRs) ; paper gold
特别行政区 special administrative region
特技演员 stunt man; stand-in
特快专递 express mail service
特困 exceptional poverty; special difficulty
特困地区 destitute areas
特困行业和企业 industries and enterprises in dire straits
特洛伊木马 Trojan horse
特聘 specially invite( or engage)
特色电话机 feature phone
特事特办 handle special cases with special methods
特写镜头 close-up(shot)
特型演员 typecast actor
特许税 franchise tax
特制的 purpose-made
特种兵 special forces
特种债券 special bond
ST股；特别处理股 Special Treatment
PT股；特别转让股 Particular Transfer
特警 regimental police
替补队员 (in sports ) replacement team members; second-string members; reserves; spare player; potential replacement
提成 deduct
提调 promote or transfer( a cadre)
梯队 echelon
体改委 commission for economic restructuring
提干 promote cadre
提高城乡居民生活水平 upgrade the living standards of both urban and rural residents
提高农产品收购价格 the government"s increase in its procurement prices (for farm products)
提高社会参与度 to enhance (encourage) mass participation
提价 price hike
踢皮球 kick the ball
提请 submit something to
替身演员 stunt man/woman; stand-in; double body
题外话 digression; mention in passing
体育彩票 sports lotteries
体制创新 institutional innovation
替罪羊 scapegoat
天赋人权 natural rights
天机 nature"s mystery; secret
添加剂 additive
天时、地利、人和 favorable climatic, geographical and human comditions; favorable objective adn subjective factors for success
填鸭式教学 cramming method of teaching
天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue;out of the blue
天价 whopping price
跳槽 job-hopping
跳槽者 job-hopper
挑大梁 shoulder a big beam
调幅 amplitude modulation(AM)
“跳进黄河洗不清” "even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there"s nothing one can do to clear one"s name "
调酒师 bartender
调侃 1.joke, tease; 2. chitchat, empty talk
跳梁小丑 contemptible scoundrel
跳棋 Chinese chequers; Chinese draughts; halma
条条框框 red tape;silly(or outdated) rules and regulations
跳蚤市场 flea market
调整和优化产业结构 re-adjust and optimize the industrial structure
调节收入 readjust income distribution
替班司机 relief driver
提倡社会主义政治文明、物质文明、精神文明的协调发展 promote coordinated development of socialist political, materialist and spiritual civilization
提倡晚婚晚育 encourage late marriage and late childbirth
铁饭碗 iron rice bowl
铁哥们 faithful pal；buddies；sworn friend
铁腕人物 strongman; iron-handed person
贴息贷款 soft loan
贴现公司 discount house
贴现率 discount market
铁血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister
提高抗风险能力 increase vigilance against risks
提高科技创新能力 improve scientific and technological ability for innovation
提高全民文化素质 improve the quality of the population
提高系统集成能力 improve systems integration
提供巨大商机 present huge business opportunities
停产整业 suspend operation in order to consolidate
庭审 try(or hear)a case in court
停薪留职 retain one"s position with one"s salary suspended; obtain an indefinite leave of absence from one"s work unit
停业 closing days; stop doing business
庭院经济 courtyard economy
厅长 head of a department (under a provincial government)
庭院护理用品 yard-care products
庭长 chief judge
体制性障碍 systematic obstacles
统保 all risk insurance
统编 compile for universal use
同步卫星 geostationary satellilte
通才 versatile person
统筹安排 comprehensive arrangement
统筹城乡发展 balance urban and rural development
统筹兼顾 make overall plans adn take all factors into consideration; overall planning and all-round consideration
统筹兼顾 make overall plans and take all factors into consideration; overall planning and all-round consideration
通存通兑 the banking procedure where deposits and withdrawals are processed at any branch bank
同等学力 have the same educational level (as the regular graduate or student of certain academic qualification)
同等学力申请硕士学位统考 general examination for applicants with education background equivalent to college graduates for master"s degree
通兑 circulate or exchange
统分结合的双层经营体制 the system of unified management combined with independent management
通关 be cleared by the customs
通货混合,鸡尾酒式货币 currency cocktail
通货回笼 withdrawal of currency in circulation
通货紧缩 deflation (of currency)
通货升值 currency revaluation
同类产品 like product
通票 through ticket
通商口岸 trading ports
同声传译 simultaneous interpretation
统收统支 unified collection and allocation of funds by the state
同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen
通信光缆 communications optical cable
同业拆借 inter-bank borrowing
统一的多民族国家 a unified multi-ethnic country
统一的会计制度 a unified accounting system
统一市场 single market
统一税 "flat tax, consolidated tax"
统一战线 united front
通用分组无线业务 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
通用汽车公司 General Motors Corporation (GM)
统战部 U, nited Front Department of the Party Central Committee
筒子楼 tube-shaped apartment
投标 bid for; tender for
头寸紧 credit crunch; fund shortage
头寸松 credit ease
偷渡者 stowaway
偷工减料 use inferior materials and turn out sub-standed products
透过现象看本质 see through the appearance to perceive the essence
头号种子选手 No.1 seed (player); top seed
投机取巧 opportunism
投机商号 bucket shop
透明度 transparency
投入产出 invest and produce; throw in and turn out
投入少、效益高、见效快的科技成果 advances in science and technology require less input， yield greater economic results and promise quick returns
头市 morning market
投手 pitcher
偷税漏税 tax evasion
偷税、骗税、逃税、抗税 "tax evasion, tax fraud, and refusal to pay taxes "
投诉 sue; accuse
投诉中心 complaint center
透心凉 bitterly disappointed
投资多元化 the diversification of investment
投资风险 investment risk
投资环境 investment environment
投资信心 investor confidence
投资需求 demand for investment
投资制约机制 investment control mechanism
投资主体 the investment subject
投资热 investment fever
投资热点 popular investment spot
投资主体和产权多元化 investment from various sources and diversified ownership
土地承包期 land contract period
土地复垦制度 the system of land rehabilitation
土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment
土地市场秩序 the order of the land market
土地使用权 land-use right
土地酸化 acidification
土地征收征用制度 system for land expropriation and requisition
突击队 shock brigade
突击提干 crash promotion of cadres
吐苦水 pour out one"s grievance
土老帽 clodhopper;(country)bumpkin
土特产 local special; special and local product
图像数据 view data
“秃鹰”美韩军事演习 Fall Eagle excercise
团队精神 team spirit; esprit de corps
团购 group purchase
团结就是力量 Unity is strength.
团身 bunch up the body
团团转 be up to one"s ears in work; pace about in an agitated state of mind
土地家庭承包制 the household-based land contract system
突发公共卫生事件医疗救治体系 medical treatment system for public health emergencies
退耕还林还草 grain for green
退耕还林还牧 convert the land for forestry and pasture
退耕还林、还草工程 grain for green project
退耕还林 convert cultivated land into forests
推广科研成果 turning laboratory achievements into commercial/mass production; commercialization of laboratory achievements
推进城镇化 carry out the process of urbanization
退居二线 retire from the leading post; retreat to the back line
退离休 retired and outgone;retirement and retreat
退市 delist (a listed company)
退休金 retirement benefits
退役军人 ex-servicemen
推动经济社会全面、协调、可持续发展 promote all-around, balanced and sustainable development of the economy and society
推进舱 propelling module
囤积居奇 　hoarding and speculation; hoard for profiteering purposes
脱产 be disengaged from work; divorce oneself from one"s work
脱产学习 be released from regular work for study
托福考试 Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
托管 trust; trusteeship
脱机 off-line
脱口秀 talk show
拖拉作风 dilatory style of work;be dilatory in work
脱盲 cast off illiteracy
鸵鸟政策 ostrich policy; ostrichism
脱贫致富 "cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity"
拖欠工程款 default on construction cost
拖欠工资 arrears of wage
脱手 release grip
脱销 out of stock
拓销 expand the market(for a certain type of goods)
脱氧核糖核酸 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
拖油瓶 children from the preceding marriage( who are now living with second mothers or fathers)
脱中国化 de-Sinification
托您吉言 thank you for your blessings; thanks to your kind words
拖欠农民工工资问题 the problem of wage arrears for migrant rural workers