Y. 压水花技术 rip entry 压线(口令) Line! 压轴戏 grand finale; last and best item on a theatrical program 亚健康 subhealthy 严打斗争Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly on criminal activities 言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel 研究成果 research results 研究生毕业证/学位证 graduate diploma/graudate degree's diploma 阳春(最经济方式) no-frills 羊肉串小摊 barbecue stall 养老金 pension 养路费 road toll 摇钱树 cash cow 摇头丸 dancing outreach 药物检查 dope control, drug testing 业内人士 insider 液晶显示屏 liquid crystal display (LCD) 一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks 一次性解决问题 solve the problem once and for all 一大二公 (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature 一刀切 cut it even at one stroke--make it rigidly uniform; impose uniformity in all cases; allow no flexibility 一国两制,One country, two systems 一级市场 primary market 一式两联 (receipt or invoice) in duplicate 一手抓物质文明,一手抓精神文明;一手抓经济建设,一手抓民主法制;一手抓改革开放,一手抓打击犯罪惩治腐败 We must always work for material progress and at the same time for cultural and ethical progress; We should develop the economy and at the same time strengthen democracy and the legal system; We should promote reform and opening to the outside world and at the same time fight crime and punish corruption. 一线员工 worker at the production line 医疗保险 medical insurance 移动电话双向收费 two-way charges for cellular phones 以公有制为主体,多种经济成分共同发展 the pattern with the public sector remaining dominant and diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side 以经济建设为中心 focusing on the central task of economic construction 以谋略制胜 outmaneuver 以权谋私 abuse of power for personal gains 以人为本 people oriented; people foremost 以市场为导向 market-oriented 以质量求生存、求发展、求效益 strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of equality 以质量求发展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products 义和团运动 Boxer Uprising 义务兵役制 compulsory military service, conscription 义务教育 compulsory education 义演收入 proceeds from benefit performmance 薏米 seed of Job's tears 易拉罐 pop can 因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude 隐形收入 invisible income; off-payroll income; side money 隐性就业 unregistered employment 硬道理 absolute principle, top priority 营业税 turnover tax; business tax 应试教育 examination-oriented education system 优化结构 optimize structure 优化组合 optimization grouping; optional regrouping 邮递协议 Post Office Protocol (POP) 有法可依,有法必依,执法必严,违法必究 There must be laws to go by, the laws must be observed and strictly enforced, and law-breakers must be prosecuted. 有理想、有道德、有文化、有纪律 with lofty ideals, integrety, knowledge and a strong sense of discipline 有情人终成眷属 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well. 有望夺金者 a gold medal hopeful 有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain 与国际市场接轨 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market (领导人)与民众的直接对话 town hall conference/meeting 舆论导向 direction of public opinion 舆论监督 supervision by public opinion 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight. 冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases 圆寂 Parinirvana 缘分 chemical, (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together 远程教育 distance learning 远景计划 long-term development targets 晕菜 numbed; dumbfounded 运球 dribble Z. 宰(客) to swindle money out of our customers '宰人' rip off 在孵(孵化器)企业 incubated enterprises (incubator) 在职博士生 on-job doctorate 再贷款 re-lending; subloan 再就业服务中心 re-employment service center 藏学 Tibetology 糟粕 dross 早恋 puppy love 造假帐 falsified accounts 斋月 Ramadan 债转股 debt-to-equity swap 沾光 benefit from one's association 站票 standing-room-only ticket 站台票 platform ticket 战略伙伴关系 strategic partnership 涨落线 advance balance line 掌上电脑 palm computer 朝阳产业 sunrise industry 招标投标制 the system of public bidding for project 招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas) 招生就业指导办公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office 真空包装 vacuum packing 真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty 正式照会 formal note 政策性住房 policy-related house, policy-based house 政府搭台,部门推动,企业唱戏 Governments set up the stage, various departments cooperate and enterprise put in the show. 政府上网工程Government Online Project 政府职能转变 transform/shift the government functions 政企不分 without a clear line between the functions of the government and enterprises; the functions of the government and enterprises mixed up 政企分开 separate government functions from enterprise management 政务公开 make government affairs public 政治迫害 political prosecution; witch hunt 证券营业部 stock exchange; security exchange 知识产权 intellectual property rights 知识经济 knowledge economy , knowledge-base economy 直播 live broadcast, live telecast 致命要害 Achilles' heel 智囊团、思想库 the brain trust;think tank 掷钱猜先 toss 中国经济景气监测中心 China Economic Monitoring Center 中国新经济峰会 China New Economy Summit 《中华人民共和国消费者权益保护法》 Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Consumers' Rights and Interests 中流砥柱 mainstay, chief corner stone 中美战略核武器互不瞄准对方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against each other 中华世纪坛 China Millennium Monument 中央大型企业工委:Central Work Committee for Large Enterprises 中央经济工作会议 the Central Economic Working Conference 中央商务区 central business district (CBD) 中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student 重点发展 prioritize 主体经济 the mainstay of the economy 主体思想(DPRK) Juche Idea 主持人 anchorperson 住房分配货币化进程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation 住房零首付 zero-yuan first payment (for apartments) 助跑 approach run, run-up 驻港部队People's Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong 抓大放小 to invigorate large enterprises while relaxing control over small ones; focus on the restructuring of major enterprises and leave minor ones to fend for themselves 抓住机遇 seize the opportunity 专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store 专升本 upgrade from junior college student to university student; students with the diploma of junior college try to obtain the undergraduate diplomat through self-taught study 转化机制 (of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms 转基因食品 GM food (genetically modified food) 追平 produce the equalizer 转体 truck rotation, turn, twist 撞线 breast the tape 追赶型和跨越式发展 pursuant and leap-forward development 准博士all but dissertation (ABD) 资产保值增值 maintain and increase the value of assets; maintenance and appreciation of assets value 资产阶级自由化 bourgeois liberalization 资源配置 the distribution (allocation) of resources 《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror 自动柜员机 automatic teller machine (ATM) 自律机制 the self-discipline system 自我保护意识 self-protection awareness 自营 self-run 自由港 free-trade port,free port 自助银行 self-help bank 综合国力 comprehensive national strength 综合业务数字网 integrated service digital network (ISDN) 综合治理 comprehensive treatment 总裁助理 assistant president (各州推选组成的)总统选举团electoral college 遵纪守法、廉洁奉公 observe the relevant code of conduct and the law and honestly perform one's official duties |