分类词汇表

保修期

shelf (storage) life; guarantee period

保持共产党员先进性

keep CPC members progressive, innovative and forward- thinking

保持资本金充足

secure capital funds

暴利

excessive profit; windfall profit

保留为自然耕地

reserve as natural farmland

保险索赔

insurance claim

保障民众和社会免受安全威胁

protect the citizens and societies against security threats

保证决策的科学化和民主化

ensure the decision-making more scientific and democratic

包装食品

packaged foods

八荣八耻

Eight Honors & Eight Disgraces (

坚持以热爱祖国为荣、以危害 祖国为耻，以服

务人民为荣、以背离人民为耻，以崇尚科学为荣、以愚昧无知为耻，以辛 勤劳动为荣、以好

逸恶劳为耻，以团结互助为荣、以损人利己为耻，以诚实守信为荣、以 见利忘义为耻，以遵

纪守法为荣、以违法乱纪为耻，以艰苦奋斗为荣、以骄奢淫逸为耻。

Love, do not harm the

motherland.

Serve,

don't

disserve

the

people.

Uphold

science;

don't

be

ignorant

and

unenlightened. Work hard; don't be lazy and hate work. Be united and help each other;

don't

gain

benefits

at

the

expense

of

others.

Be

honest

and

trustworthy,

not

profit-mongering at the expense of your values. Be disciplined and law- abiding instead of

chaotic and lawless. Know plain living and hard struggle, do not wallow in luxuries and

pleasures.)

霸王条款

inequality / imparity clause

被动吸烟

passive smoking; second-hand smoking

背黑锅

become a scapegoat

被指控接受贿赂

be accused of accepting bribes

本命年

one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches

笨鸟先飞

A slow sparrow should make an early start.

本土化

localilzation

奔小康

strive for a relatively comfortable life

本本主义

bookishness; book worship

蹦迪

disco dancing

蹦极

bungee, bungee jumping

必胜

be bound to win

闭关政策

closed-door policy

闭卷

closed- book exam

闭门羹

given a cold shoulder

比上不足，比下有余

but be better than the worst

逼上梁山

be driven to do something

避嫌

avoid doing anything that may arouse suspicion

毕业设计

graduation design

毕业生分配制度

assignment system for graduates

便当

brown bag

便民服务

service for the convenience of the customers

便携式电脑

portable computer; laptop; notebook computer

边远地区

remote and border areas

边远贫困地区

outlying poverty-stricken areas

变废为宝

make waste profitable

标准普通话

standard mandarin

标本兼治

address both the symptoms and root cause

兵马俑

terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures

秉公办案

handle cases impartially

秉公执法

enforce laws impartially

博导

Ph.D. supervisor; doctoral advisor

博士后

post-doctoral

博彩（业）

lottery industry

剥夺冠军

strip the gold medal of somebody

博客圈

blogosphere

博士生

Ph.D candidate

B to B (B2B) business to business

B to C (B2C) business to consumer

不打不成交

布达拉宫

the Potala Palace

不到长城非好汉

He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.

不感冒

have no interest

不搞劳民伤财的

“

形象工程

”

refrain

from

building

“vanity

projects”that

waste

both

money

and manpower

不怀恶意的谎言

white lie

不可抗力

force majeure

不可推卸的责任

compelling obligation

不可再生资源

non- renewable resources

不买账

not take it; not go for it

不拿原则换人情

refrain from seeking personal favor at the expense of principle

不惹是非

Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.

不惜一切代价

spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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

不遗余力

spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

不正当竞争

unfair competition

不正之风

bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency

擦边球

裁减冗员

cut down on overstaffing lay off redundant staff

菜鸟，新手

green hand

彩票

lottery ticket

采取措施后

ex post

采取措施前

ex ante

采取高姿态

show high- profile; exercise forbearance; be tolerant

才子佳人

gifted scholars and beautiful ladies

财政支持

financial support

参拜靖国神社

visit to the Yasukuni war shrine

残疾人特奥会

The Special Olympic Games for the disabled

餐巾纸

napkin

掺水文凭

diploma obtained by using unfair or unlawful means

餐饮业

catering industry

参与意识

desire to participate; sense of participation

仓储式超市

stockroom-style supermarket

参照国际通行做法

follow standard international practices

草药

herbal medicine

操作系统

operating system

茶道

sado

查封

close down

茶艺

tea ceremony

拆东墙补西墙

rob Peter to pay Paul

掺杂兑假

mix in fake or inferior components

长江后浪推前浪

,

一代更比一代强

As in the Yangtze River, the waves behind ride on the

ones before: The new generation excels the old.

长跑

a long-distance running

唱双簧

play a duet

–

collaborate; echo each other

长途电话

long- distance calls

倡议书

initial written proposal

长治久安

a long period of stability; prolonged political stability; lasting political

stability

炒金热

stock-market fever

炒买炒卖

speculation

超前教育

superior education

超前精神

a surpassing spirit

超前消费

pre-mature consumption; overconsume; excessive consumption

超前意识

superior consciousness

超生游击队

(sarcastic) people who give more births than birth quota allows

超现实主义

surrealism

炒作

speculation (stock); sensationalization (news)

扯后腿

hold (or pull) somebody back; be a drag on somebody

扯皮

shirk; pass the buck

撤销职务

annul one's position; dismiss ... from; be stripped of; remove... from

晨练

morning exercise

趁热打铁

make hay while the sun shines; strike while the iron is hot

成活率

survival rate

成吉思汗

Genghis Khan

惩前毖后，治病救人

learn

from

past

mistakes

and

avoid

future

ones,

and

to

cure

the

sickness to save the patient

城市规划

city's landscaping plan; urban planning

城市基础设施建设

the city's infrastructure construction

城市建设

urban construction

城市景观

townscape

城市垃圾

city refuse

城市绿地

urban open space; urban green land

城市绿化

urban landscaping

城市美容师

urban environmental worker

成事在天，

谋事在人

The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven; Man proposes,

God disposes

成为国际共识

become a consensus of the international community

城乡低收入居民

low- income residents in both town and country

城乡特殊困难群众

urban and rural residents with special difficulties

成名歌曲

break-out song, break-out single

诚信企业

high-integrity enterprise; enterprise of integrity

吃饱穿暖

eat their fill and dress warmly; have enough to eat and wear; have adequate

food and clothing

吃皇粮

receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the government

吃老本

live on one's own fat; bask in one's past glory; rest on one's laurels, eat on one's

own principals, live off one's past gains or achievements

痴迷者

addict

赤贫人口

people living in absolute poverty; destitute population

吃闲饭

stay idle

吃香

be very popular; be most welcome; be in great demand

吃小亏占大便宜

lose a little but gain much; take small losses for the sake of big gains

持续、稳定、协调发展

sustained, stable and coordinated development

吃大锅饭

充分调动积极性和创造性

give full play to the initiative and creativity

宠物医院

pet clinic

崇洋媚外

worship things foreign and fawn on foreign countries

抽奖

lucky draw

抽样调查

sample survey

出风头

show off;in the limelight

出国热

craze for going abroad

出家

pravrajana; cloister

出境签证

exit visa

出境游

outbound tourism; outbound travel

出难题偏题

raise out- of-the-way and catchy questions

出台

unveil fresh policy

传媒

media

传统产业

conventional industries

传销

pyramid-selling; multi-level marketing

穿小鞋

make it hot for; make trouble for

创利

generate profit

创业精神

enterprising spirit; pioneering spirit

创业者

start-up

创意

new idea or concept

创新型国家

innovation-oriented country

出境游客

outbound tourist

纯净水

purified water

处世之道

philosophy of life

此地无银三百两

A

guilty

person

gives

himself

away

by

consciously

protesting

his

innocence.

从零开始

start from scratch

从群众中来，到群众中去

from the masses, to the masses

从众心理

group psychology

从众行为

the behavior of blindly conforming to the norm

粗放经营

extensive management

促进经济发展和社会全面进步

promote economic development and social progress in an

all-around way

促销

promote sales; promotion

促进全球经济一体化

foster integration with the global economy

促进文化市场健康发展

facilitate

the

sound

development

of

the

markets

for

cultural

products

村民委员会

villagers committee

大而全

large and comprehensive; large and all-inclusive

打工

do work for others

大锅饭

egalitarian practice of everyone taking food from the same big pot

大环境

the social, political and economic environment; the overall situation

打击非法投机活动

strike out at speculation; crack down on speculation

打假

crack down on fake products

打假办

Office of Cracking down on Fake Products

打开天窗说亮话

put all cards on the table; speak frankly; let's not mince matters

大开眼界

open one's eyes; broaden one's horizons; be an eye- opener

大款

tycoon

打破僵局

break the deadlock

打破垄断

breakup of monopoly

大气候

state policies and principles; overall atmosphere

大人物

great man; big potato; very important person (VIP)

大事化小，

小事化了

try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it

to nothing at all

大腕

top notch, big shot

大学生创业

university students' innovative undertaking

大众传媒

mass media (of communications)

大专生

junior college student

大专文凭

associate degree

大做文章

make a big fuss about something

达成共识

reach a consensus

待岗

代沟

generation gap

带薪假期

paid holiday

贷学金（助学贷款）

student loan

待业

job- waiting

待业人员

job-waiting people

贷款利率

lending rate

单身贵族

the single

单亲家庭

single- parent family

淡水恶化

freshwater degradation

当作耳旁风

turn a deaf ear to something

盗版

VCD pirated VCD

盗用公款

embezzlement

大排量车

high- emission car

德才兼备

have

both

political

integrity

and

ability;

people

who

possess

both

political

integrity and professional ability

德高望重

be of high integrity and prestige; enjoy high prestige and command universal

respect; be of noble character and enjoys high prestige

德智体美劳

education

第二课堂

the second classroom; practical training besides lecturing in the classroom

第二学位

second Bachelor's degree

地方保护主义

regional protectionism

低谷

all-time low; at a low ebb

抵抗全球经济衰退

combat the global economic slump

第六感觉

the sixth sense

地球村

global village

地区差异

regional disparity

第三产业

tertiary industry; service sector

地下出版物

underground publications

第一生产力

primary productive force

第一手材料

material at first hand; first-hand material

地震

earthquake, quake

电脑病毒

computer virus

电脑犯罪

computer crime

电脑空间

cyberspace

电脑聊天

cyberchat

电脑迷

mouse potato

点球

penalty kick

电视迷

couch potato

电视直销

TV home shopping

电子报刊

electronic press

电子宠物

electronic pet

电子出版

electronic publishing

电子词典

electronic dictionary

点子公司

consulting company

电子公告牌

Bulletin Board System (BBS)

电子货币

electronic currency; electronic money

电子商务

electronic commerce; e-business; e-commerce

电子银行

electronic bank

电子邮件

e-mail

点击量

pageview

电子政务

e-government

调动一切积极因素

mobilize all positive factors

跌眼镜

have people drop glasses (make unexpected mistakes so as to shock people with

wonder and have them drop their glasses)

丁克一族

DINKS (Double Income No Kids)

顶梁柱

backbone; main support

钉子户

Nail household

底线

bottom line

东道国

host country

豆腐渣工程

jerry-built project

独家新闻

scoop

独苗

the only son or daughter; the only child

独生子女

the only child in one's family

端午节

the Dragon Boat Festival

短信

short messages; text messages

断章取义

quote one's words out of context

短期工作实习

internship

对……毫无顾忌

make no bones about ...

对话和合作

dialogue and co-operation

对内搞活，对外开放

revitalize domestic economy, open up to the outside world

对牛弹琴

play the harp( (lute) to a cow; cast pearls before a swine

对外经济技术交流

economic and technological exchanges with the outside world

兑现承诺

make good on the promise

夺冠

take the crown

多劳多得

more pay for more work

多媒体短信服务

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)

多元社会

pluralistic society

多元文化社会

multi-cultural society

多种经济成分

diverse sectors of the economy

厄尔尼诺现象

El Nino phenomenon

恶性通货膨胀

hyperinflation

恶性循环

vicious circle

鳄鱼的眼泪

crocodile tears

恶作剧

mischief; leg-pull

恶搞

spoof

二次污染

secondary pollution

儿童不宜片

X-rated movie; R-rated film (violence and adult content)

儿童心理学

kidology

法律硕士

Master of Law

发散思维

divergent thinking

发展不平衡

disparate development

发展是硬道理

Development

is

of

overriding

importance.

/

Development

is

the

absolute

need.

法制观念和公民意识

legal awareness and understanding of the obligations of the citizens

法治国家

a country under the rule of law

法制国家

a state with an adequate legal system

法制化管理

law-based control

发挥自身优势

give full play to one’s advantages

方便食品

instant food; convenience food

防洪工程

flood- prevention project; flood control project

防护林

shelter forest belt; shelter forest

防护林带

shelter belts

仿冒

counterfeit

防沙治沙

prevent and control the spreading desert

放射性污染

radioactive contamination

访谈

interview and discuss

防伪标志

anti-fake label

放下架子

get off one's high horse; throw off one's airs

放心店

trustworthy shop

放心肉

quality-assured meat

防汛抗旱

flood control and drought relief

放眼全球

expand one's horizons to include the whole world

房地产市场

real estate market

防范和化解金融风险

take precautions against and reduce financial risks

发展和管理网络文化

to develop and manage Internet culture

发展模式

mode of growth

法制环境

legal environment

废电池

used batteries

非再生资源

non- renewable resources

非主流

alternative

废物综合利用

comprehensive utilization of waste materials

废止妨碍市场公平竞争和排斥外地产品和服务的各种规定

eliminate

all

such

regulations

obstructing fair market competition and external goods and services

分期付款

installment payment

分歧和矛盾

differences and contradictions

分数线

grade cut-off point; minimum passing score; borderline

风险防范机制

a risk prevention mechanism

风险投资

venture capital; risk investment

风险意识

risk awareness

复读机

repeater

复读生

return

students--students

reattending

classes

after

failing

the

college

entrance

examination

复合型人才

interdisciplinary talent

福利彩票

welfare lottery

富民政策

policy to enrich people

扶贫

poverty alleviation

扶贫办公室

Poverty Relief Office

扶贫攻坚计划

poverty-relief program

扶贫基金

relief subsidies

服务行业

catering industry

腐败官员

corrupt officials

福娃

Fuwa (Five Friendlies)

服务型政府

service-oriented government

改革开放

reform and opening-up; reform and opening to the outside world

改革开放和社会主义现代化建设

reform and opening and in the modernization drive

改革试点

pilot reform; reform experimentation; pilot restructuring enterprise

改

革

开

放

和

现

代

化

建

设

的

全

过

程< /p>

the

entire

process

of

reform,

opening-up

and

modernization

尴尬，困境，糟糕

pretty pass

赶时髦

follow the fashion; want to be in the swim of things

港人治港

Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong

高材生

top student < /p>

高等教育

“211

工程

< br>” the “211” Project for higher education

高分低能

high scores and low abilities

高考

college (or university) entrance examination

高效节能

energy- efficient

高校扩招计划

college expansion plan

高考移民

NCEE migrant

高致病性禽流感

highly pathogenic bird flu

个案

individual case (involving special circumstances)

各行各业

every walk of life

各尽所能

let each person do his best; from each according to his ability

个人成就感

sense of personal achievement

个人银行卡账户

personal bank card account

各人自扫门前雪，

莫管他人瓦上霜

hoe one's own potatoes

跟着感觉走

go with the flow; follow one's heart; do what one thinks is right

根除腐败

root out corruption; eliminate corruption

更加注重搞好宏观调控，更加注重统筹兼顾，更加注重以人为本

pay

more

attention

to

exercising macro-control, balancing the interests of all parties, putting people first.

更快、更高、更强（奥运精神）

Citius, Altius, Fortius ( Faster, Higher, Stronger-- Olympic

Spirit )

个人隐私

individual privacy

功夫不负有心人

Everything comes to him who waits.

功夫片

kungfu film

公共卫生设施

public health infrastructure

公关

public relations

公款吃喝

recreational activities using public funds

公平合理

fairness and justifiableness

共同富裕

common prosperity

共同利益

common interests

公务员

civil servant

工薪阶层

salaried person/group

公益广告

public- interest ad

公益活动

public benefit activities

公益性文化事业

non- profit cultural undertakings

公正、公平、公开

just, fair and open

工作狂

workaholic

公平竞争

fair competition

公务员考试

civil service exam

狗仔队

股民

investor

观望态度

wait-and-see attitude

关系网

connection network; relationship network

光碟，光盘

compact disk; CD

广而告之

publicize widely

广告词

jingle

广告画

poster

光谷

optical valley

广开就业门路

create more employment opportunities

管理办法

measures for administration

管理规定

provisions on administration

管理条例

regulations on administration

刮痧

Holographic Meridian Scraping Therapy (Guasha)

规范民办教育

standardize non-government funded schools

归国留学生

returned students

滚雪球

snowball -- (of a plan, problem, etc.) to grow bigger on an increasing rate

过度放牧

overgraze

过度开垦

excess land reclamation

国货

domestics

国际奥委会

the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

国际惯例

international common practice

国计民生

the national economy and the people's livelihood

国际社会

the international community

国脚

player of the national football team; footballer of the national team

过劳死

karoshi; death from overwork

国民生产总值

gross national product (GNP)

国内生产总值

gross domestic product (GDP)

国泰民安

The country flourishes and people live in peace

过硬

have a perfect mastery of

过犹不及

going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling

short; too much is as bad as too little

国民素质

the populace's cultivation

国情

national conditions

过期食品

expired food, out-of-date food

海市蜃楼

,

镜花水月

,

无稽之谈

a mare’s nest

好莱坞大片

Hollywood blockbuster

好了伤疤忘了疼

once on shore, one prays no more

好事不出门，

恶事传千里

far and wide.

贺岁片

New Year's Film

核心家庭

nuclear family

核心竞争力

core competitiveness

合乎国情，顺乎民意

to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people

黑车

black taxi

黑店

gangster inn

黑客

hacker

黑哨

black whistle

黑心棉

shoddy cotton

和谐社会

harmonious society

红包

convert payment;

（

neutral

）

red paper containing money as a gift, (derogative) bribe,

kickback

弘扬和培育民族精神

Carry forward and cultivate the national spirit

喉舌；代言人

mouthpiece

互惠互利

reciprocity and mutual benefit

环境保护

protect the environment

画饼充饥

feed on illusions

环保电池

environment-friendly battery;

环境绿化

environmental greening

环境污染

environmental pollution

环境效益

environmental benefits

环保型汽车

environment-friendly car; eco-friendly car

环保专项治理

special projects to address serious environmental problems

黄金时段

prime time

回扣

sales commission; rebates; kickback

灰色经济

grey economy

灰色收入

gray income

回头是岸

Repentance is salvation; It is never too late to mend.

毁人不倦

be tireless in leading young people astray

活到老，学到老

One is never too old to learn.

基本国策

basic state policy; basic national policy

基本国情

fundamental realities of the country

基层工作

grass-roots work

基层文化建设

primary- level cultural undertakings

基层组织

organizations at the grass-roots level, primary-level organization

既成事实

fait accompli (noun)

基础产业

basic industry

基础教育

basic education

基础设施建设

infrastructure construction

计划经济

planned economy

计划生育责任制

responsibility system of family planning

机会成本

opportunity cost

激励约束制度

a system of incentives and disincentives

激烈竞争

cut-throat competition

急人民所急，忧人民所忧

making the desires and worries of the people one's own

积少成多

many a little makes a mickle

技术创新

technological innovation

计算机辅助教学

computer- assisted instruction (CAI)

计算机辅助学习

computer- aided learning (CAL)