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爱鸟周
Bird-Loving Week
爱心工程
Loving Care
Project
矮子里拔将军
choose
a
general
from
among
the
dwarfs--pick
the
best out of a mediocre bunch
安家费
settling-in
allowance
安全第一，预防为主
Safety first, precaution crucial.
按时足额发放基本养老金
pay
the pensions of retirees on time and
in
full
按资排辈
to assign priority according to
seniority
按成本要素计算的国民经济总值
GNP at factor cost
按键音
keypad tone
按揭购房
to buy a
house on mortgage; to mortgage a house
有计划按比例发展
planned, proportionate development;
develop
proportionately; develop in a
planned, proportionate way
安居工程
Comfortable
Housing Project
按劳分配
distribution
according to one's performance
暗恋
unrequited
love; fall in love with someone secretly
安全行车
safe driving
《阿
Q
正传》
The True Story of Ah Q
把关
guard a pass; check on; maintain a
strict standard
拔尖人才
tip-top (or top-notch) talent
八面玲珑
be slick (in
social intercourse); try to please everybody or
offend nobody
把握大局
grasp the
overall situation
摆花架子
a
metaphor
for
presenting
an
attractive
facade
but
in
reality
lacking substance, do for show
百年老店
century-old
shop
摆脱贫困
shake
off poverty; lift oneself from poverty
百闻不如一见
Seeing is
believing.
拜把兄弟
sworn brothers
摆架子
put on airs
拜年
pay a New Year's visit
摆平
straighten sth
out; sort out
摆谱儿
put on airs; show off; keep up
appearances
白手起家
starting from scratch
半边天
half the sky
班车
shuttle bus
半成品
semi-
manufactured goods; semi-finished products
半拉子工程
uncompleted
project
班门弄斧
teach one's grandma to suck eggs
办年货
do New Year's
shopping
半托
day care (for kids)
帮倒忙
trying to
help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss
of death
傍大款
(of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a
mistress for a rich man;
lean on a
moneybag
办丧事
conduct a funeral
保持清醒头脑，增强忧患意识和历史责任感
remain
sober-minded,
become more aware of potential problems
and enhance our sense
of historical
responsibility
报喜不报忧
report only the good but not the bad
保持共产党员先进性
keep
CPC
members
progressive,
innovative
and forward-thinking
包二奶
have a
concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)
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
背黑锅
become a
scapegoat
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.
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
闭关政策
closed-door policy
闭卷
closed-book
exam
闭路电视
close-
circuit television
闭门羹
given a cold
shoulder
比上不足，比下有余
fall short of the best, but
be better than the worst
边远地区
remote and
border areas
边远贫困地区
outlying poverty-stricken areas
表面文章
lip service;
surface formality
标本兼治
address both the symptoms and root
cause
薄利多销
small
profit, large sale volume
薄利多销
small
profit,
large
sales
volume;
small
profits
but
quick
returns; small profits
and good sales
不打不成交
不到长城非好汉
He who
has never been to the Great Wall is not a
true man.
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
不记名投票
secret
ballot
《不见不散》
Be
there or be square.
不买账
not take it;
not go for it
不眠之夜
white night
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
不夜城
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
不正之风
bad
(harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency
不倒翁
tumbler;
never-fall doll
擦边球
擦网球
net ball
裁减冗员
cut down on overstaffing lay off
redundant staff
菜篮子工程
vegetable basket program; non-staple
food project
菜鸟，新手
green hand
采取高姿态
show high-profile; exercise
forbearance; be tolerant
才疏学浅
be wanting
in ability and shallow in knowledge
掺水文凭
diploma
obtained by using unfair or unlawful means
参照国际通行做法
follow
standard international practices
操办
make
arrangements
草药
herbal medicine
层
层
转
包
和
违<
/p>
法
分
包
multi-level
contracting
and
illegal
sub-
contracting
插杠子
poke one's nose into someone's
businesses
茶话会
tea forum; tea party
插嘴
interrupt;
chip in
产权明晰、权责明确、政企分开、科学管理
established
ownership,
well
defined
power
and
responsibility,
separation
of
enterprise from
administration, and scientific management
搀水股票
water-down stocks -- ordinary stocks
that can be bought
by persons inside a
stock company or a business at a cost lower
than their face value
产销两旺
both
production and marketing thrive
产销直接挂钩
directly
link production with marketing
产业不景气
industrial
depression
唱高调
mouth high-sounding words
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.
唱名表决
roll-call
vote
长期共存、互相监督、肝胆相照、荣辱与共
mutual
supervision,
sincere
treatment
with
each
other
and
the
sharing of weal or woe
唱双簧
play a duet----collaborate; echo each
other
炒汇
speculate in foreign currency
炒金热
stock-market
fever
炒买炒卖
speculation
扯后腿
hold (or pull) somebody back; be a drag
on somebody
扯皮
shirk; pass the buck
趁热打铁
make hay
while the sun shines; strike while the iron is hot
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
成事在天，谋事在人
The planning lies with man, the outcome
with
Heaven; Man proposes, God disposes
成套引进
package
import
成为国际共识
become a consensus of the international
community
城市和国有企业厂办大集体
collectively
owned
factories
operated
by state-owned enterprises and cities
城市户口
permanent
urban residence certificate
城市流浪乞讨人员
urban
vagrants and beggars
城乡结合部
rural-urban fringe zone
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
饭
财
政
payroll
finance;
mouth-feeding
budget-----a
large
proportion of the budget has been
earmarked for paying salaries of
government functionaries
吃干醋
be jealous
be green with envy
吃劳保
live on labor insurance allowance
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
吃偏饭
enjoy special privilege
赤贫人口
people
living in absolute poverty; destitute population
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
big pot
充电
recharge one's
batteries; update one's knowledge; brush up
(on)
充电电池
rechargeable batteries
冲动性购买
impulse
buying; impulse shopping
充分调动积极性和创造性
give
full play to the initiative and creativity
充分利用两个市场，两种资源
fully
utilize
both
domestic
and
international markets and resources
崇洋媚外
worship
things foreign and fawn on foreign countries
冲账
strike a
balance; counter-balance accounts; reverse an
entry
充值卡
rechargeable card
充值卡
prepaid phone
card
抽调
transfer
a portion
筹划指导委员会
steering committee
抽检
spot check
抽奖
lucky draw
出风头
show off;in the limelight
出国热
craze for
going abroad
出家
pravrajana; cloister
出境游
outbound tourism; outbound travel
出笼
release a bad
publication, plan, etc.
出难题偏题
raise out-
of-the-way and catchy questions
出气筒
punching bag
穿梭外交
shuttle diplomacy
船务公司
shipping
service company
传销
pyramid-selling; multi-level marketing
穿小鞋
make it hot for; make trouble for
穿新鞋走老路
wearing
new shoes to walk on the old path; change
in form but not in content; put old
wine in new wineskins
穿针引线
act as go-between
创建卫生城市
build an
advanced clean city
窗口行业
service
trade
创利
generate profit
创业精神
enterprising
spirit; pioneering spirit
创业者
start-up
创业园
high-tech
business incubator; pioneer park
创意
new idea or
concept
创新型国家
innovation-oriented country
创作型歌手
singer-
composer
吹风会
(advanced) briefing
处世之道
philosophy
of life
初为人母
first-time mother; new mother
次级抵押贷款
subprime
mortgage
辞旧迎新
bid
farewell to the old year and usher in the new;
ring out
the old year and ring in the
new
从众心理
group psychology
从众行为
the behavior
of blindly conforming to the norm
从
粗
放
经
济
转
变
为
集
< br>约
经
济
shift
from
extensive
economy
to
intensive economy
促进对外贸易多元化
diversify
our
trading
partners;
promote
the
diversification of foreign trade
促进经济发展和社会全面进步
promote economic development and
social progress in an all-around way
促进区域协调发展
promoting
the
coordinated
development
of
all
regions
催泪弹
tear gas
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
粗口
four-letter word
“
村村通广播电视
”
工程
project
“extend
radio
and
TV
coverage
to
every
village”
村办企业
village-run enterprise
村民委员会
villagers
committee
打包儿
use
doggy bags to take food home
大包干
all-round
responsibility system
大病统筹
comprehensive arrangement for serious
disease
大包大揽
belly-worship
大酬宾
give a large discount to one's
customers or guests
搭错车
follow a wrong train; join in a wrong
group; follow a wrong
example; wrong
act because of wrong judgement or rash
imitation
打翻身战
fight to change for the better
打工
do work for
others
大规模杀伤性武器
weapons of mass destruction
大锅饭
egalitarian
practice of everyone taking food from the same
big pot
打黑
crack down on evil forces
大环境
the social,
political and economic environment; the overall
situation
大换血
an overall renewal of the membership of
an organization
打
击
非
法
投
机
活
动
strike
out
at
speculation;
crack
down
on
speculation
打假办
Office of Cracking down on Fake
Products
大
开
眼
界
open
one's
eyes;
broaden
one's
horizons;
be
an
eye-opener
大款
tycoon
大
龄
青
年
single
youngsters
who
have
exceeded
the
lawful
marriage
age
(In
China
the
age
status
of
this
group
of
people
is
around thirty
in
age.
To
be
a short term,
it
is
also called
overage
youth)
大路货
goods; 2.
popular goods of fine quality
大满贯
grand slam
大排档
large stall; sidewalk snack booth
大气候
state
policies and principles; overall atmosphere
大人物
great man;
big potato; very important person (VIP)
大胜
white wash
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
打小报告
secretly
report on a colleague; rat on a fellow worker
打小报告的人
squealer
大要案
major and serious criminal cases
打游击
work in unfixed places; work as a
seasonal laborer
大专生
junior college student
打拐
cracking down
on the abduction of women and children
代培
train on
contract; train special personnel for other work
units
in return for payment guaranteed
by a contract
代销
market on commission
带薪产假
paid
maternity leave
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
呆帐
dead account
代职
function in an
acting capacity
单刀赴会
start a solo
run
单亲
single parent
单身贵族
the single
单亲家庭
single-
parent family
单挑；单干
do
something
by
oneself;
work
on
one's
own
党代会
congress of party representatives
挡箭牌
excuse;
pretext
党群关系
Party-masses relationship
党外人士
non-Party
personage; public figure outside the Party
党政机关
Party and
government organizations
当作耳旁风
turn a deaf
ear to something
党的三代中央领导集体
three
generations
of
central
collective
leadership of the CPC
淡妆
light makeup
导播
instructor in
broadcasting
倒春寒
unusually cold spell in an otherwise
warm early spring
盗打
（电话
) free call on somebody
else's expense through illegal
means
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
aesthetics and labour
education
邓小平理论
Deng Xiaoping Theory
邓小平外交思想
Deng
Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts
低谷
all-time low; at a low ebb
地勤人员
ground crew
低水平重复建设
low-level
redundant development
地下钱庄
illegal
private bank
电大
college courses broadcast on television
电话留言机
answering machine
掉价
fall in price;
degrade oneself
调动一切积极因素
mobilize all positive factors
定调子
set the tone
定向培训
target training; job-oriented training
定向招生
enroll students who are pre-assigned to
specific posts or
areas
独生子女
the only
child in one's family
毒枭
drug
trafficker
断交信
Dear John letter (from woman to man)
对内搞活，对外开放
revitalize domestic
economy,
open
up
to the
outside world
对种粮农民实行直接补贴
directly subsidize grain producers
对中西部地区适当倾斜
appropriately
directed
to
the
central
and
western areas of the
country
蹲
点
(of
cadres)
stay
at
a
selected
grass-roots
spot
(for
investigation and
study)
蹲点跑面
gain
experience in selected spots and then spread it
over
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