汉语特色词语(中英对照)

汉语特色词语(中英对照)--三个代表等 垃圾债券 junk bond 拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth 拉拉队 cheering squad 拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king 拉关系 try to curry favor with 拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon 来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone 来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing 蓝筹股 　blue chips 劳动 合同 劳动合同范本免费下载装修合同范本免费下载租赁合同免费下载房屋买卖合同下载劳务合同范本下载 制 labor contract system 老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried 老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise "篱笆墙" barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading 礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 理货公司 tally company 礼仪小姐 ritual girl 利改税　 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery 利好因素 wrinkle 利基 niche 立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture 廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration 廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government 廉洁奉公，以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness 联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output 联合国会费　 the UN membership dues (fee) 联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises 联合联络小组 joint liaison group 联合投标 syndicated tender 联想集团 Legend Group 连带责任 joint liability 练摊 to be a vendor 良性循环 　virtuous circle 粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies 粮油关系：grain and oil rationing registration 两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation 两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine "两个对等的政治实体" "two equal political entities 两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress 两手抓两手都要硬 We must address ourselves to the problem of both material and spiritual civilization(both material as well as culture and ideological progress) without any letup. "两思"（致富思源，富而思进） to think of the source of getting rich and of making progress after becoming affluence 两院院士academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering 老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas 《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio 猎头公司 head-hunting company 劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (口语) 临时主教练 caretaker coach 零配件 spare and accessory parts 领头羊 bellwether 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. 留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary 留学咨询：consulting on the study abroad 流动人口 transient population 流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile 六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic (行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry 路演road show 乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises 乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines 《论语》 Analects of Confucius 论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense 裸机：bare mobile phone 旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip 绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate 绿化 afforestation 绿色急救通道 emergency green path 绿色食品 green food 马拉松式竞选活动 campaignathon 马路菜场入室工程 the project to build indoor free market to accommodate street vegetable vendors 马太效应 the Matthew effect (A phenomenon in specific circles whereby one's accomplishments and reputation tend to snowball, and those with meager accomplishments have greater difficulty achieving accomplishments. ) 满意度 degree of satisfaction 盲流和倒流人员 transient from the countryside 帽子戏法 hat trick 冒充包装（销售）[指将劣质商品包装成外观像名优产品出售的做法] copycat packaging 买一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free 美声唱法 bel canto 美食节 gourmet festival 每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 门户网站 portals 门前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order in a designated area outside the unit building 蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt 蒙古大夫 quack 朦胧诗 misty poetry 孟子 Mencius 民办教师 citizen-managed teachers (teachers in rural citizen-managed or state-managed schools who do not receive the normal remuneration from the government) 民工潮 farmers' frenzied hunt for work in cities 民进党 Democratic Progressive Party 民主党派、工商联与无党派人士 non-Communist parties, federations of industry and commerce, personages without party affiliation 民族凝聚力 national cohesion 民族委员会 ethnic affairs commission 民族文化大省 a province with rich ethnic culture 明明白白消费（2000年保护消费者权益工作主题）transparent consumption 磨洋工 dawdle along 模拟测试 mock test; simulated exam 莫失良机 make hay while the sun shines 目标管理 management by objectives NASDAQ National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations 纳米 nanometer 难得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise. 南水北调 South-to-North water diversion 南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project 男高音演唱家 tenorist 男权主义思想 male chauvinism 囊括 complete a sweep 耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods) 闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique 内环路 inner ring road 内联企业 enterprises with internal connections 能官能民 be ready to both serve as an offical and be one of the common people 能进能出，能上能下competent to work both at the top and at the grass roots 能进能出，能上能下,方谓好汉 He who knows how to fight and how to retreat deserves to be called a brave man. 能上网的手机 WAP phone 内耗 in-fighting 泥菩萨 like a clay Buddha fording the river-hardly able to save oneself; each one is looking out for his own survival 年同比 year-on-year; on an annual basis 年夜饭 family reunion dinner 扭转局面 reverse the tide, turn the table 农村剩余劳动力 surplus rural labour (labourers) 农工商联合企业 agro-industrial-commercial combines 诺亚方舟 Noah’s Ark 偶像 idol 派出所 local police station 跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman 泡沫经济 bubble economy 泡妞 chase after the girls 配股 allotment of shares 配套政策 supporting policies 棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks 碰钉子 get snubbed 碰头会 brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, the main purpose of which is to exchange information.) 疲软股票 soft stock 皮包公司 bogus company 啤酒肚 beer belly 票贩子 scalper, ticket tout 票房 box office 骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage 拼图 jigsaw 贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor 贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb 平均主义 equalitarianism 平面 设计 领导形象设计圆作业设计ao工艺污水处理厂设计附属工程施工组织设计清扫机器人结构设计 师 graphic designer 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 瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions 扑网(体） rush-up, rushing 普选制 general election system 期房 forward delivery housing 旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao 骑警 horseback police 企业孵化器 enterprise incubator 企业文化 corporate culture 起跑器 block 洽谈会 fair, meeting 千代田寿险公司（日本） Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. 千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby 强化班 intensive training class 抢跑 false start, beat the gun 敲竹杠make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick 切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point 亲民党 People First Party 勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program 轻轨火车 light rail train 清明节 Pure Bright Festival; Tomb Sweeping Day 清算/结算 clearing /settlement 情感消费 emotional consumption 情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to … 区位商业 location-based commerce 屈体 jackknife, pike 圈外人士 people out of the loop 全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy 全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City 全景电影 cinepanoramic 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 全民健身 计划 项目进度计划表范例计划下载计划下载计划下载课程教学计划下载 纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan 全能冠军 all-around winner 全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS) 全球通 global system for mobile communications 全天候飞机 all-weatehr aircraft 全优工程 all-round excellent project 拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster 裙带风 nepotism; petticoat influence 裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence 群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one's mind freely 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 燃油附加税 bunker surcharge 染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon 绕圈子 beat around the bush 热岛效应 tropical island effect 人才流失brain drain 人浮于事 overstaffing 人工智能 artificial intelligence(AI) 人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 人机交互 human-computer interaction 人际交往 human communication 人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG) 人均住房 per-capita housing 人类免疫缺陷病毒Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) 人情债 debt of gratitude 认股权证 warrant 任意球 free kick 日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC) 融资渠道 financing channels 入水时水花很少 clean entry 软新闻 soft news 软着陆 soft landing 塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 360度环幕电影 Circamara 三八红旗手 woman pace-setter 三八线 38th Parallel 三步走战略 the three-step development strategy 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) "三个代表" "three represents" theory (The Party should always represent the development needs of China's advanced social productive forces, always represent the onward direction of China's advanced culture, and always represent the fundamental interests of the largest member of the Chinese people.) 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 《三国演义》The Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三好学生 merit student; three good student(good in study, attitude and health) "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) 三角恋爱 love triangle 三角债 chain debt 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 三资企业 three kinds of foreign-invested enterprises or ventures: Sino-foreign joint ventures(中外合资企业), cooperative businesses （中外合作企业） and exclusively foreign-owned enterprises in China（外商独资企业） 三字经 three-character scripture 散户 retail / private investor 桑那浴 sauna "扫黄"、"打非" eliminate pornography and illegal publications 扫尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work 杀手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one's trump or master card 沙尘暴sand storm; dust storm 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; 《山海经》the Classic of Mountains and Rivers 商检局 Commodity Inspection Bureau 商品房空置的现象 the vacancy problem in commercial housing 商品条码 bar code 上山下乡 (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside or mountain areas 上市 to be listed 上网 to get on the Internet 上有天堂，下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzou on earth. 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 社会热点问题 hot spots of society 社会治安情况 public security situation 涉外经济 foreign-related business 申办奥运会 bid for the Olympic Games 身体素质 physique; physical constitution 神州行电话卡 Shenzhou pre-paid card 审时度势 size up the situation 渗透、颠覆和分裂活动 infiltrative, subversive and splittist activities 《生死抉择》 "Live or Die" 生态农业 environmental-friendly agriculture 失恋 be disappointed in love; be jilted 失学儿童 dropout 师兄弟 (senior and junior) fellow apprentice 实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 食品卫生法 Food Hygiene Law of People's Republic of China 实体经济 the real economy 实现零的突破 fulfil the zero (gold medal, medal, etc) breakthrough 实现中华民伟大复兴 bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation 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 实现小康目标 to achieve the goal of ensuring our people a relative comfortable life 时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man. <<史记>> Shi Ji/ Historical Records 市场疲软 sluggish market 市场准入 market access 市盈率p/e (price/earning) ratio 市值 market capitalization 事业单位 public institution 试用期 probationary period 适度从紧的财政政策 moderately tight financial policy 适销对路的产品　 readily marketable products 适者生存survival of the fittest 世界观、人生观、价值观 world outlook; outlook on life; values 收购兼并merger and acquisition 收视率 audience ratings; television viewing 手机入网费 mobile access fee 首创精神 pioneering spirit 首航 maiden voyage (of an aircraft or ship) 首期按揭 down-payment 授信额度 line of credit 受灾地区 disaster-affected are 售后服务 after-sale services 树立企业良好形象 foster a good and healthy company image 刷卡, 划卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card 甩卖 clearance sale; be on sale 涮羊肉 instant-boiled mutton 双刃剑 double-edged sword 双向选择 two-way selection, referring to employer and employee choosing each other in a job market 《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Water Margins 水货 smuggled goods 水墨画 Chinese brush drawing; ink and wash painting 硕博联读 a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study 司仪 MC (master of ceremonies) 思乡曲 Nostalgia 思想僵铁 fossilized concept 死机 system halted 四大金刚 Four Heavenly Guardians at the entrance to a Buddhism temple; Four Devarajas 四个如何认识 (***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. 四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 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 (企业集团的）松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group) 素质教育 education for all-around development 随行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions 抬杠 argue for the sake of arguing; bicker 太空步 moonwalk 摊牌put/lay one’s card on the table 弹性工资 flexible pay 弹性外交 elastic diplomacy 谈判的筹码 bargain chip 陶冶情操 cultivate one's taste (temperament) 逃票 to sneak through without a ticket 逃票者 ticket evader 套利 arbitrage 特别提款权 special drawing rights (SDR; SDRs) ; paper gold 特技演员stunt man; stand-in 特色电话机 feature phone 特许税franchise tax 提高农产品收购价格 the government's increase in its procurement prices (for farm products) 替身演员 stunt man/woman; stand-in “跳进黄河洗不清” eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name 跳槽 job-hopping 跳槽者job-hopper 跳蚤市场 flea market 铁饭碗 iron rice bowl 铁哥们 faithful pal；buddies；sworn friend 铁血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister 厅长 head of a department (under a provincial government) 通存通兑 the banking procedure where deposits and withdrawals are processed at any branch bank 通货紧缩 deflation (of currency) 统筹安排 comprehensive arrangement 统一市场 single market 统一税 flat tax, consolidated tax 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 同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen 筒子楼：tube-shaped apartment 偷渡者stowaway 偷税漏税 tax evasion 偷税、骗税、逃税、抗税 tax evasion, tax fraud, and refusal to pay taxes 头号种子选手 No.1 seed (player); top seed 投手 pitcher 透过现象看本质 see through the appearance to perceive the essence 土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment 团身 bunch up the body 推广科研成果 turning laboratory achievements into commercial/mass production; commercialization of laboratory achievements 退耕还林还草 grain for green 脱口秀 talk show 脱贫致富 cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity 脱手 release grip 挖墙脚 undermine the foundation of sth.; cut the ground from under sb's feet 外汇管理局 Administration of Exchange Control 外汇管制 foreign exchange control 外卖 take-out 外卖店 take-out restaurant 汪辜会谈 Wang Daohan-Koo Chen-fu Talks (Wang-Koo talks) 王储，王太子 Crown Prince 网吧 Internet bar 网关 gateway 网恋 online love affair 网络出版 online publishing 网络管理员 network administrator 网络经济 cybereconomy 网民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen 网上冲浪surf the Internet 网上交易平台 online trading platform 网友 net friend 往事如风 The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past. 温饱工程 bring-warmth fill-bellies project 稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority 微软移动构想 Microsoft Vision for Mobility; Microsoft Mobility Initiatives 维护人权和不断改善人权状况 safeguard human rights and steadily improve the human rights situation 唯利是图 draw water to one's mill 《围城》 A Surrounded City 伪君子hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing 伪劣商品赔还法 lemon law 卫冕世界冠军 reigning world champion 文科 liberal arts 文明街道 model community 文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy 问讯处 information office; inquiry desk 屋顶花园 roof garden 无氟冰箱　 freon-free refrigerator　 无人售票 self-service ticketing 无绳来电显示电话 cordless telephone with caller ID 无为而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-interference 无线应用 协议 离婚协议模板下载合伙人协议 下载渠道分销协议免费下载敬业协议下载授课协议下载 WAP（wireless application protocol） 无形资产intangible assets 无中生有 make/create something out of nothing 武俠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel 物价局 Price Bureau 物业管理 estate management, property management 息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters 西部大开发 West Development 西气东输 transport the natural gas from the West to the East 《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber 《西游记》Pilgrimage to the West; Journey to the West 吸收游资 absorb idle fund 希望工程 Project Hope 喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear 洗钱 money laundering 下放权力给 delegating the management of ... (to ...) 下岗 laid-off workers 下海 plunge into the commercial sea 下网 off line 下游行业 downstream industry 险胜 cliff-hanging win, narrow victory, nose out 线下商贸运作 offline business operation 县改市：county upgraded to city 县级市：county-level city 现代企业制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system 香格里拉 Shangri-la 向钱看 mammonism, put money above all 项目立项 approve and initiate a project 项目申报 project application 项目预算 project budget 项目支持 project support 消费信贷 consumer credit services 消费者权益日/International Day for Consumers' Rights and Interests 消费者协会 consumers' association 削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks (START) 小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity 小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family 小农经济 small-scale peasant economy; autarkical small-scale farming 效益工资achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits 效益农业 profitable agriculture 写真集 photo album 心理素质 psychological quality 新宠 new favorite 新干线 the Shinkansen, bullet train 新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean 新新人类 New Human Being；X Generation 新秀 up-and-coming star, rising star (翻译)信、达、雅 faithfulness, expressiveness and taste 信贷支持 credit aid 信息港 inforport; cyber port 信息化 informationize 信用紧缩 credit crunch 信用危机credit crisis 星期日泰晤士报