1、 现代热门词汇词义新解L 2008-02-01 来源：中国日报英语点津 来电显示 caller ID蜡雕 wax carving; wax sculpture拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth 拉关系 try to curry favor with 垃圾融资 junk financing 垃圾邮件 junk e-mail垃圾邮件 junk email; spam垃圾债券 junk bond 垃圾综合处理 integrated garbage treatment拉锯战 seesaw battle啦啦队 cheering squad啦啦队长 “cheer-leader, roo
2、ter king“ 拉力赛 endurance race拉练 undergo field training by marching and camping拉链工程 zipper project拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon 蜡染 batik; wax printing蜡像馆 wax work museum拉选票 seek a vote 来电 fall in love with someone来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone 来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers mater
3、ials for processing 来料、来样、来件加工产品 process products with materials supplied by clients 来世，下辈子 the next life垃圾分类收集 separate waste collection蓝筹股 blue chips 滥发文凭 issue diplomas recklessly滥发纸币 excessive issue of bank notes; excessive note issue蓝光光盘 Blue-ray Disc蓝盔人员 blue helmet personnel 蓝领工人 Blue-collar
4、worker烂摊子 awful mess蓝牙技术 bluetooth 滥用权力 abuse of power滥用职权 abuse ones power;misuse ones authority浪子回头 return to the fold; turn over a new leaf; return of the prodigal son 朗诵比赛 recital contest劳保医疗制度 labor medicare system“老大难” 问题 long-standing problem; big and difficult problem; lasting, complex and h
5、ard-to-solve problem劳动服务公司 labor service company;service company劳动定额 labor quota劳动合同制 labor contract system 劳动教养 education through labor; rehabilitation through labor; indoctrination through labor 劳动力产权 labor property rights劳动力的流动性 fluidity of labor劳动力过剩 labor surplus；manpower surplus劳动力资源配置 allocat
6、ion of labor resources劳动密集型 labor-intensive劳动密集型产业 labor-intensive industry劳动模范 model worker劳动预备制度 vocational training system劳动者素质 quality of the workforce劳动争议 labor dispute劳改农场 reforming farm; reform-through-labor farm老化效应 aging effect老黄牛 a person who serves the people whole-heartedly; an honest an
7、d industrious worker 老龄委 senior citizens work committee老年保险制度 endowment insurance老三届 junior and senior high school graduates of 19661968; school leavers of 19661968 老少边穷地区 “former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas“
8、 老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried, clich 劳务费 service charge; service fee劳务市场 labor market劳务输出 export of labor services老爷式的态度 bureaucratic attitude老一套 old practice; the same old stuff; the same old story; the beaten track老油条 wily old bird; old slicker 老中青三结合 combination of the old, the middle-aged and the you
9、ng in the leadership劳资 labor and capital老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise; time-honoured brand 劳资纠纷 trouble between labor and management老子天下第一 regard oneself as the No.1 authority in the world老龄化社会 aging society老年学校 school for the aged劳保 labor insurance克隆 clone雷达覆盖区 radar coverage雷达跟踪 radar t
10、racking累犯 recidivist; incurable criminal勒紧裤带 tighten ones belt累进税率 progressive tax rate冷板凳 cold stool; an indifferent post or a cold reception; cool ones heels冷门 ark horse; a profession, trade or branch of learning that receives little attention; an unexpected winner冷遇 cold reception; indifferent tr
11、eatment冷战思维 Cold War mentality冷笑话 bad joke (Some bad jokes are very popular in many online forums these days. 如今，一些冷笑话在许多网络论坛里非常流行。)离岸价格 free on board(FOB)离岸金融市场 offshore market篱笆墙 barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading 理财 arrange the finance;money management力挫 defeat with utmost effort立等可取服务
12、instant service; on-the-spot service立法真空 legislation vacuum利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery 力争上游 strive for the best; aim high立国之本 the foundation underlying all efforts to build the country利好因素 wrinkle 理货公司 tally company 利基 niche 离经叛道 rebel against the orthodoxy理论与实际相结合 integrade
13、theory with practice礼尚往来 courtesy calls for reciprocity; courtesy demands reciprocity 历史遗产 historical heritage;legacy of history历史遗留下来的问题 roblem left over by history; an issue rooted in history利税分流 payment of the tax plus a percentage of profits to the state理顺经济秩序 straighten out the economic order力所
14、能及 within ones power;to the bes of ones ability( capacity)立体电视 three-dimensional television立体开放口岸 trading port open to sea, land and air立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture 立体式报道 an in-depth and comprehensive report立体思考 three-dimensional thinking立体战争 three-dimensional war离退办 office for the affairs of
15、the retired workers 离退休人员基本养老金 basic pensions for retirees 礼仪小姐 ritual girl 立于不败之地 be in an invincible position;remain invincible联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output连带责任 joint liability 联防 joint defense恋父情结 Ele
16、ctra complex联购联销 joint purchasing and marketing联合公报 joint communique联合国反腐败公约 UN Convention Against Corruption联合国海洋法公约 The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea联合国环境署 UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) 联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee) 联合国开发计划署 UNDP (United Nations Development Progr
17、am) 联合国粮农组织 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation) 联合国维持和平部队 United Nations Peace Keeping Forces联合国维和行动 UN peacekeeping operations联合；合并 merger联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises 联合联络小组 joint liaison group 联合投标 syndicated tender 联机环境 on-line environment廉价商店 discount sh
18、op;budget store; discount shop廉价市场 bargain market; bargain center廉洁奉公，以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness 恋母情结 Oedipus complex联赛 league match连锁店 chain store连锁反应 chain effect; domino effect练摊 to be a vendor 联体婴儿 Siamese twins联网 on-line;be
19、networked联想集团 Legend Group 连续抽烟的人 chain smoker 廉政公署 Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration 廉政建设 build a clean and honest government; strive for a clean government廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government 两岸民间
20、行业组织 non-governmental trade organizations across the Straits两岸三地 the Mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation 两岸直航 cross-Straits direct transportation link两大历史性课题（提高党的执政水平和领导水平、提高拒腐防变和抵御风险能力) the two major historic subjects of enhancing t
21、he abilities of administration and art of leadership and resisting corruption, guarding against degeneration and wardingoff risks两弹一艇 “A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine“ 两弹一星 atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb and artificial satellite亮底牌 reveal the ins and outs两个对等的政治实体 two equal political entiti
22、es 两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress 两会 two Conferences (i.e. the National Peoples Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference)粮食风险基金 grain risk fund粮食流通体制 grain distribution system粮食收购部门 (governments) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies 粮食主产区 major gra
23、in producing areas两手抓两手都要硬 grasp both links at the same time and attach sufficient importance to both 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 两条腿走路 walking on two legs两头大、中间小 be small at both ends and big in the middle; a few at each extre
24、me and many in between 亮相 pose; state ones view良性循环 virtuous circle 两伊战争 the Iran-Iraq War粮油关系 grain and oil rationing registration 两院院士 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering 两者不可兼得 You cannot eat your cake and have it.量子力学 quantum mechanics两岸关系 relations
25、 across the Taiwan Straits两个确保 two guarantees (确保国有企业下岗职工的基本生活，确保离退休人员的基本生活，保证按时足额发放基本养老金。guaranteeing that the living allowances for workers laid off from state-owned enterprises and that the pensions of retirees are paid on time and in full)食品安全 food safety良种补贴 subsidies for growing superior grain
26、 cultivators连环漫画 comic strip联名存款帐户 joint account 连锁经营 chain-store operations连体姐妹 conjoined twin sisters连体婴儿 conjoined twin babies疗效食品 remedy diet聊斋志异 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio 劣等品 shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (informal) 猎头公司 head-hunting company 列席会议 attend a conference without voti
27、ng rights立法听证会 legislative hearing利率形成和传导机制 setting and transmitting interest rates临时巴勒斯坦国 provisional Palestinian state临时工 temporary worker临时牌照 temporary licence临时主教练 caretaker coach 领海 territorial waters 零和博奕 zero-sum game; zero game 另类 a different, special, completely new or fashionable type or t
28、rend另类音乐，非正统音乐 alternative music 零配件 spare and accessory parts另起炉灶 make a fresh start灵巧导弹 agile missile（建议）零售价 (suggested)retail price领头羊 bellwether 领土归属 territorial entitlement领土完整 territorial integrity薪领工人 new-collar workers 临时抱佛脚 make hasty, last-minute efforts临时线路 temporary line流窜犯 mobile crimin
29、al 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 “Where there is life, there is hope.“ 流动服务 mobile service流动人口 transient population; floating population 流动售货 mobile vending流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile 流动性负债 current liabilities流动性资产 current assets流动资产 current assets; liquid assets流动资金 circulating fund; floating money; liquid
30、fund; working fund流水账 daybook;day-to-day account;current count流通股 circulation stock流通领域 circulation domain流通企业 distribution firm流通系统 system for the distribution of commodities留校 work at ones Alma Master after graduation流行款式 fashion流行事物 the in-thing流行文化 pop culture流星雨 meteor shower流行字眼 vogue word; in
31、-word; often-heard word溜须拍马 fawn on; apple polish留学咨询 consulting on the study abroad 六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 “six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic“ 留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary 流转税 turnover tax; indirect tax六方会谈 the Six-Party Talks流感监测站 influenza monitoring sta
32、tion 流感疫苗接种 influenza vaccinations流氓软件，恶意软件 malicious software, malware 流媒体 streaming media留守儿童 leftover children流通股 tradable share流行偶像 pop idol利息率 interest rate利息税 tax on interest from deposits龙的传人 descendants of the dragonthe Chinese people 垄断行业 monopolized industry隆乳 mammaplasty龙头产品 flagship prod
33、uct (行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry 露马脚 give oneself away; reveal oneself; let the cat out of the bag; show the cloven hoof陆地和海洋生态系统 terrestrial and marine ecosystems陆基巡航导弹 ground-launched cruise missile录取通知书 letter of admission录取通知书 acceptance letter录取线 admission line路演 road
34、 show 乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 “unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises “ 乱检查 make unwarranted inspections乱码 messy code乱收费 arbitary charges乱摊派 requisition donations arbitrarily乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 “arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines“ 劣质工程 shoddy
35、 engineering轮岗 work shift轮流（坐庄） in turn论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense 论语 Analects of Confucius 轮值主席 rotating chairman 裸机 bare mobile phone 录取分数线 entry score绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate 绿化 afforestation 绿化运动 afforestation drive绿卡 green card旅客列车票价 price of passenger train tickets 绿色奥运,科技奥运,人文奥运 Green Olympi
36、cs, High-tech Olympics, Peoples Olympics绿色产品 green product绿色电脑 green computer绿色急救通道 emergency green path 绿色科技 green science annd technology绿色能源 green energy resource绿色农业 green agriculture绿色企业 green enterprise绿色食品 green food 绿色通道（办证快捷通道） green channel; landscaped roadways 绿色银行 green bank旅行纪录片 travel
37、documentary旅行结婚 honeymoon trip; wedding vacation; wedding travel 绿色旅游 green tourism (In recent years, mountain regions are attracting great attention to Indian tourists in general and foreign tourists in particular. The potential mountain resources for promoting green tourism are enormous in the form of natural and cultural heritage such as biosphere reserves, flora and fauna, lakes and rivers and traditional rural resources. )履行义务 fulfill obligations旅游车 touring bus旅游城市 tourism city旅游定点饭店 certified restaurant/hotel for tourism旅游黄金周 golden week for tourism 旅游热 tourism wave
