1、2010 VOA常用新闻词汇 来源: 许明志的日志 intangible cultural heritage: 非物质文化遗产hold off:保持距离barrage:接连发问sound-detection gear:声音探测器spam:垃圾邮件hideout: 藏身点snap: 仓促的coup plotter: 政变策划者lip synching: 假唱stem cell: 干细胞play up: 大肆渲染graffiti: 涂鸦fever pitch: 高度兴奋, 狂热overstaff: 人员过多peace saboteur: 和平破坏者comatose:昏迷的crackdown:取缔,
2、制裁down-to-earth:实际的,切实的错误的正确:关于名称含有Time的刊物名及其他专有名称的翻译美国报刊用语社会篇Ballistic Missile Test:弹道导弹试验Ordeal:严峻的考验Kidnapper:拐子、绑匪Atomic Nucleus:原子核Confidence Vote:信任票Denuclearization:非核化Blast:爆炸,冲击波Green Belt Movement:绿带运动Argumentative:爱争论的Cram:塞满、拥挤Snap Poll:即席调查Premature:过早的,仓促的Paralyzed:瘫痪的Lift An Embargo:解
3、除禁运Barbecuestoppage: 中止;中断abstention: 弃权clinical trial: 临床试验Chrysanthemum Throne:天皇王位VaccinateBlockbusterMascotSleasyCULLOut of whackhot words: field work时事热词:riotRed tape:繁文缛节Cold frontAbduct:诱拐,绑架Preemptive:先发制人的Footage:电影胶片Incumbent:现任者,在职者Military Chief:军事最高统帅State Visit:国事访问Permanent Member:常任理
4、事国Relevance:意义,实用性Uranium Enrichment:铀浓缩Power Plant:发电站Evacuate:撤退、疏散Bayard:骑士,勇武异常者launch pad: 发射台Constituency:选区,选民at a discountTabloidAchilles heelPostmodernCome out (of the closet)ReggaeRap musicPlatonicPunkBlackballCoattailLame duckIndependent counselPreset Orbit:预定轨道Milestone:里程碑,转折点Ballistic
5、Missile:弹道导弹NASA:美国国家宇航局Heart Bbypass Surgery:心脏搭桥手术Wail:大哭Denunciation:谴责、指责Hole up:藏匿Step Down:辞职,下台Benchmark:基准点,衡量标准Beaked Whale: 突吻鲸,喙鲸Procurement: 采购Handset: 手机Stake: 股份Portal: 门户网站Showcase: 展示Sedan: 小轿车Strategic Petroleum Reserve: 战略石油储备Back Tax: 退缴税Semiconductor: 半导体Crude Output: 原油生产Log On:
6、 进入系统Lag Behind: 落在后面Team Up: 合作,协作Audience Rating: 收视率Play Down: 对不太重视Floor Trader: 场内交易人A Package Of Proposals: 一揽子建议Operating Margin: 营运利润率Hedge-Fund: 对冲基金Shortfall: 不足、差额、赤字Anti-Trust: 反托拉斯Full Swing: 达到活动的高潮Claw Back: 夺回,费力收回Balance Sheet: 资产负债表Inventory: 货存、库存量Mutual Fund: 共同基金Loan Guarante: 借
7、款保函Class Action: 集体诉讼Antidumping:反倾销Confetti: 五彩纸屑Federal Reserve: 美国联邦储备系统Ink:签署(合同、文件等)HSBC: 汇丰银行Hot Money: 国际套利资本Scooter:速克达、踏板车、单脚滑行车IMF:国际货币基金组织In A Row:一个接一个Net Worth:资本净值APEC:亚太经合组织ABM = anti-ballistic missile 反弹道导弹abortive coup attempt 未遂政变absent trial / absent voting 缺席审判/缺席投票absolute major
8、ity 绝对多数abstain from voting 弃权abuse of power for personal gain 以权谋私academia 学术界academic career 学历,学业academician 院士Academy Award 奥斯卡金像奖academy sciences 科学院accredited journalist 特派记者acquit / be acquitted 宣告无罪 / 无罪释放acting president 代总统active capital 流动资本active substance 放射性物质active trade balance 顺差act
9、ivist 活跃分子administration party 执政党admit the best examinee 择优录取adverse trade balance 逆差advisory body 顾问团after-sale service 售后服务air crash 飞机失事album 专辑allied powers 同盟国all-out ban 全面禁止all-round title 全能冠军alumnus (复数: alumni) 校友amendment 修正案,附加条款amicable relations 友好关系amnesty 特赦anarchy 无政府状态animal year
10、本命年anti-corruption 反腐败 anti-robbery bell 防盗铃apartheid 种族隔离appropriate authorities 有关当局arch-foe 主要的劲敌armed intervention 武装干涉arm-twisting 施加压力arson 放火,纵火assembly hall 会议厅assembly line 生产流水线assembly man 议员,装配工assistant secretary (美)助理部长assistant secretary of state (美)助理国务卿attach 专员,(外交使团的)随员audience ra
11、ting 收视率audiophile 音乐发烧友authoritative information 官方消息authoritative source 权威人士autonomous region / prefecture自治区 / 州axis power 轴心国bachelor mother 未婚母亲background briefing 吹风会,背景情况介绍会bacteria 细菌bail 保释,保释金ballot 选票,投票bank book 银行存折bank failure 银行倒闭bar code 条形码bargain price 廉价be responsible for ones ow
12、n profit and loss 自负盈亏be honest in performing ones official duties 廉洁奉公beeper BP机behind-the-scene maneuvering 幕后操纵benefit concert 义演音乐会best supporting actress award 最佳女配角bid up price 哄抬物价big gun 有势力的人,名人big lie 大骗局bistro 夜总会black box 测谎器black market price 黑市价blanket ballot 全面选举blast 爆炸blind alley 死胡
13、同blockade 封锁bloodless coup 不流血政变Blue Berets 蓝盔部队bluff diplomacy 恫吓外交bombard 轰炸,炮击boom (经济)繁荣,兴旺borrower 债方botanical garden 植物园bottle up 抑制bottom out 走出低谷box office returns 票房收入box office smash 卖座率高的演出boycott 联合抵制brain drain 人才流失brain gain 人才引进brain trust 智囊团brawn drain 劳工外流bread-and-butter letter 感谢
14、信bribery 行贿bubble economy 泡沫经济bureaucracy 官僚主义bureaucrat 官倒cabinet lineup 内阁阵容cabinet re-shuffle 内阁改组cable car 缆车cable-stay bridge 斜拉桥cadre 干部cafeteria 自助餐厅calamity 灾难campaign against porns 扫黄运动candidate for exam 考生cargo handling capacity 货物吞吐量carnival 狂欢节casualty 遇难者,伤亡人员catch phrase 口头禅,口号ceasefir
15、e 停火ceiling price 最高限价celebrity 知名人士cellular phone 移动电话,大哥大censure vote 不信任投票census 人口普查ceremonial usherette 迎宾小姐chamber concert 室内音乐会charity 慈善组织chartered plane 包机china hand 中国通Chinas actual conditions 中国国情Chinese descendant in America 美籍华裔cholesterol 胆固醇civil servant 公务员civilian 平民classroom boycot
16、t 罢课climbout 经济复苏closing address 闭幕辞cloverleaf intersection 立交桥comfortably-off level 小康水平commuter 乘车上班族complains box 意见箱computernik 电脑迷condo(minium) 商品房condolence 慰问,吊唁conducted tour 团体旅游confiscate 没收,充公conscience forum 道德法庭conscript 征兵,入伍conservative party 保守党construction of a clean government 廉政建设
17、convenience food 方便食品corruption reporting center 举报中心countdown 倒计时county magistrate 县长cramming system 填鸭式教学法crash program 应急计划criminal law 刑法crude oil 原油cultural undertakings 文化事业curfew 宵禁curriculum vitae 履历表curtain call 谢幕daily necessities 日用品daily turnover 日成交量dan (围棋的)段deadlock 僵局death toll 死亡人数,
18、死亡率defendant 被告deli(catessen) 熟食dictatorship 独裁disaster-hit area 灾区disc jockey DJdissolve 解散division chief 处长,科长doctorial tutor 博士生导师door money 入场费dove 主和派,鸽派duet 二重唱Duma (俄)杜马,俄罗斯议会dux 学习标兵,学习尖子economic sanction 经济制裁economic take-off 经济腾飞El Nino 厄尔尼诺现象electric power 电力eliminate 淘汰embargo 禁运en route
19、 to 在途中enlisted man 现役军人epidemic 流行病exclusive interview 独家采访expo(sition) 博览会face-to-face talk 会晤fairplay trophy 风格奖family planning 计划生育flea market 跳蚤市场flying squad 飞虎队frame-up 诬陷,假案front page 头条front row seat 首席记者full house 满座gearto the international conventions把与国际接轨grass widow / widower 留守女士 / 留守男
20、士guest of honor 贵宾guest team / home team 客队 / 主队hawk 主战派heroin 海洛因highlights and sidelights 要闻与花絮his-and-hers watches 情侣表hit parade 流行歌曲排行榜hit product 拳头产品hit-and-runner 肇事后逃走者Hong Kong compatriot 香港同胞honor guard 仪仗队hostage 人质housing reform 住房改革hypermedia 多媒体ideology 意识形态idle money 闲散资金in another re
21、lated development 另据报道incumbent mayor 现任市长info-highway 信息高速公路in-service training 在职训练inspector-general 总监interim government 过渡政府invitation meet 邀请赛judo 柔道karate 空手道kiosk 小卖部knock-out system 淘汰制knowledge economy 知识经济ksei 棋圣laid-off 下岗leading actor 男主角lease 租约,租期man of mark 名人,要人manuscript 原稿,脚本marria
22、ge lines 结婚证书master key 万能钥匙medium 媒体,媒介mercy killing 安乐死moped 助力车Moslem 穆斯林multimedia 多媒体music cafe 音乐茶座national anthem 国歌negative vote 反对票nest egg 私房钱news agency 通讯社news briefing 新闻发布会news conference 记者招待会news flash 短讯,快讯nominee 候选人notions 小商品null and void 无效的off-hour hobby 业余爱好off-the-job trainin
23、g 脱产培训on standby 待命on-the-job training 在职培训on-the-spot broadcasting 现场直播opinion poll 民意测验overpass (人行)天桥overseas student 留学生overture 序曲overwhelming majority 压倒性多数palm phone 大哥大parliament 国会passerby 过路人pay-to-the-driver bus 无人售票车peaceful co-existence 和平共处peace-keeping force 维和部队peak viewing time 黄金时间
24、pedestrian 行人pension insurance 养老保险Pentagon 五角大楼perk 外快PM = prime minister 首相,总理politburo 政治局poor box 济贫箱pope 教皇pose for a group photo 集体合影留念poverty-stricken area 贫困地区power failure 断电,停电premiere 首映,初次公演press briefing 新闻发布会press corps 记者团press spokesman 新闻发言人prize-awarding ceremony 颁奖仪式professional e
25、scort 三陪服务profiteer 投机倒把者protocol 草案,协议puberty 青春期public servant 公务员questionnaire 调查表quick-frozen food 速冻食品quiz game 智力竞赛racial discrimination 种族歧视rapport 默契reciprocal visits 互访recital 独唱会,独奏会red-carpet welcome 隆重欢迎red-hot news 最新消息red-letter day 大喜之日redundant 下岗人员re-employment 再就业rep = representati
26、ve 代表rip off 宰客senate 参议院tenure of office 任职期the other man / woman 第三者top news 头条新闻tornado 龙卷风tour de force 代表作township enterprises 乡镇企业township head 乡长traffic tie-up 交通瘫痪truce 停火,休战trustee 董事two-day dayoffs 双休日tycoon 巨富umpire 裁判V.D. = venereal disease 性病vaccine 疫苗vehicle-free promenade 步行街vote down 否决well-off level 小康水平well-to-do level 小康水平Whos Who 名人录working couple 双职工