1、AA 制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch A 股市场 A share market 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages爱国统一战线 patriotic united front爱国卫生运动 patriotic sanitation campaign “爱国者”导弹 Patriot missile爱丽舍宫 Elyse Palace爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.爱心工程 Loving Care Project艾滋
2、病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) 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按键式电话 push-botton phone; Touch-Tone; keyphone安静地铁 low-noise subway (The vibration control technique will be applied to Subway Line 4, m
3、aking for a low-noise commute in Beijing. 减振技术将用于地铁 4 号线，打造北京安静地铁。)安乐死 euthanasia安理会 Security Council安全岛 safety strip安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.安全专项整治 carry out more special programs to address safty problems按时足额发放基本养老金 pay the pensions of retirees on time and in full 安慰奖 consolation
4、 prize 暗箱操作 black case work按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority幸福感指数 happiness index(The happiness index of people in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Fujian provinces and Chongqing municipality was found to be high, with half of families saying they were satisfied with family life, while people living i
5、n big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen were not so lucky.调查发现，江苏、四川、福建和重庆四个省市居民的幸福感指数较高，有一半的家庭表示他们对家庭生活感到满意，而住在北京、上海、深圳等大城市的人却不这么认为。) (2010-03-22)换岗 job reshuffle(At least 3,000 police officials in Chongqing are facing a major job reshuffle to clean up the police force tainted by its prote
6、ction of several organized gangs.重庆将有至少 3000 名警察面临大换岗，此次换岗的目的是对有黑帮保护伞之称的当地警察队伍进行清理。) (2010-03-19)婚检 premarital check-up(Wang Ying, deputy to the NPC and vice-director of Yunnan Dali Health Bureau, has suggested the government encourage premarital health checks. 全国人大代表、云南省大理白族自治州卫生局副局长王瑛在两会期间建议，政府应加大
7、婚检宣传力度。) (2010-03-18)公共外交 public diplomacy(China needs a bigger public diplomacy campaign to better present the country to the world, said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman for the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), on Monday.全国政协发言人赵启正本周一表示，中国需要大力开展公共外交活动，把中国更好地介绍给世界。) (2010-03-17)职业瓶
8、颈 career bottleneck(Women have come to a career bottleneck, Yang Lan, a CPPCC member and popular TV presenter, said in an interview with . The number of women decision-makers in companies is far from enough. It is not because they dont have opportunities or they are unqualified.政协委员、著名电视节目主持人杨澜在中国广播
9、网的访谈中表示，在职业发展中，女性职业有瓶颈。在企事业高管层面，女性的代表性还是远远不够。这并不是因为她们没有机会或能力不够。) (2010-03-16)夹心层 sandwich class(Applications commenced yesterday in response to the Hong Kong Housing Societys plans to sell sandwich-class flats in Tseung Kwan O for singles and families. The flats are priced 23 percent below market va
10、lue.香港房屋委员会计划面向单身人士和家庭出售将军澳地区的“ 夹心阶层住屋”，申请已于昨日开始。这些公寓的售价比市价要低 23%。) (2010-03-15)暴力拆迁 forced relocation(But forced relocation will be used if necessary so that the self-interests of a handful of people will not hurt the interests of the majority, said Zhang Qiong, deputy director of the State Council
11、 Legislative Affairs Office.国务院法制办副主任张穹说，如果必要的话还是会采取强制拆迁的方式，这样才不会因为少数人的利益而影响到大多数人的利益。) (2010-03-12)经济发展模式 economic development model(The annual government work report delivered at the Third Session of the 11th National Peoples Congress by Premier Wen Jiabao has proposed new strategies and thoughts a
12、bout promoting urbanization, which will trigger the explosive expansion of domestic demands and help the transformation of economic development models.温家宝总理在十一届全国人大三次会议上做年度政府工作报告时，提出了推进城市化的新战略和新思想，指出城市化将引发国内需求的突破性增长，帮助推进经济发展模式的转变。) (2010-03-11)国防预算 defense budget(China plans to increase its defense
13、budget by 7.5 percent in 2010, only about half of last years planned growth of 14.9 percent, a parliament spokesman said here on Thursday.全国人大发言人（李肇星）本周四称，中国 2010 年国防预算的增幅计划为 7.5%，增幅仅为去年计划增幅14.9%的一半。 ) (2010-03-10)军事扩张 military expansion(China has no plan formilitary expansion as its development of
14、national defense is for its own security, a Navy testing base commander of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) said last Friday.中国人民解放军海军测试基地司令员上周五表示，中国没有军事扩张的计划，发展国防是出于本国安全考虑。) (2010-03-09)教育体制 education bureaucracy(Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday called for changes in the education bureaucracy, a pro
15、blem that plagues Chinas development of education.上周六，温家宝总理提出要进行教育体制改革，教育体制问题是中国教育发展过程中的一个困扰。) (2010-03-08)现场招聘 on-site recruiting(The four teams accredited by Zhejiang province will cooperate with labor-exporting provinces on interprovincial labor services, and some enterprises will participate in
16、on-site recruiting.浙江省委派的四支工作组将与劳务输出省份在跨省劳务服务方面进行合作，一些企业还会参与现场招聘活动。) (2010-03-05)中国模式 China model(Up until today, Chinas political and economic system has yet to be perfected, and the “China model“ is evolving based on world and Chinese experiences.直到今日，中国的政治和经济体制仍需要进一步完善， “中国模式 ”正在世界和本国的经验基础上不断发展。
17、) (2010-03-04)实名举报 real-name reporting (It says supervision departments should apply real-name reporting and should not make public the reporting information so as to protect informants.草案称监察部门应该采用实名制举报方式，并且为了保护举报人不应将举报信息公之于众。) (2010-03-03)马票 lottery on horse racing(Hainan to pilot lottery on horse
18、racing-Hainan has started exploring ways to introduce betting-type lotteries on major international competitions, including horse racing in Hong Kong.海南将试行赛马彩票 海南已经开始探索把博彩引入香港赛马等重大国际比赛中的方法。) (2010-03-02)按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost 安第斯集团峰会（拉美国家） Andean Summit（手机）按键 keypad 按键音 keypad tone按揭贷款 mo
19、rtgage loan 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 按距离计费 vary the charge according to how far away the destination is按劳分配 distribution accordin
20、g to ones performance 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly 安全行车 safe driving奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region 奥委会 Olympic Committee澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul 奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult 奥运火炬护跑手 escort runner奥运人家 Olympi
21、c homestays (The “Olympic homestays” program offers foreign visitors a chance to experience Beijing citizens real lives. “奥运人家” 项目为外国游客提供机会，让他们充分体验地道的北京市民生活。)奥运圣火采集仪式 Olympic flame lighting ceremony 奥运特许商品 Olympic merchandise; franchised goods for Olympic Game奥运中心区 Olympic Common Domain (The Olympic
22、 Common Domain is set to open to the public free of charge Friday, the Beijing Times reported Wednesday. But tickets are needed to visit the Olympic venues, such as the Birds Nest, the Water Cube and the National Indoor Stadium. Prior to the reopening, the OCD return such facilities as security chec
23、k roofs to the national Olympic committee. 京华时报8 日报道，奥林匹克公园中心区拟于周五向游客免费开放，但鸟巢、水立方、国家体育馆等奥运场馆仍需购票游览，票价尚未确定。据悉，此次开放前中心区将向奥组委归还安检棚等临时物资。)奥运专用车道 olympic driveway, special driveway for Beijing Olympic vehicles (Workers began to mark the special driveways for Beijing Olympic vehicles with five Olympic rin
24、gs Saturday night. 周六晚，北京奥运专用车道施划工作正式展开，地面标识为奥运五环图案。)阿 Q 正传 The True Story of Ah Q 立法委员会 Legislative CouncilB 超 type-B ultrasonic八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)罢工 down tools (Workers are set to down tools in protest against
25、employers refusal to budge on wage demands. 由于雇主在工资问题上拒不让步，工人们准备进行罢工。)八卦 gossip, gossipy.Originally the name of an eight-side diagram derived from the famous Chinese classic “Ching”(Book of Changes), it is now often used to describe gossip or gossipy people. 八卦网站 gossip site (“Everything that I type
26、, everything that I do, some gossip site makes it news,“ she added. 她补充说：“我写的一切，我所做的一切，一些八卦网站都把它们编成了新闻。 ”)把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)巴黎航空公约(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bours
27、e 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody霸权主义 hegemonism吧台 bar counter把握大局 grasp the overall situation 八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight.八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua八卦（娱乐） gossip拔河(游戏) tug-of-war 摆花架子 a
28、metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance, do for show白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace拜金主义 money worship白领犯罪 white-collar crime白领工人 white-collar worker白领工人 White collar (早在 1928 年，人们开始用 white-collar 来形容非体力劳动者，如老师、公务员等。“白领”顾名思义，表示其职业要求着装整齐、清洁。)百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle百年老店 cent
29、ury-old shop白皮书 white paper白热化 white heat白色农业 white agriculture白色污染 white pollution摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.百般拖延 do everything to postpone拜把兄弟 sworn brothers 白炽灯 incandescent bulb摆架子 put on airs 白马王子 Prince Charming 拜年 pay a New Years visit 摆平 strai
30、ghten sth out; sort out摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances 白人至上主义者 white supremacist (Two US men have been arrested and charged for plotting a “killing spree“ against African-Americans and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the US attorneys office in Tenn
31、essee said Monday. Daniel Cowart, 20, and Paul Schlesselman, 18, were self-described white supremacists. They planned to kill 88 people, including 14 who would be beheaded. 美国田纳西州联邦检察官 27 日说，他们破获了一起谋杀民主党总统候选人奥巴马和袭击更多非洲裔人的阴谋，并逮捕和起诉了两名行凶未遂者。据称，这两人分别是现年 20 岁的考瓦特和 18 岁的舍莱索曼。他们自称 “白人至上主义者“ ，原计划打死 88 名黑人，
32、并斩首其中 14 人，将刺杀奥巴马作为“最后行动“。)白色行情表 white sheet 白色农业 “white agriculture (also called “white engineering agriculture“; It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.)“ 白手起家 starting from scratch 白雪公主 Snow White 半边天 half the sky班车 shuttle bus半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-fi
33、nished products板儿寸 crew cut 办公室恋情 office romance (31% workers in the US said they married the person they dated at work, according to a survey of 8,038 workers released by CareerB. The office romance survey also said more men (14%) than women (5%) reported they would like to date a colleague. 美国Care
34、erB 网站公布的调查结果显示，31%的人和同事约会并喜结连理，调查对象为 8038 名成年全职职员。这项关于办公室恋情的调查还显示，14%的男性乐意与同事约会，但仅有 5%的女性持相同态度。)办公室设备 office equipment办公自动化 OA (Office Automation) 半官方贸易 semi-official trade颁奖大会 award presentation ceremony半决赛 semifinal半决赛四强 four semifinalists半拉子工程 uncompleted project 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment build
35、ing 斑马线 zebra crossing班门弄斧 teach ones grandma to suck eggs办年货 do New Years shopping 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household版权法 copyright law版权贸易 copyright business版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted伴生矿 associated minerals版税率 royalty rate半托 day care (for kids) 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; pa
36、rtly released from ones regular work 伴宴人员 escort 搬运工人 transport worker伴飞卫星 accompanying satellite (Chinese scientists Sunday successfully directed the accompanying satellite BX-1 to begin circling the Shenzhou-7 spaceship, on an elliptical track of 4km multiplying 8km. 5 日，在中国科学家监控下，神舟七号伴飞卫星顺利实现了在 4
37、8 公里椭圆轨道上环绕神七飞行的目标。)帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss of death绑架老板 bossnapping, locking up the boss.(Staff at French plants run by Sony, 3M and Caterpillar have held managers inside the factories overnight to demand better layoff terms, a new form of labor action dubbe
38、d “bossnapping“ by the media.索尼、3M、卡特彼勒公司法国分厂的工人为争取更好的解聘条件，曾分别将公司经理锁在厂里过夜，这被媒体称为“绑架老板“。)傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybag办公室里闲聊 chat around the water cooler; water cooler chat棒球运动记者 scribe 办丧事 conduct a funeral版税收入 royalty income (Guo Jingming toppe
39、d the list of Chinas millionaire authors of 2008 released Monday for the 2nd year with a RMB13m royalty income, followed by Zheng Yuanjie with RMB11m and Yang Hongying with RMB9.8m. 2008 中国作家富豪榜周一新鲜出炉，郭敬明以 1300 万元的版税收入蝉联冠军，郑渊洁以 1100 万、杨红樱以 980 万的身家分列富豪榜第二、三位。)包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car,
40、 etc.); a chartered vehicle保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy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保兑银行 confirming bank暴发户 new rich; upstart (persons or households who s
41、uddenly became rich through unscrupulous means or unexpected opportunities)包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house (for exclusive use)报复性关税 retaliatory duty包干到户 work contracted to household包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash包购包销 exclusive right to
42、purchase and sell曝光 make public; expose保护关税 protective duty/tariff保护价格 protective price保护伞 protective umbrella保护生态环境 preserve the ecological environment保护消费者合法权益 protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers保护主义 protectionism包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane报价单 quotation of prices保健按摩
43、 therapeutic massage保健操 health exercises保监会 the China Insurance Regulatory Commission 保健品 health care products保健食品 health-care food 报界 the press包揽 clean sweep (Japanese athletes took the chance to perform in front of their home crowd dazzling spectators with a clean sweep of the 70m ski-jumping even
44、t. 日本运动员包揽了 70 米跳台滑雪比赛的所有奖牌，令国人一饱眼福。)爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up暴力拆迁 forced relocation (But forced relocation will be used if necessary so that the self-interests of a handful of people will not hurt the interests of the majority, said Zhang Qiong, deputy director of th
45、e State Council Legislative Affairs Office. 国务院法制办副主任张穹说，如果必要的话还是会采取强制拆迁的方式，这样才不会因为少数人的利益而影响到大多数人的利益。)暴力片 splatter film保龄球 bowling保龄球馆 bowling alley保释 on bail保税仓库 bonded warehouse保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area; tax-protected zone保外帮教 remain out of custody by receiving help from the f
46、amily or work unit报喜不报忧 report only the good but not the bad保息股票 guaranteed stock报销 apply for reimbursement包销人 underwriter包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products保障措施 supporting measures保证金账户 margin account保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods a
47、nd materials保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate保质期,保修期 shelf (storage) life; guarantee period包装精美 delicately packed包装业 package industry保安员 security staff包产到户 contract production quotas to individual households保持共产党员先进性 keep CPC members progressive, innovative and forward-t
48、hinking保持国有股 keep the State-held shares 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression) 包干到户 work contracted to households 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash 包工包料 contract for labor and materials 包工头 baogongtou, labo
49、r contractor (Huang Jiakun, a “bao gong tou“ (labour contractor), who has been residing in Shanghai for 10 years became agitated when discussing the unpaid wages problem.)报关员 declarant 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicators Project 保健品 health supplements保健食品 health-care food 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit爆料 tip-off保留为自然耕地 reserve as natural farmland保理业务 factoring business 保税港区 bonded port area (The State Council has officially approved the Qianhai Bay Bonded Port Area in Shenzhen recently. 日前，国务院正式批复同意设立深圳前海湾保税港区。)保险费 insurance pre
