China-daily-vocabulary-list.doc

中国日报单词表（汉英） 

A
 "爱国者"导弹 Patriot missile
 AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch
 A股市场 A share market
 《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q
 奥委会 Olympic Committee
 奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult
 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul
 矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs--pick the best out of a mediocre bunch
 艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
 爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace
 爱心工程` Loving Care Project
 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
 爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
 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
 安理会 Security Council
 安乐死 euthanasia
 安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.
 安全岛 safety strip
 安第斯集团峰会（拉美国家） Andean Summit
 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project
 按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance
 按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost
 按揭贷款 mortgage loan
 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house
 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority
 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly
 暗箱操作 black case work

B
 B to B (B2B) business to business
 B to C (B2C) business to consumer
 BP 机 beeper, pager
 B超 type-B ultrasonic
 《北美自由贸易协定》 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica
 《伯尔尼公约》（有关保护文学和艺术作品版权的公约） Berne Convention
 《不见不散》 Be there or be square.
 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household
 半拉子工程 uncompleted project
 半脱产 a partial sabbatical from work
 半边天 half the sky
 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
 半决赛 semifinals
 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse
 巴勒斯坦民族解放运动，简称 FATEH
 帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process
 拔河(游戏) tug-of-war
 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization
 把握大局 grasp the overall situation
 把关 guard a pass
 棒球运动记者 scribe
 霸权主义 hegemonism
 摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty
 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
 百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle
 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances
 摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance
 摆架子 put on airs
 包销人 underwriter
 拜年 pay New Year call
 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers
 包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle
 包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)
 包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house for exclusive use
 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash
 包干到户 work contracted to households
 包工包料 contract for labor and materials
 包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell
 包机 to charter a plane; a chartered plane
 拜金主义 money worship
 版权法 copyright law
 版税率 royalty rate
 白马王子 Prince Charming
 白领犯罪 white-collar crime
 白领工人 white-collar worker
 白手起家 starting from scratch
 白色行情表 white sheet
 白色污染 white pollution
 白色农业 "white agriculture (also called ""white engineering agriculture""; It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.)"
 白色农业 white agriculture
 白雪公主 Snow White
 白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace
 傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybags
 剥离不良资产 strip bad assets off
 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody
 斑马线 zebra stripes
 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer
 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)
 便当 fast food
 标书 bidding documents
 比上不足，比下有余 "worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst"
 比基尼 bikini
 比较经济学 comparative economics
 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
 表演赛 demonstration match
 毕业生分配制度 assignment of graduates
 表见代理 agency by estoppel
 闭门羹 given cold-shoulder
 闭关政策 closed-door policy
 闭卷 closed-book exam
 冰雕 ice sculpture
 冰毒 "ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug"
 避税 evade tax
 逼上梁山 be driven to drastic alternatives
 变相涨价 disguised inflation
 变相涨价 disguised inflation
 蹦迪 disco dancing
 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping
 薄利多销 small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume
 保理业务 factoring business
 保龄球 bowling
 保释 on bail
 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area
 保税区 tax-protected zone
 保税仓库 bonded warehouse
 保质期 guarantee period
 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas
 保证金 margins, collateral
 保证金帐户 margin account
 保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate
 保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings
 保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy
 保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy
 保持国有股 keep the State-held shares
 保兑银行 confirming bank
 保护生态环境 preserve the ecological environment
 保护伞 protective umbrella
 保护主义 protectionism
 保护关税 protective duty/tariff
 保护价格 protective price
 保健食品 health-care food
 保健按摩 therapeutic massage
 报销 apply for reimbursement
 报复性关税 retaliatory duty
 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project
 报关员 declarant
 暴发户 new rich; upstart (persons or households who suddenly became rich through unscrupulous means or unexpected opportunities)
 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up
 北约 NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
 北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank
 背投屏幕 rear projection screen
 背黑锅 to become a scapegoat
 备件 spare parts
 被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking
 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life
 本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches
 本垒打 circuit clout, four-master, round trip
 本票 cashier's cheque
 本本主义 bookishness
 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
 兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures
 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals
 边缘科学 boundary science
 边缘科学 borderline science
 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas
 边际效益 marginal benefit
 边际薪酬 marginal salaries
 边际报酬 marginal return
 并网发电 combined to the grid
 博士生 Ph.D candidate
 博士后 post-doctoral
 博彩（业） lottery industry
 博导 tutor of a Ph.D. student
 伯乐 a good judge of talent (a name of a legendary person in the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period who excelled in evaluating horses)
 补缺选举 by-election
 补偿贸易 compensatory trade
 不买帐 not take it; not go for it
 不良贷款 non-performing loan
 不眠之夜 white night　
 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO)
 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.
 不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
 不正之风 bad (harmful) practice; unhealthy tendency
 不正当竞争 unfair competition
 不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
 不夜城 "sleepless city, ever-bright city"
 不败记录 clean record, spotless record
 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force
 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. "
 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.
 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result
 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
 不怀恶意的谎言 white lie　　　　　　
 不记名投票 secret ballot
 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement
 不可再生资源 non-renewable resources
 不可抗力 force majeure
 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods system
 布达拉宫 Potala Palace
 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass
 步行街 pedestrian street
 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
 部长级会议 ministerial meeting

C
 禅 dhyana
 重复建设 building redundant project; duplication of similar projects
 《春秋》 Spring and Autumn Annals
 擦网球 net ball
 擦边球 "edge ball, touch ball"
 层层转包和违法分保 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting
 拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition
 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
 菜篮子工程 shopping basket program
 采取措施前 ex ante
 采取措施后 ex post
 采取高姿态 show magnanimity
 菜鸟，新手 green hand
 茶道 sado
 查房 make/go the rounds of the wards
 参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs
 参拜靖国神社 visit to the Yasukuni war shrine
 差额投票 differentail voting
 差额选举 competitive election
 差额拨款 balance allocation
 参股者 equity participant
 参股公司 joint stock company
 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 that their face value)
 产粮大省 granary province
 产权明晰、权责明确、政企分开、科学管理 "clearly established ownership, well defined power and responsibility, separation of enterprise from administration, and scientific management "
 产权制度、产权关系 property relations; property order
 产销直接挂钩 directly link production with marketing
 产业的升级换代 upgrading of industies
 产业结构升级 upgrading of an industrial structure
 产品生命周期分析 LCA (Life Cycle Analysis)
 产品结构 product mix
 产品科技含量 technological element of a product
 草根工业 grass root industry (refers to village and township enterprises which take root among farmers and grow like wold grass)
 财政收入 fiscal revenue
 仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket
 沉没成本 sunk cost
 城市中年雅皮士 muppie （一批中年专业人士，附庸风雅，矫揉造作cutesification，崇尚竟品至上boutiqueification，攀比银行存款bankification等摆阔作风，由middle-aged urban yuppie缩合而成）
 城市规划 city's landscaping plan; urban planning
 城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and rural areas
 承销商 underwriter
 承包 contract with
 成人中等专科学校 secondary specialized/ technical school for adults
 抽杀成功 hit through
 成本分摊 sharing costs
 成份指数 component index
 成吉思汗 Genghis Khan
 成组技术 group technology
 筹备委员会 preparatory committee
 筹划指导委员会 steering committee
 筹资 raised capital/proceeds
 痴迷者 addict
 吃大锅饭 "egalitarian practice of ""everybody eating from the same big pot"" "
 吃皇粮 "receive salaries, subsidies, or other supported from the government"
 充值卡 rechargeable card
 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go
 出气筒 punching bag
 出风头 show off;in the limelight
 出家 pravrajana; cloister
 出口卖方信贷 seller's credit on exports
 出口退税率 export rebate rate
 出口退税制度 the system of refunding taxes on exported goods; export (tax) rebate
 出口押汇 bill purchased (B/P); outward documentary bill
 出口创汇型产业 export-oriented industry
 出口创汇能力 capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports
 出口加工区 export processing zones
 出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for exports
 常务理事 executive member of the council
 长途电话 distant calls
 长线产品 product in excessive supply
 长期共存、互相监督、肝胆相照、荣辱与共 "long-term coexistence, mutual supervision, sincere treatment with each other and the sharing of weal or woe "
 长二捆 LM-2E
 长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta
 长江中下游 the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River
 敞蓬轿车 open-topped limousine
 畅通工程 Smooth Traffic Project
 唱高调 mouth high-sounding words
 超前消费 "pre-mature consumption, overconsuming, excessive consumption "
 超高速巨型计算机 giant ultra-high-speed computer
 炒作 speculation (stock); sensationalization (news)
 彻头彻尾的反动政治势力 an out and out reactionary political force
 尘云 dust clouds
 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
 此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence.
 次新股 sub-new stock
 从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy
 促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy
 磁悬浮列车 "Maglev train (magnetically levitated train), magnetic suspension train "
 存款保证金 guaranty money for deposits
 存款单 Certificates of Deposits
 存款准备金制度 reserve against deposit system
 粗放式管理 extensive management
 粗放经营 extensive operation
 传销 pyramid sales; multi-level marketing
 船务公司 shipping service company
 窗口行业 various service trades
 创业园 high-tech business incubator; pioneer park
 创建卫生城市 build a nationally advanced clean city
 吹风会 (advanced) briefing
 春蕾计划 Spring Buds Program
 春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival
 春运 passenger transport around the Chinese lunar new year

D

 "东突"恐怖分子 East Turkistan terrorist
 "豆腐渣"工程 jerry-built project
 （解决争端）调查结果 findings
 答谢宴会 return banquet
 达标活动 target hitting activities
 大满贯 grand slam
 大力扣杀 hammer
 大路货 staple goods
 大型电视系列片,长篇电视连续剧 maxi-series
 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
 大胜 white wash
 打顺手 "find one's touch, get into gear, settle into a groove"
 大卫教 ranch Davidian
 大腕 top notch
 大学生创业 university students' innovative undertaking
 呆帐 dead account
 大昭寺 Jokhang Temple.
 大要案 major and serious criminal cases
 大排档 sidewalk snack booth; large stall
 打破僵局 break the deadlock
 打包贷款 packing credit (loan)
 打包儿 use doggy bags to take food home
 大包干 all-round responsibility system
 打白条 issue IOU
 大病统筹 comprehensive arrangement for serious disease
 大藏经 Tripitaka
 打黑 crack down on speculation and profiteering
 大轰动 blockbuster
 打假 crack down on counterfeit goods
 打假办 Office of Cracking down on Fake Products
 大款 tycoon
 打口碟 cracked CD
 大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
 大专生 junior college student
 大专文凭 associate degree
 代职 function in an acting capacity
 待业 job-waiting
 待岗 "await job assignment, post-waiting"
 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
 点球 penalty kick
 盗用公款 embezzlement
 德智体美劳 "all around development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetics and labour education "
 盗版VCD pirated VCD
 盗打 （电话) free call on somebody else's expense through illegal means
 点子公司 consultancy company
 电信运营商 telecom operators
 电视直销 TV home shopping
 电视会议 video conference
 电脑迷 mouse potato
 电脑盲 computer illiterate
 电话号码升位 upgrade telephone number
 电话会议 teleconference
 电子商务认证 e-business certification
 邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts
 等外品 "off-grade goods, rejects"
 低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach)
 吊球 drop shot
 吊销执照 revoke license
 吊带衫 sun-top
 第三产业 tertiary industry; service sector
 第三代移动电话(3G手机) third generation mobile; 3G mobile
 第一双打 first pair
 第一发球权 first inning
 第一发球员 first server
 第二上市 secondary listing
 第二产业 secondary industry
 垫付 "advancement, payment on account"
 抵免 offset
 单循环制 single round-robin system
 单边主义 unilateralism
 单刀赴会 start a solo run
 党群关系 Party-masses relationship
 党政机关 Party and government organizations
 捣浆糊 give the runaround
 倒爷 profiteer
 倒票 speculative reselling of tickets
 倒春寒 unusually cold spell in an otherwise warm early spring
 倒计时 countdown
 地球村 global village
 地区差异 regional disparity
 地市级城市 prefecture-level city
 地热资源 geothermal resources
 地方保护主义 regional protectionism
 地方财政包干制 system whereby local authorities take full responsibility for their finances
 独立董事 independent director
 独立核算工业企业 independent accounting unit(enterprise)
 多媒体 multimedia
 多任务小卫星 small multi-mission satellite (SMMS)
 独生子女 the only child in one's family
 多头账户 long account
 多种经营 diversified economy
 多党合作制 multi-party co-operation in exercising State power
 夺冠 take the crown
 多功能性(农业) multifunctionality
 端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival
 渡假外交 holiday-making diplomacy
 短期债务 floating debt
 短期放款 money at call and short notice
 断交信 Dear John letter (from woman to man)
 对...毫无顾忌 make no bones about ...
 对外招商 attract foreign investment
 对冲基金 hedge fund
 队长袖标(足球） skipper's armband
 对讲机 talkie and walkie
 杜鲁门主义 Truman Doctrine
 钉子户 person or household who refuses to move and b