1、AAA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艾滋病
2、(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-button 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 safety 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 mortgage 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 proportionate
5、ly; 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 according 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 Olympi
6、c 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 Olympic homestays (The “Olympic homestays” program offers foreign visitors a chance to experience Beijing citizens real lives. “奥运人家”项目为外
7、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 Common Domain is set to open to the public free of charge Friday, the Beijing Times reported Wednesday. But tickets are needed to v
8、isit 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 check 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。
9、)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 rings 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 CouncilBB超 type-B ultrasonic八宝饭 ei
10、ght-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 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
11、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, 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; mai
12、ntain 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 Bourse 把妹达人 pickup artist (Studies show that Chinas 180 million single men and women, particularly those aged 25 to 45, are finding it increa
13、singly difficult to find partners. To boost their chances, more are turning for help from pickup artists to master the art of seduction. 研究显示,中国有1.8亿单身男女,其中,年龄在25到45岁之间的单身人士发现找伴侣越来越难。为了给自己赢得更多机会,越来越多的人开始向把妹达人请教,学习“勾引”人的艺术。)八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobo
14、dy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 metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance,
15、do for show白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace拜金女 material girl (Ma Nuo, 22, a model from Beijing, has won plaudits for her stylish appearance, but is equally derided for her material girl image. 来自北京的模特马诺只有22岁,却因其时尚的外表赚足了众人的眼球。但同时她也成为人们所嘲笑的“拜金女郎”。)拜金主义 money worship白领犯罪 white-collar crime白领工人 white-collar worke
16、r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 century-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
17、 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 straighten 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 Afri
18、can-Americans and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the US attorneys office in Tennessee 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
19、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,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 start
20、ing 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-finished 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 s
21、urvey also said more men (14%) than women (5%) reported they would like to date a colleague. 美国CareerB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
22、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 building 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 associat
23、ed minerals版税率 royalty rate半托 day care (for kids) 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; partly 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 Shen
24、zhou-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48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 in
25、side the factories overnight to demand better layoff terms, a new form of labor action dubbed 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; wa
26、ter cooler chat棒球运动记者 scribe 办丧事 conduct a funeral版税收入 royalty income (Guo Jingming topped 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
27、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, 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 re
28、sponsibility保兑银行 confirming bank暴发户 new rich; upstart (persons or households who suddenly 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 s
29、ystem; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash包购包销 exclusive right to 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
30、保护主义 protectionism包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane报价单 quotation of prices保健按摩 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 t
31、heir home crowd dazzling spectators with a clean sweep of the 70m ski-jumping event. 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
32、 not hurt the interests of the majority, said Zhang Qiong, deputy director of the 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。)暴力分拣 rough handling (The State Post Bureau has fined the Shanghai Jinqiao division of Shentong Express 10,000 yuan ($1
33、,520) for rough handling of parcels. It is the first time the bureau has imposed such a punishment against a courier for rough handling. 国家邮政局已对上海浦东金桥申通快递有限公司做出罚款1万元的行政处罚。这是国家管理部门针对“暴力分拣”问题开出的首例罚单。)暴力片 splatter film保龄球 bowling保龄球馆 bowling alley包容性增长 inclusive growth (The theme of the meeting is Deve
34、loping Human Resources, Vigorously Promoting Employment and Realizing Inclusive Growth. 这次会议的主题是“开发人力资源、大力促进就业、实现包容性增长”。)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 family or work unit报喜不报忧 rep
35、ort 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保障性住房 indemnificatory housing (China has allocated more than 60 billion yuan ($8.85 bi
36、llion) to build 5.8 million indemnificatory apartments to curb the skyrocketing housing prices, said Jiang Weixin, minister of housing and urban-rural development, at the 2010 China Mayors Forum on Saturday. 住房和城乡建设部部长姜伟新周六在2010中国市长论坛上表示,中央已下拨600多亿元(88.5亿美元)建造580万套保障性住房,以遏制飞涨的房价。)保证金账户 margin accoun
37、t保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods and 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 membe
38、rs progressive, innovative and forward-thinking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
39、labor and materials 包工头 baogongtou, labor 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 healt
40、h-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 premium保险赔付金额 compensati
41、on pay-outs保险索赔 insurance claim保障合同和交易安全 guarantee contracts and safe dealings保障民众和社会免受安全威胁 protect the citizens and societies against security threats 保证基金 guaranteed fund保证金 margins, collateral 保证决策的科学化和民主化 ensure the decision-making more scientific and democratic保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority
42、 areas 保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings 包装食品 packaged foods包子 steamed bun八荣八耻 Eight Honors & Eight Disgraces (坚持以热爱祖国为荣、以危害祖国为耻,以服务人民为荣、以背离人民为耻,以崇尚科学为荣、以愚昧无知为耻,以辛勤劳动为荣、以好逸恶劳为耻,以团结互助为荣、以损人利己为耻,以诚实守信为荣、以见利忘义为耻,以遵纪守法为荣、以违法乱纪为耻,以艰苦奋斗为荣、以骄奢淫逸为耻。Love, do not harm the motherland. Serve, dont disserve the
43、people. Uphold science; dont be ignorant and unenlightened. Work hard; dont be lazy and hate work. Be united and help each other; dont gain benefits at the expense of others. Be honest and trustworthy, not profit-mongering at the expense of your values. Be disciplined and law-abiding instead of chao
44、tic and lawless. Know plain living and hard struggle, do not wallow in luxuries and pleasures.)霸王条款 inequality / imparity clause被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking背黑锅 become a scapegoat备件 spare parts 被叫方付费电话 reverse charge call/ collect telephone call 北京奥申委 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bidding C
45、ommittee (BOBICO) 北京四环路 the fourth ring road in Beijing 北美自由贸易协定 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 背投屏幕 rear projection screen 备用资金 reserve fund北约 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)- established in April 1949-it has 15 member states and a headquarters in Brussels, the capital of
46、 Belgium. 背包旅行者 backpacker被叫通话 incoming call北京航天指控中心 Beijing Aerospace Control Centre北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank 被迫退出(比赛) sideline (Recently signed Los Angeles Lakers guard Sun Yue will be sidelined indefinitely as a result of testing positive for mononucleosis. 孙悦刚刚签约洛杉矶湖人队,就因单核细胞增多症测试呈阳性,恐将无缘近期的
47、比赛。)备用轮胎 spare tire (A cat survived a 2.5-hour trip on a spare tire under her owners truck. 一只猫趴在主人卡车的备用轮胎上,车子开了2个半小时后竟安然无恙。)被摘牌的公司 delisted company 被指控接受贿赂 be accused of accepting bribes本垒打 circuit clout, four-master, round trip 本命年 ones year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Br
48、anches 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 本票 cashiers cheque奔三 push toward 30s (Im really worried, she said. My daughter is pushing toward her 30s. She has a busy job and a limited number of acquaintances. I really hope she can get married before 28 and have a baby before 30.” 一位母亲说:“我真着急。女儿都奔三了,她工作很忙,交往圈子又小。我特别希望她能在28岁前结婚,30岁