一些中国特色词的英文说法.doc

一些中国特色词的英文说法
爱心工程 Loving Care Project ·
安家费 settling-in allowance ·
安慰奖 consolation prize ·
暗箱操作 black case work ·
按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority ·
按揭贷款 mortgage loan ·
按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house B·
把关 guard a pass ·
霸权主义 hegemonism ·
吧台 bar counter ·
把握大局 grasp the overall situation ·
拔河(游戏) tug-of-war ·
摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance ·
拜金主义 money worship ·
百年老店 century-old shop ·
白热化 be white-hot ·
摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty ·
拜把兄弟 sworn brothers ·
摆架子 put on airs ·
白马王子 Prince Charming ·
拜年 pay New Year call ·
摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances ·
班车 shuttle bus ·
半拉子工程 uncompleted project ·
板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building ·
班门弄斧 teach one's grandma to suck eggs ·
搬迁户 a relocated unit or household ·
半脱产 a partial sabbatical from work ·
帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process ·
傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybags ·
包产到户 fixing of farm output quotas for each household; production contracted to each household
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 ·
保兑银行 confirming bank ·
暴发户 new rich;nouveau rich; upstart (persons or households who suddenly became rich through unscrupulous means or unexpected opportunities) ·
曝光 make public; expose ·
保护伞 protective umbrella ·
保健按摩 therapeutic massage ·
保健品 health care products ·
爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up ·
暴力片 splatter film ·
背投屏幕 rear projection screen ·
被摘牌的公司 delisted company ·
本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches ·
奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life ·
本本主义 bookishness ·
蹦迪 disco dancing ·
蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping ·
闭关政策 closed-door policy ·
闭门羹 given cold-shoulder ·
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" ·
逼上梁山 be driven to drastic alternatives ·
变相涨价 disguised inflation ·
边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas ·
边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals ·
贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency) ·
表面文章 lip service; surface formality ·
表演赛 demonstration match · 并网发电 combined to the grid · 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) · 剥离不良资产 strip bad assets off · 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume · 博彩（业） lottery industry · 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody · 薄利多销 small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales · BP 机 beeper, pager · B to B (B2B) business to business · B to C (B2C) business to consumer · 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 · 不感冒 have no interest · 不管部部长 minister without portfolio · 不良贷款 non-performing loan · 不买帐 not take it; not go for it · 步行街 pedestrian street · 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass · 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 tendencyC· 擦边球 "edge ball, touch ball" · 菜篮子工程 shopping basket program · 菜鸟，新手 green hand · 采取高姿态 show magnanimity · 财务报表 financial statement · 参拜靖国神社 visit to the Yasukuni war shrine · 参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs · 仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket · 层层转包和违法分保 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting · 茶道 sado · 差额选举 competitive election · 查房 make/go the rounds of the wards · 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul · 拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition · 禅 dhyana · 产粮大省 granary province · 产品积压 overstocked products · 产品结构 product mix · 产品科技含量 technological element of a product · 产品生命周期分析 LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) · 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 · 唱高调 mouth high-sounding words · 长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta · 长江中下游 the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River · 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 " · 畅通工程 Smooth Traffic Project · 常务理事 executive member of the council · 超前消费 pre-mature consumption; overconsuming; excessive consumption; spend beyond one's means · 超前意识 superior consciousness · 超载过牧 overgraze · 炒作 speculation (stock); sensationalization (news) · 扯皮 shirk; pass the buck · 城镇社会保障体系 urban social security system · 承包 contract with · 城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and rural areas · 吃老本 live on one's own fat; bask in one's past glory; rest on one's laurels · 持续、稳定、协调发展 sustained, stable and coordinated development · 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" · 充电 recharge one's batteries; update one's knowledge; brush up · 冲帐 strike a balance; counter-balance accounts; reverse an entry · 重复建设 building redundant project; duplication of similar projects · 充值卡 rechargeable card · 筹备委员会 preparatory committee · 筹划指导委员会 steering committee · 臭老九 stinking ninth category (of class enemies next to landlords, reactionaries and even spies, etc. , a term of abuse by ultra-Leftists for teachers and other educated people in the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution) · 出风头 show off;in the limelight · 出家 pravrajana; cloister · 出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for exports · 触摸屏 touchscreen · 出气筒 punching bag · 传销 pyramid sales; multi-level marketing · 穿小鞋 make it hot for; make trouble for · 春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival · 此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence. · 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new · 从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy · 粗放经营 extensive operation · 粗放式管理 extensive management · 促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy D· 打白条 issue IOU · 打包儿 use doggy bags to take food home · 大包干 all-round responsibility system · 大而全 large and comprehensive; large and all-inclusive · 大规模杀伤性武器 mass destruction weapon · 打黑 crack down on speculation and profiteering · 打假 crack down on counterfeit goods · 打假办 Office of Cracking down on Fake Products · 大减价 markdown sales · 大贱卖 big offering · 大款 tycoon · 大腕 top notch, big shot · 大型电视系列片,长篇电视连续剧 maxi-series · 大学生创业 university students' innovative undertaking · 大要案 major and serious criminal cases · 大专生 junior college student · 大专文凭 associate degree · 待岗 "await job assignment, post-waiting" · 代培 train on contract; be commissioned to train; directional training · 代销店 commission agent · 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 · 待业 job-waiting · 待业人员 job-waiting people · 呆帐 dead account · 代职 function in an acting capacity · 单边主义 unilateralism · 党风建设 construction of the Party conduct · 党群关系 Party-masses relationship · 党政机关 Party and government organizations · 盗版VCD pirated VCD · 德智体美劳 "all around development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetics and labour education " · 邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts · 低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach) · 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 · 第三代移动电话(3G手机) third generation mobile; 3G mobile · 电脑盲 computer illiterate · 电脑迷 mouse potato · 点球 penalty kick · 电视直销 TV home shopping · 点子公司 consultancy company · 吊销执照 revoke license · 丁克一族 DINK (Double Income No Kids) · 钉子户 person or household who refuses to move and bargains for unreasonably high compensation when the land is requisitioned for a construction project · "东突"恐怖分子 East Turkistan terrorist · "豆腐渣"工程 jerry-built project · 渡假外交 holiday-making diplomacy · 独生子女 the only child in one's family · 对外招商 attract foreign investment · 多媒体短信服务 MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) · 多元化 pluralism · 多种经营 diversified economy F · 法人代表 legal representative · 发烧友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan · 发展不平衡 disparate development · 发展是硬道理 Development is of overriding importance. / Development is the absolute need. · 法治国家 a country under the rule of law · 法制国家 a state with an adequate legal system · 反败为胜 "bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire" · 翻版 reprint; reproduction; mirror image · 反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government · 翻两番 quadruple · 翻牌公司 government-body-turned company · 反倾销措施 anti-dumping measures against … · 防抱死系统 ABS (anti-lock braking system) · 放下架子 to relinguish haughty airs; to get off one's high horse; throw off one's airs · 放心店 trustworthy shop · 放心肉 quality-assured meat · 放行单 release permit · 费改税 transform administrative fees into taxes · 费改税改革 tax-for-fees reform · 分流 reposition of redundant personnel · 分期付款 installment payment · 疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform enceohalopathy (BSE) · 风险基金 VC funds · 风险投资 venture capital; risk investment · 浮动工资 floating wages; fluctuating wages · 复读机 repeater · 覆盖率 coverage rate · 富贵病 rich man's disease (which calls for a long period of rest and expensive diet) · 复合型人才 inter-disciplinary talent · 福利彩票 welfare lotteries · 福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system · 扶贫 poverty alleviation · 扶贫办公室 Poverty Relief Office · 复式住宅 duplex apartment; compound apartment (a type of residential housing that maximizes usable space by increasing the number of the storey building) · 服务行业 catering industry G · 改制上市 An enterprise is re-organized according to modern corporate system so that it will get listed on the stock market. · 干部队伍革命化、年轻化、知识化、专业化 " make the ranks of cadres more revolutionary, younger in average age, better educated and professionally more competent " · 岗位培训 on-the-job training　 · 高分低能 high scores and low abilities · 高峰 peak time · 高峰论坛 summit (forum) · 高考 (university) entrance examination · 高难度动作 stunner, stunt · 高清晰度 high definition · 高手 master hand, expert · (精通电脑和网络的)高手 geek · 高新技术产业开发区 high and new technology industrial development zone · 高原反应,高山反应 altitude stress; altitude sickness · 个人数字助理 PDA (personal digital assistant) · 个人演唱会 solo concert · 个人自扫门前雪， 莫管他人瓦上霜 hoe one's own potatoes · 功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. · 公告板服务 Bulletin Board Service (BBS) · 公积金 "public accumulation funds, public reserve funds" · 公检法 " public security organs, procuratorial organs and people's courts" · 公务员 civil servants; governmental employee · 恭喜发财 May you be prosperous!; Wish you prosperity. · 个体经济 private economy · 跟屁虫 1.one's shadow; to tag along; 2. flatterer, boot licker, ass-kisser, brown-noser · 广告词 jingle · 广告电话直销 direct response advertising · 广告妙语 attention-getter · 光谷 optical valley · 光机电一体化 "optical, mechanical and electronic integration" · 归口管理 put under centralized management by specialized departments · 规模经济 scale economy · 规模效益 scale merit · 国产化率 import substitution rate; localization rate of parts and components · 国家重点科技攻关项目 national key scientific and technological project · 国脚 player of the national football team; footballer of the national team · 国库券 treasury bonds · 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace · 国家重点科技攻关项目 national key scientific and technological project · 国脚 player of the national football team; footballer of the national team · 国库券 treasury bonds H · 海量存储 mass memory · 海市蜃楼,镜花水月,无稽之谈 a mare's nest · 海峡交流基金会(海基会) Strait Exchange Foundation of (Taiwan, China)(SEF) · 海峡两岸关系协会 the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits · 海峡两岸交流基金会 the Straits Exchange Foundation · 海协会 （ARATS) Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait · 寒带 frigid zone · 好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more · 好事不出门，恶事传千里 "Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. " · 盒饭 packed meal; box lunch · 和服 Kimono · 和平共处五项原则： 互相尊重领土完整和主权、互不侵犯、互不干涉内政、平等互利、和平共处 Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence: mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence · 和平演变 peaceful evolution · 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth · 贺岁片 New Year's Film · 黑店 gangster inn · 黑客 hacker · 黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland · 黑心棉 shoddy cotton · 鸿门宴 Hongmen banquet--a feast or meeting set up as a trap for the invited · 红旗单位 advanced (model) establishment · 虎父无犬子 A wise goose never lays a tame egg. · 户口簿 residence booklet · 户口管理制度 "domicile system, residence registration system " · 呼啦圈 hu la hoop · 胡子工程 long-drawn-out project (a project which takes so long that young workers become bearded) · 滑板车 scooter · 画中画 picture-in-picture (PIP) · 坏帐 bad account · 会考 unified examination; general examination · 回扣 kickback · 灰色经济 grey economy · 婚前同居 premarital cohabit · 婚前协议 prenup · 婚纱摄影 bride photo · 婚外恋 extramarital love · 活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn. · 火炬计划 Torch Program (a plan to develop new and high technology) J · 基本国情 fundamental realities of the country · 基本路线要管一百年 The basic line must be followed unswervingly for a very long time to come. · 基地组织 al-Qaeda group · 计划单列市 city specifically designated in the state plan · 计划经济 planned economy · 计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning · 集体观念 groupism; collective spirit · 集体婚礼 collective wedding ceremony; group wedding · 集体经济 collective economy · 吉祥如意 Everything goes well · 继续深化国有企业改革、使企业真正成为市场竞争的主体 to deepen SOE reform to enable them to become main players in the market competition; · 积压产品 overstocked commodities (inventories) · 嘉宾 "distinguished guest, honored guest" · 假唱 lip-synch · 假动作 "deception, feint" · 甲骨文 oracle bone inscripttions · 假冒伪劣产品 counterfeit and shoddy products · 假球;黑哨 soccer fraud; black whistle · 假日经济 holiday economy · 家庭联产承包责任制 the household contract responsibility system · 减负 alleviate burdens on sb. · 渐进式台独 gradual Taiwan independence · 见面会 meet-and-greet · 减员增效 downsizing for efficiency; cut payroll to improve efficiency · 脚踩两只船 sit on the fence · 假帐 accounting fraud · 借调 temporarily transfer · 借读生 transient student · 解放生产力 emancipate the productive forces · 解放思想、实事求是的思想路线 ideological line of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts · 近水楼台先得月 "First come, first served; A water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first--the advantage of being in a favored position." · 金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. · 靖国神社 Yasukuni Shrine · 经济房 low-cost housing · 经济林 cash tree · 精品 competitive products · 精神文明建设 promote cultural and ideological progress; develop socialist culture and ethics · 竞争上岗 take up a job through competition · 酒肉朋友 fair-weather friend · 举报电话 informants' hot-