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垃圾债券 junk bond 拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth 拉拉队 cheering squad 拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king 拉关系 try to curry favor with 拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon 来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone 来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing 蓝筹股 blue chips 劳动合同制 labor contract system 老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried 老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise "篱笆墙" barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading 礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 理货公司 tally company 礼仪小姐 ritual girl 利改税　 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery 利好因素 wrinkle 利基 niche 立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture 廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration 廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government 廉洁奉公，以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness 联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output 联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee) 联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises 联合联络小组 joint liaison group 联合投标 syndicated tender 联想集团 Legend Group 连带责任 joint liability 练摊 to be a vendor 良性循环 virtuous circle 粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies 粮油关系：grain and oil rationing registration 两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation 两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine "两个对等的政治实体" "two equal political entities 两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress 两手抓两手都要硬 We must address ourselves to the problem of both material and spiritual civilization(both material as well as culture and ideological progress) without any letup. "两思"（致富思源，富而思进） to think of the source of getting rich and of making progress after becoming affluence 两院院士academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering 老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas 《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio 猎头公司 head-hunting company 劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (口语) 临时主教练 caretaker coach 零配件 spare and accessory parts 领头羊 bellwether 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. 留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary 留学咨询：consulting on the study abroad 流动人口 transient population 流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile 六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic (行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry 路演road show 乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises 乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines 《论语》 Analects of Confucius 论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense 裸机：bare mobile phone 旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip 绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate 绿化 afforestation 绿色急救通道 emergency green path 绿色食品 green food 马拉松式竞选活动 campaignathon 马路菜场入室工程 the project to build indoor free market to accommodate street vegetable vendors 马太效应 the Matthew effect (A phenomenon in specific circles whereby one's accomplishments and reputation tend to snowball, and those with meager accomplishments have greater difficulty achieving accomplishments. ) 满意度 degree of satisfaction 盲流和倒流人员 transient from the countryside 帽子戏法 hat trick 冒充包装（销售）[指将劣质商品包装成外观像名优产品出售的做法] copycat packaging 买一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free 美声唱法 bel canto 美食节 gourmet festival 每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 门户网站 portals 门前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order in a designated area outside the unit building 蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt 蒙古大夫 quack 朦胧诗 misty poetry 孟子 Mencius 民办教师 citizen-managed teachers (teachers in rural citizen-managed or state-managed schools who do not receive the normal remuneration from the government) 民工潮 farmers' frenzied hunt for work in cities 民进党 Democratic Progressive Party 民主党派、工商联与无党派人士 non-Communist parties, federations of industry and commerce, personages without party affiliation 民族凝聚力 national cohesion 民族委员会 ethnic affairs commission 民族文化大省 a province with rich ethnic culture 明明白白消费（2000年保护消费者权益工作主题）transparent consumption 磨洋工 dawdle along 模拟测试 mock test; simulated exam 莫失良机 make hay while the sun shines 目标管理 management by objectives NASDAQ National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations 纳米 nanometer 难得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise. 南水北调 South-to-North water diversion 南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project 男高音演唱家 tenorist 男权主义思想 male chauvinism 囊括 complete a sweep 耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods) 闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique 内环路 inner ring road 内联企业 enterprises with internal connections 能官能民 be ready to both serve as an offical and be one of the common people 能进能出，能上能下competent to work both at the top and at the grass roots 能进能出，能上能下,方谓好汉 He who knows how to fight and how to retreat deserves to be called a brave man. 能上网的手机 WAP phone 内耗 in-fighting 泥菩萨 like a clay Buddha fording the river-hardly able to save oneself; each one is looking out for his own survival 年同比 year-on-year; on an annual basis 年夜饭 family reunion dinner 扭转局面 reverse the tide, turn the table 农村剩余劳动力 surplus rural labour (labourers) 农工商联合企业 agro-industrial-commercial combines 诺亚方舟 Noah’s Ark 偶像 idol 派出所 local police station 跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman 泡沫经济 bubble economy 泡妞 chase after the girls 配股 allotment of shares 配套政策 supporting policies 棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks 碰钉子 get snubbed 碰头会 brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, the main purpose of which is to exchange information.) 疲软股票 soft stock 皮包公司 bogus company 啤酒肚 beer belly 票贩子 scalper, ticket tout 票房 box office 骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage 拼图 jigsaw 贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor 贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb 平均主义 equalitarianism 平面设计师 graphic designer 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 never burn incense when all is well, but clasp Buddha's feet when in distress 评头论足 nit-pick 瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions 扑网(体） rush-up, rushing 普选制 general election system 期房 forward delivery housing 旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao 骑警 horseback police 企业孵化器 enterprise incubator 企业文化 corporate culture 起跑器 block 洽谈会 fair, meeting 千代田寿险公司（日本） Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. 千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby 强化班 intensive training class 抢跑 false start, beat the gun 敲竹杠make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick 切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point 亲民党 People First Party 勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program 轻轨火车 light rail train 清明节 Pure Bright Festival; Tomb Sweeping Day 清算/结算 clearing /settlement 情感消费 emotional consumption 情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to … 区位商业 location-based commerce 屈体 jackknife, pike 圈外人士 people out of the loop 全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy 全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City 全景电影 cinepanoramic 全面实施以德育为核心、以创新精神和实践能力为重点的素质教育 carry on the quality education centering on moral education and emphasizing creativity and practice 全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan 全能冠军 all-around winner 全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS) 全球通 global system for mobile communications 全天候飞机 all-weatehr aircraft 全优工程 all-round excellent project 拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster 裙带风 nepotism; petticoat influence 裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence 群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one's mind freely 权贵资本主义(又译裙带资本主义或亲朋好友资本主义) crony capitalism