中国特色词汇（中英对照）

中国电信 China Telecom

中国移动 China Mobile

中国联通China Unicom

“十二五”规划 the 12th Five-Year Plan

三峡工程 the Three Gorges Project

希望工程 Project Hope

京九铁路 Beijing –Kowloon Railway

扶贫工程 Anti-Poverty Project

菜篮子工程 Vegetable Basket Project

温饱工程 Decent-Life Project

安居工程 Economy Housing Project

扫黄 Porn-Purging Campaign

西部大开发 Go-West Campaign

大陆中国 Mainland China

四化 Four Modernizations

终生职业 job-for-life

关系户 closely-related units

外出打工人员 migrant workers

关系网 personal nets, closely-knitted guild

五讲(讲文明、讲礼貌、讲卫生、讲秩序、讲道德)：the Five Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene, disciplines and morals

四美（心灵美、语言美、行为美、环境美）： the Four Virtues are golden heart, refined language, civilized behavior, and green environment

基层监督 grass-roots supervision

基础税率 base tariff level

黑心棉 shoddy cotton

机器阅卷 machine scoring

即开型奖券 scratch-open ticket/lottery

价格听证会 public price hearings

家政服务 household management service

假帐 accounting fraud

叫板 challenge; pick a quarrel

渐进式台独 gradual Taiwan independence

借调 temporarily transfer

扩大中等收入者比重 Raise the proportion of the middle-income group.

扩大内需，刺激消费expand domestic demand and consumption

安居工程 housing project for low-income urban residents

智力密集型 concentration of brain power&＃59; knowledge-intensive

外资企业 overseas-funded enterprises

下岗职工 laid-off workers

分流 reposition of redundant personnel

三角债 chain debts

素质教育 education for all-round development

豆腐渣工程 jerry-built projects

社会治安情况 law-and-order situation

“台独” 'independence of Taiwan'

台湾当局 Taiwan authorities

台湾同胞 Taiwan compatriots

台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese

territory.

西部大开发 Development of the West Regions

可持续性发展 sustainable development

风险投资 risk investment

通货紧缩 deflation

扩大内需 to expand domestic demand

计算机辅助教学 computer-assisted instruction ( CAI )

网络空间 cyberspace

虚拟现实 virtual reality

网民 netizen ( net citizen )

电脑犯罪 computer crime

电子商务 the e-business

网上购物 shopping online

应试教育 exam-oriented education

学生减负 to reduce study load

综合治理comprehensive treatment

安居工程housing project for low-income urban residents

信息化information-based;

智力密集型concentration of brainpower; knowledge-intensive

外资企业overseas-funded enterprises

下岗职工laid-off workers

分流reposition of redundant personnel

三角债chain debts

素质教育education for all-round development

豆腐渣工程jerry-built projects

社会治安情况law-and-order situation

西部大开发Development of the West Regions

可持续性发展sustainable development

风险投资risk investment

通货紧缩deflation

扩大内需to expand domestic demand

计算机辅助教学computer-assisted instruction(CAI)

网络空间cyberspace

虚拟现实virtual reality

网民netizen(net citizen)

电脑犯罪computer crime

电子商务thee-business

网上购物shopping online

应试教育exam-oriented education

学生减负to reduce study load

下岗laid-off workers

下海plunge into the commercial sea

下网offline

小康之家well-off family; comfortably-off family

新秀up-and-coming star, rising star

新新人类New Human Being；X Generation

信息港info port

形象小姐/先生image representative of a product or a brand

虚拟网virtual net

学生处students' affairs division

研究生毕业证/学位证graduate diploma/graduate degree's diploma

摇钱树cash cow

以人为本people oriented; people foremost

义务教育compulsory education

易拉罐pop can

应试教育examination-oriented education system

舆论导向direction of public opinion

运球dribble

在职博士生on-job doctorate

早恋puppy love

招生就业指导办公室enrolment and vocation guidance office

证券营业部stock exchange; security exchange

知识产权intellectual property rights

中专生secondary specialized or technical school student

中流砥柱main stay, chief cornerstone

专卖店exclusive agency; franchised store

自我保护意识self-protection awareness

综合国力comprehensive national strength

综合业务数字网integrated service digital network(ISDN)

公正、公平、公开just, fair and open

好莱坞大片Hollywood blockbuster

黄金时段primetime

假唱lip-synch

劲射power shot

拉拉队cheering squad

来电显示电话机caller ID telephone

论文答辩(thesis)oral defense

泡沫经济bubble economy

票贩子scalper, ticket tout

拳头产品competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster

三角恋爱love triangle

三维动画片three-dimensional animation

申办奥运会bid for the Olympic Games

实现中华民伟大复兴bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation

市场疲软sluggish market

素质教育education for all-around development

筒子楼：tube-shaped apartment

脱贫致富cast(shake, throw)off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity

网吧Internet bar

网恋onlineloveaffair

网上冲浪surf the Internet

网上交易平台online trading platform

网友net friend

无人售票self-service ticketing

中国特色的英文词汇

台湾是中国神圣领土不可分割的一部分 Taiwan is an inalienable part of the inviolable territory of China.
　　· 台湾同胞 Taiwan compatriots
　　· 台湾、香港、澳门保持原有的资本主义制度和生活方式长期不变 Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao will retain the current capitalist system and way of life for a long time to come.
　　· 炭疽 anthrax
　　· 踢皮球 pass the buck
　　· 逃废银行债务 evasion of repayment of bank loans
　　· 韬光养晦 hide one’s capacities and bide one’s time
　　· 讨价还价 wheel and deal
　　· 统筹兼顾 make overall plans adn take all factors into consideration; overall planning and all-round consideration
　　· 同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen
　　· 筒子楼 tube-shaped apartment
　　· 团队精神 team spirit; esprit de corps
　　· 团结就是力量 Unity is strength.
　　· 退耕还林还草 grain for green
　　· 退耕还林还牧 convert the land for forestry and pasture
　　· 鸵鸟政策 ostrich policy; ostrichism
　　· 脱贫致富 “cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity“
　　· 拖欠工资 arrears of wage
　　
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　　· 挖墙脚 undermine the foundation of sth.; cut the ground from under sb’s feet
　　· 歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
　　· 外卖 take-out
　　· 外滩(上海) The Bund
　　· 外星人 extraterrestrial being (ET)
　　· 外需 overseas market demand
　　· 网吧 Internet bar
　　· 网虫 netter; Internet geek
　　· 网民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen
　　· 网上冲浪 surf the Internet
　　· 往事如风 “The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.“
　　· 网友 net friend
　　· 望子成龙 hold high hopes for one’s child
　　· 伪君子 hypocrite; a wolf in sheep’s clothing
　　· 威武之师,文明之师 mighty force and civilized force
　　· 文本短信服务 SMS (Short Messaging Service)
　　· 稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority
　　· 文科 liberal arts
　　· 我们在国际上说话是算数的 We always live up to our international commitments.
　　· 五保户 household enjoying the five guarantees (childless and infirm old persons who are guarateed food, clothing, medical care, housing and burial expenses)
　　· 屋顶花园 broof garden
　　· 无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There’s no smoke without fire.
　　· 无缝网络 Seamless Network
　　· 无氟冰箱 Freon-free refrigerator　
　　· 无公害蔬菜 “green“ vegetable
　　· 物价局 Price Bureau
　　· 五讲四美三热爱 the movement of “five stresses, four points of beauty and three loves“(The five stresses are: stress on decorum, manners, hygiene, discipline and morals. The four points of beauty are: beauty of the mind, language, behavior adn the enviornment. The three loves are: love of the motherland, socialism and the Communist Party.)
　　· 五金化工 metals and chemicals
　　· 物流 logistics; the interflow of goods and materials
　　· 屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
　　· 无人售票 self-service ticketing
　　· 无线应用协议 WAP（wireless application protocol）
　　· 污水处理 sewage treatment/ disposal
　　· 武侠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel
　　· 无形资产 intangible assets; immaterial property
　　· 业主 home owner
　　· 物业公司 property management company
　　· 物业管理 estate management, property management
　　· 物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.
　　· 无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
　　· 物质文明 material progress
　　· 物质文明建设和精神文明建设一起抓 pay attention to ethical as well as material progress
　　· 物种起源 origin of species
　　· 无中生有 make/create something out of nothing
　　
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　　· 西部大开发 Western Development
　　· 西电东送 transmit the electricity from the western areas to East China; West-East electricity transmission project
　　· 西电东送 transmission of electricity from the western to the eastern region
　　· 洗礼 baptism
　　· 西气东输 transmit the natural gas from the western areas to East China; West-East natural gas transmission project
　　· 洗钱 money laundering
　　· 希望工程 Hope Project
　　· 《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber
　　· 《西行漫记》 Red Star over China
　　· 夕阳产业 sunset industry
　　· 西洋景 Peep Show
　　· 喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear
　　· 《西游记》 Pilgrimage to the West; Journey to the West
　　· 下放权力给 delegating the management of ... (to ...)
　　· 下岗职工 laid-off workers
　　· 下岗职工基本生活费 subsistence allowances for laid-off workers
　　· 下海 plunge into the commercial sea
　　· 现代企业制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system
　　· 先发制人战略 pre-emptive strategy
　　· 县级市 county-level city
　　· 先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.
　　· 先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound
　　· 香港明天更好基金会 Better Hong Kong Foundation
　　· 香港特别行政区 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR)
　　· 向钱看 “mammonism, put money above all“
　　· 像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan
　　· 乡统筹,村提留 fees paid by farmers for overall township planning and village reserve
　　· 小而全 small and all-inclusive
　　· 小金库 a private coffer
　　· 小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity
　　· 小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family
　　· 效率优先,兼顾公平 give priority to efficiency with due consideration to fairness
　　· 校训 school motto
　　· 宵夜 a stoke of midnight
　　· 效益工资 achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits
　　· 邪恶轴心 axis of evil
　　· 邪教 heathendom
　　· 斜拉索桥 stayed-cable bridge
　　· 写真集 photo album
　　· 信得过产品 trustworthy product
　　· 新的经济增长点 new point for/ sources of economic growth
　　· 新干线 “the Shinkansen, bullet train“
　　· 新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean
　　· 心理素质 psychological quality
　　· 信息高速公路 information superhighway
　　· 心想事成 May all your wish come true
　　· 新新人类 New Human Being；X Generation
　　· 形成全方位、多层次、宽领域的开放格局 form an all-directional, multi-layered and wide-ranging opening pattern
　　· 形而上学 metaphysics
　　· 性价比 cost performance
　　· 形式主义 formalism
　　· 形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand
　　· 虚开增值税发票 write false value added tax invoices
　　· 许可证制度 license granting mechanisms
　　· 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
　　· 悬而未决的问题 outstanding question
　　· 选美 beauty contest
　　· 学而优则仕 (a Confucian slogan for education) a good scholar can become an official; he who excels in study can follow an official career
　　· 学历教育 education with record of formal schooling
　　· 学生减负 alleviate the burden on students
　　
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　　· 亚太经济合作组织 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
　　· 亚洲金融危机 financial crisis in Asia
　　· 严打措施 “Strike-Hard““ drive “
　　· 严打斗争 “Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly on criminal activities“
　　· 沿海经济开发区 open coastal economic area
　　· 眼前利益服从长远利益,局部利益服从整体利益,个人和集体利益服从国家利益 subordinate immediate interests to long-term interests, partial interests to overall interests and the interests of individuals and collectives to those of the state
　　· 言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel
　　· 严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
　　· 阳春（最经济方式） no-frills
　　· 羊肉串小摊 barbecue stall
　　· 洋务运动 Westernization Movement
　　· 摇钱树 cash cow
　　· 摇头丸 dancing outreach
　　· 以产定人,减员增效 employ workers in accordance with production needs and increase efficiency while reducing the staff
　　· 一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks
　　· 一次性用品 disposable goods
　　· 一刀切 cut it even at one stroke--make it rigidly uniform; impose uniformity in all cases; allow no flexibility
　　· 移动通讯 mobile communication
　　· 依法治国 manage state affairs according to law; run state affairs according to law
　　· 以法治国，以德治国 to govern the country with law and moral
　　· 一帆风顺 Wishing you every success
　　· 一方有难,八方支援 When disaster struck, help came from all sides.
　　· 一个中心,两个基本点 one central task, two basic points
　　· 以公有制为主体，多种经济成分共同发展 the pattern with the public sector remaining dominant and diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side
　　· 一国两制 “One country, two systems“
　　· 义和团运动 Boxer Uprising
　　· 以经济建设为中心 focusing on the central task of economic construction
　　· 一揽子(计划) one-package (plan)
　　· 一切向钱看 money-oriented
　　· 以权谋私 abuse of power for personal gains
　　· 以人为本 people oriented; people foremost
　　· 以上海浦东开发开放为龙头,进一步开放长江沿岸城市 open more cities along the Yangtze River, while concentrating on the development and opening of the Pudong Area of Shanghai
　　· 一手抓物质文明，一手抓精神文明；一手抓经济建设，一手抓民主法制；一手抓改革开放，一手抓打击犯罪惩治腐败 We must always work for material progress and at the same time for cultural and ethical progress; We should develop the economy and at the same time strengthen democracy and the legal system; We should promote reform and opening to the outside world and at the same time fight crime and punish corruption.
　　· 义演 benefit performance; charity performance
　　· 以眼还眼,以牙还牙 an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
　　· 一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words.
　　· 以质量求生存、求发展、求效益 “strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of quality“
　　· 以质量求发展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products
　　· 硬道理 “absolute principle, top priority“
　　· 英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.
　　· 营养不良 malnutrition
　　· 有法可依,有法必依,执法必严,违法必究 There must be laws to go by, the laws must be observed and strictly enforced, and lawbreakers must be prosecuted.
　　· 有个奔头 have something to look forward to; have somehthing to expect
　　· 忧患意识 awareness of unexpected development; being prepared for unexpected development; being prepared for any eventualities
　　· 优化资源配置 optimize the allocation of resources
　　· 优化组合 optimization grouping; optional regrouping
　　· 有理想、有道德、有文化、有纪律 “with lofty ideals, integrety, knowledge and a strong sense of discipline“
　　· 有理,有利,有节 on just grounds, to one’s advantage and with restraint； with good reason, with advantage and with restraint
　　· 有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
　　· 有情人终成眷属 “Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.“
　　· 优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest
　　· 优势互补 (of two countries or companies) have complementary advantages
　　· 有识之士 people of vision
　　· 有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
　　· 有中国特色的社会主义道路 road of socialism with Chinese characteristics
　　· 有中国特色的社会主义民主政治 a socilalist democracy with Chinese characteristics
　　· 鹬蚌相争，渔人得利 “when the snip and the calm grapple, it is the fisherman who stands to benefit; two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it“
　　· 预防为主,谁污染谁治理和强化环境管理三大政策 three major principles for environment control: to put prevention first, to hold those who cause pollution responsible for cleaning up and to improve environmental protection and management
　　· 与国际惯例接轨 become compatible with internationally accepted practices
　　· 与国际市场接轨 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market
　　· 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 “to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.“
　　· 与时俱进 advance with the times
　　· 冤假错案 “cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases“
　　· 冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies.
　　· 援藏干部 cadres sent to support/aid Tibet
　　
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　　· 在孵（孵化器）企业 incubated enterprises (incubator)
　　· 在建项目后续资金 additional funding for projects under construction
　　· 再就业服务中心 re-employment service center
　　· 再就业工程 re-employment project / program
　　· 宰（客） to swindle money out of our customers
　　· 灾民 flood victims; flood-stricken people
　　· 宰人 rip off
　　· 造假帐 falsified accounts
　　· 早恋 puppy love
　　· 增强人民体质 build up people’s health
　　· 增值税 value added tax(VAT)
　　· 债台高筑 become debt-ridden
　　· 战斧式巡航导弹 Tomahawk cruise missile
　　· 占着茅坑不拉屎 be a dog in the manger
　　· 涨落线 advance balance line
　　· 掌上电脑 palm pilot
　　· 招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful
　　· 招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas)
　　· 招生就业指导办公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office
　　· 真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty
　　· 振兴经济 revitalize the economy
　　· 振兴中华 make China powerful and strong; revitalize the Chinese nation
　　· 震源 focus (of an earthquake), seismic origin
　　· 震中 epicenter
　　· 政府采购 government procurement
　　· 政府搭台，部门推动，企业唱戏 “Governments set up the stage, various departments cooperate and enterprise put in the show. “
　　· 正气 uprightness; integrity; probity; rectitude
　　· 政企分开 separate government functions from enterprise management
　　· 政治合格，军事过硬，作风优良， 纪律严明，保障有力 “be qualified politically and competent militarily, have a fine style of work, maintain strict discipline and be assured of adequate logistical support“
　　· 政治协商、民主监督、参政议政 exercise political consultation and democratic supervision and participate in deliberating and administration of state affairs
　　· 纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later.
　　· 知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
　　· 直接道歉 a straight-out apology
　　· 直接三通与双向交流 three direct links (mail, air and shipping services and trade) and bilateral exchanges
　　· 智力引进 recruit / introduce (foreign) talents
　　· 智囊团、思想库 the brain trust；think tank
　　· 职能转换 transformation of functions
　　· 知识经济 knowledge-based economy
　　· 知识经济 knowledge economy , knowledge-base economy
　　· 知识就是力量 Knowledge is power.
　　· 知识密集 knowledge-intensive
　　· 职务发明 on-duty invention
　　· 职务犯罪 crime by taking advantage of duty
　　· 植物人 human vegetable; vegetable
　　· 直销 direct marketing; door-to-door sale
　　· 支柱产业 pillar / cornerstone industry
　　· 中国电信 China Telecom
　　· 中国联通公司 China Unicom
　　· 中国移动通信公司 China Mobile
　　· 中国证监会 China’s Securities Regulatory Commission
　　· 中国证券监督管理委员会 China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)
　　· 重合同、守信用的原则 the principle of equality and mutual benefit and “honoring contracts adn standing by reputation“
　　· 重合同,守信用 abide by contracts and keep one’s words; honor credit and promise
　　· 中华世纪坛 China Millennium Monument
　　· 《中美三个联合公报》 The Three Sino-US Joint Communiqué
　　· 中美战略核武器互不瞄准对方 non-targeting strategic nuclear weapons against each other
　　· 中山装 Chinese tunic suit
　　· 中央领导集体 central collective leadership
　　· 中药 traditional Chinese medicine
　　· 珠穆朗玛峰 Mount Qomolangma
　　· 抓住机遇,深化改革,扩大开放,促进发展,保持稳定 seize the current opportunity, deepen the reform, open China wider to the outside world, promote development and maintain stability
　　· 抓住机遇 seize the opportunity
　　· 转轨 transfer to a different track; retracking
　　· 专利产品，仿冒必究 patented product(s), counterfeiting not allowed
　　· 专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store
　　· 专门人才 professional personnel; special talents
　　· 专升本 upgrade from junior college student to university student; students with the diploma of junior college try to obtain the undergraduate diplomat through self-taught study
　　· 转世灵童 reincarnated soul boy
　　· 自学成才 become well-educated through self-study
　　· 自由职业者 free lance
　　· 自主经营,自负盈亏 make one’s own management decisions and take full responsibility for one’s own profits and losses
　　· 自作自受 stew in one’s own juice
　　· 综合国力 comprehensive national strength
　　· 综艺节目 variety show
　　· 走过场 go through the motions
　　· 走后门 get in by the back door
　　· 走上良性发展的轨道 going on the track of sound progress
　　· 走穴 “(actors, singers, etc.) perform for outside salary income without approval by the unit they belong to “
　　· 阻碍司法 obstruction of justice
　　· 祖国和平统一大业 peaceful reunification of the motherland
　　· 做假帐 salt a false account
　　· 左倾 pinko
　　· 坐视不管 sit idle
　　· 左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place