西部大開發(fā) Development of the West Regions of China

西氣東輸 transport the natural gas from the West to the East

吸收游資 absorb idle fund

希望工程 Project Hope

息事寧人 pour oil on troubled waters

洗錢 money laundering

喜憂參半 mingled hope and fear

下放權(quán)力給 delegating the management of ... (to ...)

下崗職工 laid-off workers

下海 plunge into the commercial sea

下網(wǎng) off line

下游行業(yè) downstream industry

險(xiǎn)勝 cliff-hanging win, narrow victory, nose out

縣改市county upgraded to city

縣級(jí)市county-level city

現(xiàn)代企業(yè)制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system

線下商貿(mào)運(yùn)作 offline business operation

香格里拉 Shangri-la

向錢看 mammonism, put money above all

項(xiàng)目立項(xiàng) approve and initiate a project

項(xiàng)目申報(bào) project application

項(xiàng)目預(yù)算 project budget

項(xiàng)目支持 project support

削減戰(zhàn)略核武器會(huì)談 strategic arms reduction talks (START)

消費(fèi)信貸 consumer credit services

消費(fèi)者權(quán)益日/International Day for Consumers' Rights and Interests

消費(fèi)者協(xié)會(huì) consumers' association

小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity

小康之家 well-off family

小農(nóng)經(jīng)濟(jì) small-scale peasant economy; autarkical small-scale farming

效益工資achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits

效益農(nóng)業(yè) profitable agriculture

寫真集 special album of photos for kids, women or weddings

心理素質(zhì) psychological quality

新寵 new favorite

新干線 the Shinkansen, bullet train

新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean

新新人類 New Human Being；X Generation

新秀 up-and-coming star, rising star

信、達(dá)、雅（嚴(yán)復(fù)：翻譯標(biāo)準(zhǔn)） faithfulness, expressiveness and elegance

信貸支持 credit aid

信息港 infoport; cyber port

信息化 information-based; informationization

信用緊縮 credit crunch

信用危機(jī)credit crisis

星期日泰晤士報(bào) the Sunday Times

形式主義 formalism

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

虛擬網(wǎng) virtual net

虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí) virtual reality

選舉權(quán)和被選舉權(quán) the right to vote and the right to be elected

選舉人票 electoral vote

選舉人制 electoral system

學(xué)而優(yōu)則仕 (a Confucian slogan for education) a good scholar can become an official; he who excels in study can follow an official career

學(xué)生處 students’ affairs division

學(xué)生減負(fù) to reduce study load, alleviate the burden on students

尋呼小姐 operators who work with paging centers

巡回招聘 milk round

徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

壓水花技術(shù) rip entry

壓線(口令) Line!

壓軸戲 grand finale; last and best item on a theatrical program

亞健康 subhealthy

嚴(yán)打斗爭(zhēng)Strike-Hard Operation, campaign to crack down relentlessly on criminal activities

言情小說(shuō) romantic fiction; sentimental novel

研究成果 research results

研究生畢業(yè)證/學(xué)位證 graduate diploma/graduate degree's diploma

羊肉串小攤 barbecue stall

陽(yáng)春（最經(jīng)濟(jì)方式） no-frills

養(yǎng)老金 pension

養(yǎng)路費(fèi) road toll

搖錢樹 cash cow

dancing outreach

藥物檢查 dope control, drug testing

野生動(dòng)物園 wildlife park; safari park

業(yè)內(nèi)人士 insider

液晶顯示屏 liquid crystal display (LCD)

一次性解決問(wèn)題 solve the problem once and for all

一次性筷子 throwaway chopsticks

一大二公 (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature

一刀切 cut it even at one stroke--make it rigidly uniform; impose uniformity in all cases; allow no flexibility

一國(guó)兩制，One country, two systems

一級(jí)市場(chǎng) primary market

一攬子(計(jì)劃) one-package (plan)

一式兩聯(lián) (receipt or invoice) in duplicate

一手抓物質(zhì)文明，一手抓精神文明；一手抓經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)，一手抓民主法制；一手抓改革開放，一手抓打擊犯罪懲治腐敗 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.

一線員工 worker at the production line

一言既出，駟馬難追 A real man never goes back on his words.

醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn) medical insurance

移動(dòng)電話雙（單）向收費(fèi) two/one-way charges for mobile/ cellular phones

以公有制為主體，多種經(jīng)濟(jì)成分共同發(fā)展 the pattern with the public sector remaining dominant and diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side

以經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)為中心 focusing on the central task of economic construction

以謀略制勝 outmaneuver

以權(quán)謀私 abuse of power for personal gains

以人為本 people oriented; people foremost

以市場(chǎng)為導(dǎo)向 market-oriented

以質(zhì)量求發(fā)展 strategy of development through quality; win the market with quality products

以質(zhì)量求生存、求發(fā)展、求效益 strive for survival, development and efficiency on the basis of equality

義和團(tuán)運(yùn)動(dòng) Boxer Uprising

義務(wù)兵役制 compulsory military service, conscription

義務(wù)教育 compulsory education

義演收入 proceeds from benefit performance

易拉罐 pop can

溢價(jià)premium

因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude

銀行網(wǎng)點(diǎn) bank outlets

隱性就業(yè) unregistered employment

應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生 this year's graduates

應(yīng)試教育 exam-oriented education, examination-oriented education system

營(yíng)業(yè)稅 turnover tax; business tax

硬道理 absolute principle, top priority

永久正常貿(mào)易關(guān)系 permanent normal trading relations (PNTR)

優(yōu)化結(jié)構(gòu) optimize structure

優(yōu)化組合 optimization grouping; optional regrouping

優(yōu)勝劣汰 survival of the fittest

優(yōu)勢(shì)互補(bǔ) (of two countries or companies) have complementary advantages

郵遞協(xié)議 Post Office Protocol (POP)

有法可依，有法必依，執(zhí)法必嚴(yán)，違法必究 There must be laws to go by, the laws must be observed and strictly enforced, and law-breakers must be prosecuted.

有理想、有道德、有文化、有紀(jì)律 with lofty ideals, integrity, knowledge and a strong sense of discipline

有情人終成眷屬 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.

有望奪金者 a gold medal hopeful

有勇無(wú)謀 use brawn rather than brain

輿論導(dǎo)向 direction of public opinion

輿論監(jiān)督 supervision by public opinion

與國(guó)際市場(chǎng)接軌 integrate with the world market; become integrated into the global market

與民眾的直接對(duì)話 town hall conference/meeting

欲窮千里目，更上一層樓 to ascend another story to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.

欲速則不達(dá) Haste does not bring success.

冤假錯(cuò)案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

元宵節(jié) Lantern Festival

緣分 (as if by) predestination, be preordained to come together

遠(yuǎn)程教育 distance learning

遠(yuǎn)景計(jì)劃 long-term development targets

運(yùn)球 dribble

宰（客） to swindle money out of our customers

再貸款 re-lending; subloan

再就業(yè)服務(wù)中心 re-employment service center

在孵（孵化器）企業(yè) incubated enterprises (incubator)

在職博士生 on-job Ph.D candidate

糟粕 dross

早戀 puppy love

造假帳 falsified accounts

齋月 Ramadan

債轉(zhuǎn)股 debt-to-equity swap

沾光 benefit from one's association

戰(zhàn)略伙伴關(guān)系 strategic partnership

站票 standing-room-only ticket

站臺(tái)票 platform ticket

漲落線 advance balance line

掌上電腦 palm computer

招標(biāo)投標(biāo)制 the system of public bidding for project

招股說(shuō)明書prospectus

招商引資 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas)

招生就業(yè)指導(dǎo)辦公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office

真空包裝 vacuum packing

真善美 the true, the good and the beautiful; truth, good and beauty

正式照會(huì) formal note

證券營(yíng)業(yè)部 stock exchange; security exchange

政策性住房 policy-related house, policy-based house

政府搭臺(tái)，部門推動(dòng)，企業(yè)唱戲 Governments set up the stage