垃圾债券 junk bond, }6 m" E9 l4 B% L. H/ i
拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth) G, s/ f$ s9 E- V* j; z
拉拉队 cheering squad
( N6 n% h0 |3 v 拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king: |" i9 j( \9 x* X
拉关系 try to curry favor with) O, d9 B& t; Z) F! L6 ^7 |
拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon
* [4 m" Z( k# q" N5 \" h# {" k 来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone
$ h0 ]0 ^3 o3 {) o' [& T \6 n 来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing( D4 [" o) m! @7 C4 z0 B* `6 E$ j
蓝筹股 blue chips
2 \+ i% H, U" U9 f 劳动合同制 labor contract system
! A' P$ _& Y* | 老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried4 ^0 C2 `6 e, ~! R% A( ?7 A
老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise
, u& ?8 m/ i2 E/ i "篱笆墙" barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading
; l) H* s' s ?( T- w( E 礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
& h) A" P" E" I3 |! Y$ }& B8 e9 ^9 ?! j* R 理货公司 tally company9 Y; ~+ K$ D5 H8 B& m2 G3 h3 k
礼仪小姐 ritual girl
+ {: @, M! ^6 b1 y2 Q 利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery
8 S! F8 t; \ g4 X: v 利好因素 wrinkle3 I2 I$ R% }: r9 M) M: x! H
利基 niche
8 I" x; E7 R/ }. Z0 h6 h 立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture h( [7 k3 I& m5 P6 O
廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration) @7 I w! a2 m/ K F* I7 E6 K+ c
廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government
, _( {- @5 |+ a0 @5 S P 廉洁奉公,以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness% h7 c, @6 w& a
联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output
' ]- q& \6 M7 x: e7 | 联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee)
6 K( ]3 d% |# I" _2 C. O 联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises: [6 F; c1 D$ U( r2 B
联合联络小组 joint liaison group
9 }. r$ r/ Y+ g: Z 联合投标 syndicated tender
# l% w% Q1 [: q1 h0 a) T! }# f, ~ 联想集团 Legend Group$ c' ~7 F0 H7 i5 O8 e
连带责任 joint liability9 B% D1 e" W/ k- @9 E2 W; A2 z
练摊 to be a vendor; M9 T' W( S% {- e5 ~1 s
良性循环 virtuous circle& }* a1 G2 Z8 ~% s; b1 X" I
粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies
/ g4 f" A7 F$ t$ W# u8 J: }! c 粮油关系:grain and oil rationing registration7 Z2 j6 z" C2 J w4 Q' z @
两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation1 S. `4 t8 W4 ~) A8 ]
两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine- ]2 j' a+ f- w9 j( L& P
"两个对等的政治实体" "two equal political entities
9 W0 E# R$ P9 I: ? 两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress0 M8 t! J g' Y
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.
% q. R: n, A& U$ }, L/ x" x "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
( f" ^! h( L+ ~ Z* k' z 两院院士academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering I* j- g4 W( ?4 n l h
老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas4 Z n8 B r5 z$ K/ Y# F: y
《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio
# s1 K; x, g1 R 猎头公司 head-hunting company6 r0 Y+ J- q; S
劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (口语)
" O, w) Z" `7 k 临时主教练 caretaker coach
4 _4 Q. }0 K4 E$ i. L$ y1 W 零配件 spare and accessory parts
9 }) |; j' ^2 i3 S' z* s$ g 领头羊 bellwether' y1 X& H8 Y' L$ D: s! ~& ^3 E
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.4 Y& F4 G4 T. b0 @
留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary
2 Q& g+ Q2 I3 c3 i 留学咨询:consulting on the study abroad; K9 |) ?3 F2 O* z& Y2 `
流动人口 transient population
6 I; {* P! y$ g- c6 }# n- M 流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile' }5 P# A& u; H* `
六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic5 m; X7 k- u/ h7 S" f2 R) U$ j, w
(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry' O8 \7 g& b6 [3 g! h3 e
路演road show; S+ ?+ |# ]9 Q3 i% s- w
乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises
, X5 |* f$ \9 ] 乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines3 @0 ~& W' T. U/ T6 y4 L. J
《论语》 Analects of Confucius
7 Z" i E& S7 B/ f7 T) Y1 w 论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense8 A% C2 G- L( F; N5 _
裸机:bare mobile phone, }4 S7 ?* C: A; S) c
旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip% y6 t- U. A& A$ }! C' N! }
绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate
9 P! I; \4 ^6 y0 q 绿化 afforestation
7 G" C& e9 k3 N; {2 ~ 绿色急救通道 emergency green path3 F: t" |# T; c" t7 s
绿色食品 green food |