垃圾债券 junk bond
3 D! F) k: s6 T7 U0 Y* {' @" t2 x 拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth9 ?/ Y: V1 R" \* a# m" X
拉拉队 cheering squad8 ?. r2 L5 I& C2 Y' T- _
拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king
% G* ]% S4 j5 j" k- {+ f4 s 拉关系 try to curry favor with) f$ g! }1 L8 B0 v
拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon1 y7 z% T& v0 N: ?" W7 e
来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone
/ e+ y* N4 W, U; Q' X. ]; n 来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing
1 x& e9 S: T1 W4 u 蓝筹股 blue chips
6 i P: R- }( a; ]; K: W5 N( t 劳动合同制 labor contract system
% f/ L4 }0 p( @# ?, I$ C! H# h9 F 老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried) Z$ p9 `0 D* ]' f
老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise
" D; o% [9 v" b0 T. z$ v1 X/ E "篱笆墙" barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading$ v0 m- _" V- Q
礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.. y: J: f% X/ o
理货公司 tally company
7 C+ W2 E. X. U: v: n 礼仪小姐 ritual girl
" e; J# K1 y% W8 ~ 利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery
- _# H, G8 x! H4 \ 利好因素 wrinkle
' g- m' T1 O4 v7 v 利基 niche
2 q# b" Y/ L9 j, g7 ? 立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture0 v/ q7 \! }2 N: o$ X
廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration
+ H$ n! f1 a3 B 廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government
' C6 _( E" I5 v/ x 廉洁奉公,以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness
9 w, |/ R* Q" ]( m 联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output
- r4 g. |' C- ^& o9 E9 G 联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee)
% z/ f: j; N0 ~2 X B8 T! H! _ 联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises
2 U% n! L1 F/ C" _3 } 联合联络小组 joint liaison group5 S% P7 ]5 }. @- H+ k3 ~ Y
联合投标 syndicated tender
* K' `! K4 u! ]3 j! T 联想集团 Legend Group
& m9 n2 S4 K# F0 O2 [; j8 w 连带责任 joint liability' O) c* G' z* {1 v, U) A5 y! p1 J
练摊 to be a vendor) p V" r1 G+ l2 `9 o/ C1 r# h
良性循环 virtuous circle0 h' @$ {; H( F1 P' H* c. g; S
粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies
& U/ Y( b- \4 s; @3 w1 Q5 b" [, J. s3 ` 粮油关系:grain and oil rationing registration4 l ?! t- N1 X+ @4 N. g/ T1 S
两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation4 j, J( }# ?* y7 |3 ]
两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine% u) R, Q$ }) X. {+ a4 C
"两个对等的政治实体" "two equal political entities
2 F9 O5 `6 ^9 q) T 两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress& C) e: s" S. j0 s% k& J7 m4 L* ~
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.- z7 L& F$ v9 i- f. D* M
"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
2 d# L8 @) H! N+ l 两院院士academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering
- [( r9 ^& L- {3 t9 R/ e3 c 老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas
/ k2 H/ B' c* U 《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio
0 A0 h: ~1 V3 m2 b* \ 猎头公司 head-hunting company( B9 ^, i. B" T8 A
劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (口语)
s' z- K* w) U M! ?* \ 临时主教练 caretaker coach& T9 }6 X* B2 D
零配件 spare and accessory parts: S8 q, [3 |) p, C
领头羊 bellwether$ m1 g: A) |" g; F/ z. L$ r) A
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.
1 x! v- r2 H) y. l* s2 H+ ]4 k$ Q 留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary1 [# a: g6 J0 M9 P( B" r! e
留学咨询:consulting on the study abroad s" f L; U, {6 ? R: n8 Q
流动人口 transient population
& d& V. I8 k" v0 `% c 流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile2 E; x+ q& U; u0 U8 Z
六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic5 I$ B6 z. p# e3 v* [
(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry0 p$ `& c, a: Z3 G! s" X! }
路演road show
8 E; `2 o) x% M) W: K- X' h7 q 乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises$ [, w6 t3 H6 y. @5 |
乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines
! w( `1 {% w6 c) I6 M7 l n$ C, C/ \ 《论语》 Analects of Confucius4 J: { l7 T& d% H& N
论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense% Q ]% o D6 z& a
裸机:bare mobile phone! }5 p, Y% T" a6 n5 W
旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip9 n- o: u+ ?! o+ H9 Y; q4 z
绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate/ r( [9 p: {% { J" B+ e
绿化 afforestation
" `2 A7 T$ ]! [1 K 绿色急救通道 emergency green path
( U# p% t7 v3 [4 a+ d i 绿色食品 green food |