垃圾债券 junk bond% B' t2 E' \+ t, R# U
拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth# t( m/ s7 M7 T9 R- q
拉拉队 cheering squad$ P0 q0 N/ n3 a9 |( D* N( @
拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king# o, i" ~; C& V. {) d- v# W, `
拉关系 try to curry favor with
) z& B, L; R& c9 o0 O; m 拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon
4 u4 X( T3 U& }) _' v+ J 来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone
/ Y. t4 ?' O& L. W7 E" x. `! ~ 来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing# ]& E' s5 S2 B7 {- @# K
蓝筹股 blue chips; n' ]5 d( W7 T: p' D
劳动合同制 labor contract system
+ ?; a; y- O& s9 J: o 老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried8 b6 h! @9 W- x- V( z, n+ P3 }
老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise
3 }& n% ~, e- D6 [* j. `# t "篱笆墙" barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading
; E$ ?3 D3 b7 u' g) @ 礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
' |) e1 e* \/ d% h. [7 W 理货公司 tally company; f) {! Z3 W. z" i! q
礼仪小姐 ritual girl$ t1 F) N7 D( ^' d4 T* {
利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery
1 y5 ^9 ^3 q7 x 利好因素 wrinkle0 s( i2 s' V5 B! ^0 g
利基 niche
0 e' j2 Z: Q' X) B8 O" R: B 立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture( _9 A( k% K Y
廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration% Z, ]0 J* _ p4 _+ k5 G% e" Q+ X" A
廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government5 t! I0 f" f* R; V. x% v. n
廉洁奉公,以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness
2 ~# r+ u5 C0 `$ [, v 联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output
# S" V, r2 A2 h- N% i. o! c: Y9 X 联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee)
( v1 S3 O0 x$ ?1 g8 L" j5 Z; c 联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises3 o# p4 L7 P/ k% k+ [& \! u% ?
联合联络小组 joint liaison group
6 f& D+ [( a, A; O P$ s. H1 ^ 联合投标 syndicated tender- Z. @' x% O) T) Y ?$ p8 }
联想集团 Legend Group& ?4 H, [9 u* U6 ]9 n+ ]
连带责任 joint liability" F2 C$ q7 g R' l
练摊 to be a vendor! c& G( T F; E3 [3 p
良性循环 virtuous circle
5 d/ ]2 d% I4 j3 C7 v7 N8 h 粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies
1 V$ Z. s3 c% T9 Q% J) P, U; a 粮油关系:grain and oil rationing registration
) f. Z3 }) j; v6 Z7 t) D+ u1 u 两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation
2 g$ R! t- n# f& T 两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine9 q/ r. X5 F, M$ e- z
"两个对等的政治实体" "two equal political entities
1 _- j% S( b3 o7 S" _6 C 两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress$ k2 I! j2 ^: C- r
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.( x! X9 y: Y9 T4 h$ _( t
"两思"(致富思源,富而思进) to think of the source of getting rich and of making progress after becoming affluence3 z- g$ C! ?4 H8 S0 ^7 Q) N
两院院士academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering% Z7 M: X7 x% K
老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas
% J7 y. `! e# R9 i. E( V 《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio% m* D+ ]. F* L) c7 `
猎头公司 head-hunting company
4 O+ u1 W' f4 _0 e3 K0 T& o 劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (口语)" x% z% h$ F& ~
临时主教练 caretaker coach* y/ G- x8 u6 Z; \: v% O( v2 G% m
零配件 spare and accessory parts# O$ o& F" m. j' G! m
领头羊 bellwether
. Z0 \. O; i0 ~& F) n) T0 M 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.
5 _: }' x; M* S7 b! w4 G: c& g 留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary
- O" O8 e( ]$ ~ 留学咨询:consulting on the study abroad: B% [% _$ I4 A+ p6 F( m4 B# s
流动人口 transient population
' D* E" M# E) B& c" t5 @ 流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile$ k7 k2 P! g+ u% _% Q) H% V
六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic1 U, L8 l# X+ t$ m
(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry
( S; u$ O& }, J7 c 路演road show
+ i, t0 k% |7 y3 a+ j 乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises
4 A# W' N$ k5 E; G 乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines
) X6 S) t* V- i0 x$ S6 Y% ?* b 《论语》 Analects of Confucius
4 I, G8 D T' _9 k 论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense
2 W8 g5 P0 {& C 裸机:bare mobile phone
, U4 l: s9 W/ N' B: ?+ ] 旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip
4 W: a& j$ i/ e9 Z% c4 V7 F 绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate: l5 U3 P' h8 g. |; S7 S
绿化 afforestation- Q' _$ j# B7 }+ }
绿色急救通道 emergency green path2 G" D- `9 H% F4 n( S; V
绿色食品 green food |