厄尔尼诺现象 El Nino phenomenon6 V; h3 m; t' t# q
恶性通货膨胀 hyperinflation
# i/ H2 B' F! v( j& e 恶性循环 vicious circle J# Z* u( T* W' u; f- Q& d
(把…当成)耳旁风Like water off (on) a duck’s back
" I6 L T7 @1 @) o! T 二板市场; 创业板市场 growth enterprise board; second board; hi-tech board
. Y( N2 @2 c1 E' L 二次创业 start a new undertakinge/ \. L1 G! Z6 @1 y9 f- y
二级市场secondary market+ o: `" P4 k, _2 D8 {
二进宫 to enter the palace a second time (people with a past criminal record again commits a crime, and is convicted and put into a correctional institution)
@$ y- L# A1 E5 X4 m 二流选手 scrub, second-rater1 Q. A: M4 r! A2 M7 x
二手房 second-hand house
7 c1 h% }! i* } 二元经济 dual economy
9 r% w+ L" [1 N; Y; X! F 发案率 incidence (of criminal cases)) a/ D, X: ^/ T0 w% |7 p
发烧友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan/ f3 b! Z0 m% E; J7 i# D
发展不平衡 disparate development4 c% L/ C9 h! `# n) G* j- W
发展是硬道理 Development is of overriding importance. / Development is the absolute need.
& A/ Q0 _3 S2 b 法治国家 a country under the rule of law
9 @2 n0 E# u% K* V 法制国家 a state with an adequate legal system
. [" h* d0 H% l 翻两番 quadruple# `: L1 `" t( e( P$ z3 S
反败为胜 bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire
, f. T+ ~5 ^' p' C) N 反不正当竞争法 Law of the People's Republic of China Against Competition by Inappropriate Means, Z! Q$ l( o4 o1 a
反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government
! i6 e4 G$ Y' v& S 防抱死系统 ABS (anti-lock braking system)& `' a. e& |2 S& E* a K
防洪工程 flood-prevention project
3 a: U% ^4 T0 M$ ^7 G 房管 real estate management
$ }5 ]4 f+ N6 V( K. g/ T# l: L 访谈式竞选 (候选人在电视访谈节目中亮相进行的竞选)talk-show campaign" r# Y9 I/ @* J8 U9 E" o
放高球 lob
! e! Y/ S$ b+ Y- T, n% ^2 v 放下架子 to relinguish haungty airs; to get off one's high horse; throw off one's airs6 X% K" j# ^# R( N; _; F
放行单 release permit; r+ L# s5 d$ \, I9 M: O2 f
飞毛腿(导弹)Scud missile* ^' [! @- M( J c5 Y
飞行药检 spot check
7 u2 j" |; C+ r: \ 非对称数字用户环路 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL)
' M) A; b9 \/ b. U8 O( M! Z) x+ N, H 费改税 transform administrative fees into taxes$ f2 X+ Y. k% S
分拆上市 A subsidiary company of a corporation is listed on the stock market.! C3 B1 ^& K, T& d5 K+ z
分流 reposition of redundant personnel
8 S: H. C$ I7 t9 X$ b1 A2 j 分期付款 installment payment
5 ^6 t7 t# o+ Z2 f: ?7 D: X6 e 分税制 system of tax distribution
U6 \$ @" d& R; M) X4 | (产品)分销 subunderwriting, distribution$ z3 G# v: g1 g3 F
粉领族 pink-collar tribe (Women who play major role in certain professions such as office workers, secretaries, models, airline hostesses, etc)6 y1 K! m: C; _
风险投资 venture capital; risk investment
7 s3 Q' x$ x# C1 ? 疯牛病 mad cow disease; bovine spongiform enceohalopathy (BSE)
+ P8 G9 I2 R7 E( D 锋利扣杀 razor-sharp smash
* J/ ]2 `6 E3 g) q, a' Q) \ Z 封闭式基金 close-ended fund% G( K/ M2 P' A, J. c
封杀出局 force out
# k$ K4 O8 ], i “封圣” canonization of "Saints"+ E* {- z1 o. U# q ?+ O$ E
福利彩票 welfare lotteries
0 V! Y* b+ J3 R/ r- c 福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system
4 C$ }# @1 c0 l 浮动工资 floating wages; fluctuating wages
}$ Q/ y& y. S6 d3 L% u' t) o 扶贫 poverty alleviation2 j% A! b# \1 ~: {3 @( g) _0 W
覆盖率 coverage rate
/ r3 ]7 Q7 w4 P2 C k: A* A 复式住宅duplex apartment; compound apartment (a type of residential housing that maximizes usable space by increasing the number of the storey building |