垃圾债券 junk bond
" A: K% M1 g* ^8 m' y 拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth" g- T+ ~+ n' E. X3 i% v# O
拉拉队 cheering squad
% k; W& f2 s: w( Y3 | 拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king7 j: I9 _1 H5 a$ E. @
拉关系 try to curry favor with
M, x e& ]3 s8 B% [ 拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon% }3 a4 u# q; W6 W& ~2 H5 k' B
来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone
% L# }0 [5 V" {3 R! {- c 来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing* x7 u8 L* o# e5 S$ C% S
蓝筹股 blue chips0 G& x& }5 f7 r
劳动合同制 labor contract system; O; `' J. P; j
老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried
8 P4 P( E, W L4 Q/ i+ N 老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise
' B: t9 u5 s8 U* G( b; X4 c f "篱笆墙" barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading
+ S$ O3 X; P: O3 L4 ^# V$ w 礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
2 V& y, H2 y1 y& I) @/ @ 理货公司 tally company
. M# Z) A' f4 H0 [" n* u/ s 礼仪小姐 ritual girl
, r+ f5 i" R8 b. x3 T* M; w# B. |/ u7 V 利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery5 u) b4 L. f) w( Y, i5 j
利好因素 wrinkle
% G& l) ?5 P$ Y. E/ Y0 Q7 _7 n 利基 niche
, J7 ^ ^3 h! V7 T) y* m 立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture
! P6 S. `) O z 廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration3 Z/ d4 b0 G9 m
廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government; I& s+ z+ ^) B7 \
廉洁奉公,以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness3 g' o; L- E/ M
联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output( V' K5 K L' D: k/ \
联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee)
+ j I3 ~5 L2 { 联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises
; d6 w; J$ f" l* D# c 联合联络小组 joint liaison group
' {1 i$ h. z! t/ i+ x- C& ? 联合投标 syndicated tender
: z6 m/ [) x4 h5 J; B 联想集团 Legend Group
! N7 \$ r, T y+ [( V. x" _2 O) A: X 连带责任 joint liability& ^& s5 O0 v( ~$ l8 M# `* L# U) H
练摊 to be a vendor
) I9 x6 A1 j& `7 z3 J- s: t- r( j; V 良性循环 virtuous circle# {# r" }; r" [1 M' @
粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies
1 P* S) s( I! d+ i: _ 粮油关系:grain and oil rationing registration( M& q0 D+ Y/ u0 |3 M$ S
两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation8 L/ f4 h( ?3 z
两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine* ]2 {- a7 Q8 N
"两个对等的政治实体" "two equal political entities
# U; `8 B6 f* C+ f5 I7 A6 g4 g 两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress
- ]1 b2 O( M" |3 J/ j: T$ } 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.+ H4 S4 \! w* S7 B: _1 ?" N7 V4 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* i4 H& h! x# w# l% y
两院院士academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering1 b- ^# K) l5 d) \& L# y m
老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas
2 x/ ? V1 h4 {# p& T/ [+ s 《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; m. y" }3 ^' F' \( Z/ e% k
猎头公司 head-hunting company8 e/ a" P: A5 X/ @* q; d
劣等品shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (口语)* F, t. c+ M% O, z% f4 M
临时主教练 caretaker coach( y- S" B0 ?& y( k1 j; K
零配件 spare and accessory parts X. D D$ X% J# M D
领头羊 bellwether8 Q) h+ l" O) _9 c2 L; ~& X) N( N
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.7 I( z* B6 \ `6 V
留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary
" ?0 i" D: V. L d4 m5 K 留学咨询:consulting on the study abroad+ d L4 ?% y+ Z/ k. P
流动人口 transient population
. j; w/ l; J' w6 ~4 E- y6 C 流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile
2 n+ D8 `- N- Y+ _7 H+ J; w& f# U 六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic2 x% ~5 m8 Q+ {, d
(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry$ n: l( Q( B4 K1 n
路演road show
* M/ W/ ]6 W h3 ]8 { y- J \ 乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises {! ^1 X" X% q
乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines1 U, u! ^0 A7 n/ n* ~6 f' {
《论语》 Analects of Confucius
! c8 {' \- v. h" A 论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense% q$ i7 X5 ]' t1 v! m. b
裸机:bare mobile phone* |9 L( T7 }" p. m
旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip3 F3 u; K- ?, a% \: O
绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate. E( H4 `9 P' Q$ l: }: ^9 B
绿化 afforestation, R- H$ h. J$ }; A
绿色急救通道 emergency green path
+ m$ r; n$ c* O4 F) [. h 绿色食品 green food |