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• 台湾是中国神圣领土不可分割的一部分 Taiwan is an inalienable part of the inviolable territory of China.
• 台湾同胞 Taiwan compatriots
• 台湾、香港、澳门保持原有的资本主义制度和生活方式长期不变 Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao will retain the current capitalist system and way of life for a long time to come.
• 炭疽 anthrax
• 踢皮球 pass the buck
• 逃废银行债务 evasion of repayment of bank loans
• 韬光养晦 hide one's capacities and bide one's time
• 讨价还价 wheel and deal
• 统筹兼顾 make overall plans and take all factors into consideration; overall planning and all-round consideration
• 同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen
• 筒子楼 tube-shaped apartment
• 团队精神 team spirit; esprit de corps
• 团结就是力量 Unity is strength.
• 退耕还林还草 grain for green
• 退耕还林还牧 convert the land for forestry and pasture
• 鸵鸟政策 ostrich policy; ostrichism
• 脱贫致富 "cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity"
• 拖欠工资 arrears of wage
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• 挖墙脚 undermine the foundation of sth.; cut the ground from under sb's feet
• 歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
• 外卖 take-out
• 外滩(上海) The Bund
• 外星人 extraterrestrial being (ET)
• 外需 overseas market demand
• 网吧 Internet bar
• 网虫 netter; Internet geek
• 网民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen
• 网上冲浪 surf the Internet
• 往事如风 "The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
• 网友 net friend
• 望子成龙 hold high hopes for one's child
• 伪君子 hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing
• 威武之师,文明之师 mighty force and civilized force
• 文本短信服务 SMS (Short Messaging Service)
• 稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority
• 文科 liberal arts
• 我们在国际上说话是算数的 We always live up to our international commitments.
• 五保户 household enjoying the five guarantees (childless and infirm old persons who are guarateed food, clothing, medical care, housing and burial expenses)
• 屋顶花园 roof garden
• 无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
• 无缝网络 Seamless Network
• 无氟冰箱 Freon-free refrigerator
• 无公害蔬菜 "green" vegetable
• 物价局 Price Bureau
• 五讲四美三热爱 the movement of "five stresses, four points of beauty and three loves"(The five stresses are: stress on decorum, manners, hygiene, discipline and morals. The four points of beauty are: beauty of the mind, language, behavior and the environment. The three loves are: love of the motherland, socialism and the Communist Party.)
• 五金化工 metals and chemicals
• 物流 logistics; the interflow of goods and materials
• 屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
• 无人售票 self-service ticketing
• 无线应用协议 WAP（wireless application protocol）
• 污水处理 sewage treatment/ disposal
• 武侠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel
• 无形资产 intangible assets; immaterial property
• 业主 home owner
• 物业公司 property management company
• 物业管理 estate management, property management
• 物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.
• 无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree without roots
• 物质文明 material progress
• 物种起源 origin of species
• 无中生有 make/create something out of nothing
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• 西部大开发 Western Development
• 西电东送 transmit the electricity from the western areas to East China; West-East electricity transmission project
• 西电东送 transmission of electricity from the western to the eastern region
• 洗礼 baptism
• 西气东输 transmit the natural gas from the western areas to East China; West-East natural gas transmission project
• 洗钱 money laundering
• 希望工程 Hope Project
• 《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber
• 《西行漫记》 Red Star over China
• 夕阳产业 sunset industry
• 西洋景 Peep Show
• 喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear
• 《西游记》 Pilgrimage to the West; Journey to the West
• 下放权力给 delegating the management of ... (to ...)
• 下岗职工 laid-off workers
• 下岗职工基本生活费 subsistence allowances for laid-off workers
• 下海 plunge into the commercial sea
• 现代企业制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system
• 先发制人战略 pre-emptive strategy
• 县级市 county-level city
• 先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.
• 先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound
• 香港明天更好基金会 Better Hong Kong Foundation
• 香港特别行政区 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR)
• 向钱看 "mammonism, put money above all"
• 像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan
• 乡统筹,村提留 fees paid by farmers for overall township planning and village reserve
• 小而全 small and all-inclusive
• 小金库 a private coffer
• 小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity
• 小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family
• 效率优先,兼顾公平 give priority to efficiency with due consideration to fairness
• 校训 school motto
• 宵夜 a stoke of midnight
• 效益工资 achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits
• 邪恶轴心 axis of evil
• 邪教 heathendom
• 斜拉索桥 stayed-cable bridge
• 写真集 photo album
• 信得过产品 trustworthy product
• 新的经济增长点 new point for/ sources of economic growth
• 新干线 "the Shinkansen, bullet train"
• 新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean
• 心理素质 psychological quality
• 信息高速公路 information superhighway
• 心想事成 May all your wish come true
• 新新人类 New Human Being；X Generation
• 形成全方位、多层次、宽领域的开放格局 form an all-directional, multi-layered
and wide-ranging opening pattern
• 形而上学 metaphysics
• 性价比 cost performance
• 形式主义 formalism
• 形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand
• 虚开增值税发票 write false value added tax invoices
• 许可证制度 license granting mechanisms
• 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
• 悬而未决的问题 outstanding question
• 选美 beauty contest
• 学而优则仕 (a Confucian slogan for education) a good scholar can become an official; he who excels in study can follow an official career
• 学历教育 education with record of formal schooling
• 学生减负 alleviate the burden on students
