· 太空垃圾 space trash

· 太平洋舰队(美) Pacific Fleet
· 跆拳道 tae kwon do  
· 台湾当局 the Taiwan authorities
· 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.
· 太阳浴 sun bath; insolation
· 摊薄每股收益 diluted earning per share  
· 炭疽 anthrax
· 探明储量 verified deposits; verified reserves
· 摊牌 put/lay one’s card on the table  
· 谈判的筹码 bargain chip  
· 探亲外交 family-visit diplomacy; relative-visiting diplomacy
· 贪污腐化 corruption and degeneration
· 弹性工资 flexible pay  
· 弹性外交 elastic diplomacy  
· 糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullets
· 套利 arbitrage  
· 逃票 to sneak through without a ticket  
· 逃票者 ticket evader  
· 套期保值 hedge
· 逃税 tax evasion
· 陶冶情操 cultivate one's taste (temperament)  
· 讨债公司 debt-collection company
· 特别提款权 special drawing rights (SDR; SDRs) ; paper gold  
· 特别行政区 special administrative region
· 特技演员 stunt man; stand-in  
· 特洛伊木马 Trojan horse
· 特色电话机 feature phone  
· 特许税 franchise tax  
· 特种债券 special bonds
· 体改委 commission for economic restructuring
· 提高农产品收购价格 the government's increase in its procurement prices (for farm products)  
· 踢皮球 pass the buck
· 替身演员 stunt man/woman; stand-in  
· 题外话 digression; mention in passing
· 体育彩票 sports lotteries
· 天赋人权 natural rights
· 天时、地利、人和 favorable climatic, geographical and human comditions; favorable objective adn subjective factors for success
· 天时，地利，人和 good timing, geographical convenience and good human relations
· 填鸭式教学 cramming method of teaching
· 天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
· 跳槽 job-hopping  
· 跳槽者 job-hopper  
· “跳进黄河洗不清” "eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name "  
· 跳棋 Chinese chequers; Chinese draughts; halma  
· 跳蚤市场 flea market  
· 铁饭碗 iron rice bowl  
· 铁哥们 faithful pal；buddies；sworn friend  
· 铁腕人物 strongman; iron-handed person
· 贴现公司 discount house  
· 贴现率 discount market
· 铁血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister  
· 停薪留职 retain one's position with one's salary suspended; obtain an indefinite leave of absence from one's work unit  
· 庭院经济 courtyard economy
· 厅长 head of a department (under a provincial government)  
· 同步卫星 geostationary satellilte
· 统筹安排 comprehensive arrangement  
· 统筹兼顾 make overall plans adn take all factors into consideration; overall planning and all-round conside ration  
· 通存通兑 the banking procedure where deposits and withdrawals are processed at any branch bank  
· 同等学力 have the same educational level (as the regular graduate or student of certain academic qualification)  
· 同等学力申请硕士学位统考 general examination for applicants with education background equivalent to college graduates for master's degree  
· 通关 be cleared by the customs
· 通货混合,鸡尾酒式货币 currency cocktail  
· 通货回笼 withdrawal of currency in circulation
· 通货紧缩 deflation (of currency)  
· 通货升值 currency revaluation
· 同类产品 like product  
· 通票 through ticket
· 同声传译 simultaneous interpretation
· 同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen  
· 同业拆借 inter-bank borrowing
· 统一市场 single market  
· 统一税 "flat tax, consolidated tax"  
· 统一战线 u nited front
· 通用汽车公司 General Motors Corporation (GM)
· 筒子楼 tube-shaped apartment  
· 投标 bid for; tender for  
· 头寸紧 credit crunch; fund shortage
· 头寸松 credit ease
· 偷渡者 stowaway  
· 偷工减料 use inferior materials and turn out sub-standed products
· 透过现象看本质 see through the appearance to perceive the essence  
· 头号种子选手 No.1 seed (player); top seed  
· 投机商号 bucket shop
· 透明度 transparency
· 投手 pitcher  
· 偷税漏税 tax evasion  
· 偷税、骗税、逃税、抗税 "tax evasion, tax fraud, and refusal to pay taxes "  
· 投资风险 investment risk
· 投资环境 investment environment
· 投资主体 the investment subject  
· 土地承包期 land contract period
· 土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment  
· 土地使用权 land-use right
· 土地酸化 acidification · 团队精神 team spirit; esprit de corps  
· 团结就是力量 Unity is strength.
· 团身 bunch up the body  
· 退耕还林还草 grain for green  
· 退耕还林还牧 convert the land for forestry and pasture
· 推广科研成果 turning laboratory achievements into commercial/mass production; commercialization of laboratory achievements  
· 脱产 be disengaged from work; divorce oneself from one's work
· 托福考试 Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
· 脱口秀 talk show  
· 拖拉作风 dilatory style of work
· 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
· 脱手 release grip  
· 脱销 out of stock
· 脱氧核糖核酸 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
· 挖墙脚 undermine the foundation of sth.; cut the ground from under sb's feet  
· 外层空间 outer sp ace
· 歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
· 外汇储备 foreign exchange reserve
· 外汇管理局 Administration of Exchange Control  
· 外汇管制 foreign exchange control  
· 外交庇护 diplomatic asylum
· 外交斡旋 diplomatic offices
· 外联网(计算机) extranet
· 外卖 take-out  
· 外卖店 take-out restaurant  
· 外贸单证员 vouching clerk
· 外贸自营权 power to engage in foreign trade
· 外企 foreign company
· 外税局 foreign-related tax bureau  
· 外滩(上海) The Bund  
· 外逃资本 flight capital
· 外向型经济 export-oriented economy  
· 外星人 extraterrestrial being (ET)  
· 外需 overseas market demand
· 外债 foreign debt; external debt
· 万维网(计算机) World Wide Web(WWW)
· 网吧 Internet bar  
· 网虫 netter; Internet geek  
· 王储，王太子 Crown Prince  
· 往返机票 return ticket; round-trip ticket
· 汪辜会谈 Wang Daohan-Koo Chen-fu Talks (Wang-Koo talks)  
· 网关 gateway  
· 网恋 online love affair  
· 网络出版 online publishing  
· 网络管理员 network administrator  
· 网络化 networking  
· 网络经济 cybereconomy  
· 网络恐怖主义 cyberterrorism  
· 网络摄象机 web cam  
· 网民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen  
· 网上冲浪 surf the Internet  
· 网上交易平台 online trading platform  
· 往事如风 "The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."  
· 王水 aqua regia  
· 网友 net friend  
· 慰安妇 comfort woman
· 《围城》 A Surrounded City  
· 违反合同 breach of contract
· 危房 dilapidated building
· 维护人权和不断改善人权状况 safeguard human rights and steadily improve the hum an rights situation  
· 伪君子 hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing  
· 围垦造田 enclose tideland for cultivation; reclaim land from marshes  
· 唯利是图 draw water to one's mill  
· 伪劣商品赔还法 lemon law  
· 卫冕世界冠军 reigning world champion  
· 微软公司 Micorsoft Corporation
· 微软移动构想 Microsoft Vision for Mobility; Microsoft Mobility Initiatives  
· 威武之师,文明之师 mighty force and civilized force
· 卫星城 satellite town
· 卫星导航 satellilte navigation
· 唯一致命的弱点 Achilles' heel  
· 温饱工程 bring-warmth fill-bellies project  
· 温饱工程 Adequate Food and Clothing Program
· 稳定物价 stabilize prices
· 稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority  
· 文化产业 culture industry
· 文化旅游 culture-oriented travel
· 文科 liberal arts  
· 文联 literary federat ion  
· 文明街道 model community  
· 纹身 tattoo
· 温室气体 greenhouse gases
· 文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy  
· 问讯处 information office; inquiry desk  
· 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 broof garden  
· 无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
· 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 adn the enviornment. The three loves are: love of the motherland, socialism and the Communist Party.)
· 五金化工 metals and chemicals  
· 乌拉圭回合 Uruguay Round  
· 无力偿付的公司 insolvent corporation
· 物流 logistics; the interflow of goods and materials
· 乌龙球 own goal
· 屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
· 污染指数 pollution index
· 无人售票 self-service ticketing  
· 无绳来电显示电话 ordless telephone with caller ID  
· 无线应用协议 WAP（wireless application protocol）  
· 污水处理 sewage treatment/ disposal
· 无土栽培 soil-less cultivation  
· 无为而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-interference  
· 无息贷款 interest-free loan
· 武侠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel  
· 无形资产 intangible assets  
· 无形资产 intang ible assets; immaterial property
· 业主 home owner  
· 物业管理 "estate management, property management"  
· 无源雷达 passive radar
· 无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
· 物质文明 material progress
· 物质文明建设和精神文明建设一起抓 pay attention to ethical as well as material progress
· 物种起源 origin of species
· 无中生有 make/create something out of nothing  
· 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
· 细菌战 germ war
· 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  
· 吸取世界文明成果 assimilate the achievements of civilzations the world over  
· 稀缺经济 scarcity economy
· 息事宁人 pour oil on tro ubled waters  
· 吸收存款 deposit taking
· 吸收游资 absorb idle fund  
· 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
· 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  
· 下海 plunge into the commercial sea  
· 下网 off line  
· 下游行业 downstream industry  
· 下载(计算机) downloading
· 夏至 Summer Solstice
· 现代企业制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system  
· 县改市 county upgraded to city  
· 现货交易 cash market transactions; spot transactions
· 县级市 county-level city  
· 现金流量 cash flow
· 嫌贫爱富 despi se the poor and curry favor with the rich
· 先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.
· 闲散资金 scattered funds
· 现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example
· 险胜 "cliff-hanging win, narrow victory, nose out"  
· 线下商贸运作 offline business operation  
· 先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound
· 限制战略武器会谈 strategic arms limitation talks( SALT)
· 香波 shampoo
· 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)
· 香格里拉 Shangri-la  
· 享乐主义 hedonism
· 项目立项 approve and initiate a project  
· 项目申报 project application  
· 项目预算 project budget  
· 项目支持 project support  
· 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 tow nship planning and village reserve
· 香榭里舍大街 avenue des champs-elyses
· 乡镇企业 township enterprises
· 小道消息 hearsay
· 小而全 small and all-inclusive
· 消费结构 pattern of consumption
· 消费税 consumption tax  
· 消费信贷 consumer credit services  
· 消费者权益日 International Day for Consumers' Rights and Interests  
· 消费者协会 consumers' association  
· 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
· 小农经济 small-scale peasant economy; autarkical small-scale farming  
· 销售景气指数 sales index
· 小型核武器 Mini-nukes
· 校训 school motto  
· 宵夜 a stoke of midnight  
· 效益工资 achievements-relate d wages; wages based on benefits  
· 效益农业 profitable agriculture  
· 校园文化 campus culture
· 邪教 heathendom
· 斜拉索桥 stayed-cable bridge  
· 写真集 photo album  
· 新宠 new favorite  
· (翻译)信、达、雅 "faithfulness, expressiveness and taste"  
· 信贷支持 credit aid  
· 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  
· 新婚市场(指买卖兴旺的市场) bridal market
· 心理素质 psychological quality  
· 新石器时代 the Neolithic Age; New Stone Age'  
· 信息产业部电信管理局 Telecommunication Management Bureau of Ministry of Information Industry  
· 信息港 inforport; cyber port  
· 信息高地 information highland
· 信息高速公路 information superhighway
· 信息革命 information r evolution
· 信息含量 information content
· 信息化 informationize  
· 信息检索 information retrieval
· 《信息技术协议》 ITA (Information Technology Agreement)  
· 新新人类 New Human Being；X Generation  
· 心心相印, 精神感应 telesthesia
· 新兴市场 emerging market
· 新秀 "up-and-coming star, rising star"  
· 信用紧缩 credit crunch  
· 信用危机 credit crisis  
· 信用文化 credit culture  
· 心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
· 性别歧视 sexual/gender discrimination
· 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  
· 刑法 penal code; criminal law
· 星火计划 Spark Program
· 性价比 cost performance  
· 星期日泰晤士报 the Sunday Times  
· 星球大战计划 Star Wars Program ·
  行使否决权 exercise the veto
· 形式主义 formalism  
· 行头 theatrical costumes (and paraphernalia)
· 形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand  
· 行政审批制度 administrative approval system  
· 行政诉讼 administrative proceedings
· 虚开增值税发票 write false value added tax invoices  
· 许可证制度 license granting mechanisms
· 虚拟存款 window-dressing deposits
· 虚拟网 virtual net  
· 虚拟银行 virtual bank
· 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
· 选举权和被选举权 the right to vote and the right to be elected  
· 选举人票 electoral vote  
· 选举人制 electoral system  
· 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  
· 学分 credit points
· 削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks (START)  
· 学历教育 education with record of formal schooling  
· 学生处 students' affairs division  
· 学生减负 alleviate the burden on students  
· 学时 credit hours
· 巡航导弹 cruise missile
· 寻呼台 paging centers  
· 寻呼小姐 operators who work with paging centers  
· 巡回医疗 medical tour
· 巡回招聘 milk round  
· 熏青鱼,转移注意力的话,证券说明书,证券销售书 a red herring  
· 徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends  
· 徇私舞弊 bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud
· 循序渐进 step by step
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