公正、公平、公开 just, fair and open

好莱坞大片 Hollywood blockbuster

黄金时段 prime time

假唱 lip-synch

劲射 power shot

拉拉队 cheering squad

来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone

论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense

泡沫经济 bubble economy

票贩子 scalper, ticket tout

拳头产品 competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster

三角恋爱 love triangle

三 维 动 画 片 three-dimensional animation

" 扫黄 " 、 " 打非 " eliminate pornography and illegal publications

申办奥运会 bid for the Olympic Games

实现中华民伟大复兴 bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation

市场疲软 sluggish market

素质教育 education for all-around development

筒子楼： tube-shaped apartment

脱贫致富 cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity

网吧 Internet bar

网恋 online love affair

网上冲浪 surf the Internet

网上交易平台 online trading platform

网友 net friend

无人售票 self-service ticketing

无绳来电显示电话 cordless telephone with caller ID

无线应用协议 WAP （ wireless application protocol ）

下岗 laid-off workers

下海 plunge into the commercial sea

下网 off line

小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family

新秀 up-and-coming star, rising star

新新人类 New Human Being ； X Generation

信息港 inforport

形象小姐 / 先生 image representative of a product or a brand

虚拟网 virtual net

学生处 students' affairs division

研究生毕业证 / 学位证 graduate diploma/graudate degree's diploma

摇钱树 cash cow

以人为本 people oriented; people foremost

义务教育 compulsory education

易拉罐 pop can

应试教育 examination-oriented education system

舆论导向 direction of public opinion

运球 dribble

在职博士生 on-job doctorate

早恋 puppy love

招生就业指导办公室 enrolment and vocation guidance office

证券营业部 stock exchange; security exchange

知识产权 intellectual property rights

中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student

中流砥柱 mainstay, chief corner stone

专卖店 exclusive agency; franchised store

自我保护意识 self-protection awareness

综合国力 comprehensive national strength

综合业务数字网 integrated service digital network (ISDN)

总裁助理 assistant president

综合治理 comprehensive treatment

安居工程 housing project for low-income urban residents

信息化 information-based; informationization

智力密集型 concentration of brain power; knowledge-intensive

外资企业 overseas-funded enterprises

下岗职工 laid-off workers

分流 reposition of redundant personnel

三角债 chain debts

素质教育 education for all-round development

豆腐渣工程 jerry-built projects

社会治安情况 law-and-order situation

民族国家 nation state

撎ǘ罃 "independence of Taiwan"

台湾当局 Taiwan authorities

台湾同胞 Taiwan compatriots

台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory.

西部大开发 Development of the West Regions

可持续性发展 sustainable development

风险投资 risk investment

通货紧缩 deflation

扩大内需 to expand domestic demand

计算机辅助教学 computer-assisted instruction ( CAI )

网络空间 cyberspace

虚拟现实 virtual reality

网民 netizen ( net citizen )

电脑犯罪 computer crime

电子商务 the e-business

网上购物 shopping online

应试教育 exam-oriented education

学生减负 to reduce study load


1. nanometre (纳米)
An interferometric video system for measuring microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with nanometre resolution is demonstrated.
2. GSM (global system for mobile communication) (全球通)
Ericsson has signed a US$20 million contract with China Unicom Jilin Branch to supply GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) capacity dilation equipment.
3. the most needy students (特困生)
Yesterday the federation announced that it will launch a series of programs to help the most needy students in the remote areas.
4. distance learning (远程教育)
E.g. 1: Education officials are determined to promote the use of distance learning programmes to help develop education in rural and poor areas of China.
E.g. 2: Multimedia courses and Internet browsing have made it possible for distance learning and lifelong education.
5. franchise store (专卖店)
Founder launched more than 50 products and business solutions in the first six months, debuting a new product every four days. In mid-June, 50 Founder franchise stores were opened in 20 cities across the country.
6. trading platform (交易平台)
The Sparkice trading platform is a solutions and one source trading service. It enables buyers worldwide to connect with Chinese suppliers at a single point of contact.
7. pioneer park / High-Tech Business Incubator (创业园)
Jinan High-Tech Business Incubator was set up in October, 1992 under the leadership of the Administration Committee of Jinan High-Tech Industries Development Zone. It is one of the 38 national High-Tech Business Incubators.
8. boundary science (边缘科学)
In some cases a boundary science module will accommodate the information flowing toward it from both sides. For example, a magnetopause module would logically adjust the magnetopause position to equalize the pressures on the two sides.
9. consultancy firm (点子公司,咨询公司)
Maggie Rogers has her own consultancy firm. She specialists in advising companies on how to enter foreign markets.
10. start a new undertaking (二次创业)
Finding an outstanding cause and joining with friends from all over the world to support the new undertaking is a goal for president Wu Dongcai and general manager Wu Yaofang.
11. competitive products (拳头产品)
The reforms, which have been put in place very smoothly in State-owned enterprises, would bring more opportunities for the private sector as they would squeeze out the smaller state-run firms. Also, the act would greatly encourage the enterprises to develop their own competitiveness products in order to sharpen their edge in the market.

1. twin city; sister city（友好城市）
  At the request of the mayor of the Japanese city of Kobe, the first sister-city relationship in China was forged between Tianjin in North China and the Japanese city nearly three decades ago.
  2. noddy suit（防毒衣、生化衣）
  A noddy suit is a garment worn by soldiers for protection against gas and chemical attack.
  3. Bob's your uncle = It is as simple as that! You are in business.（就是这么简单, 你做得完全正确）
  Spray on some stain remover, throw it in the washer, and Bob's your uncle. (ads)
  4. rose (roses) all the way （万事顺利）
  She never had any hardship to endure. It was roses all the way for her.


1. laptop; portable computer; notebook computer(便携式电脑)
A US$25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of a laptop computer missing from a US State Department office since late January 2000.
The laptop may have contained highly classified information.
2. the neck-and-neck presidential election result(不分上下的总编选举结果)
Democrat Al Gore's campaign gave notice on Thursday that it would contest the neck-and-neck presidential election result in at least one Florida county. 3. corporate culture(企业文化)
Mitsui Marine's pullout from a planned three-way merger with Nippon Fire & Marine Insurance and Koa Fire & Marine Insurance underscored the strength of “family ties” in Japan's corporate culture in which companies tend to stick to their traditional business groupings.
4. Students with a diploma from a junior college try to obtain the undergraduate diploma through self-taught study(专升本)
5. netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen; one who access the Internet(网民)
More than 90 per cent of the so-called “netizens” in China are in their 20s or 30s, with 48 per cent of them under the age of 24.
Most of them are students, according to statistics from the CNNIC, the leading official Internet thinktank.
6. a bread and butter letter£(感谢款带的信)
A bread and butter letter is sent as thanks for being treated well as someone's guests.
7. a “dear John” letter(断交信)
A “dear John” letter is written from a girl to a boy, or a boy to a girl to break up their relationship.



1. intellectual property rights (知识产权）
Officials from the patent, copyright and trademark administrations are trying to improve the protection of intellectual property rights by revising relevant laws.
2. summit conference （峰会）
The Euro-American summit conference in Washington this week came at a defining moment for relations between the European Union (EU) and the United States - just days after the European Council in Nice and a month before the start of a new US administration.
3. bar code （条形码）
Supermarket scanners sometimes fail to read every bar code and a cashier must then punch code numbers into the machine to register a purchase.
4. euthanasia; mercy killing （安乐死）
A euthanasia law "under which the considered wish of a dying person to put an end to his days is granted, has its place in a mature society," Dutch Justice Minister Bend Korthals said.
5. professional manager （职业经理人）
If I've learned anything over the past years, it is the importance of drawing from the best qualities of both the entrepreneur and the professional manager. These are the left and right sides of the business brain, and they must harmonize in a healthy corporation.
6. food stall; cheap open air restaurant（大排挡）
Ten years ago, in Tianhe district of Guangzhou, many people lived in low and shabby houses they had built themselves, and simple food stalls　could be seen here and there.


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1. consolation prize（安慰奖）
Considering that he underwent shoulder surgery a year ago and missed seven months' play, Norman found that he still could challenge for a major title a worthwhile consolation prize.
2. win-win（双赢）
"This is a win-win strategy combining Samsung SDI's manufacturing technology and marketing capabilities with NEC's development capabilities," Samsung　president Kim Soon-taek said.
3. Mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence（互相尊重主权和领土完整、互不侵犯、互不干涉内政、平等互利、和平共处五项基本原则）
4. one country, two systems（一国两制）
Although the question of Taiwan differs in nature from that of Hong Kong in that it is a question of reunification rather than resumption of sovereignty, it also can be resolved according to the concept of "one country, two systems."
5. system crashed（死机
Finding problems in crash dump files is a task that takes practice and experience. Exactly how you determine what caused a crash varies depending on how the system crashed. The cause of some crashes is relatively easy to determine, while finding the cause of other crashes is difficult and time-consuming.
6. lemon law（伪劣商品赔偿法）
Florida's Lemon Law applies to new or demonstrator vehicles sold or leased in the state. When consumers buy or lease a new or demonstrator motor vehicle, they must receive from the dealer a copy of the "Consumer Guide to the Florida Lemon Law."
7. album（大碟、专辑）
The Cure, an English modern rock band whose previous album was not a great seller, announces that its new release will be its last.
8. single（单曲）
Robbie Williams, who dominated last year's Brit Awards, , won both British Single and Video for "She's The One."
9. business card（名片）
Presenting a business card at the beginning of a sales meeting is traditional in encounters between a sales representative and a client.
10. live coverage（现场直播）
Joshua Chan, Chairman of the Student Union of the University of Macao, was up early, despite an almost sleepless night watching live coverage of festivities celebrating Macao's return to China. However, he didn't seem tired at all.
11. re-run the episode（重播）
Don't worry that you'll miss the programme; the local TV station will re-run this episode Friday night.
12. horse laugh（不信任的嘲笑）
When this guy running for Congress said how much money he'd save us taxpayers, we all gave him the horse laugh. We knew when he was in the state legislature he always voted for higher taxes.
13. doggy bag（打包）
We had so much food left over from dinner at the China Garden last night that we took enough home in doggy bags to feed the whole family this evening.

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1. superjumbo jet n:超级巨型喷气式飞机　
Airbus will build superjumbo jet.
Airbus has been conducting its own studies into building a 21st-century superjumbo, bigger than Boeing’s latest 747-400s, which can carry about 400 passengers. British Airways, the project’s biggest advocate, says it needs a superjumbo carrying 600 or more passengers by the turn of the century to cut costs and combat congested airports.
2. sell-by date n到期之日，大限之日。
The trouble is the old formulas are past their sell-by date.
Yet in most areas of the publishing industry, sentimentality is still the rule.
Many of the old names survive long past their sell-by date.
3. multiplex. n.多剧场影剧院，多厅剧院。
“ What happens when quality films fight for distribution and mainstream crap do minates the multiplexes? Big fish eat little fish.
Unique palaces built to enshrine movie royalty have given way to impersonal, cookie-cutter multipexes.
4. megastar n.超级大名星。
Last week megastar Michal jackson and megacorporation Sony cut a long-term multimedia deal which could bring as much as $ 1 million to the reclusive singer.
5. ecotourism: n.生态旅游。
SO-What exactly is Ecotourism? Ecotourism---the fastest growing segment of the
travel industry, so says a Green Money Journal article.
The hotel is a controversial experiment in so-called ecotourism. Its backers hop
e to bring in money to help fund efforts to save the panda.


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1. stew in one's own juice（自作自受）
e.g. He stewed in his own juice without anyone sympathizing with him in his suffering.
e.g. The last time I lent her money she just wasted it. So this time I will let her stew in her own juice.
2. toe to toe（相互抵制）； shoulder to shoulder （并肩合作）
"There's something poetic about the fact that not so long ago we were toe to toe, and now we're shoulder to shoulder," said Joshua Ravetch, one of the New Line production resource specialists who helped arrange the DVD delivery. (REUTERS, 2000/02/09)
3. come-to-Jesus （令人头痛的摊牌会）
"The come-to-Jesus moment for me in my understanding of all this came back in 1990," says John Perry Barlow, the retired Wyoming cattle rancher and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. (Washington Post, November 2000)
The come-to-Jesus meeting took place on May 25 at a skybox at Nashville's football stadium, where Gore had gone for a publicity event. (Newsweek, November 2000)


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Editor’s note: The Fourth Session of the Ninth National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference have just ended. This issue we give some related words that you may want to know:
  
  1. National People's Congress (NPC) 全国人民代表大会
  2. deputy to the National People's Congress 全国人大代表
  3. National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) 中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会
  4. member of the national committee of CPPCC 全国政协委员
  5. the NPC Standing Committee 全国人大常务委员会
  6. the Fourth Session of the Ninth National People's Congress 九届全国人大四次会议
  7. State-owned enterprises (SOE)　国有企业
  8. per-capita gross domestic product (GDP) 人均国内生产总值
  9. gross national product (GNP) 国民生产总值
  10. crony capitalism　权贵资本主义,裙带资本主义
  11. low-cost housing 经济房
  12. government's work report  政府工作报告
  13. amendments to the Constitution 宪法修正案
  14. press conference 新闻发布会
  15. anti-corruption legislation 制定反贪法规
  16. the resource-rich hinterland 资源丰富的内陆地区 (指西部地区)
  17. cross-Strait relations 海峡两岸关系
  18. grass-roots supervision 基层监督
  19. develop-the-west strategy 西部大开发战略
  21. no progress simply means regression 不进则退
  22. bring the majority of money-losing firms into the black 使大多数亏损企业扭亏为盈
  23. loss-generating enterprises 亏损企业
  24. the basic living allowance for laid-off workers 下岗工人基本生活津贴
  25. treasury bonds 国库券
  26. non-performing loans　不良贷款
  27. debt-to-equity swap　债转股


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  1.Prince Charming(白马王子)
  2.love triangle(三角恋爱)
  3.sworn brothers(拜把兄弟)
  4.find a sugerdaddy; to lean on a moneybags(傍大款)
  5.distinguished guest; honoured guest(嘉宾)
  6.sleepess city(不夜城)
  7.lip-synch(假唱)
  8.power shot(劲射)
  9.cordless telephone with caller ID(来电显示无绳电话)
  10.tales of roving knights; martial arts story(武侠小说)
  11.stockroom-style supermarket (仓储式超市)
  12.intensive training class(强化班)
  13.cloisonne(景泰蓝)
  14.to punch the card; to stamp the card(刷卡、划卡)