中国特色词汇英语翻译

　　A.

　　AA制 Dutch treatment； go Dutch

　　《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q

　　艾滋病（获得性免疫缺陷综合征） AIDS （Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome）

　　爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace

　　安居工程 Housing Project for low-income families

　　按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost

　　按揭贷款 mortgage loan

　　按劳分配 distribution according to one‘s performance

　　暗恋 unrequited love； fall in love with someone secretly

　　暗亏 hidden loss

　　澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul

　　奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult

　　B.
　　
　　B to B （B2B） business to business

　　B to C （B2C） business to consumer

　　巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse

　　把握大局 grasp the overall situation

　　白马王子 Prince Charming

　　白色行情表 white sheet

　　白色农业 white agriculture （also called “white engineering agriculture”；

　　It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.）

　　白手起家 starting from scratch

　　白雪公主 Snow White

　　摆架子 put on airs

　　摆谱儿 put on airs； show off； keep up appearances

　　拜把兄弟 sworn brothers

　　拜年 pay New Year call

　　搬迁户 relocated families

　　半拉子工程 uncompleted project

　　棒球运动记者 scribe

　　傍大款 （of a girl） find a sugar daddy； be a mistress for a rich man；

　　lean on a moneybags

　　包干到户 work contracted to households

　　包干制 overall rationing system； scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash

　　包工包料 contract for labor and materials

　　保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth

　　in the national economy

　　保持国有股 keep the State-held shares

　　保健食品 health-care food

　　保理业务 factoring business

　　保税区 the low-tax， tariff-free zone； bonded area

　　保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas

　　保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings

　　报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator‘s Project

　　北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank

　　本本主义 bookishness

　　《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica

　　本垒打 circuit clout， four-master， round trip

　　本命年 one‘s year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches

　　奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life

　　笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.

　　蹦击 bungee， bungee jumping

　　逼上梁山 be driven to drastic alternatives

　　比较经济学 comparative economics

　　比上不足，比下有余 worse off than some， better off than many；

　　to fall short of the best， but be better than the worst

　　闭门羹 given cold-shoulder

　　边际报酬 marginal return

　　边缘科学 boundary science

　　变相涨价 disguised inflation

　　便携式电脑 portable computer； laptop； notebook computer

　　标书 bidding documents

　　表演赛 demonstration match

　　剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody

　　博彩（业）lottery industry

　　博士生 Ph.D candidate

　　补缺选举 by-election

　　布达拉宫 Potala Palace

　　布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods system

　　不败记录 clean record， spotless record

　　不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force

　　不打不成交 No discord， no concord.

　　不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.

　　不分上下的总统选举结果the neck-and-neck presidential election result

　　《不见不散》 Be there or be square.

　　不可再生资源 non-renewable resources

　　不良贷款 non-performing loan

　　不夜城 sleepless city， ever-bright city

　　不正之风 bad （harmful） practice； unhealthy tendency

　　步行天桥 foot bridge

　　C.

　　擦边球 edge ball， touch ball

　　擦网球 net ball

　　采取高姿态 show magnanimity

　　菜篮子工程 shopping basket program

　　参政、议政 participate in the management of State affairs

　　沧海桑田 Seas change into mulberry fields and mulberry fields change into

　　seas-time brings great changes to the world. What was once the sea has

　　now changed into mulberry fields-the world is changing all the time.

　　仓储式超市 stockroom-style supermarket

　　草根工业 grass root industry （refers to village and township enterprises which take

　　root among farmers and grow like wold grass）

　　层层转包和违法分保 multi-level contracting and illegal sub-contracting

　　差额投票 differentail voting

　　差额选举 competitive election

　　茶道 sado

　　查房 make/go the rounds of the wards

　　拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul

　　拆迁户 households or units relocated due to building demolition

　　搀水股票 water-down stocks （ordinary stocks that can be bought by persons inside

　　a stock company or a business at a cost lower that their face value）

　　禅 dhyana

　　产粮大省 granary province

　　产品结构 product mix

　　产权明晰、权责明确、政企分开、科学管理 clearly established ownership， well

　　defined power and responsibility， separation of enterprise from administration，

　　and scientific management

　　产权制度、产权关系 property relations； property order

　　产销直接挂钩 directly link production with marketing

　　产业的升级换代 upgrading of industies

　　产业结构升级 upgrading of an industrial structure

　　长二捆 LM-2E

　　长江三角洲 Yangtze River delta

　　长期共存、互相监督、肝胆相照、荣辱与共 long-term coexistence， mutual

　　supervision， sincere treatment with each other and the sharing of weal or woe

　　长线产品 product in excessive supply

　　畅通工程 “Smooth Traffic Project”

　　唱高调 mouth high-sounding words

　　超高速巨型计算机 giant ultra-high-speed computer

　　超前消费 overconsuming， excessive consumption

　　彻头彻尾的反动政治势力an out and out reactionary political force

　　城市规划 city‘s landscaping plan； urban planning

　　城市中年雅皮士 muppie （一批中年专业人士，附庸风雅，矫揉造作cutesification，

　　崇尚竟品至上boutiqueification，攀比银行存款bankification等摆阔作风，由middle-aged urban yuppie缩合而成）

　　城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and rural areas

　　吃大锅饭 egalitarian practice of “everybody eating from the same big pot”

　　吃皇粮 receive salaries， subsidies， or other supported from the government

　　重复建设 building redundant project； duplication of similar projects

　　抽杀成功 hit through

　　筹备委员会 preparatory committee

　　出风头 show off；in the limelight

　　出口创汇能力 capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports

　　出口加工区 export processing zones

　　出口退税制度 the system of refunding taxes on exported goods； export （tax） rebate

　　出口转内销 domestic sales of commodities orginally produced for exports

　　出家 pravrajana； cloister

　　传销 multi-level marketing

　　窗口行业 various service trades

　　创建卫生城市：build a nationally advanced clean city

　　创业园 high-tech business incubator； pioneer park

　　吹风会 （advanced） briefing

　　春蕾计划 Spring Buds Program

　　春运 （passenger） transport during the Spring Festival

　　《春秋》 Spring and Autumn Annals

　　磁悬浮列车 Maglev train （magnetically levitated train）， magnetic suspension train

　　辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new； ring out the old year and ring in the new

　　此地无银三百两 A guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence.

　　从粗放经济转变为集约经济 shift from extensive economy to intensive economy

　　粗放式管理 extensive management

　　促进全球经济一体化 foster integration with the global economy

　　存款保证金 guaranty money for deposits

　　D.

　　“达标”活动 “target hitting” activities

　　打白条 issue IOU

　　打黑 crack down on speculation and profiteering

　　打假 crack down on counterfeit goods

　　打破僵局 break the deadlock

　　打顺手 find one‘s touch， get into gear， settle into a groove

　　大包干 all-round responsibility system

　　大轰动 blockbuster

　　大力扣杀 hammer

　　大路货 staple goods

　　大满贯 grand slam

　　大开眼界 open one‘s eyes； broaden one’s horizon； be an eye-opener

　　大款 tycoon

　　大排挡 sidewalk snack booth； large stall

　　大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to

　　reduce it to nothing at all

　　大胜 white wash

　　大腕 top notch

　　大卫教 Branch Davidian

　　大型电视系列片，长篇电视连续剧 maxi-series

　　大学生创业 university students‘ innovative undertaking

　　大要案 major and serious criminal cases

　　大专生 junior college student

　　大专文凭 associate degree

　　大藏经 Tripitaka

　　带薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them to retain

　　their original rank and benefits

　　待岗 await job assignment， post-waiting

　　待业 job-waiting

　　代职 function in an acting capacity

　　单循环制 single round-robin system

　　党群关系 Party-masses relationship

　　党政机关 Party and government organizations

　　捣浆糊 give the runaround

　　盗版VCD pirated VCD

　　盗打（电话） free call on somebody else‘s expense through illegal means

　　盗用公款 embezzlement

　　单刀赴会 start a solo run

　　倒票 speculative reselling of tickets

　　倒爷 profiteer

　　倒计时 countdowm

　　等外品 off-grade goods， rejects

　　邓小平外交思想 Deng Xiaoping‘s diplomatic thoughts

　　低调 low keyed （a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach）

　　第二产业 secondary industry

　　第三产业 tertiary industry； service sector

　　第三代移动电话（3G手机） third generation mobile； 3G mobile

　　第一发球权 first inning

　　第一发球员 first server

　　第一双打 first pair

　　地方保护主义 regional protectionism

　　地方财政包干制 system whereby local authorities take full responsibility for their finances

　　地球村 global village

　　地区差异 regional disparity

　　地热资源 geothermal resources

　　地市级城市 prefecture-level city

　　点子公司 consultancy company

　　电话号码升位 upgrade telephone number

　　电话会议 teleconference

　　电视直销 TV home shopping

　　电子商务认证 e-business certification

　　吊球 drop shot

　　吊销执照 revoke license

　　钉子户 person or household who refuses to move and bargains for unreasonably

　　high compensation when the land is requisitioned for a construction project

　　定向培训 training for specific posts

　　豆腐渣“工程 jerry-built project

　　毒枭 drug trafficker

　　独立核算工业企业 independent accounting unit（enterprise）

　　“渡假外交” holiday-making diplomacy

　　短期债务 floating debt

　　断交信 Dear John letter （from woman to man）

　　对……毫无顾忌 make no bones about ……

　　对冲基金 hedge fund

　　对外招商 attract foreign investment

　　队长袖标（足球） skipper‘s armband

　　多党合作制 multi-party co-operation in exercising State power

　　多任务小卫星 small multi-mission satellite （SMMS）

　　夺冠 take the crown

　　E.

　　恶性通货膨胀 hyperinflation

　　恶性循环 vicious circle

　　（把…当成）耳旁风Like water off （on） a duck‘s back

　　二板市场； 创业板市场 second board （on the country‘s stock market）

　　二次创业 start a new undertakinge

　　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）

　　二流选手 scrub， second-rater

　　二元经济 dual economy

　　F.

　　发案率 incidence （of criminal cases）

　　发烧友 fancier； zealot； enthusiastic fan

　　发展不平衡 disparate development

　　发展是硬道理 Development is of overriding importance. / Development is the absolute need.

　　法治国家 a country under the rule of law

　　法制国家 a state with an adequate legal system

　　翻两番 quadruple

　　反败为胜 bring about a complete turnabout， pull out of the fire

　　反不正当竞争法 Law of the People‘s Republic of China Against Competition by Inappropriate Means

　　反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government

　　防抱死系统 ABS （anti-lock braking system）

　　防洪工程 flood-prevention project

　　房管 real estate management

　　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

　　放高球 lob

　　放下架子 to relinguish haungty airs； to get off one‘s high horse； throw off one’s airs

　　放行单 release permit

　　飞毛腿（导弹）Scud missile

　　飞行药检 spot check

　　非对称数字用户环路 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop （ADSL）

　　费改税 transform administrative fees into taxes

　　分拆上市 A subsidiary company of a corporation is listed on the stock market.

　　分流 reposition of redundant personnel

　　分期付款 installment payment

　　分税制 system of tax distribution

　　（产品）分销 subunderwriting， distribution

　　粉领族 pink-collar tribe （Women who play major role in certain professions such as

　　office workers， secretaries， models， airline hostesses， etc）

　　风险投资 venture capital； risk investment

　　疯牛病 mad cow disease； bovine spongiform enceohalopathy （BSE）

　　锋利扣杀 razor-sharp smash

　　封闭式基金 close-ended fund

　　封杀出局 force out

　　“封圣” canonization of “Saints”

　　福利彩票 welfare lotteries

　　福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system

　　浮动工资 floating wages； fluctuating wages

　　扶贫 poverty alleviation

　　覆盖率 coverage rate

　　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）

　　G.

　　改制上市：An enterprise is re-organized according to modern corporate system so

　　that it will get listed on the stock market.

　　感谢款待的信 a bread and butter letter （a letter sent as thanks for being treated well

　　as someone‘s guest）

　　干部队伍革命化、年轻化、知识化、专业化 make the ranks of cadres more revolutionary，

　　younger in average age， better educated and professionally more competent

　　港人治港 Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong

　　高层次、全方位的对话 high-level and all-directional dialogue

　　高产优质 high yield and high quality

　　高度自治 high degree of autonomy

　　高官会 Senior Officials Meeting （SOM）

　　高级商务师 Certified Business Executive

　　高架公路 elevated highway； overhead road

　　高科技板块 high-tech sector

　　高难度动作 stunner， stunt

　　高清晰度 high definition

　　高新技术产业开发区 high and new technology industrial development zone

　　（公路）隔离带 median

　　根本政治制度 fundamental political system

　　个人收入应税申报制度 the system of the declaration of individual incomes for tax payment

　　个人自扫门前雪， 莫管他人瓦上霜 hoe one‘s own potatoes

　　各大菜系 major styles of cooking

　　各尽所能let each person do his best； from each according to his ability

　　“各就位” “On your marks！”

　　跟踪审计 follow-up auditing

　　恭喜发财 May you be prosperous！； Wish you all the best！

　　功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.

　　工程公司 engineering company

　　工商局 industrial and commercial bureau

　　工薪阶层 salariat； state employee； salaried person

　　工业控制一体化integrated industrial control； industrial control of integration

　　工业园区 industrial park

　　公费医疗 medical services at state expense

　　公告板服务 Bulletin Board Service （BBS）

　　公检法 public security organs， procuratorial organs and people‘s courts

　　公积金public accumulation funds， public reserve funds

　　公开喊价市场 open outcry markets

　　公款吃喝 recreational activities using public funds

　　公司分立与解散 separation and dissolution of a company

　　公益林 public welfare forest

　　公正、公平、公开 just， fair and open

　　公证财产 notarize the properties

　　共产党领导下的多党合作与政治协商 multi-party cooperation and political consultation

　　under the leadership of Communist Party

　　狗仔队dog packs； paparazzo （singular）， paparazzi（plural） （It refers to those journalists

　　who are hunting the news of celebrities.）

　　骨干企业 key enterprise

　　股本金equity capital

　　挂职1） take a temporary post （in order to temper oneself）

　　2） serve in a lower level unit for a period while retaining one‘s position in the previous unit

　　关税壁垒 customs barrier； tariff wall

　　光谷 optical valley

　　光机电一体化 optical， mechanical and electronic integration

　　光盘杂志 CD-ROM magazine

　　光通讯 photo-communication； optical communication

　　广告电话直销direct response advertising

　　广域网 wide area network （WAN）

　　皈依三宝 become a Buddhist

　　国产化率 import substitution rate； localization rate of parts and components

　　国防动员体制 the mobilization for national defense

　　国际惯例 international common practice

　　国际日期变更线 International Date Line （IDL）

　　《国际先驱论坛报》 International Herald Tribune

　　国际商业机器公司 International Business Machine Corporation （IBM）

　　国家经济体制改革委员会 the State Commission for Restructuring the Economic Systems

　　国家普通话水平考试 National Proficiency Test of Putonghua

　　国家一级保护 first-grade State protection

　　国家质量技术监督局 the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision

　　国脚 player of the national football team； footballer of the national team

　　国库券 treasury bonds

　　国民党 Kuomintang

　　国民经济支柱产业 pillar industries in national economy

　　国债专项资金 special fund for treasury bond

　　过度开垦 excess reclamation

　　过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough； beyond is as wrong as falling

　　short； too much is as bad as too little

　　H.

　　海市蜃楼，镜花水月， 无稽之谈 a mare‘s nest

　　海湾战争综合症 the complexities of the Gulf War

　　函授大学 correspondence university

　　旱地滑雪场 mock skiing park

　　汉字处理软件 Chinese character processing software

　　航母 aircraft carrier

　　豪赌 unrestrained gambling

　　好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate， while bad news spread

　　far and wide.

　　好出风头的运动员 exhibitionist， grandstander

　　好莱坞大片 Hollywood blockbuster

　　“好球” “Strike”

　　和服 Kimono

　　合理引导消费 guide rational consumption

　　合议庭 collegiate bench

　　核销 cancel after verification

　　黑店 gangster inn

　　黑客 hacker

　　黑社会 Mafia-style organizations； gangland

　　宏观调控 macro-control

　　红包 （中）red paper containing money as a gift， （贬） bribe， kickback

　　《红楼梦》A Dream in Red Mansions （The Story of the Stone）

　　红帽子企业 red cap enterprise （refers to the reputation a private enterprise enjoys

　　by becoming attached to a government department and doing business in the name of

　　a state-run or collective-run enterprise）

　　红细胞生成素 Erythropoietin （EPO）

　　环太平洋地区 Pacific Rim

　　后防空虚 leave the defense exposed

　　后台管理 back-stage management

　　呼啦圈 hu la hoop

　　胡子工程 long-drawn-out project （a project which takes so long that young workers become bearded）

　　虎父无犬子 A wise goose never lays a tame egg.

　　互动广告 interactive advertisement

　　户口簿 residence booklet

　　户口管理制度 domicile system， residence registration system

　　户主 head of a household

　　护身法宝 amulet

　　华表 ornamental column/cloud pillar/stele

　　华盖 canopy

　　滑板车 scooter

　　“坏球” “Ball”

　　还俗 resume secular life， unfrock

　　“黄、赌、毒” pornography， gambling and drug abuse and trafficking

　　黄金时段 prime time

　　（吃）“皇粮” public grainfunds， goods， etc provided by the government； salary paid by the state

　　挥棒 swing

　　挥棒不中 fan

　　灰色收入 income from moonlighting

　　汇丰银行 Hong Kong and Shang Hai Banking Corporation

　　婚介所 matrimonial agency

　　婚外恋 extramarital love

　　活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn.

　　火炬计划 Torch Program （a plan to develop new and high technology）

　　货币化 monetization

　　货币回笼 withdrawal of currency from circulation

　　货到付款 cash on delivery