《时事英语翻译》.ppt

* 当今热点新词英译集锦 住房按揭贷款 housing mortgage /loan Banks will provide a 60 percent up to 10 years mortgage for you to buy this house Distribution according to work/need; distribution on the basis of work/need 按劳/需分配 euthanasia; mercy killing; painless death 安乐死 Some participants at the meeting hold that euthanasia can be resorted to in case a patient refuses treatment and is inevitably dying. Safety island; pedestrian island 安全岛 Do something secretly 暗箱操作 British authorities in Hongkong (before July 1, 1997) Portuguese authorities in Macao (before December20, 1999) 港英当局、葡澳当局 bar girl; B-girl; bar counter 吧女、 吧台 white pollution (caused by foamed plastic products) 白色污染 The Eight-Point Proposal(put forward on January 30 1995 by Chinese President Jiang Zemin on developing cross-straits relations and promoting the peaceful reunification) 八项主张 In his Eight-Point Proposal, President Jiang made it clear that under the concept of one China, anything, save the independence of Taiwan, can be discussed. tip-top talent 拔尖人才 moving company 搬家公司 issue/write out an IOU 打白条 It had been a common practice for local departments to write IOUs, with no indication of when the debts would be settled with the farmers. rush out of Asia toward the world 冲出亚洲，走向世界 At last, the Chinese Men’s Football team rushed out of Asia toward the world, won the qualification of participating the 17th World Cup Football Tournament held in South Korea and Japan. settling-in allowance 安家费 The households to be relocated have all got their settling-in allowance. comfortable/adequate housing project(under which apartments are built and sold to urban residents at cost value to ease the housing crunch); housing project for low-income urban residents The city government pledged to give top priority to developing the housing project for low-income urban residents. 安居工程，解困房 Set up a temporary stall (with goods spread out on the ground for sale） 摆地摊 jobber boy/girl 打工仔、打工妹 In every evening, there are lots of temporary stall