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A 爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week爱心工程 Loving Care Project矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs--pick the best out of a mediocre bunch安家费 settling-in allowance安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.按时足额发放基本养老金 pay the pensions of retirees on time and in full 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost按键音 keypad tone按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house 有计划按比例发展　 planned, proportionate development; develop proportionately; develop in a planned, proportionate way 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project 按劳分配 distribution according to ones performance 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly 安全行车 safe driving《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q 把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody把握大局 grasp the overall situation 摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance, do for show百年老店 century-old shop摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.拜把兄弟 sworn brothers 摆架子 put on airs 拜年 pay a New Years visit 摆平 straighten sth out; sort out摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances 白手起家 starting from scratch 半边天 half the sky班车 shuttle bus半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products 半拉子工程 uncompleted project 班门弄斧 teach ones grandma to suck eggs办年货 do New Years shopping 半托 day care (for kids) 帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss of death傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybag 办丧事 conduct a funeral保持清醒头脑，增强忧患意识和历史责任感 remain sober-minded, become more aware of potential problems and enhance our sense of historical responsibility报喜不报忧 report only the good but not the bad保持共产党员先进性 keep CPC members progressive, innovative and forward-thinking包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)八荣八耻 Eight Honors Eight Disgraces (坚持以热爱祖国