中国特有词汇(一).doc

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. 　　· 炭疽 anthrax 　　· 踢皮球 pass the buck 　　· 逃避银行债务 evasion of repayment of bank loans 　　· 韬光养晦 hide one’s capacities and bide one’s time 　　· 讨价还价 wheel and deal 　　· 统筹兼顾 make overall plans a take all factors into consideration; overall planning and all-round consideration 　　· 同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen 　　· 筒子楼 tube-shaped apartment 　　· 团队精神 team spirit; esprit de corps 　　· 团结就是力量 Unity is strength. 　　· 退耕还林还草 grain for green 　　· 退耕还林还牧 convert the land for forestry and pasture 　　· 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 　　· 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 　　· 西电东送 transmission of electricity from the western to the eastern region 洗礼 baptism 　　· 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 　　· 西洋景 Peep Show 　　· 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 　　· 下岗职工基本生活费 subsistence allowances for laid-off workers 　　· 下海 plunge into the commercial sea 　　· 现代 企业 制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system 　　· 先发制人战略 pre-emptive strategy 　　· 县级市 county-level city 　　· 先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched. 　　· 先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound 　　· 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) 　　· 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 township planning and village reserve 　　· 小而全 small and all-inclusive 　　· 小金库 a private coffer 　　· 小康 a comfo