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· 台湾是中国神圣领土不可分割的一部分 Taiwan is an inalienable part of the inviolable territory of China.  
· 台湾同胞 Taiwan compatriots  
· 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  
· 逃废银行债务 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 adn 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  
 
 
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· 挖墙脚 undermine the foundation of sth.; cut the ground from under sb's feet  
· 歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena  
· 外卖 take-out  
· 外滩(上海) The Bund  
· 外星人 extraterrestrial being (ET)  
· 外需 overseas market demand  
· 网吧 Internet bar  
· 网虫 netter; Internet geek  
· 网民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen  
· 网上冲浪 surf the Internet  
· 往事如风 "The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."  
· 网友 net friend  
· 望子成龙 hold high hopes for one's child  
· 伪君子 hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing  
· 威武之师,文明之师 mighty force and civilized force  
· 文本短信服务 SMS (Short Messaging Service)  
· 稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority  
· 文科 liberal arts  
· 我们在国际上说话是算数的 We always live up to our international commitments.  
· 五保户 household enjoying the five guarantees (childless and infirm old persons who are guarateed food, clothing, medical care, housing and burial expenses)  
· 屋顶花园 broof garden  
· 无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.  
· 无缝网络 Seamless Network  
· 无氟冰箱 Freon-free refrigerator  
· 无公害蔬菜 "green" vegetable  
· 物价局 Price Bureau  
· 五讲四美三热爱 the movement of "five stresses, four points of beauty and three loves"(The five stresses are: stress on decorum, manners, hygiene, discipline and morals. The four points of beauty are: beauty of the mind, language, behavior adn the  
enviornment. The three loves are: love of the motherland, socialism and the Communist Party.)  
· 五金化工 metals and chemicals  
· 物流 logistics; the interflow of goods and materials  
· 屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.  
· 无人售票 self-service ticketing  
· 无线应用协议 WAP(wireless application protocol)  
· 污水处理 sewage treatment/ disposal  
· 武侠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel  
· 无形资产 intangible assets; immaterial property  
· 业主 home owner  
· 物业公司 property management company  
· 物业管理 estate management, property management  
· 物以类聚,人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.  
· 无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots  
· 物质文明 material progress  
· 物质文明建设和精神文明建设一起抓 pay attention to ethical as well as material progress  
· 物种起源 origin of species  
· 无中生有 make/create something out of nothing  
 
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· 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  
· 西气东输 transmit the natural gas from the western areas to East China; West-East natural gas transmission project  
· 洗钱 money laundering  
· 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 comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity  
· 小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family  
· 效率优先,兼顾公平 give priority to efficiency with due consideration to fairness  
· 校训 school motto  
· 宵夜 a stoke of midnight  
· 效益工资 achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits  
· 邪恶轴心 axis of evil  
· 邪教 heathendom  
· 斜拉索桥 stayed-cable bridge  
· 写真集 photo album  
· 信得过产品 trustworthy product  
· 新的经济增长点 new point for/ sources of economic growth  
· 新干线 "the Shinkansen, bullet train"  
· 新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean  
· 心理素质 psychological quality  
· 信息高速公路 information superhighway  
· 心想事成 May all your wish come true  
· 新新人类 New Human Being;X Generation  
· 形成全方位、多层次、宽领域的开放格局 form an all-directional, multi-layered and wide-ranging opening pattern  
· 形而上学 metaphysics  
· 性价比 cost performance  
· 形式主义 formalism  
· 形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand  
· 虚开增值税发票 write false value added tax invoices  
· 许可证制度 license granting mechanisms  
· 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.  
· 悬而未决的问题 outstanding question  
· 选美 beauty contest  
· 学而优则仕 (a Confucian slogan for education) a good scholar can become an official; he who excels in study can follow an official career  
· 学历教育 education with record of formal schooling  
 
· 学生减负 alleviate the burden on students |   
 
 
 
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