中华民族的喜庆节日（ Chinese Festivial ） 国庆节 National Day

    中秋节 Mia-Autumn Festival 春节 Spring Festival 元宵节 Lantern Festival

    儿童节 Children's Day 端午节 Dragon Boat Festival 妇女节 Women ' s Day

    泼水节 Water-Splashing Day 教师节 Teachers ' Day 五四青年节 Youth Day

    中国独特的传统饮食（ Unique Traditional Chinese Foods ）

    馄饨 wonton 锅贴 guotie (fried jiaozi) 花卷 steamed twisted rolls

    套餐 set meal 盒饭 box lunch; Chinese take-away 米豆腐 rice tofu

    魔芋豆腐 konjak tofu 米粉 rice noodles 冰糖葫芦 a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples,etc.)火锅 chafing dish 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding 粉丝 glass noodles 
    豆腐脑 jellied bean curd

    中国新兴事物（ Newly Sprouted Things ）

    中国电信 China Telecom 中国移动 China Mobile 十五计划 the 10th Five-Year Plan

    中国电脑联网 Chinanet 三峡工程 the Three Gorges Project 希望工程 Project Hope

    京九铁路 Beijing ?C Kowloon Railway 扶贫工程 Anti-Poverty Project

    菜篮子工程 Vegetable Basket Project 温饱工程 Decent-Life Project

    安居工程 Economy Housing Project 扫黄 Porn-Purging Campaign

    西部大开发 Go-West Campaign

    具有文化特色的现代表述

    大陆中国 红宝书 little red book   红色中国socialist China

    四化 Four Modernizations 终生职业 job-for-life 铁饭碗 iron rice bowl

    大锅饭 communal pot 关系户 closely-related units 外出打工人员 migrant workers

    关系网 personal nets, closely-knitted guild

    五讲 ( 讲文明、讲礼貌、讲卫生、讲秩序、讲道德 ) ： the Five Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene, disciplines and morals

    四美（心灵美、语言美、行为美、环境美）： the Four Virtues are golden heart, refined language, civilized behavior, and green environment

    近一季度见诸报端的中国现代特色词汇翻译

    基层监督 grass-roots supervision 基础税率 base tariff level 婚介所 matrimonial agency

    婚外恋 extramarital love 婚纱摄影 bride photo 黑心棉 shoddy cotton

    机器阅卷 machine scoring 即开型奖券 scratch-open ticket/lottery

    集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development

    价格听证会 public price hearings 甲 A 球队 Division A Soccer Team

    家政服务 household management service 假帐 accounting fraud

    加强舆论监督 ensure the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion

    叫板 challenge; pick a quarrel 矫情 use lame arguments

    渐进式台独 gradual Taiwan independence 借调 temporarily transfer

    扩大中等收入者比重 Raise the proportion of the middle-income group.

    扩大内需，刺激消费 expand domestic demand and consumption

    安居工程 housing project for low-income urban residents

    信息化 in& ＃ 102;ormation-based& ＃ 59; in& ＃ 102;ormationization

    智力密集型 concentration of brain power& ＃ 59; knowledge-intensive

    外资企业 overseas-funded enterprises 下岗职工 laid-off workers

    分流 reposition of redundant personnel 三角债 chain debts

    素质教育 education for all-round development 豆腐渣工程 jerry-built projects

    社会治安情况 law-and-order situation 民族国家 nation state

    “台独” "independence of Taiwan" 台湾当局 Taiwan authorities

    台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。 Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese 
    territory. 台湾同胞 Taiwan coMPAtriots

    西部大开发 Development of the West Regions 可持续性发展 sustainable development

    风险投资 risk investment 通货紧缩 deflation 扩大内需 to expand domestic demand

    计算机辅助教学 computer-assisted instruction ( CAI )

    网络空间 cyberspace 虚拟现实 virtual reality 网民 netizen ( net citizen )

    电脑犯罪 computer crime 电子商务 the e-business 网上购物 shopping online

    应试教育 exam-oriented education 学生减负to reduce study load 总裁助理 assistant president

    综合治理  comprehensive treatment 安居工程  housing project for low-income urban residents下海  plunge into the commercial sea 下网  off line

    小康之家  well-off family; comfortably-off family 新秀  up-and-coming star, rising star

    新新人类  New Human Being  ；  X Generation 信息港  info port 摇钱树  cash cow

    形象小姐  /  先生  image representative of a product or a brand 易拉罐  pop can

    虚拟网  virtual net 学生处  students' affairs division 在职博士生  on-job doctorate

    研究生毕业证  /  学位证  graduate diploma/graudate degree'sdiploma 早恋  puppy love

    以人为本  people oriented; people foremost义务教育  compulsory education 运球  dribble 应试教育  examination-oriented education system 舆论导向  direction of public opinion 
    招生就业指导办公室  enrolment and vocation guidance office

    证券营业部  stock exchange; security exchange 知识产权  intellectual property rights

    中专生  secondary specialized or technical school student

    中流砥柱  mainstay, chief corner stone 专卖店  exclusive agency; franchised store

    自我保护意识  self-protection awareness 综合国力  comprehensive national strength 
    综合业务数字网  integrated service digital network (ISDN)

    公正、公平、公开  just, fair and open 好莱坞大片  Hollywood blockbuster

    黄金时段  prime time 假唱  lip-synch 劲射  power shot

    拉拉队  cheering squad 来电显示电话机  caller ID telephone

    论文答辩  (thesis) oral defense 泡沫经济  bubble economy 票贩子  scalper, ticket tout

    拳头产品   competitive products; knock-out products; blockbuster

    三角恋爱  love triangle 三 维 动 画 片  three-dimensional animation

    "  扫黄  "  、  "  打非  " eliminate pornography and illegalpublications

    申办奥运会  bid for the Olympic Games 市场 FuJian/QuanZhouShi.html疲软  sluggish market

    实现中华民伟大复兴  bring about a great rejuvenation of the Chinesenation

    素质教育  education for all-around development 筒子楼：  tube-shaped apartment

    脱贫致富  cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road toprosperity

    网吧  Internet bar 网恋  online love affair 网上冲浪  surf the Internet

    网上交易平台  online trading platform 网友  net friend

    无人售票  self-service ticketing 无绳来电显示电话  cordless telephone with caller ID

    无线应用协议  WAP  （  wireless application protocol  ）

    The classification for the commodities:

    1.frozen food 速冻食品 2.dairy products 牛产品 3.packaged foods 包装食品

    4.cleaning supplies 清洁用品 5.personal-care supplies 个人护理用品

    6.toys 玩具 7.car-care products 汽车护理用品 8.yard-care products 庭院护理用品

    Different stores

    1.Convienience store 便利店2.Grocery store 小卖部 3.Supermarket 超市 4.Drug store 药店 5.Department store商场6.Discount store 打折店7.Factory outlets厂家直销点8.Specialty shop 专卖店9.Shopping mall/shopping center 购物中心

    1.Houshold department:

    dish 碟子 silverware 银器 cooking utensils 厨具 pots 壶 pans 锅

    2.Hardware department:

    tool工具paint涂料light-fixture灯饰plumbing supplies home improvement products 家庭装修用品

    3.Appliance department:

    sewing machine 缝纫机 washer 洗碗机 dryer 烘干机 refrigerator 冰箱

    vacuum sweeper 吸尘器 water heater 热水器 washing machine 洗衣机

    air comditioner 空调 electric cooker 电炉 microwave oven 微波炉 pressure cooker 高压锅 kettle 水壶 chopping board 切菜板 truner 锅铲 cleaver 切肉刀

    4.Office supplies

    executive desk 办公桌 photocopier 复印机 laser printer 激光打印机

    floppy disk 软盘 fax machine 传真机 appointment book 记事簿

    stapler 订书机filig box 档案分类箱 clip 纸夹 stationery cabinet 文具柜

    5.Electronics and entertainment department:

    television 电视 radio 广播stereos/High-Fi 高保真音响 recorder 录音机 computer 电脑

    积压产品 overstocked commodities (inventories) 基因工程 genetic engineering

    基因突变 genetic mutation 基因图谱 genome; Gene chip (DNA microarray)

    绩优股 blue chip 集约经营 intensive operation

    记帐式国债 book-entry T-bonds 记帐式国库券 inscribed treasury bond

    记者席 press box 记者招待会 press conference

    家政服务 household management service ? 加班 work extra shifts

    集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development

    集资房 houses built on the funds collected by the buyers

    甲 A 足球队 Division A soccer team 嘉宾 distinguished guest, honored guest

     假唱 lip-synch 假动作 "deception, feint" 价格浮动范围 price-float range

     价格听证会 public price hearings   甲骨文 oracle bone inscriptions

     加工贸易 trade involving the processing of supplied raw materials

    加快市场FuJian/QuanZhouShi.html步伐 accelerate the marketization; quicken the pace of marketization

     假冒伪劣产品

     加密 enc