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 –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 Mainland China

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

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

假帐 accounting fraud

叫板 challenge; pick a quarrel

矫情 use lame arguments

渐进式**** 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 information-base ormationization

智力密集型 concentration of brain power knowledge-intensive

外资企业 overseas-funded enterprises

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.Supermarke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

Houshold department

dish 碟子

silverware 银器

cooking utensils 厨具

pots 壶

pans 锅