翻译学习:热门词汇(5)

来源:网络发布时间:2008-12-24

偶像 idol

派出所 local police station

跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman

泡沫经济 bubble economy

配股 allotment of shares

配套政策 supporting policies

棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks

碰钉子 get snubbed

碰头会 brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, the main purpose of which is to exchange information.)

皮包公司 bogus company

疲软股票 soft stock

啤酒肚 beer belly

骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage

票贩子 scalper, ticket tout

票房 box office

贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor

贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb

平均主义 equalitarianism

平面设计师 graphic designer

平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚 never burn incense when all is well, but clasp Buddha's feet when in distress

评头论足 nit-pick

瓶颈制约 “bottleneck” restrictions

扑网(体) rush-up, rushing

普选制 general election system

期房 forward delivery housing

骑警 horseback police

旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao

企业孵化器 enterprise incubator

企业集团的松散层 loose level (of an enterprise group)

企业文化 corporate culture

起跑器 block

洽谈会 fair, meeting

千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby

强化班 intensive training program/class

抢跑 false start, beat the gun

敲竹杠make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick

切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point

亲民党 People First Party

勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program

轻轨火车 light rail train

清明节 Qingming Festival/ Pure Brightness Festival/ Tomb Sweeping Day

清算/结算 clearing /settlement

情感消费 emotional consumption

情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to …

区位商业 location-based commerce

屈体 jackknife, pike

圈外人士 people out of the loop

全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy

全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City

全景电影 cinepanoramic

全面实施以德育为核心、以创新精神和实践能力为重点的素质教育 carry on the quality education centering on moral education and emphasizing creativity and practice

全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan

全能冠军 all-around winner

全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS)

全球通 global system for mobile communications

全天候飞机 all-weather aircraft

全天候服务round-the-clock service

全优工程 all-round excellent project

权贵资本主义(又译裙带资本主义或亲朋好友资本主义) crony capitalism

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

裙带风 nepotism; petticoat influence

裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence

群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one's mind freely