中国特色词汇汉译英K

K.

　　卡丁车 kart

　　开发一代，储存一带，预研一代 (产品） to develop this generation of products while researching on the next generation of products

　　开放式基金 open-ended fund

　　开工不足 enterprises running under their production capacity

　　开工典礼 commencement ceremony

　　开题报告 opening speech; opening report

　　看守政府, 看守内阁，过渡政府 caretaker cabinet

　　坎儿井 karez

　　抗美援朝战争 War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea

　　抗震棚 quake-proof shelter

　　考研 take part in the entrance exams for postgraduate schools

　　科技成果转化为生产力 transfer of scientific and technological achievements

　　科技含量 technology content

　　科技是第一生产力 Science and technology constitute a primary productive force.

　　科教兴国 rely on science and education to rejuvenate the nation

　　科研攻关 scientific research and tackle the key research project

　　可持续发展 sustainable development

　　刻录机 CD writer; disc-carving machine

　　空头支票 accommodation note, lip service

　　空中小姐 air hostess; air stewardess

　　控股公司 holding company

　　扣帽子 put a label on

　　跨世纪工程 a trans-century project

　　跨越式发展 great-leap-forward development

　　快讯 news flash; flash

　　宽带接入 broadband access

　　宽带网 broadband networks

　　宽限期 grace period

　　亏损企业 enterprises running in the red/under deficit

　　困难职工 the needy

　　L.

　　垃圾债券 junk bond

　　拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth

　　拉拉队 cheering squad

　　拉拉队长 cheer-leader, rooter king

　　拉关系 try to curry favor with

　　来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone

　　来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers' materials for processing

　　劳动合同制 labor contract system

　　老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise

　　"篱笆墙" barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading

　　礼仪小姐 ritual girl

　　利改税　 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery

　　利好因素 wrinkle

　　利基 niche

　　立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture

　　联合联络小组 joint liaison group

　　廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration

　　廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government

　　廉洁奉公，以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness

　　联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output

　　联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee)

　　联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises

　　联合投标 syndicated tender

　　联想集团 Legend Group

　　练摊 to be a vendor

　　良性循环 virtuous circle

　　粮食收购部门 (government's) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies

　　粮油关系：grain and oil rationing registration

　　两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation

　　两弹一艇 A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine

　　"两个对等的政治实体" "two equal political entities

　　两个文明一起抓 place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress

　　两手抓两手都要硬 We must address ourselves to the problem of both material and spiritual civilization(both material as well as culture and ideological progress) without any letup.

　　"两思"（致富思源，富而思进） to think of the source of getting rich and of making progress after becoming affluence

　　老少边穷地区 former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas

　　《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio

　　猎头公司 head-hunting company

　　临时主教练 caretaker coach

　　领头羊 bellwether

　　留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary

　　留学咨询：consulting on the study abroad

　　流动人口 transient population

　　(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry

　　乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises

　　乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines

　　《论语》 Analects of Confucius

　　论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense

　　*机：bare mobile phone

　　绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate

　　绿化 afforestation

　　绿色急救通道 emergency green path

　　绿色食品 green food

　　M.

　　马拉松式竞选活动 campaignathon

　　马路菜场入室工程 the project to build indoor free market to accommodate street vegetable vendors

　　马太效应 the Matthew effect (A phenomenon in specific circles whereby one's accomplishments and reputation tend to snowball, and those with meager accomplishments have greater difficulty achieving accomplishments. )

　　满意度 degree of satisfaction

　　盲流和倒流人员 transient from the countryside

　　帽子戏法 hat trick

　　冒充包装（销售）[指将劣质商品包装成外观像名优产品出售的做法] copycat packaging

　　买一送一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free

　　美声唱法 bel canto

　　美食节 gourmet festival

　　门前三包 be responsible for general sanitation, green covering and keeping good social order in a designated area outside the unit building

　　蒙古包 (Mongolian) yurt

　　蒙古大夫 quack

　　朦胧诗 misty poetry

　　民办教师 citizen-managed teachers (teachers in rural citizen-managed or state-managed schools who do not receive the normal remuneration from the government)

　　民工潮 farmers' frenzied hunt for work in cities

　　民进党 Democratic Progressive Party

　　民主党派、工商联与无党派人士 non-Communist parties, federations of industry and commerce, personages without party affiliation

　　民族凝聚力 national cohesion

　　民族委员会 ethnic affairs commission

　　民族文化大省 a province with rich ethnic culture

　　明明白白消费（2000年保护消费者权益工作主题）transparent consumption

　　磨洋工 dawdle along

　　目标管理 management by objectives

　　N.

　　NASDAQ National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations

　　纳米 nanometer

　　难得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise.

　　南水北调 South-to-North water diversion

　　南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project

　　男权主义思想 male chauvinism

　　囊括 complete a sweep

　　耐用消费品 durable consumer items (goods)

　　闹情绪 be disgruntled; be in a fit of pique

　　内环路 inner ring road

　　内联企业 enterprises with internal connections

　　能官能民 be ready to both serve as an offical and be one of the common people

　　能进能出，能上能下competent to work both at the top and at the grass roots

　　能进能出，能上能下,方谓好汉 He who knows how to fight and how to retreat deserves to be called a brave man.

　　能上网的手机 WAP phone

　　内耗 in-fighting

　　泥菩萨 like a clay Buddha fording the river-hardly able to save oneself; each one is looking out for his own survival

　　年同比 year-on-year; on an annual basis

　　年夜饭 family reunion dinner

　　扭转局面 reverse the tide, turn the table

　　农村剩余劳动力 surplus rural labour (labourers)

　　O.

　　P.

　　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.)

　　疲软股票 soft stock

　　皮包公司 bogus company

　　啤酒肚 beer belly

　　票贩子 scalper, ticket tout

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

　　贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor

　　贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb

　　平面设计师 graphic designer

　　瓶颈制约 "bottleneck"restrictions

　　扑网(体） rush-up, rushing

　　普选制 general election system