中国特色英语词汇(五)_特色词汇
· 长江三角洲 yangtze river delta
· 长江中下游 the middle and lower reaches of changjiang river
· 长期共存、互相监督、肝胆相照、荣辱与共 “long-term coexistence,mutual supervision,sincere treatment with each other and the sharing of weal or woe ”
· 畅通工程 smooth traffic project
· 常务理事 executive member of the council
· 超前消费 pre-mature consumption;overconsuming;excessive consumption;spend beyond one's means
· 超前意识 superior consciousness
· 超载过牧 overgraze
· 炒作 speculation (stock);sensationalization (news)
· 扯皮 shirk;pass the buck
· 城镇社会保障体系 urban social security system
· 承包 contract with
· 城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and rural areas
· 吃老本 live on one's own fat;bask in one's past glory;rest on one's laurels
· 持续、稳定、协调发展 sustained,stable and coordinated development
· 吃大锅饭 “egalitarian practice of ”“everybody eating from the same big pot”“ ”
· 吃皇粮 “receive salaries,subsidies,or other supported from the government”
· 充电 recharge one's batteries;update one's knowledge;brush up
· 冲帐 strike a balance;counter-balance accounts;reverse an entry
· 重复建设 building redundant project;duplication of similar projects
· 充值卡 rechargeable card
· 筹备委员会 preparatory committee
· 筹划指导委员会 steering committee
· 臭老九 stinking ninth category (of class enemies next to landlords,reactionaries and even spies,etc. ,a term of abuse by ultra-leftists for teachers and other educated people in the 1966-1976 cultural revolution)[7]