1、暗箱操作covertdeals为杜绝暗箱操作，参建单位日前与供水工程总指挥部签订了质量平安终身责任书。Topreventcovertdeals,theconstructionunitandthewatersupplyprojectheadquarterssignedalifelongresponsibilitycontractonqualityandsafety.奥运支线theOlympicExtension地铁10号线一期工程、奥运支线和机场快轨线目前正在进行不载客试运行，并将于7月20日之前正式开通运营。ThefirstphaseofLine10,(heOlympicExtensionan
2、dtheAirportExpressLineareCurrenllybeingtestedwithoutpassengers,andwillbefullyoperationalbeforeJuly20.“八荣八耻”(社会主义荣辱观)The“Eight-honorandEight-shameOutlook(TheSocialistOutlookonHonorandShame)门领犯white-collarcrime白领犯罪呈上升趋势。White-collarcrimeisontherise.白手起家startfromscratch大许多农民白手起家，创立了自己的公司。Startingfromsc
3、ratch,manyfarmerssetUPtheirowncompanies.百年老店century-oldshop大这家百年老店里陈列着许多铜器、吊灯、织蓝、陶罐等物品。Alotofbrassware,chandeliers,wovenbasketsandclaypotsareondisplayatthiscentury-oldshop.见seeingisbelieving百闻不如一见，他们很想到中国来，亲眼看看中国在过去10年中的开展。Seeingisbelieving.TheywouldliketovisitChinatoseefirsthandtheprogressithasmade
4、inthepastdecade.摆架子putonairs;actarrogantandsuperior某些官员和你在公开场合说话时老摆架子。Someofficialsputonairswhentheytalktoyouinpublic.摆谱儿showoff最初，我买汽车就是为摆谱儿，让大家知道我买得起。Atfirstmypurposeofbuyingacarwastoshowoff,toleteveryoneknowthatIcouldaffordit.摆脱贫困shakeoffpoverty浙江省今年方案使6万残疾人摆脱贫困。Zhejiangprovinceplanstohelp60,000d
5、isabledpeopleshakeoffpovertythisyear.拜金主义moneyworship有些老年人总是对年轻人有意见，例如浪费、轻率、不负责任、拜金主义。Someoldpeoplealwaysfindsomethingtocriticizeabouttheyoungpeople.Youngstersarescaldedforbeingwasteful,flippant,irresponsible,andforworshipingmoney.拜金女materialgirl马诺因其时尚的外表赚足了眼球，但同时也因其“拜金女”的作风而饱受奚落。MaNuohaswonplaudits
6、forherstylishappearance,butisequallyderidedforhermaterialgirlimage.板儿寸crewcut他剪了个板儿寸，看起来很精神。Helooksgoodwithacrewcul.傍大款(forgirls)findasugardaddy;bearichmansmistress他们对女孩是否应该傍大款或嫁大款争论不休。Theyaregoingonaboutwhetheragirlshouldbearichmansmistresswithaneyeformarriage.包：奶haveamistress包二奶的男人一般都用婚姻生活不幸福来为自己开
7、脱责任。Theman,whohasamistress,alwaysuseshisunhappymarriageasanexcuseforhisbehavior.包机charteredHight民航局要求各航空公司确保至云南地震灾区的航班正常飞行，根据需要安排包机，确保救灾物资和人员快速运达。TheCivilAviationAdministrationorderedairlinecompaniestoensureflightsanddispatchcharteredflightsifnecessarytotransportreliefmaterialsandpersonneltothequake
8、zoneinYunnan.包揽(金牌)sweep中国队在周二的比赛中包揽了体操五个工程的金牌，其中有一块为并列冠军.ChinasweptTuesdaysfivegymnasticsgolds,includingasharedone.保持共产党员先进性keepmembersofthecommunistpartyofChina(CPC)progressive,innovative.andforward-thinking.保研postgraduaterecommendation湖北武汉一所高校一名大四学生称她最近刚刚自愿放弃了学校的保研资格。Asenioruniversitystudentsaids
9、hehadrecentlyturneddownapostgraduaterecommendationfromheruniversityinWuhan,HubeiProvince.保障性住房indemnificatoryhousing/apartment中央已下拨600多亿元建造580万套保障性住房。ChinahasallocatedmorethanRMB60billiontobuild5.8millionindemnificaloryapartments.保证金cashdeposit阿里巴巴董事局主席马云宣布，商户缴纳的保证金将减少一半。JackMa,presidentofAlibabaGro
10、up,saidthecashdepositpaidbyvendorswillbecutinhalf.保健按摩therapeuticmassage一些美容院打着保健按摩的幌子暗地里从事色情交易。Somebeautyparlorsengageinshadysexservicesunderthedisguiseoftherapeuticmassage.保质期shelflife这种全麦面包常温下保质期为4天。Thewholegrainbreadhasashelflifeoffourdaysundernormaltemperature.爆表offthecharts连日来，我国遭遇了近几十年来最严重的空气
11、污染，多个城市污染指数爆表。OVertheIaStSeVeraIdays,Chinahasexperienceditsworstairpollutionindecades,withthepollutionindexinseveralcitiesliterallyoffthecharts.暴利行业industryofwindfallprofits在最近一届全国人民代表大会上，一些委员将银行业称为“暴利行业。InthelatestsessionoftheNationalPeople,sCongress,somelawmakerspaintedthebankingsectorasanuindustr
12、yofwindfallprofitsw外姓肖reimburse飞机票、餐费、旅馆住宿均可报销。Youcanhaveexpensesforflighttickets,meals,andhotelcostsreimbursed.爆冷门upset;unexpectedwin尽管在本年度奥斯卡最正确影片评选中，事先不被看好的撞车击败断背山成为奥斯卡历史上最大的冷门之一,然而纵观前77届奥斯卡颁奖典礼,这种意外并不罕见。Theprevious77AcademyAwardsceremonieshavehadtheirshareofunexpectedtwists,thoughthebestpicturew
13、inbytheupsetwinner“Crash”over“BrokebackMountain“ranksasoneofthebiggestinOscarhistory.比赛放水/成心输球match-throwing八名羽毛球运发动在比赛“放水”风波中被取消奥运参赛资格。EightbadmintonplayershavebeendisqualifiedfromtheOlympicsinamatch-throwingcontroversy.闭卷考试closed-bookexam学生都害怕闭卷考试，认为闭卷比拟难。Studentsdreadclosed-bkexamsbecausetheybeli
14、evetheyaremoredifficult.闭门羹coldshoulder展销会上，家用电器受到欢送，而服装和纺织品却吃了闭门羹，让人难以置信。Electricalapplianceswerepopularatthetradefairincredibly,clothesandtextileproductsweregiventhecoldshoulder.避税sidesteptaxes苹果公司在世界各地设立小规模办事处作为其合法避税的手段。AppleIncsetsupsmallofficesaroundtheworldtolegallysidesteptaxesonsomeofitsgain
15、s.变相涨价disguiseinflation专家们认为这次价风格整实际上是变相涨价。Expertsperceivethecurrentpriceadjustmentasaformofdisguiseinflation.飙车dragracing很多人给市政府写信要求禁止飙车。Manypeoplehavewrittentothemunicipalgovernmentdemandinganendtodragracing外表文章lipservice在总统竞选中他承诺要搞好环境，但那不过是在做外表文章。DuringhiscampaignforthepresidencyhepaidIipservicet
16、oheideaofenvironmentalprotection.病假sickleave一项调查报告称，使用老化、性能不稳定的电脑办公使员工们感到郁闷，也导致他们请更多的病假。Accordingtoasurvey,dealingwiththefrustrationsofageingandunreliableofficecomputerscontributestoworker,unhappinessandmoresickleaves.补习班cramstudysessions辽宁省教育厅宣布禁止中小学老师办补习班或给学生校外补课。TheeducationdepartmentofLiaoningba
17、nnedprimaryandmiddleschoolteachersfromholdingcramstudysessionsorgivingextraclassesoffcampus.不良贷款badloan中国各大银行第三季度的报告显示，它们仍然承受着来自利润率压缩、非利息收入和不良贷款的巨大压力oMajorChinesebanks,3rd-quarterreportsshowthattheyarestillunderpressurefromnarrowingprofitmargins,non-interestincomeandbadloans.不正之风bad(harmful)practice
18、他向农民承诺，重点整顿随意抬高化肥价格的不正之风。Asapledgetofarmers,hevowedtofocusoncorrectingthebadpracticeofarbitrarypriceincreasesinfertilizers.步行街pedestrians-onlystreet王府井商业街现在是步行街Wangfujingshoppingstreethasnowbecomeapedestrians-onlystreet.财产申报assetdeclaration为打击腐败，广东已开展官员财产申报公示试点工作。Guangdonghaslaunchedapilotofficialas
19、setdeclarationprograminabidtofightcorruption.餐厨垃圾kitchenwaste北京市将严禁个人在31家奥运场馆、122家奥运签约饭店对餐厨垃圾进行收集和处理。Beijingisplanningtobanindividualsfromcollectingandprocessingkitchenwastefromthe31venuesand122restaurantswhichhavesignedonascateringpartnersfortheOlympicGames.操纵市场marketmanipulation中国高法有望今年出台有关操纵市场、证券
20、市场内幕交易等违法犯罪行为的司法解释。Chinastopcourtisexpectedtoreleasenewjudicialinterpretationsthisyeartohelpdefinecriminalconductinvolvingmarketmanipulationandillegaltradingusinginsiderinformationinthesecuritiesmarket.长途航班long-haulflight法国航空将恢复所有长途航班和几乎全部的欧洲航班。AirFranceisexpectedtoresume100%ofitslong-haulflightsand
21、nearlyallofitsEuropeanflights.产假maternityleave我国拟将女职工产假由90天延长至98天(14周)。ChinaplanstoprolongthematernityleaveforthenationSworkingmothersfrom90daysto98days(14weeks).产能过剩excessindustrialcapacity国家部委日前下达指示，要求严格贯彻化解产能过剩矛盾的指导意见。China*scentralministriessentastemmessageabouttheimplementationofakeydocumentaim
22、edattacklingexcessindustrialcapacity.常委会standingcommittee全国人大常委会副委员长王兆国7月25日在北京的一场视频会议上说，劳动合同制度应在全国全面实行。Alaborcontractsystemshouldbefullysetupacrossthecountry,saidWangZhaoguo,vicechairmanoftheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople,sCongress,atateleconferenceheldinBeijingonJuly25唱对台戏putonarivalshow老板讲话
23、时你们不要交头接耳，不然他会认为你们和他唱对台戏。Don,tchatterwhilethebossspeaks,orhellthinkyoureputtingonarivalshow.赞道会艺teaceremony;sado茶道发源于中国，在日本得到高度开展。Sado,ortheteaceremony,originatedinChina,andishighlydevelopedinJapan.超前消费excessiveconsumption毫无疑问，媒体对超前消费的形成也负有责任。Themediaundoubtedlyplayedtheirpartinthecreationof,excessi
24、veconsumptionpatterns.超水平发挥outdooneself我那次真是超水平发挥，之前、之后都没有过那么好的表现。IreanyoutdidmyselfthattimeJhadnevergivenabetterperformancebeforeandhaven,tsince.车辆配额carquota广州7月1曰起实施车辆配额制度。AcarquotasystemwentintoeffectinGuangzhouonJuly1.扯皮shirk;passthebuck火灾事故发生后，厂里所有与事故的干系的工人推诿扯皮，说错在别人不关自己的事儿。Aftertheaccidentalfi
25、reinthefactory,alltheworkerinvolvedkeptpassingthebuck,sayingitwassomeoneelse*Sfaultandnottheirs.城管urbanmanagementofficer最新出炉的城管执法机关约束法令明确了城管执法人员的权限和责任，要求执法人员保持“语言文明”、“举止端庄”，严禁城管执法人员滥用职权，谩骂或殴打当事人。Thenorms,writteninthenewly-mademeasuresonhowurbanmanagementofficersshouldexercisetheirpowerandresponsibil
26、ities,requirethemtomaintainmcivilizedIanguagewandudignifiedconduct,intheprocessoflawenforcement,andbansanyabuseofpowerofverbalandphysicalassaultonothers.成就感senseofachievement人只有在努力工作并克服重重困难之后才会有成就感。Onewon,tfeelasenseofachievementunlesshehasworkedhardandovercomemanyobstacles.城际高铁inter-cityhigh-speedr
27、ail连接南昌市和九江市的城际高铁线路日前开始运行。Theinter-cityhigh-speedraillineconnectingNanchangandJiujiangbeganoperation.城际列车inter-citytrain北京首批城际列车已开始运营。Beijingsfirstinter-citytrainsareupandrunning.成品系列ready-to-wearline为了把注意力集中在JmmyChoo（周仰杰）时装鞋上，周到目前为止已将50%的成品鞋系列售出，他目前把大局部时间和精力都用在手工制作时装鞋上面。Choohassincesold50%ofhisread
28、y-to-wearlinetoconcentrateonJimmyChoocouture,spendingmostofhisenergyandtimemakingcoutureshoesbyhand.城镇住房公积金urbanhousingfund我们要建立城镇住房公积金，加快改革住房制度Weshallestablishanurbanhousingfundtospeedhousingreform.吃醋bejealous;begreenwithenvy她和其他男人聊天，男友吃醋了。Herboyfriendwasjealousofhertalkingtoothermen.吃皇粮onthegovern
29、mentpayroll有的乡不大，吃皇粮的却不少。Eveninsomesmallvillages,largenumbersofcivilservantsareonthegovernmentpayroll.吃回扣receivekickbacks医务人员吃回扣、乱收费将被严肃查处。Medicalstafffoundtobereceivingkickbacksorarbitrarilychargingfeeswillbeseverelypunished.吃香sought-after招聘中最吃香的是20岁左右的年轻女子。Youngwomenintheirtwentieswerethemostsough
30、t-aftercandidatesforthejob.吃空饷freeloading他因为连续九年“吃空饷而被评为“史上最牛公务员Hewassarcasticallygiventhenamemostcapablecivilservant,forhisnineyearsoffreeloading.著名商标renownedtrademark5月1日起生效的新商标法规定，“著名商标”字样将不得再用于商品广告宣传。TherevisedTrademarkLaw,duetotakeeffectonMay1,willputanendtotheuseofthetermrenownedtrademarktopro
31、moteproducts.冲动购物impulsebuys研究显示，现代男性冲动购物比女性花费更多。Modemmenspendmoreonimpulsebuysthanwomendo,researchhasrevealed.充值krechargeablecard这是一个充值卡。只要你每月记着充值，这个你就可以一直用下去。Itisarechargeablecard.Remembertoputmemoneyonthecardeverymonthandthenyoucanusethephoneaslongasyouwant.重复建设overlappingproject在制定投资区域及选择特定工程时，我
32、们遵从了第11个五年方案的要求。在此条件下，我们可以防止重复建设或盲目投资。Indecidingthedesignatedareasofinvestmentandchoosingspecificprojects,wefollowedtherequirementssetoutintheHthFive-YearPlan.Thisway,wecanavoidoverlappingprojectsorunwiseinvestment.出场费appearancefee伦婺奥运会上勇夺金牌的中国健儿们衣锦还乡，又迎来新一轮收获，包括一大笔奖金和台架商业活动的高额出场费。Goldmedalistsofthe
33、LondonOlympicswelcomeanewroundofharvestbacktoChina,includingalargesumofbonusmoneyaswellashighappearancefeesincommercialopportunities.出气筒punchingbag他靠充当那些醉鬼商人的出气筒来谋生Hemakesalivingasapunchingbagfordrunkenbusinessmen.处女作maidenwork大艺术设计的工作不再让他感到满足，于是他开始写剧本，并且在1994年为他的处女作拿到了一笔银行贷款。Thejobasanartdesignerco
34、uldnolongersatisfyhim.Hestartedwritingscriptsandin1994,hegotabankloanforhismaidenwork.穿小鞋makelifedi111cultfor;makeithotfor上司找下属麻烦，在汉语里叫做给他们穿小鞋。Bosseswhogooutoftheirwaytomakelifedifficultforsubordinatesaredescribed,inChinese,asgivingthemtightshoestowear.传销组织pyramidscheme警方称近日捣毁一个传销组织，一举抓获173名传销人员。Pol
35、iceannouncedthattheyhavebrokenapyramidschemewiththearrestof173people.闯黄灯runyellowlights公安部表示对闯黄灯的司机暂不予以处分。TheMinistryofPublicSecurityannouncedthatdriverswhorunyellowlightswill,forthetimebeing,notbepenalized.仓IJ纪录setanewrecord由于国家调整了对法定节假日的安排，预计发送旅客量将创纪录。Thenumberoftripsisexpectedtosetanewrecord,asar
36、esultofchangestothecountrysofficialholidayschedule.仓IJ干IJ号inauguralissue广州2010年亚运会的英文官方会刊创刊号日前正式发行。TheofficialEnglish-languagejournaloftheGuangzhou2010AsianGameslauncheditsinauguralissue.吹风会briefing在周一举行的关于新规定的吹风会上，政府公布了第一批准备进行国际招标的5块地皮。InaMondaybriefingon(henewregulations,thegovernmentidentifiedthe
37、firstfivepiecesoflandtobeupforinternationalbidding.春运SpringFestivaltravelrush周六，为期40天的春运拉开帷幕。The40-daySpringFestivaltravelrushstartedonSaturday.次生灾害secondarydisasters雨季将至，我国高度防范四川地震灾区发生山体滑坡等次生灾害。ChinaisonhighalertforsecondarydisasterslikelandslidesinthequakehitregioninSichuanastherainyseasonapproach
38、es.凑份子whip-round你们可以凑份子合伙给她买个礼物。Youmighthaveawhiproundtobuyajointpersonalforher.错小jk卜班staggeredrushhour错时上下班方案需更多公交和地铁列车配合。Morebusesandsubwaytrainsareneededforstaggeredrushhourplan.搭便4givealift你真好,让我们搭便车。It,ssokindofyoutogiveusalift.打个软件IaxJhaiIingapp在经历了2013年的剧烈竞争后，中国的打车软件市场似乎正进入长期的双头垄断局面。Afterexpe
39、riencingaratracein2013,itseemsthatChina,Staxi-hailingappmarketwillwitnessalong-termduopolysituation.打包putinadoggybag;wrapup效劳员，请把这些剩菜帮我打包。Waiter,pleaseputtherestofmyfoodinadoggybag.帮我把这个打包好吗？Couldyoupleasewrapthisupforme?打盹儿takeananonap一名政府官员被发现在开会时打盹儿。Agovernmentofficialwascaughttakingananonapdurin
40、gaconference.打小报告squealonsomeone办公室里最可恨的就是那些打同事小报告的人。ThoSewhosquealoncolleaguesinreturnforfavorsarethemosthatedintheoffice.大排档foodstand;snackstand闹市区大排档里的中式小吃的葡式美食让人大快朵颐。PeoplecanfullyenjoyChinese-StylcsnacksandPortuguese-Styledishesatsnackstandsdowntown.大牌明星A-Iiststar无大牌明星出演的拆弹部队是近代奥斯卡历史上票房最低的最正确影片
41、TheHurtLocker,whichdidn,tfeatureA-Iiststars,isthelowest-grossingfilmtobenamedBestPictureinmodernOscarhistory.大VbigV(verifiedWeibouserswhohavemorethan500,000followers)8月23日，北京警方拘留了微博大V薛蛮子，随后以聚众淫乱罪对其进行了起诉。OnAugust23BeijingpolicedetainedWeibo“bigV”CharlesXue,andlateraccusedhimofholdinggroupsexpartiesw
42、ithprostitutes.大腕superstar;bigshot葛优虽说其貌不扬，可也是国内的大腕。GeYou,thoughhedoesnthavethelooks,isabigshoinChina.大专生juniorcollegestudent尽管他的分数足够，但他父母没有允许他上本地的技校。他们担忧大专生难找工作。这种担忧后来被证明是没有根据的。Hisparentsrefusedtoallowhimtoenrollinthelocalpolytechniccollegeeventhoughhescoredsufficientmarksbecausetheythoughtitwouldb
43、edifficultforhimtofindajobasajuniorcollegestudent,afearthatprovedtobeunfounded.代驾效劳业designateddriverbusiness醉驾入刑1年以来，中国司机越发注重平安驾驶问题，导致并不标准的代驾效劳业迅速开展。Ayearafterdrunkdrivingbecamepunishableasacrime,driversinChinahavebecomemoreseriousaboutroadsafety,resultingintherapidlydevelopingyetunregulateddesignat
44、eddriverbusiness.代课教师substituteteacher广东省委书记表示，该省的代课教师今后的道路喜忧参半。SubstituteteacherswillhaveamixedfutureinGuangdong,theprovincialParlysecretarysaid.代金卡giftcard有调查显示，越来越多的美国大公司为员工发放代金卡或者提供其他奖励，以鼓励他们减肥和戒烟。AnincreasingnumberofAmericaslargestemployersareofferinggiftcardsandotherincentivestoencourageworker
45、stoslimdownandquitsmoking,asurveyfound.代孕surrogatemotherhood2001年,卫生部发布法规，明确规定禁止实施任何形式的代孕技术。In2001,theMinistryofHealthissuedaregulationstipulatingthatanypracticeofsurrogatemotherhoodisstrictlybanned.代孕母亲surrogatemother在日本中部,一些夫妇在一名医生的帮助下借助代孕母亲而获得子女。SomecouplesincentralJapanhavehadchildrenthroughsurr
46、ogatemotherswiththehelpadoctor.带薪年假paidannualleave国务院称，到2020年，职工带薪年休假制度将根本得到落实。TheStateCouncilvowedtopushforthebasicimplementationofasystemforpaidannualleaveby2020.单双号限行Odd-evencarban北京将在污染天实施单双号限行。Beijingistoimposeanodd-evencarbanonpolluteddays.导航卫星IlaVigatiollsatellite我国发射了两颗导航卫星。Chinahaslaunchedt
47、wonavigationsatellites.盗版书piratedbook湖南省查处了一个印剧盗版书的团伙，没收了约62.7万本总价值2030万元的盗版书。Hunanprovincesmashedagangproducingpiratedbooks.About627,000piratedbooksworth20.3millionyuanwereseized.registeredunemploymentrate登记失业率连续第3个月下降。Theregisteredunemploymentratehasfallenforthethirdconsecutivemonth.低调lowprofile抢劫
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