新闻英语词汇――新词新译 L
来电显示 caller ID
蜡雕 wax carving; wax sculpture
拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth
拉关系 try to curry favor with
垃圾融资 junk financing
垃圾邮件 junk e-mail
垃圾邮件 junk email; spam
垃圾债券 junk bond
垃圾综合处理 integrated garbage treatment
拉锯战 seesaw battle
啦啦队 cheering squad
啦啦队长 “cheer-leader, rooter king”
拉力赛 endurance race
拉练 undergo field training by marching and camping
拉链工程 zipper project
拉尼娜现象 La Nina phenomenon
蜡染 batik; wax printing
蜡像馆 wax work museum
拉选票 seek a vote
来电 fall in love with someone
来电显示电话机 caller ID telephone
来料加工 process materials supplied by clients; accept customers’ materials for processing
来料、来样、来件加工产品 process products with materials supplied by clients
来世,下辈子 the next life
垃圾分类收集 separate waste collection
蓝筹股 blue chips
滥发文凭 issue diplomas recklessly
滥发纸币 excessive issue of bank notes; excessive note issue
蓝光光盘 Blue-ray Disc
蓝盔人员 blue helmet personnel
蓝领工人 Blue-collar worker
烂摊子 awful mess
蓝牙技术 bluetooth
滥用权力 abuse of power
滥用职权 abuse one’s power;misuse one’s authority
浪子回头 return to the fold; turn over a new leaf; return of the prodigal son
朗诵比赛 recital contest
劳保医疗制度 labor medicare system
“老大难” 问题 long-standing problem; big and difficult problem; lasting, complex and hard-to-solve problem
劳动服务公司 labor service company;service company
劳动定额 labor quota
劳动合同制 labor contract system
劳动教养 education through labor; rehabilitation through labor; indoctrination through labor
劳动力产权 labor property rights
劳动力的流动性 fluidity of labor
劳动力过剩 labor surplus;manpower surplus
劳动力资源配置 allocation of labor resources
劳动密集型 labor-intensive
劳动密集型产业 labor-intensive industry
劳动模范 model worker
劳动预备制度 vocational training system
劳动者素质 quality of the workforce
劳动争议 labor dispute
劳改农场 reforming farm; reform-through-labor farm
老化效应 aging effect
老黄牛 a person who serves the people whole-heartedly; an honest and industrious worker
老龄委 senior citizens’ work committee
老年保险制度 endowment insurance
老三届 junior and senior high school graduates of 1966~1968; school leavers of 1966~1968
老少边穷地区 “former revolutionary base areas, areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas ”
老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
劳务费 service charge; service fee
劳务市场 labor market
劳务输出 export of labor services
老爷式的态度 bureaucratic attitude
老一套 old practice; the same old stuff; the same old story; the beaten track
老油条 wily old bird; old slicker
老中青三结合 combination of the old, the middle-aged and the young in the leadership
劳资 labor and capital
老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise; time-honoured brand
劳资纠纷 trouble between labor and management
老子天下第一 regard oneself as the No.1 authority in the world
老年学校 school for the aged
劳保 labor insurance
克隆 clone
雷达覆盖区 radar coverage
雷达跟踪 radar tracking
累犯 recidivist; incurable criminal
勒紧裤带 tighten one’s belt
累进税率 progressive tax rate
冷板凳 cold stool; an indifferent post or a cold reception; cool one’s heels
冷门 ark horse; a profession, trade or branch of learning that receives little attention; an unexpected winner
冷遇 cold reception; indifferent treatment
冷战思维 Cold War mentality
冷笑话 bad joke (Some bad jokes are very popular in many online forums these days. 如今,一些冷笑话在许多网络论坛里非常流行。)
离岸价格 free on board(FOB)
离岸金融市场 offshore market
篱笆墙 barriers/ blockage to inter-regional trading
理财 arrange the finance;money management
力挫 defeat with utmost effort
立等可取服务 instant service; on-the-spot service
立法真空 legislation vacuum
利改税 substitution of tax payment for profit delivery
力争上游 strive for the best; aim high
立国之本 the foundation underlying all efforts to build the country
利好因素 wrinkle
理货公司 tally company
利基 niche
离经叛道 rebel against the orthodoxy
理论与实际相结合 integrade theory with practice
礼尚往来 courtesy calls for reciprocity; courtesy demands reciprocity
历史遗产 historical heritage;legacy of history
历史遗留下来的问题 roblem left over by history; an issue rooted in history
利税分流 payment of the tax plus a percentage of profits to the state
理顺经济秩序 straighten out the economic order
力所能及 within one’s power;to the bes of one’s ability( capacity)
立体电视 three-dimensional television
立体开放口岸 trading port open to sea, land and air
立体农业 three-dimensional agriculture
立体式报道 an in-depth and comprehensive report
立体思考 three-dimensional thinking
立体战争 three-dimensional war
离退办 office for the affairs of the retired workers
离退休人员基本养老金 basic pensions for retirees
礼仪小姐 ritual girl
礼仪小姐 guiding girl
立于不败之地 be in an invincible position;remain invincible
联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output; contract system with remuneration linked to output
连带责任 joint liability
联防 joint defense
恋父情结 Electra complex
联购联销 joint purchasing and marketing
联合公报 joint communique
联合国反腐败公约 UN Convention Against Corruption
《联合国海洋法公约》 The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
联合国环境署 UNEP (United Nations Environment Program)
联合国会费 the UN membership dues (fee)
联合国开发计划署 UNDP (United Nations Development Program)
联合国粮农组织 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation)
联合国维持和平部队 United Nations Peace Keeping Forces
联合国维和行动 UN peacekeeping operations
联合;合并 merger
联合兼并 conglomeration and merger of enterprises
联合联络小组 joint liaison group
联合投标 syndicated tender
联机环境 on-line environment
廉价商店 discount shop;budget store; discount shop
廉价市场 bargain market; bargain center
廉洁奉公,以正治国 (of an official) clean and devoted, and govern the state with his own example of uprightness
恋母情结 Oedipus complex
联赛 league match
连锁店 chain store
连锁反应 chain effect; domino effect
练摊 to be a vendor
联体婴儿 Siamese twins
联网 on-line;be networked
联想集团 Legend Group
连续抽烟的人 chain smoker
廉政公署 Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration
廉政建设 build a clean and honest government; strive for a clean government
廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient government
两岸民间行业组织 non-governmental trade organizations across the Straits
两岸三地 the Mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong
两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation
两岸直航 cross-Straits direct transportation link
两大历史性课题(提高党的执政水平和领导水平、提高拒腐防变和抵御风险能力) the two major historic subjects of enhancing the abilities of administration and art of leadership and resisting corruption, guarding against degeneration and wardingoff risks
两弹一艇 “A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine”
两弹一星 atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb and artificial satellite
亮底牌 reveal the ins and outs
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
两会 two Conferences (i.e. the National People’s Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference)
粮食风险基金 grain risk fund
粮食流通体制 grain distribution system
粮食收购部门 (government’s) grain procurement (purchasing) agencies
粮食主产区 major grain producing areas
两手抓两手都要硬 grasp both links at the same time and attach sufficient importance to both
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
两条腿走路 walking on two legs
两头大、中间小 be small at both ends and big in the middle; a few at each extreme and many in between
亮相 pose; state one’s view
良性循环 virtuous circle
两伊战争 the Iran-Iraq War
粮油关系 grain and oil rationing registration
两院院士 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering
两者不可兼得 You cannot eat your cake and have it.
量子力学 quantum mechanics
两岸关系 relations across the Taiwan Straits
两个确保 two guarantees (确保国有企业下岗职工的基本生活,确保离退休人员的基本生活,保证按时足额发放基本养老金。guaranteeing that the living allowances for workers laid off from state-owned enterprises and that the pensions of retirees are paid on time and in full)
食品安全 food safety
良种补贴 subsidies for growing superior grain cultivators
联名存款帐户 joint account
连锁经营 chain-store operations
连体姐妹 conjoined twin sisters
连体婴儿 conjoined twin babies
疗效食品 remedy diet
《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio
劣等品 shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (informal)
猎头公司 head-hunting company
列席会议 attend a conference without voting rights
立法听证会 legislative hearing
利率形成和传导机制 setting and transmitting interest rates
临时巴勒斯坦国 provisional Palestinian state
临时工 temporary worker
临时牌照 temporary licence
临时主教练 caretaker coach
领海 territorial waters
零和博奕 zero-sum game; zero game
另类 a different, special, completely new or fashionable type or trend
另类音乐,非正统音乐 alternative music
零配件 spare and accessory parts
另起炉灶 make a fresh start
灵巧导弹 agile missile
(建议)零售价 (suggested)retail price
领头羊 bellwether
领土归属 territorial entitlement
领土完整 territorial integrity
薪领工人 new-collar workers
临时抱佛脚 make hasty, last-minute efforts
临时线路 temporary line
流窜犯 mobile criminal
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 “Where there is life, there is hope.”
流动服务 mobile service
流动人口 transient population; floating population
流动售货 mobile vending
流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile
流动性负债 current liabilities
流动性资产 current assets
流动资产 current assets; liquid assets
流动资金 circulating fund; floating money; liquid fund; working fund
流水账 daybook;day-to-day account;current count
流通股 circulation stock
流通领域 circulation domain
流通企业 distribution firm
流通系统 system for the distribution of commodities
留校 work at one’s Alma Master after graduation
流行款式 fashion
流行事物 the in-thing
流行文化 pop culture
流星雨 meteor shower
流行字眼 vogue word; in-word; often-heard word
溜须拍马 fawn on; apple polish
留学咨询 consulting on the study abroad
六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 “six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic”
留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary
流转税 turnover tax; indirect tax
六方会谈 the Six-Party Talks
流感监测站 influenza monitoring station
流感疫苗接种 influenza vaccinations
流通股 tradable share
流行偶像 pop idol
利息税 tax on interest from deposits
龙的传人 descendants of the dragon―the Chinese people
垄断行业 monopolized industry
隆乳 mammaplasty
龙头产品 flagship product
(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry
露马脚 give oneself away; reveal oneself; let the cat out of the bag; show the cloven hoof
陆地和海洋生态系统 terrestrial and marine ecosystems
陆基巡航导弹 ground-launched cruise missile
录取通知书 letter of admission
录取通知书 acceptance letter
录取线 admission line
路演 road show
乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 “unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises ”
乱检查 make unwarranted inspections
乱码 messy code
乱收费 arbitary charges
乱摊派 requisition donations arbitrarily
乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 “arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines”
劣质工程 shoddy engineering
轮岗 work shift
轮流(坐庄) in turn
论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense
《论语》 Analects of Confucius
轮值主席 rotating chairman
裸机 bare mobile phone
录取分数线 entry score
绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate
绿化 afforestation
绿化运动 afforestation drive
绿卡 green card
旅客列车票价 price of passenger train tickets
绿色奥运,科技奥运,人文奥运 Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics, People’s Olympics
绿色产品 green product
绿色电脑 green computer
绿色急救通道 emergency green path
绿色科技 green science annd technology
绿色能源 green energy resource
绿色农业 green agriculture
绿色企业 green enterprise
绿色食品 green food
绿色通道(办证快捷通道) green channel; landscaped roadways
绿色银行 green bank
旅行纪录片 travel documentary
旅行结婚 honeymoon trip; wedding vacation; wedding travel
旅游车 touring bus
旅游定点饭店 certified restaurant/hotel for tourism
旅游黄金周 golden week for tourism
旅游热 tourism wave