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西部大开发 West Development
吸收游资 absorb idle fund
希望工程 Project Hope
喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear
洗钱 money laundering
下放权力给 delegating the management of ... (to ...)
下岗 laid-off workers
下海 plunge into the commercial sea
下网 off line
险胜 cliff-hanging win, narrow victory, nose out
县改市：county upgraded to city
县级市：county-level city
现代企业制度 modern enterprise system; modern corporate system
向钱看 mammonism, put money above all
项目立项：approve and initiate a project
消费信贷 consumer credit services
削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks (START)
小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity
新秀 up-and-coming star, rising star
信息港 inforport
信息化 informationize
信用紧缩 credit crunch
形象小姐/先生 image representative of a product or a brand
虚拟网 virtual net
选举权和被选举权 the right to vote and the right to be elected
徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends