两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-Straits Direct Transportation
两大历史性课题(提高党的执政能力和领导水平,提高拒腐防变和抵御风险的能力) The two major historic subjects of enhancing the abilities of administration and art of leadership and resisting corruption, guarding against degeneration and
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
两栖作战 Amphibious operations
两手抓,两手都要硬 grasp both links at the same time and attach sufficient importance to both
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
两院院士 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering
劣等品 shoddy goods; substandard goods; lemon (informal)
猎头公司 head-hunting company
临时主教练 caretaker coach
零和博奕 zero-sum game; zero game
零配件 spare and accessory parts
领海 territorial waters
领头羊 bellwether
另类 a different, special, completely new or fashionabel type or trend
另类音乐,非正统音乐 alternative music
流动人口 transient population
流动图书馆 travelling library; bookmobile
流通股 circulation stock
流星雨 meteor shower
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
留学咨询 consulting on the study abroad
留职停薪 retain the job but suspend the salary
六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数 "six classical arts: rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic"
龙头产品 flagship product
陆军 The Army
录取分数线 enrollment mark
录取通知书 letter of admission
路演 road show
旅客列车票价 price of passenger train tickets
旅行结婚 have a honeymoon trip
绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate
绿化 afforestation
绿色奥运,科技奥运,人文奥运 green, high-tech and people friendly Olympic Games
绿色急救通道 emergency green path
绿色食品 green food
绿色通道(办证快捷通道) green channel
乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 "unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises "
乱码 messy code
乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 "arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines"
轮值主席 chairman on duty
论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense
论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense
裸机 bare mobile phone
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
马尔萨斯人口论 Malthusian Theory of Population; Malthusianism (Thomas Robert Malthus, 1766-1834, British economist)
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. ) "
玛雅文化 Mayan civilization
码分多址 (一种扩频多址数字式通信技术) CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)
买方市场 buyer's market
买壳上市 go public through buying a shell
买空卖空 bulls and bears; fictitious transaction
买一送一 "two-for-one offer, buy one get one free"
麦克马洪线 McMahon Line
满意度 degree of satisfaction
慢性萧条 chronic depression
盲流 blind influx (labourers aimlessly flowing from rural areas into large cities)
