偶像 idol 派出所 local police station 跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman 泡沫经济 bubble economy 泡妞 chase after the girls 配股 allotment of shares 配套政策 supporting policies 棚户 shacks. family that live in shacks 碰钉子 get snubbed 碰头会 brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, the main purpose of which is to exchange information.) 疲软股票 soft stock 皮包公司 bogus company 啤酒肚 beer belly 票贩子 scalper, ticket tout 票房 box office 骗汇、逃汇、套汇 obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage 拼图 jigsaw 贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor 贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb 平均主义 equalitarianism 平面设计师 graphic designer 平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚 never burn incense when all is well, but clasp Buddha s feet when in distress 评头论足 nit-pick 瓶颈制约 “bottleneck”restrictions 扑网(体) rush-up, rushing 普选制 general election system 期房 forward delivery housing 旗袍 cheong-sam. Chi-pao 骑警 horseback police 企业孵化器 enterprise incubator 企业文化 corporate culture 起跑器 block 洽谈会 fair, meeting 千代田寿险公司(日本) Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. 千禧婴儿 millennium infant. millennium baby 强化班 intensive training class 抢跑 false start, beat the gun 敲竹杠make somebody pay through the nose. put the lug on. rob by a trick 切入点 point of penetration. breakthrough point 亲民党 People First Party 勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system. work-study program 轻轨火车 light rail train 清明节 Pure Bright Festival. Tomb Sweeping Day 清算/结算 clearing /settlement 情感消费 emotional consumption 情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to … 区位商业 location-based commerce 屈体 jackknife, pike 圈外人士 people out of the loop 全方位外交 multi-faceted diplomacy 全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City 全景电影 cinepanoramic 全面实施以德育为核心、以创新精神和实践能力为重点的素质教育 carry on the quality education centering on moral education and emphasizing creativity and practice 全民健身计划纲要 outline of the nationwide body-building plan 全能冠军 all-around winner 全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS) 全球通 global system for mobile communications 全天候飞机 all-weatehr aircraft 全优工程 all-round excellent project 拳头产品 competitive products. knock-out products. blockbuster 裙带风 nepotism. petticoat influence 裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence 群言堂 allow everybody to air his view. let everyone have his say. speak one s mind freely 权贵资本主义(又译裙带资本主义或亲朋好友资本主义) crony capitalism