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         流行语英译

Fan of celebrity   追星族  

E.G.  my sister is a fan of celebrity ,who admires those famous singers and movie stars.

To bargain   侃价

E.G.  if you bargain with them they might reduce the price

Knowledge economics   知识经济

E.G.  this is the time of knowledge economics.

To expose    暴光

E.G.  radios and televisions exposed the crimes of those corrupt officials

Minimum wage   最低工资

E.G.  some staff members can only get the minimum wage.

Laid-off worker   下岗工人

E.G.  the laid-off workers can get 300 yuan unemployment allowance per month from the government.

To sell well   走俏

E.G.  the book sells well.

Ignorant of law   法盲

E.G.  don’t you think he is an ignorant of the law.

Market price   市价

E.G.  actually the price I’ve offered is 10% lower than the market price.

To go fifty fifty; to go Dutch   AA制

E.G.  let’s go Dutch,ok?

Direct sales to customers   直销

E.G.  many manufacturers adopt the strategy of direct sales to customers.

To settle a matter at one go   一步到位

E.G.  we’d better settle the matter at one go.

Bubble economy   泡沫经济

E.G.  the economic crisis is the direct result of bubble economy.

Social influence of celebrities    名人效应

E.G.  many enterprises want to take advantage of the social influence of celebrities to make their products well known.

Holiday economics   假日经济

E.G.  holiday economics brought a lot of profits to hotels and tourism.

To pay the bill   埋单

E.G.  it is your turn to pay the bill.

Buffet meal   自助餐

E.G.  I think Buffet meals are cheap and nice.

Project to reemploy laid-off workers   再就业工程

E.G.  the government launched a project to reemploy laid-off workers 2years ago.

Competitive products   拳头产品

E.G.  the competitive products of our company are quality air conditioners.

Popular topic   热门话题

E.G.  nowadays 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is a very popular topic in China.

Suicide bomb  人体炸弹

E.G.   Three us soldiers were killed in yesterday’s suicide bombing

Internet bar   网吧

E.G.   Many teenagers are so addicted to internet bars that they’ve given up their school studies

Internet buddies   网友

E.G.   I have made a lot of internet buddies

Sexual harassment   性骚扰

E.G.   Sexual harassment is a serious problem in America

Sensational effect   轰动影响

E.G.   the new measure caused a sensational effect.

Traffic jam   塞车

E.G.   the traffic jam is really a headache to many employees.

To become a rich man’s lover   傍大款

E.G.   I hear his ex-girlfriend has become a rich man’s lover.

To denounce    举报

E.G.   the victim has denounced him to the police.

Publicly known figure   公众人物

E.G.   the publicly known figures have their own problems, too.

Famous brand   名牌儿

E.G.   Nick is a world-famous brand.

Impeach   弹劾

E.G.   the former US president Bill Clinton’s rivals wanted to impeach him but in vain.

To cut staff members   裁员

E.G.   some airline companies are planning to cut staff members.

Prisoner abuse; abuse of prisoners   虐囚

E.G.   the abuse of Iraqi prisoners was conducted only by a small number of US soldiers.

To overcharge   宰人

E.G.   some peddlers overcharge too much.

Dope   内幕

E.G.   he got a lot of dope from the secretary.

To win the lottery   中彩

E.G.   rory won $50 million in the California lottery.

To fight against terrorism    反恐

E.G.   we are supportive of fighting against terrorism.

A private car   私家车

E.G.   nowadays a lot of residents in Beijing own private cars.

Environmental protection   环保

E.G.   environmental protection concerns everybody.