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水货
greyimport
Itisalsoknowasaparallelimport,whichismadeavailableinthelocal“greymarket”byretailerswhoorderthetrademarkgoodsdirectlyfromoverseaswholesalesatalowerpriceandwithoutgoingthroughofficialimportchannels.Mostsuchimportsareshippedtothelocalmarketbywater,hencetheChineseterm,shuihuo(watergoods).
枪手
ghosttest-taker,ghostwriter
GunmanisthedirecttranslationforthisChineseterm,butitisnowusedmetonymicallytodescribeanyonewhositsinexaminationsforothersforafee.Thegovernmenthasbeentryingveryhardtostampoutghosttest-taking,whichhasbecomewidespreadaroundthecountry.
色友
shutterbug
EnthusiasticamateurphotographersinChinacallthemselvesseyouor“colorfulfriends”.Theyclaimtheyareabunchofpeoplewholoveanythingthat’scolorful.Don’ttrytotranslatethisChinesetermwithoutarealunderstandingofit,becausethefirstcharacterinthetermcanalsomean“lascivious”.
纸黄金(zhi3huang2jin1)
papergold
Ageneraltermtodescribegoldcontrasts,whichdonotnecessarilyinvolvethedeliveryofphysicalgold.TheInternationalMonetaryFundinvented“papergold”in1971.TheBankofChinaShanghaibranchnowsellspapergold24hoursaday.
包机
charterflight
Theflightsarespeciallyarrangedfortravelers.BothsidesacrosstheTaiwanStraithavedesignedsixcarrierstomake36roundtripcharterflightsfortheupcomingSpringFestival,whichfallsonJanuary29.
八卦
gossip,gossipy
Originallythenameofaneight-sidediagramderivedfromthefamousChineseclassic“1Ching”(BookofChanges),itisnowoftenusedtodescribegossiporgossipypeople.SomebelievethistermfirstcameintouseinHongKongwherethe“ying-yang”diagramwasfrequentlyusedtocoverthecrucialpointsofnudemodelsongossiporpornmagazinecovers.
脐带血
umbilicalcordblood
Huangxinxia,a28-year-oldwomanfromAnhuiProvince,isnowwaitingtoseeiftheumbilicalcordbloodfromhersecondboy,whowasborninShanghaiaweekagowouldhelpsaveherfirstson,whosuffersfromleukemia.DoctorsatShanghaiNo.1People’sHospitalcollectedtheumbilicalcordblood,andhopetherewillbeabetterchanceofamatchofstemcellsbetweentwobrothers.
大师杯网球赛
TennisMastersCup
Ithasbecomeamajorsporteventinthecity.WorldNo.1RogerFederersaid:
“Forme,thisislikeaGrandSlam.IcameherenotknowingifIcanplay,andIwentthroughallthetherapyjusttoreallyshowpeoplealsohowmuchthiseventreallymeanstome.”
劈腿
two-timing
Thistermisfrequentlyusedbyyoungpeopletodescribesomeonewho’snotfaithfultohis/herspouseorlover.ButamorepopularChinesesaying,jiaotaliangtiaochuan,portraysatwo-mindedpersonasridingontwoboatssimultaneouslywitheachfootononeboat.Thelatterisoftenusedinabroadersense.
缉毒犬
snifferdog,drugdetectordog
Localairportshaveemployedsomesnifferdogsnotonlytohelpdetectdrugs,butalsotouncoveranyproductsthatcouldberelatedtthespreadingavianfluvirus.It’sreportedthatthecaninesquadhasbeenworkingveryeffectively.
光棍儿节
Singles’Day
Everyyearat11:
11pmonNovember11,fun-seekingmalecollegestudentswillhaverowdypartiesbyscreamingouttheirdesiretofindagirlfriendandusewhateverisavailabletomakebignoises.Thetiming,consistingofeightArabicnumberof1,isdeliberatelyselectedtopersonifymanysinglepeople.CanyouenvisageaSingleWomen’sDay?
非法集资
ponzischeme
Ponzischeme,namedafteritsearly20thcenturyinventorCarloPonzi,isaformoffraudulentinvestmentscam.Inarecentcase,alocalwomanallegedlydefraudedmorethan50people,manyofthemfriendsandco-workers,outof7.69millionyuan(US$949,400)involvingthesaleofpre-paidmobilecards.
短信诈骗分子
SMSscammer
ThePublicSecurityMinistryrecentlydisclosedafewshockingcasesofcriminalsusingcell-phoneshortmessagetocheatpeopleoutofmoney.Officialssaynowyoucancallpoliceforhelpifyoureceivesuchfraudulentmessagesonyourcell-phone.
连体婴儿(lian2ti3ying1’er2)
conjoinedtwinbabies
Conjoinedtwinsarerare,butitisevenmorerarethattheparentsofapairofconjoinedgirlscan’tbefound.DoctorsatFudanUniversity’sChildren’sHospitalsaidlastweekthattheycouldnotplananoperationtoseparatethetwosisterswithouttheauthorizationoftheirparents.
八角茴香
staranise
StaraniseisatraditionalChineseherbalmedicineorflavoring,whichisalsoknownaseight-corneredfennel.RecentlythereisabuyingspreeforstaraniseinsomepartsofChinaasmediareportedthatitisanimportantingredientofRoche’sTamiflu,amedicinebelievedtobeabletopreventbirdflu.
素质教育
all-roundeducation
ManyChineseeducators,parentsandpoliticianshavelongbeencallingforafundamentalreforminthecountry’seducationsysteminordertoeradicateitsnumerousflawsrootedintraditionalexam-orientedschooling.Theysaywhatthecountryneedsisanall-roundeducationsystemtohelpbringforthmillionsofyoungpeoplewithawell-balancedmoral,intellectualandphysicaleducation,notjustexaminationmachines.
新新人类
new-newgeneration
Thisisatermfora“novelgeneration”ofyoungsterswhohavenovelideals,arealwaysreadytotryoutnewfashionsandnewlifestyle,dowhatevertheyseeappropriateandarewillingtoberesponsiblefortheirunconventionalaction.
数独
sudokuornumberplace
Thisisprobablythemostpopularlogicpuzzlearoundtheworldtoday.Theaimofthepuzzleistofillineachemptysquareofagridof81cellssothatthefigures1to9appearjustonceineveryrow,columnandindividual3*3block.ThoughsudokuisaJapanesename,thepuzzle’struemodernoriginlieswithateamofpuzzleconstructorsin1970’sNewYork.CheckoutthesudokucolumnonB-15inShanghaiDaily.
无厘头
meaninglessact
Thephrasederivesfrom“moulaitou”inCantonese,whichwasfirstusedtodescribeatrendinHongKongpopculturestartedbyactorStephenChow.Hisbrandofslapstickcomedyfeaturesexaggeratedbodylanguage,trashtalkandblackhumor.Nowanyabsurd,meaninglessandanomalousapproachtoexpressone’sopinionsorfeelingscanbedescribedas“wulitou.”
泡菜
kimchi
ApossibleoriginofkimchiorKoreanspicytraditionalpickledvegetableswasinancientChina.Recently,however,China’sstatefoodauthoritieshavebannedimportsofkimchifromSouthKoreaafterfindingparasiteeggsintheimportedsidedish.
保质期
shelflifeorbest-beforedate
Shanghaihealthauthoritieshaveemployedateamofvolunteerfoodinspectorstocheckwhetherfoodormedicinesaresoldaftertheexpirydatesorforotherqualityproblemsaspartofnationwideeffortstoensuresafefoodanddrugs.
80后
80’sgeneration
Thewordreferstothosewhowerebornin1980s.Theyareconsideredtobeaself-centeredgenerationwhocaremoreaboutthemselvescomparedwitholdergenerations.Theyarealsomorewillingtotrynewthings,heavilyinfluencedbytheInternetandmoreopentoforeigncultures.
个人所得税起征点
thresholdofpersonaltaxableincome
China’stoplegislaturerecentlyissuedthenewthresholdfortaxableincome,1,600yuan(US$198)amonth,whichwillbeeffectivefromnextyear.Itdoublesthepreviousthresholdwhichwasunchangedformorethandecade.
复原乳
reconstitutedmilk
Thestatestandardsadministrativeauthorityhasrecentlytoldalldairyproducerstheymusttellcustomersclearlywhetherthemilktheysellis“reconstitutedmilk”or“purefreshmilk.”Earlier,pressreportsdisclosedthatmanydairyproducerssoldtheformerunderthenameofthelatterinordertocutcosts.
交通拥挤费
congestioncharge
ThecityisplanningtointroduceacongestionchargingschemesimilartotheoneimposedincentralLondontohelpcuttrafficjamsduringrushhours.Ifenacted,theschemewillchargedriverswhentheyenteracertaindowntownareaduringagivenperiodoftime.
保鲜膜
clingfilm
China’shealthauthorityrecentlyconductedaspotcheckonclingfilmwrappingafterreceivingreportsthatachemicallinkedtocancerisinthewidelyusedproduct.
禽流感
avianfluorbirdflu
TheWorldHealthOrganizationwarnedearlierthismonththattheeconomicimpactfromaflupandemicwouldbeenormousandurgedcountriestoprepareforapossibleoutbreaklikethe1918onethatkilled50millionpeople.
老赖
deadbeat
Thecityrecentlysent80dieharddefaulterstojail.Theywerealldebtorswhohadthemoneybutrefusedtopaycourt-ordereddebts.LaolaiisaderogatoryterminChinese.
“海龟”
“seaturtle”
Peoplehavecometousethistermtorefertopeoplewhohavereturnedtoworkonthemainlandaftercompletingtheireducationoverseas.“Seaturtle”inChineseispronouncedthesameastheabbreviatedphrase“returningfromoverseas.”
“海带”
“seaweed”
Theword,afollow-upto“seaturtle,”isusedtorefertothoseChineseyouthswhohaven’tfoundajobintheirhomecountryaftertheystudyoverseas.TheChinesecharacterdaiinthephrasesoundsthesameasanotherChinesewordmeaning“wait.”asinwaitingforajob.
韩流
HallyuorKoreanfever
HallyuisaKoreanwordmeaningtheboominKoreanpopcultureamongChinese,JapaneseandSoutheastAsians.ItalsosoundsthesameastheChineseterm“coldsnap.”
另类
offbeat
Thistermhasbecomepopularaspeopletendtouseittodescribeanyoneorany