BEC高级阅读词汇辅导：中国日报汉英词汇表二十九
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　　夕阳产业 sunset industry
　　西部大开发 Western Development
　　西电东送 transmit the electricity from western areas to East China; West－East electricity transmission project
　　西气东输 transmit natural gas from western areas to East China; West－East natural gas transmission project
　　西洋景 Peep Show
　　吸取世界文明成果 assimilate the achievements of civilzations the world over
　　吸收存款 deposit－taking
　　吸收游资 absorb idle fund
　　希望工程 Hope Project
　　息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters
　　稀缺经济 scarcity economy
　　洗礼 baptism
　　洗钱 money laundering
　　喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear
　　细菌战 germ war
　　下放权力给 delegating the management of ...
　　下岗职工 laid－off workers
　　下岗职工基本生活费 subsistence allowances for laid－off workers
　　下海 plunge into the commercial sea
　　下网 off line
　　下游行业 downstream industry
　　下载 downloading
　　夏至 Summer Solstice
　　先发制人战略 pre－emptive strategy
　　先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.
　　先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound
　　闲散资金 scattered funds
　　嫌贫爱富 despise the poor and curry favor with the rich
　　险胜 cliff－hanging win， narrow victory， nose out
　　县改市 county upgraded to city
　　县级市 county－level city
　　现场直播 live broadcast
　　现代企业制度 modern－enterprise system; modern－corporate system
　　现代中药产业化 modern production of traditional Chinese medicines
　　现货交易 cash market transactions; spot transactions
　　现金流量 cash flow
　　现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example
　　线下商贸运作 offline business operation
　　限制战略武器会谈 strategic arms limitation talks
　　宪法修正案 amendments to the Constitution
　　乡统筹，村提留 fees paid by farmers for overall township planning and village reserve
　　乡镇企业 township enterprises
　　相亲 blind date
　　香港明天更好基金会 Better Hong Kong Foundation
　　香港特别行政区 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
　　香格里拉 Shangri－la
　　香榭里舍大街 avenue des champs－elyses
　　享乐主义 hedonism
　　向钱看 mammonism， put money above all
　　项目立项 approve and initiate a project
　　项目申报 project application
　　项目预算 project budget
　　项目支持 project support
　　像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan
　　削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks
　　宵夜 a stoke of midnight
　　消费结构 pattern of consumption
　　消费税 consumption tax
　　消费信贷 consumer credit services
　　消费者权益日 International Day for Consumers‘ Rights and Interests
　　消费者物价指数 consumer price index
　　消费者协会 consumers‘ association
　　销售景气指数 sales index
　　销项税 output tax
　　小巴 minibus
　　小道消息 hearsay
　　小而全 small and all－inclusive
　　小金库 a private coffer
　　小康 a comfortable level of living; a better－off life; moderate prosperity
　　小康之家 well－off family; comfortably－off family
　　小灵通 Little Smart
　　小农经济 small－scale peasant economy; autarkical small－scale farming
　　小时工 hourly worker
　　小型核武器 Mini－nukes
　　小组讨论 panel discussions/group discussions
　　效率优先，兼顾公平 give priority to efficiency with due consideration to fairness
　　效益工资 achievements－related wages; wages based on benefits
　　效益农业 profitable agriculture