政治方面-四字格成语-

政治方面-四字格成语-英语翻译

政治经济活动

“达标”活动“target hitting” activities

“豆腐渣”工程jerry-built project

“一条龙”服务coordinated-process service

安居工程Housing Project for low-income families

按劳分配distribution according to one's performance

把握正确的舆论导向to properly guide the public opinion

把眼光放远一些to subordinate immediate interests to the long-term ones / to be farsighted / to have a broad view

把已经确定的方针政策措施落到实处to get the set principles,policies and measures implemented

百花齐放、百家争鸣Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend.

百年不遇once-in-a-century

摆门面to put up an impressive front

半拉子工程uncompleted project

包干到户work contracted to households

保重点，不撒胡椒面Resources must be channeled to (or concentrated on ) priority projects and not spread thinly (evenly) everywhere.

本位主义departmentalism

变相涨价disguised inflation

拨乱反正to set things right / to restore things to order

不顾条件，一哄而起to rush into action in disregard of objective conditions

不合理收费、集资和摊派to impose charges and quotas and collect money without authorization

不良风气unhealthy ways and customs

不正之风unhealthy practice (tendency）

部优产品Ministry-recognized quality goods / products

菜篮子工程the shopping basket project

参政议政意识the awareness of the need to participate in the discussion and administration of state affairs 超计划生育to have more children than what is planned / extra-plan babies

吃大锅饭the egalitarian practice of “everybody eating from the same big pot ”

吃皇粮to receive salaries,subsidies,or other supported from the government

传销pyramid selling / multi-level marketing

春运(passenger)transportation during the Spring Festival

磁悬浮列车maglev train (magnetically levitated train) / magnetic suspension

打白条to issue IOUs

打假to crack down on counterfeit goods

打破僵局to break the deadlock

大路货staple goods

大排档sidewalk snack booth / large stall

大腕top notch (singer etc.) / a heavyweight

待业job-waiting

党群关系Party-masses relationship

党性one's Party morale / Party spirit / Party character

倒爷profiteer

第二职业second employment / second occupation

第三产业tertiary industry / service sector

发展是硬道理Development is of overriding importance

防洪工程flood-prevention project

房管real estate management

扶贫poverty alleviation

福利分房welfare-oriented public housing distribution system

改革开放政策the reform and open policy / the policy of reform and opening-up

改革开放reform and opening to the outside world

港人治港Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong

高新技术产业开发区high and new technological industry development zone

搞活国营大中型企业to revitalize / invigorate large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises

搞活经济to invigorate / enliven / liberalize the economy

革命老根据地the old revolutionary base areas

公费医疗medical services at state expense

公款吃喝banquet at public expenses

挂靠to be attached or affiliated to / to be subordinate to

官倒official profiteering / official racketeering

长期国库券treasury bonds

国有大中型企业large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises

和平共处五项原则the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

和平统一，一国两制的方针the principles of peaceful reunification and “one country,two systems”/ the policy of peaceful reunification and the principle of “one country,two systems”

和平演变peaceful evolution towards capitalism

黑店gangster inn

黑客hacker

黑社会Mafia-style organizations;gangland

红筹股red-chip shares;red chips

户口簿residence booklet

户口管理制度domicile system / residence registration system

户主head of a household

灰色收入income from moonlighting

火炬计划Torch Program (a plan to develop new and high technology)

基本国情fundamental realities of the country

集体主义community spirit / collectivism

计划生育family planning

假日经济holiday economy

坚持两个文明一起抓to ensure that efforts are made to build a society that is advanced both materially and culturally and ideologically

减员增效、下岗分流to cut down the size of workforce for efficiency and get the layoffs re-employed elsewhere

将文明礼貌to promote civilized behavior / civic manners

将学习，讲政治，讲正气的党性党风教育to educate the cadres in the Party spirit and style through the promotion of the three emphases on theoretical studies,political awareness and integrity

解放生产力to emancipate the productive forces

戒急用忍to overcome impetuosity and exercise patience / no haste / be patient

经济开发区economic development zone

经济特区special economic zone

精简机构to streamline government organs

精神文明建设to promote cultural and ethical progress

纠风办State Council Office for Rectification

纠正不正之风to rectify unhealthy tendencies and malpractices

九年义务教育nine-year compulsory education

军转民military conversion / conversion from military to civilian production

开展扫黄打非斗争to eliminate / crack down on pornography and other illegal publications

康居工程the Affordable Housing Project

科技是第一生产力Science and technology constitute a primary productive force.

科教兴国战略the strategy of developing the country by relying on science and education / the strategy of rejuvenating the nation through science and education

可持续发展sustainable development

跨世纪工程 a trans-century project

亏损企业enterprises running in the red / under deficit

廉政建设construction of a clean government

领导班子leading body / group

龙头to play a leading role in / to serve as a powerhouse

乱摊派indiscriminate levies / arbitrary imposition of quotas

乱涨价unauthorized price rise

民工out-of-town laborer / rural laborer / migrant laborer

磨洋工to dawdle along

南水北调工程projects to divert water from the south to the north

农转非agricultural people to be given non-agricultural status

勤俭建国to build the country with industry and thrift

全民所有制public ownership / public sector / publicly owned

权力下放to delegate / decentralize power to the lower levels

三角债debt chains

三通direct links in postal service,air and shipping services and trade / three direct links of trade,mail and air and shipping services across the Taiwan Straits

三峡工程Three Gorges Project

三资企业enterprises in the “three forms of ventures”:Sino-foreign joint ventures,cooperative businesses and exclusively (or wholly) foreign-owned enterprises

扫黄anti-pornography drive / campaign against pornography

涉外婚姻Chinese marriage with foreign nationals

十年动乱the ten chaotic years / the ten-year turmoil

十年规划和“八五”计划纲要the guidelines of the Ten-Year Programme and the Eighth Five-Year Plan

四有公民citizens who have high ideals,moral integrity,a good education and a strong sense of discipline 退居二线to leave the leading post / retire from the leading post

脱贫to shake off poverty

歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

晚婚晚育late marriage and postponement of childbearing

温饱问题the problem of inadequate food and clothing

五好家庭five-virtue family

五讲四美三热爱five stresses,four points of beauty and three aspects of love

五讲四美运动the movement of “five stresses and four points of beauty”:to promote civility,courtesy,tidiness,orderliness and integrity

物质文明material progress

下岗人员the laid-off

下海to take the plunge into private business

下硬功夫to make intensive efforts

乡镇企业township enterprise / rural enterprise

小康生活to lead a relatively comfortable life

小商品市场smalls fair

信息高速公路information (super)highway / into highway

星火计划Spark Program

姓社姓资问题distinction of what is socialism and what is capitalism

亚运村Asian Games Village

严打to crack down on crimes and social evils

严防死守life-and-death defense

一刀切sweeping approach / to impose uniformity on (e.g.,all enterprises) / action in disregard of objective conditions

一国两制one country,two systems

一切向钱看money-mania / money-mad / to put money above anything else

依法治国to rule the country in accordance with law

移风易俗to transform outmoded habit and custom

以权谋私to abuse power for personal gains

优生优育to promote good prenatal and postnatal care / to improve prenatal and postnatal care

有经济头脑的人commercially minded people / people with business sense

宰人rip-off

政企分开to separate government functions from enterprise management

治理三乱to put to a stop / eliminate indiscriminate fines,charges and levies

治理整顿to improve the economic environment and rectify the economic order / economic improvement and rectification / economic retrenchment

重复建设to build redundant project / duplication of similar projects

专业户specialized household

自负盈亏to be responsible for one's own profit and loss

自留地individual farm plots / private plots of land

走共同致富的道路to take the road to common prosperity

遵纪守法to observe discipline and abide by the law

如鱼得水feel just like fish in water、

临阵磨枪sharpen one's spear only before going into battle、

狐假虎威the fox borrows the tiger's terror、

猫哭老鼠the cat weeps over the mouse、

对牛弹琴play the harp to a bull、

雨后春笋like bamboo shoots after a spring shower、

一寸光阴一寸金an inch of time is an inch of gold、

谋事在人成事在天man proposes, God disposes。

胸有成竹have a well-thought-out plan before doing something。“手忙脚乱” in a frantic rush 、

“立竿见影” get instant results 、

“噤若寒蝉” keep quiet 、

“明火执仗” do evil things openly 、

“牵肠挂肚” be full of anxiety and worry 、

“快马加鞭” speed up 、

“藕断丝连” have not cut off relations completely 、

“五光十色” multicolored 、

“归心似箭” be very anxious to return home 、

“鸡毛蒜皮” trifling 、

“开门见山” come straight to the point 、

“狗急跳墙” do something desperate 、

“黔驴技穷” at one's wit's end 、

“单枪匹马” all by oneself 、

“生龙活虎” bursting with energy 、

“顺手牵羊” walk off with something 、

“守株待兔” trust to chance and stroke of luck 。

“肉中刺” a thorn in the flesh 、

“混水摸鱼” fish in troubled water 、

“趁热打铁” Strike while the iron is hot 、

“眼见为实” Seeing is believing 、

“隔墙有耳” Walls have ears 、

“自投罗网” throw oneself into the trap 、

“嗤之以鼻” turn up one's nose at 、

“一触即发” touch and go 、

“空中楼阁” castles in the air 、

“充耳不闻” turn a deaf ear to 、

“熟能生巧” Practice makes perfect 、

“事实胜于雄辩” Facts speak louder than words

“笑掉大牙” laugh off one's head 、

“乱七八糟” a t sixes and sevens 、

“ 东张西望” look right and left 、

“抛砖引玉” to throw a sprat to catch a herring 、

“ 缘木求鱼” seek a hare in hen's nest 、

“挥金如土” to spend money like water 、

“胆小如鼠” as timid as a hare 、

“ 瓮中之鳖” like a rat in a hole 、

“无风不起浪” There is no smoke w ithout fire 、

“ 挂羊头卖狗肉” cry up wine and sell vinegar 、“有志者事竟成” Where there is a will there is a way 、“新官上任三把火” new brooms sweep clean 、

“偷鸡不着蚀把米” go for wool and come back shorn 、“己所不欲，勿施于人” Do as you would be done by “以眼还眼” an eye for an eye 、

“君子协定” a gentleman's agreement 、

“武装到牙齿” armed to the teeth 。