中华民族的喜庆节日（Chinese Festivial）
国庆节 National Day
中秋节 Mia-Autumn Festival
春节 Spring Festival
元宵节 Lantern Festival
儿童节 Children’s Day
端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
妇女节 Women’s Day
泼水节 Water-Splashing Day
教师节 Teachers’ Day
五四青年节 Youth Day

中国独特的传统饮食（Unique Traditional Chinese Foods）
馄饨 wonton
锅贴 guotie (fried jiaozi)
花卷 steamed twisted rolls
套餐 set meal
盒饭 box lunch; Chinese take-away
米豆腐 rice tofu
魔芋豆腐 konjak tofu
米粉 rice noodles
冰糖葫芦 a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples,etc.)
火锅 chafing dish
八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding
粉丝 glass noodles
豆腐脑 jellied bean curd

中国新兴事物（Newly Sprouted Things）
中国电信 China Telecom
中国移动 China Mobile
十五计划 the 10th Five-Year Plan
中国电脑联网 Chinanet
三峡工程 the Three Gorges Project
希望工程 Project Hope
京九铁路 Beijing –Kowloon Railway
扶贫工程 Anti-Poverty Project
菜篮子工程 Vegetable Basket Project
温饱工程 Decent-Life Project
安居工程 Economy Housing Project
扫黄 Porn-Purging Campaign
西部大开发 Go-West Campaign

具有文化特色的现代表述
大陆中国 Mainland China
红宝书 little red book
红色中国 socialist China
四化 Four Modernizations
终生职业 job-for-life
铁饭碗 iron rice bowl
大锅饭 communal pot
关系户 closely-related units
外出打工人员 migrant workers
关系网 personal nets, closely-knitted guild
五讲(讲文明、讲礼貌、讲卫生、讲秩序、讲道德)：the Five Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene, disciplines and morals
四美（心灵美、语言美、行为美、环境美）： the Four Virtues are golden heart, refined language, civilized behavior, and green environment
近一季度见诸报端的中国现代特色词汇翻译
基层监督 grass-roots supervision
基础税率 base tariff level
婚介所 matrimonial agency
婚外恋 extramarital love
婚纱摄影 bride photo
黑心棉 shoddy cotton
机器阅卷 machine scoring
即开型奖券 scratch-open ticket/lottery
集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development
价格听证会 public price hearings
甲A球队 Division A Soccer Team
家政服务 household management service
加强舆论监督 ensure the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion
假帐 accounting fraud
叫板 challenge; pick a quarrel
矫情 use lame arguments
渐进式台独 gradual Taiwan independence
借调 temporarily transfer
扩大中等收入者比重 Raise the proportion of the middle-income group.
扩大内需，刺激消费expand domestic demand and consumption
安居工程 housing project for low-income urban residents
信息化 in&＃102;ormation-based&＃59; in&＃102;ormationization
智力密集型 concentration of brain power&＃59; knowledge-intensive
外资企业 overseas-funded enterprises
下岗职工 laid-off workers
分流 reposition of redundant personnel
三角债 chain debts
素质教育 education for all-round development
豆腐渣工程 jerry-built projects
社会治安情况 law-and-order situation
民族国家 nation state
“台独” "independence of Taiwan"
台湾当局 Taiwan authorities
台湾同胞 Taiwan coMPAtriots
台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese
territory.
西部大开发 Development of the West Regions
可持续性发展 sustainable development
风险投资 risk investment
通货紧缩 deflation
扩大内需 to expand domestic demand
计算机辅助教学 computer-assisted instruction ( CAI )
网络空间 cyberspace
虚拟现实 virtual reality
网民 netizen ( net citizen )
电脑犯罪 computer crime
电子商务 the e-business
网上购物 shopping online
应试教育 exam-oriented education
学生减负 to reduce study load
总裁助理　assistant　president
综合治理　comprehensive　treatment
安居工程　housing　project　for　low-income　urban　residents
信息化　information-based;　informationization
智力密集型　concentration　of　brain　power;　knowledge-intensive
外资企业　overseas-funded　enterprises
下岗职工　laid-off　workers
分流　reposition　of　redundant　personnel
三角债　chain　debts
素质教育　education　for　all-round　development
豆腐渣工程　jerry-built　projects
社会治安情况　law-and-order　situation
西部大开发　Development　of　the　West　Regions
可持续性发展　sustainable　development
风险投资　risk　investment
通货紧缩　deflation
扩大内需　to　expand　domestic　demand
计算机辅助教学　computer-assisted　instruction　(　CAI　)
网络空间　cyberspace
虚拟现实　virtual　reality
网民　netizen　(　net　citizen　)
电脑犯罪　computer　crime
电子商务　the　e-business
网上购物　shopping　online
应试教育　exam-oriented　education
学生减负　to　reduce　study　load
下岗　laid-off　workers
下海　plunge　into　the　commercial　sea
下网　off　line