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中高级口译考试词汇必备(七)

  p-r

  派出所 local police station

  跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman

  碰钉子 get snubbed ( snub n. 故意怠慢, 斥责 v. 故意怠慢, 责骂, 压熄(香烟等), 冷落慢待)

  皮包公司 bogus company ( bogus adj. 假的;伪造的 a bogus certificate 伪造的证件)

  啤酒肚 beer belly

  票贩子 scalper,ticket tout ( tout v. 吹捧)

  票房 box office

  贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor

  平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚 never burn incense when all is well, but clasp buddha's feet when in distress ( incense n. 熏香, 熏香的烟 vt. 激怒)

  评头论足 nit-pick ( nit n. (虱等的)幼虫, 卵, <英口>糊涂虫, 傻瓜)

  期房 forward delivery housing

  旗袍 cheong-sam; chi-pao

  敲竹杠 make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick

  亲民党 people first party

  勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program

  清明节 qingming festival / pure brightness festival/ tomb sweeping day

  情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to…

  全国卫生城市 national hygienic city

  全球定位系统 global positioning system (gps)

  全天候服务 round-the-clock service

  裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence (petticoat n. 衬裙, 裙子)

  染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon (encroach vi. (逐步或暗中)侵占, 蚕食, 超出通常(或正常)界线)

  绕圈子 beat around the bush

  人才流失 brain drain

  人浮于事 overstaffing

  人均住房 per-capita housing

  人类免疫缺陷病毒 human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)

  融资渠道 financing channels竞学网