中国特色英语

distinguished guest, honored guest

嘉宾

Freon-free refrigerator

无氟冰箱

migrant laborer

民工

hacker ['hækə]

黑客

attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas)

招商引资

two Conferences (i.e. the National People's Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference)

两会

a private coffer

小金库

to swindle money out of our customers

宰（客）

Hongmen banquet--a feast or meeting set up as a trap for the invited

鸿门宴

responsibility system of family planning

计划生育责任制

Better Hong Kong Foundation

香港明天更好基金会

a mare's nest

海市蜃楼,镜花水月,无稽之谈

put under centralized management by specialized departments

归口管理

cut off all means of retreat; burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

破釜沉舟

rely on science and education to rejuvenate the nation

科教兴国

cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

冤假错案

mammonism, put money above all

向钱看

road of socialism with Chinese characteristics

有中国特色的社会主义道路

to deepen SOE reform to enable them to become main players in the market competition;

继续深化国有企业改革、使企业真正成为市场竞争的主体

devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)

贬值