China Fulfills Its Wish

In a country full of numerologists, it was surely not lost on the Chinese that the last medal they won at their undeniably successful Olympics was also their 100th.

Gold, not silver, was the color that defined these Games for the Chinese. They finished with 51 gold medals, the highest figure for any nation at an Olympics in 20 years.

The Chinese, are clearly in the ascendancy. They continue to dominate in diving, weight lifting, badminton and table tennis. But they also won their first Olympic gold medals here in archery, rowing, boxing, sailing and the gymnastics discipline of trampoline. They won their first medals in beach volleyball, synchronized swimming, rhythmic gymnastics and field hockey.

1. 三个代表 three represents theory (The Party should always represent the development needs of China's advanced social productive forces, always represent the onward direction of China 's advanced culture, and always represent the fundamental interests

【例】We have put forward and expounded the important thought of Three Represents.

我们提出并深刻阐述了"三个代表"重要思想。

2. 西气东输 transmit the natural gas from the western areas to East China ; West-East natural gas transmission project

【例】Smooth progress was made on such major projects as the Qinghai- Railway, the diversion of natural gas and electricity from the western to the eastern regions, water control projects and trunk highways.

青藏铁路、西气东输、西电东送、水利枢纽、干线公路等重大项目建设进展顺利。

3. 南水北调 south water to north

【例】Survey on sanitary actuality of potable water in Weishan Lake District after "South Water to North" Project

南水北调后微山湖区饮用水卫生现状调查

4. 入世 China's ascension to the WTO

【例】Even though China's ascension to the WTO is not without domestic political risks, Beijing seems confident that it has everything firmly under its thumb.

入世对中国政府来说，毕竟是有一定的政治风险。

5. 非典 Sars

【例】The researchers have been working with relatives of the SARS virus -- one that causes the common cold in people and another that causes diarrhea in pigs.

研究者已经对非典病毒的同类家族病毒进行了研究。其中一种是引起人类普通感冒的病毒，另一种是引起猪类痢疾的病毒。

6. 不折腾 no trouble-making

7. 廉租房 Cheap Renting Houses，Low-rent Houses

【例】This paper expounds the concept and the important significance of the lower rent house trust fund,analyzes on the legal principle of the lower rent house trust fund,and based on this,advances some suggestions on relevant legal system construction.

阐述了廉租房信托基金的概念及重要意义,分析了廉租房信托基金的法律原理,并在此基础上提出相应的法律制度构建建议。

8. 水货 smuggled goods，Contraband goods，gray market goods

【例】Okay, the first matter at hand: gray market goods. As if I needed to say it again.The purchase of human articles from the gopher underground is strictly prohibited .

好,手头上的第一件事:水货问题。似乎我有必要重申一点：任何从非法的地下市场购买人用物品的行为都是严格禁止的

9. 钉子户 person or household who refuses to move and bargains

10. 经济适用房 Economical Housing. - Housing sold at low prices to low-income earners to get them affordable shelters.

【例】The total investment in economic and suitable houses for the whole year reached 79.1 billion Yuan, with completed floor space of 55.06 million square meters.

全年经济适用房投资791亿元，竣工面积5506万平方米。

11. 民工潮 the tide of migrant workers

【例】With the emergence of "the tide of migrant workers", researches on migrant workers are rising.

随着“民工潮”的出现，有关农民工的研究逐渐兴起。

12. 黄牛党 ticket scalpers

知识补充：

“黄牛党”就是俗称的“票贩子”。“票贩子”在北京行话叫“拼缝儿的”，而上海人称之为“黄牛党”，近年来上海方言还称“打桩模子”，还有更形象的比喻把这类人称之为“票虫儿”。 古今异义 过去，某人被称为“老黄牛”则是很高的褒扬，表示其具有任劳任怨、勤勤恳恳等优良品德。如今，黄牛肉成了餐桌上的佳肴，菜市场上的摊贩也会很“体贴”地告诉顾客“今天是黄牛肉”，价钱自然随“黄”而高。不过，“黄牛”成为掮客、皮包公司、买空卖空等的“别称”，也颇有些历史了。何以将风马牛如此不相关的两者，会统一到“黄牛”这词上，且全国一致，还真要考证一番。且说“黄牛”源于美国，最初是在证券所外挣点“跑路钱”的人，按规定不得进入交易大厅，更难登堂入室，还要受路人侧目，应是社会底层的另类生活之一吧。但因有市场有需求，至于拉帮结伙，“帮主”率门徒占地为王，则被称为“黄牛党”。

13. 春运 transport during the Spring Festival

【例】Given that this Spring Festival transportation peak was overwhelmed by early passenger flows, MOR has decided to launch the Spring Festival transportation on January 18th, 5 days ahead of the original starting date of January 23rd.

由于今年春节前客流来得早、上得猛，铁道部决定，全国铁路1月18日进入春运，比国家确定的1月23日进入春运早了5天。