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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 .
只有坚持统一战线，才能坚持战争；
10.勒紧裤带 tighten [pull in] one's belt
【例】Because of unemployment many people had to tighten their belts.
由于失业，许多人不得不勒紧裤带生活。
【例】As food was scarce, they had to pull in their belts.
由于食品缺乏，他们只好勒紧裤带。
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