a web-based economy 网络公司
amendments¹ to the Constitution 宪法修正案
an ecological² shelter along the Yangtze River Valley 长江流域的生态掩体
anti-corruption legislation 制定反贪法规
bring the majority of money-losing firms into the black 使大多数亏损企业扭亏为盈
by-elect members to the Standing³ Committee of the Ninth CPPCC National Committee 九届全国政协常委递补委员
China's Chongqing Municipality 重庆（直辖）市
crony capitalism⁴ "权贵资本主义"(又译裙带资本主义或亲朋好友资本主义)

low-cost housing 经济房
cross-Strait relations 海峡两岸关系
debt-to-equity swap⁵ 债转股
deputy to the National People's Congress 全国人大代表
develop-the-west strategy 西部大开发战略
drafting a social security law 起草社会治安法
expand housing loans, student loans and major commodity loans 扩大住房贷款，助学贷款和大件消费品贷款
government's work report 政府工作报告
grass-roots supervision⁶ 基层监督
gross national product (GNP) 国民生产总值
growing enterprise market (GEM) 成长型企业市场 （指二板市场）
hidden employment 隐形就业
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 诸国议会同盟
loss-generating enterprises 亏损企业
Many enterprises of Shanghai go on a "gold-rush" spree in the western parts of China. 很多上海一起涌向西部，掀起了去西部的淘金热。
member of the national committee of CPPCC 全国政协委员
National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会 （简称 全国政协）
National People's Congress (NPC)全国人民代表大会 （简称 全国人大）
no progress simply means regression 不进则退
non- performing loans 不良贷款
panel discussions/group discussions 小组讨论
per-capita gross domestic product (GDP) 人均国内生产总值
plenary meeting 全体会议
press conference 新闻发布会
regroup SOEs 国有企业重组
ribbon-cutting ceremonies 剪彩仪式
state-owned enterprises (SOE) 国有企业
tax-for-fees reform 费改税改革
the basic living allowance for laid-off workers 下岗工人基本生活津贴
the Fourth Session of the Ninth National People's Congress 九届全国人大四次会议
the NPC Standing Committee 全国人大常务委员会
the resource-rich hinterland 资源丰富的内陆地区 （指中国西部）
the State Development Planning Commission 国家发展计划委员会
treasury⁷ bonds 国库券

城镇社会保障体系 urban social security system
抵抗全球经济衰退 to combat the global economic slump⁸
购买力 purchasing power
加快经济结构调整 accelerate economic restructuring
扩大内需，刺激消费 expand domestic demand and consumption
离退休人员基本养老金 basic pensions for retirees
年度国家预算annual State budge⁹
农村剩余劳动力 surplus rural workers
全国人民代表大会 （简称 全国人大） National People's Congress (NPC)
全国人大代表deputy to the National People's Congress
全国人民代表大会主席团 the NPC Presidium
全国人民代表大会常务委员会 the NPC Standing Committee
全国人民代表大会常务委员会办公厅the general offices of the NPC Standing Committee
九届全国人大五次会议 the Fifth Session of the Ninth NPC
全体会议plenary meeting
弱势群体 disadvantaged groups (对弱势群体给予特殊的就业援助。--Special employment assistance should be given to members of disadvantaged groups.)
生计问题 bread-and butter issue
生态建筑 ecological construction
试点项目 pilot project
特困行业和企业industries and enterprises in dire straits
西电东送 transmission of electricity from the western to the eastern region
下岗职工基本生活费subsistence allowances for laid-off workers
宪法修正案amendments to the Constitution
乡镇企业 township enterprises
小组讨论panel discussions/group discussions
新闻发布会press conference
医疗改革 health care reform
政府工作报告government's work report
中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会 （简称 全国政协）National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
中国政协委员 member of the National Committee of CPPCC
中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会常务委员会 Standing committee of the National Committee of the CPPCC