中共十五大 the 15th National Congress of the CPC

　　中外合资100强 the top 100 Sino-foreign （Chinese-foreign） joint² ventures

　　重视老龄化问题 attach importance to the problem of population aging （the

　　aging population）

　　昼夜服务 round-the-clock service

　　主体经济 principal sector³ of the economy； the mainstay of the economy

　　滞销货 unmarketable （unsalable .poor selling ）product

　　抓大放小 manage large enterprises well while ease control over small ones

　　总产值创最高历史记录 total output value hit a record high （an all-time

　　high）

　　综合指数停止下滑，上升28点，达到671点 the composite stopped the declining

　　momentum， gaining 28 points to 671

　　最终实现人民币的自由兑换 the free convertibility of the RMB will evenly be

　　instituted the RMB will finally become a convertible currency