安居工程 housing project for low-income urban residents

信息化 information-based; informationization

知识密集型 concentration of brain power; knowledge-intensive

外资企业 overseas-funded enterprises

下岗职工 laid-off workers

分流 reposition of redundant¹ personnel

三角债 chain debts

素质教育 education for all-round development

豆腐渣工程 jerry-built projects

社会治安情况 law-and-order situation

民族国家 nation state

“台独” "independence of Taiwan"

台湾当局 Taiwan authorities

台湾同胞 Taiwan compatriots

台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory.

西部大开发 Development of the West Regions

可持续性发展 sustainable development

风险投资 risk investment

通货紧缩 deflation

扩大内需 to expand domestic demand

计算机辅助教学 computer-assisted instruction ( CAI )

网络空间 cyberspace²

虚拟现实 virtual reality

网民 netizen ( net citizen )

电脑犯罪 computer crime

电子商务 the e-business

网上购物 shopping online

应试教育 exam-oriented education

学生减负 to reduce study load

摆架子 put on airs

吧台 bar counter

拜金主义 money worship

鳄鱼的眼泪 crocodile tears

(把…当成)耳旁风 Like water off (on) a duck's back

打白条 issue IOU

打工 do work for others

法人代表 legal representative

感到不妙 I smell a rat.

高分低能 high scores and low abilities

盒饭 packed meal; box lunch

开夜车 burn the midnight oil; work over night

考研 take part in the entrance exams for postgraduate schools

考研热 the craze for graduate school

可持续发展 sustainable development