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赔了夫人又折兵, 花钱填无底洞 throw good money after bad/

帕金森症 parkinsonism /

派出所 local police station /

潘多拉魔盒 Pandora's box/

盘点 stock count; take stock of/

盘活存量资产 liquidize remnant assets /

棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks /

批发市场 wholesale market/

跑龙套 "utility man, play a bit role, general handyman" /

泡妞 chase after the girls /

泡沫经济 bubble economy /

排外主义 exclusivism /

排华政策 policy of discrimination against the Chinese/

配套政策 supporting policies /

配股 allotment of shares；rationed shares /

配件 accessories /

碰头会 "brief meeting (A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, the main purpose of which is to exchange information. ) " /

碰一鼻子灰 be sent off with a flea in one's ear; be snubbedd; get a rebuff/

碰钉子 get snubbed /

抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale/

泼冷水 pour cold wate on the enthusiasm of； dampen the spirit of； throw a wet blanket over/

泼水节 Water-Sprinkling Festival/

评头论足 nit-pick /

评标 bidding evaluation /

扑网 (体) "rush-up, rushing" /

铺新摊子 launch new projects/

普通高等教育 regular higher education/

普选制 general election system /

普遍优惠制 generalized preferential system； general system of preferences/

破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat； burn one ‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end/

啤酒肚 beer belly /

疲软股票 soft stock / 皮包公司 bogus company /

片面追求升学率 place undue emphasis on the proportion of students entering schools of a higher level/

骗汇、逃汇、套汇 "obtain foreign currency and false pretenses, not turn over foreign currency owed to the government and illegal arbitrage" /

票贩子 "scalper, ticket tout" /

票房 box office /

拼图 jigsaw /

贫铀弹 depleted uranium bomb /

贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor /

平面设计师 graphic designer /

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 "never burn incense when all is well, but clasp Buddha's feet when in distress" /

平稳过渡 smooth transition/

平抑（稳定）物价 stabilize commodity prices/

平等、互利、互相尊重主权和领土完整 equality，mutual benefit， mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity/

平等互利原则 principle of equality and mutual benefit/

平等互利、讲求实效、形式多样、共同发展的方针 pursuing practical results, adopting various waysand seeking common development/ the principle of equality, mutual benefit, efficiency, diversity andmutual development /

平衡预算 balance a budget； a balanced budget/

平均主义 equalitarianism /

瓶颈制约 “bottleneck” restrictions /

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