1. ABC (American-born Chinese)
2. beat the odds 克服不利条件,战胜困难
3. do the left-over dishes from lunch (洗刷午饭留下的盘子)
4. boiled/steamed dumplings 水/蒸饺
5. cut/shaved/hand-stretched noodles 切/刀削/拉面
6. dried day lily flowers (黄花菜);Xianggu mushrooms (香菇);edible tree fungus (木耳);sea tangle (海带)
7. a steaming, sweaty summer night
8. be arrested on suspicion of being a serial killer
9. friends for life
10. a waiting list of applicants
11. run errands for somebody 为某人跑腿
12. standing on one’s tiptoes to get a look of
13. a well-defined waist
14. kiss a lover's kiss
15. heart shaped stone
16. a play on my surname
17. at 4:00 AM sharp
18. test supervision
19. the scoring system
20. dry-cleaning 干洗 water washing 水洗
21. a tight job market
22. the pet-related business
23. fluent speaker/reader, proficient reader
24. overdue book 过期未还的图书
25. gate-crasher 不请自来的不速之客
26. stand somebody up 放某人的鸽子,失约
27. walk out on somebody 甩掉某人
28. chat with a few friends of like minds
29. leave somebody hanging 吊某人的胃口
30. give sb. a wake-up call 叫人起床的电话
31. do a quick head count 清点人数
32. take someone’s picture 给某人照相
33. The front end of the car 汽车前端
34. talk on one’s mobile phone 打手机
35. in the distant or immediate past
36. One country two systems.
37. One will in two minds.
38. pocket money (零花钱)
39. fringe-benefit package 红包
40. New Year money (压岁钱)
41. the women of his dreams(他的梦中情人)
42. rural laborers 农民工
43. migrant workers 外来务工人员
44. state grain reserves 国家粮食储备
45. humanistic government 人性化管理
46. Human Resources (HR)人力资源部,人事科
47. learn one’s lesson 学到教训;学乖了
48. rejuvenating old industrial bases
49. on a trial basis
50. a bus transfer
51. play a game of "top it" 比着 “吹牛”
52. talk big
53. brag about 吹牛/夸大
54. the inside scoop 内部消息
55. talk bull about sth 侃…
56. get a black eye 脸被打青了
57. make a new breakthrough in
58. make big plays 大显身手
59. licking his lips with great relish at the thought of the feast of cream to come
60. three days in a row 一连三天
61. in-laws’ home 岳父母家
62. give students business sense
63. a suitable long-term boyfriend or potential husband
64. choose to suffer sth. in silence or to try to settle it out of court
65. unconditional acceptance
66. senior lecturer, associate professor, full professor
67. the politics involved in supervision
68. truth-inquiring debate
69. a more affordable school
70. living in dorms on campus
71. take out a bank loan (that money would have to be paid back with interests)
72. someone with inside knowledge of a particular field
73. broaden one’s horizon
74. the difficulties that lie ahead
75. our sister-brother relationship
76. cultivating a special friendship with you
77. a positive and constructive future
78. get up whenever you fall down
79. a piece of paper with “Lucy” written on it
80. after the final bell rings
81. a commercial jet
82. a business district
83. GPS systems: the global positioning system
84. wake up with his phone alarm
85. a threefold \ fourfold increase from 2000
86. a laptop computer
87. choose a lively cartoon girl as his screen image
88. a bitter-sweet romantic story
89. with your feet tapping and your hips ready to move
90. an action hero
91. in audiotapes recorded by…
92. do-it-yourself travel/group travel 自助/随团游
93. normal/luxury tour, classic travel route, hot travel route/spot
94. unlicensed tour guide/taxi 黑导/车
95. certified restaurant/hotel for tourism 旅游定点饭店/旅馆
96. appetizer 开胃菜
97. emancipate the mind and seek truth from facts 解放思想、实事求是
98. people with lofty ideals, moral integrity, a better education and a good sense of discipline
99. start from scratch 白手起家
100. put on (arrogant) airs 摆架子
101. smell a rat 感到不妙
102. be disgruntled 闹情绪
103. university of liberal arts 文科大学
104. academy of fine arts 美术学院
105. physical culture institute 体育学院
106. spare-time college for staff and workers 业余职工大学
107. 2- or 3-year higher education programs (大学)专科
108. secondary specialized school; polytechnical school 中等专业学校
109. passenger trains / freight trains
110. convenience stores
111. postal money order (邮局汇款)
112. bank draft (银行电汇)
113. cash-on-delivery (货到付款)
114. a household word (a well-known brand, a well-known company name)
115. perfectly trimmed finger nails
116. a TA (teacher assistant)
117. an ABC (American-born Chinese)
118. over-the-counter medicine (OTC medicine) 无处方药
119. never look anyone straight in the eye
120. see something good in sb
121. a broad smile
122. grab their attention
123. a 24-hour service hotline
124. a fish-processing factory
125. high-quality, low-cost workers
126. lifetime employment / some job-hopping experiences
127. boutique 精品店
128. coordinator 形象设计师
129. dandy 着装讲究、打扮华丽的男子
130. career women’s wear 职业女装
131. suit dress 西装套裙
132. dressing room 更衣室
133. gym shorts 运动短裤
134. fitting room 试衣室
135. eyebrow pencil/shaper 眉笔/梳
136. eyebrow tweezers 眉钳
137. eyelash curlers 睫毛夹
138. mascara 睫毛膏
139. eye line/shadow 眼线/影
140. line softener 眼线刷
141. face powder brush 粉刷
142. foundation 粉底
143. false eyelashes 假睫毛
144. lip brush 唇刷
145. nail polish 指甲油
146. casual/sports wear休闲/便装
147. bare midriff 露脐装
148. bell-button trousers 喇叭裤
149. polo shirt无袖女衫/tank tops 无袖套衫
150. mandarin collar 中式领
151. a silk blouse with a low cut v-neck
152. mandarin robe 旗袍
153. fashion color 流行色
154. maxi skirt 超长裙 midi/mini skirt
155. a knee-length skirt
156. black leather knee high boots
157. slip dress 吊带裙
158. platform shoes 厚底鞋
159. stiletto heel细鞋跟
160. spike heel 高鞋跟
161. fashion photography 时装摄影
162. vital statistics 三围 bust waist hips
163. a girl with long flowing blonde hair
164. inner beauty 内涵/内在美
165. in season 应时的,当令的 out of season 过时的;换季的
166. the summer months
167. the traditional Qingming Day for worshiping ancestors
168. in defiance of 无视,不顾
169. in the cause of time 随着时间的流逝
170. mental pollution 精神污染
171. to jump up and down and scream with delight
172.