“倒爷”：profiteer或wheeler-dealer
“五好家庭”：Five Virtues Family
“大哥大”：GSM mobile telephone
“喇叭裤”：bell-bottomed trousers
“交谊舞”：ballroom dancing
“蛤蟆镜”：goggles
“菜篮子工程”：Non-Staple Food Project
“铁饭碗”：Iron Rice Bowl
“ 高考移民”：NCEE migrant（National College Entrance Examination migrant）
“选秀 ”：talent show /talent-search show
“保持党员先进性教育”：Campaign to Educate Party Members to Preserve Their Vanguard Nature
“抓大放小”：Restructuring Major Enterprises and Relaxing Control over Small Ones
“‘三农’问题”：Issues of agriculture, farmer and rural area
“小康社会”：a moderately prosperous society
clone：“克隆”laptop computer：“手提电脑”
netizen：“网民” talk show：“脱口秀”
GM food(genetically modified food)：“转基因食物”
avian inflenza/avian flu/bird flu：“禽流感”
headhunting：“猎头” DINK family (Double Income No Kids family)：“丁克家庭”
soft landing：“软着陆”
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)：“雅思”
shopping mall：“购物城” reality show：“真人秀”
Viagra：“伟哥” subprime loan/lending/mortgage/mortgage loan crisis：“次贷危机”
