大款 tycoon 大满贯 grand slam 大排挡 sidewalk snack booth; large stall 大腕 top notch 带薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them to retain their original rank and benefits 待岗 await job assignment, post-waiting 单刀赴会 start a solo run 倒票 speculative reselling of tickets 捣浆糊 give the runaround 低调 low keyed (a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach)
地方保护主义 regional protectionism 地区差异 regional disparity 点球 penalty kick 点子公司 consultancy company 电子商务认证 e-business certification 吊球 drop shot 豆腐渣工程 jerry-built projects 对……毫无顾忌 make no bones about…… 多党合作制 multi-party co-operation in exercising State power 夺冠 take the crown
发烧友 fancier; zealot; enthusiastic fan 发展是硬道理 Development is of overiding importance./Develpment is the absolute need. 反败为胜 bring about a complete turnabout, pull out of the fire 反腐倡廉 combat corruption and build a clean government 防洪工程 flood-prevention project 放下架子 to relinquish haughty airs; to get off one's high horse; throw off one's airs
费改税 transform administrative fees into taxes 分期付款 installment payment 分流 repositon of redundant personnel 粉领族 pink-collar tribe (Women who play major role in certain professions such as office workers, secretaries, models, airline hostesses, etc) 扶贫 poverty alleviation 福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution system