P-R派出所 local police station 跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman 碰钉子 get snubbed ( snub n. 故意怠慢, 斥责 v. 故意怠慢, 责骂, 压熄(香烟等), 冷落慢待) 皮包公司 bogus company ( bogus adj. 假的；伪造的 a bogus certificate 伪造的证件) 啤酒肚 beer belly 票贩子 scalper,ticket tout ( tout v. 吹捧) 票房 box office 贫富悬殊 polarization of rich and poor 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 ( incense n. 熏香, 熏香的烟 vt. 激怒) 评头论足 nit-pick ( nit n. (虱等的)幼虫, 卵, <英口>糊涂虫, 傻瓜)期房 forward delivery housing 旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao 敲竹杠 make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick 亲民党 People First Party 勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program 清明节 Qingming Festival / Pure Brightness Festival/ Tomb Sweeping Day 情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to… 全国卫生城市 National Hygienic City 全球定位系统 global positioning system (GPS) 全天候服务 round-the-clock service 裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence (petticoat n. 衬裙, 裙子)染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon (encroach vi. (逐步或暗中)侵占, 蚕食, 超出通常(或正常)界线) 绕圈子 beat around the bush 人才流失 brain drain 人浮于事 overstaffing 人均住房 per-capita housing 人类免疫缺陷病毒 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 融资渠道 financing channels
