2012年翻译资格考试：China Daily常用词汇集锦（14）

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　　2012翻译资格考试辅导：China Daily常用词汇集锦（14）
       
        　　大案要案 major cases
        　　打白条 issue IOU
        　　大包大揽 take on all things
        　　打包贷款 packing credit
        　　打包儿 use doggy bags to take food home
        　　大包干 all-round responsibility system
        　　打保票 vouch for somebody; guarantee something
        　　达标活动 target hitting activities
        　　大病统筹 comprehensive arrangement for serious disease
        　　大部制 Super-Ministry System
        　　大包大揽 belly-worship
        　　大酬宾 give a large discount to one’s customers or guests
        　　打出王牌 play one’s trump card
        　　大出血 make a big markdown
        　　搭错车 follow a wrong train; join in a wrong group; follow a wrong example; wrong act because of wrong judgement or rash imitation
        　　大而全 large and comprehensive; large and all-inclusive
        　　打翻身战 fight to change for the better
        　　打工 do work for others
        　　大规模杀伤性武器 weapons of mass destruction
        　　大锅饭 egalitarian practice of everyone taking food from the same big pot
        　　打黑 crack down on evil forces
        　　大轰动 blockbuster
        　　大环境 the social, political and economic environment; the overall situation
        　　大换血 an overall renewal of the membership of an organization
        　　打击报复 conduct reprisals; retaliate
        　　打击非法投机活动 strike out at speculation; crack down on speculation
        　　打假 crack down on fake products
        　　打假办 Office of Cracking down on Fake Products
        　　大检察官 principal public procurator
        　　大减价 markdown sales
        　　大贱卖 big offering
        　　大奖赛 prize-giving competition
        　　打卡机 punch machine
        　　打开天窗说亮话 put all cards on the table; speak frankly; let’s not mince matters
        　　大开眼界 open one’s eyes; broaden one’s horizons; be an eye-opener
        　　打口碟 cracked CD
        　　大款 tycoon
        　　大力扣杀 hammer
        　　大龄青年 single youngsters who have exceeded the lawful marriage age (In China the age status of this group of people is around thirty in age. To be a short term, it is also called overage youth)
        　　大路货 1.cheap goods; 2. popular goods of fine quality
        　　大麻 marijuana, usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria. (A British study shows the IQ of workers who tried to juggle messages and work fell by 10% - the equivalent to missing a whole night’s sleep and more than double the 4% fall seen after smoking marijuana. 英国近日一项研究发现，在工作中经常发短信的人智商会降低10%，相当于一整夜没睡觉，而抽大麻后智商也只会下降4%。)
        　　大满贯 grand slam
        　　大排档 large stall; sidewalk snack booth
        　　大片 big-budget movie (A slew of big-budget movies managed to lure moviegoers into theaters in the US and Canada during the Christmas holidays, despite a sluggish economy and bad weather. 尽管经济萧条、天气不好，一些大片还是在圣诞节期间把美国和加拿大的影迷们拉进了电影院。)
        　　打破僵局 break the deadlock
        　　打破垄断 breakup of monopoly
        　　打破“三铁” break the Three Irons: iron armchairs(life-time posts), iron rice bowl(life-time employment) and iron wages (guaranteed pay)
        　　大气候 state policies and principles; overall atmosphere
        　　大人物 great man; big potato; very important person (VIP)
        　　大撒把 totally laissez-faire
        　　大撒把 totally laissez-faire
        　　大胜 white wash