特色英语词汇——Q2

潜亏 hidden loss
　　千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step–the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
　　千年问题、千年虫 millennium bug　　
　　前怕狼，后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
　　前人栽树，后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ One sows and another reaps.
　　前事不忘，后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
　　欠收（农业） crop failure
　　牵头人 initiator
　　千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby　　
　　牵线搭桥 work as a go-between
　　前沿科学 front-line science
　　前沿性交叉性研究 pioneering and interdisciplinary research
　　潜意识 subconsciousness
　　签约仪式 signing ceremony
　　前瞻性 perspectiveness
　　欠发达地区 less developed areas
　　抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities　　
　　抢购 panic buying
　　抢红灯 run a red light
　　强化班 intensive training class　　
　　强力球（美国的全国性彩票） powerball
　　强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt – Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.　　
　　抢跑 “false start, beat the gun”　　
　　强强联手 win-win co-operation
　　强权外交 power diplomacy
　　枪手 1. gun shooter; 2. ghostwriter
　　抢滩 snatch market share
　　强硬路线 hard line
　　强硬派伊斯兰教徒 hard-line Islamist
　　强化政府公共卫生管理职能 beef up the government‘s role in public health administration
　　强制隔离 forced quarantine
　　侨胞 countrymen residing abroad　　
　　巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can‘t make a fist./ One can‘t make bricks without straw.
　　桥商 overseas Chinese merchant or businessman
　　翘尾巴 be cocky; get stuck-up
　　侨务 affairs concerning nationals residing abroad　　
　　敲竹杠 fleece　　
　　切入点 point of penetration; breakthrough point　　
　　切身利益 vital interests
　　企划推广 marketing layout
　　钦差大臣 imperial envoy; imperial commissioner
　　勤工俭学 part-work and part-study system; work-study program　　
　　禽流感 bird flu　　
　　亲民党 People First Party　　
　　侵吞公款 embezzle public funds/ embezzlement of public funds
　　勤政廉政建设 keep government functionaries honest and industrious
　　清仓处理 clearance sale
　　清仓拍卖 rummage sale
　　清产核资 asset and capital verification　　
　　清场 clear out or clear up a gathering place