
Aging society
人口老龄化 the aging of population
养老金 pension
养老保险制度 old-age insurance system
保健、退休、福利制度 health care、retirement、welfare/benefits system
人口普查 population census
人口结构 population composition
过五卷新闻办发表《中国老龄事业的发展》
中国的老龄化有以下五个非常突出的特点
老年人口规模大
我国老龄化的速度发展非常快
老龄化在地区间的发展不平衡
老龄化城乡倒置
老龄化要超前于现代化
Teenage mothers
single-parent household 单亲家庭
unmarried parents 未婚父母
非婚生子女 an illegitimate child
fullness of life 生活充实
堕胎 abortion
Employment of college graduates
就业市场 job market
劳动力 labor force
下岗工人 laid-off
Social evils
拜金主义 money worship
傍大款 flirt with a tycoon; find a sugar daddy; lean on a moneybags
贪污受贿大案 major graft and bribery cases
权钱交易 strike deals between power and money
裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence
铲除黄、赌、毒等社会恶习 eliminate such social evils as pornography, gambling, drug abuse
地下毒品交易市场 underground drug dealing market
cocaine 可卡因
be addicted to 有瘾
卖淫嫖娼 prostitution; whoring
性骚扰 sexual harassment
洗钱 money laundering
宰客 swindle money out of customers
伪造证件、文凭 forge certificates/ diplomas
醉酒驾车 drunk driving
Parents and children
独生子女 only child
计划生育 family planning
overindulgence 溺爱
Social phenomena
designer jeans or sneakers 名牌牛仔裤或运动鞋
头发挑染 streaking
plastic surgery 整形手术
鼻子整容 have a nose job; have one’s nose fixed; have one’s nose bridge raised
抽脂,吸脂 liposuction
隆胸 to enlarge; enhance the breasts; breast enlargement/ enhancement
乙肝 hepatitis B
就业歧视 job discrimination
大腕明星走穴 the stars gave traveling performance
追星族 celebrity worshipper
早恋 puppy love; calf love; cub love
大龄青年 unmarried youth above the normal age for marriage
安乐死 euthanasia
人际关系 interpersonal relationship
福利彩票 welfare lotteries
公证财产 to notarize the properties
母乳喂养 breastfeeding
人工喂养 bottle-feeding
没收盗版光盘 confiscate pirated CDs
正版光盘
侵权 infringe copyright
水货 smuggled goods
倒票 speculative reselling of tickets
民工潮 migration of rural labor
Severe accidents
特大事故 severe accidents
瓦斯爆炸 gas explosion
重大安全隐患 major source of hidden danger
工伤保险 industrial injury insurance
Urbanization
急剧膨胀 expand sharply
迅速增长 grow rapidly
公共卫生 public health
淡水供应 fresh water supply
住房 housing
交通 transportation
就业 employment
造成 result in/cause/give rise to/lead to
恶性 vicious
优质农田 fertile farmland
日益严重的 ever-worsening
艰巨而迫切的 a difficult and pressing task
资源日益匮乏 the increasing shortage of resources
