· 台湾、香港、澳门保持原有的资本主义制度和生活方式长期不变 Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao will retain the current capitalist system and way of life for a long time to come.

　　· 炭疽 anthrax

　　· 踢皮球 pass the buck

　　· 逃废银行债务 evasion of repayment of bank loans

　　· 韬光养晦 hide one’s capacities and bide one’s time

　　· 讨价还价 wheel and deal

　　· 统筹兼顾 make overall plans adn take all factors into consideration; overall planning and all-round consideration

　　· 同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen

　　· 筒子楼 tube-shaped apartment

　　· 团队精神 team spirit; esprit de corps

　　· 团结就是力量 Unity is strength.

　　· 退耕还林还草 grain for green

　　· 退耕还林还牧 convert the land for forestry and pasture

　　· 鸵鸟政策 ostrich policy; ostrichism

　　· 脱贫致富 “cast (shake, throw) off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity“

　　· 拖欠工资 arrears of wage

　　· 西部大开发 Western Development

　　· 西电东送 transmit the electricity from the western areas to East China; West-East electricity transmission project

　　· 西电东送 transmission of electricity from the western to the eastern region

　　· 洗礼 baptism

　　· 西气东输 transmit the natural gas from the western areas to East China; West-East natural gas transmission project

　　· 洗钱 money laundering

　　· 希望工程 Hope Project

　　· 《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber