城市发展

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level villages

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夷为平地 raze sth to the ground

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end up indigent/destitude

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陷入赤贫

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central sticking point

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主要的症结所在

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phenomenally popular

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极其受欢迎

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a gleaming city of skyscrapers

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城市遍布闪耀的摩天大厦

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tree-lined paths

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种满树的街道

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forced demolition

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强拆

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land seizure/grabs

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土地回收

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petition system

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上访机制

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Corruption is endemic

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腐败是长期普遍存在的问题

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left in the care of their grandparents

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留下来让老人照顾

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decentralize the country’s governance

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下放权力

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peaceful and idyllic village

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平静安适的乡村

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in the thick of=at the height of

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处于….最严重/最狂热的时期

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The drought brought economic/financial ruin to local farmers.

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bring sth to ruin

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landscape was pristine

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pristine: not spoiled or damaged in any way

原始的，未受污染或损害的

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prompt a surge of productivity

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带来了生产力的大幅度提升

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Reckless growth

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无节制的增长

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building frenzy/bonanza

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建设狂潮

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social woes

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社会难题

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come to grief

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失败

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swaths of farmland/plots of land

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大片耕地

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chronic unemployment

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长期糟糕的失业率

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rush headlong to do

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匆忙做

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break this logjam

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打破僵局

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NDRC

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发改委

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deliver a high quality of life

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实现高质量的生活

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salvage what's left behind

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挽回剩下的东西

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be bullbozed to make room for

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被推平来腾地方

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be left holding the bag/baby

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独自留下烂摊子

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in the funk/doom and gloom

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萧条

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dismissive tone

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不屑的语气distainful,scornful

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paltry returns

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极少的回报

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shudder to think

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想到…就不寒而栗

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immediate casualties of the building boom

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房地产飞速发展的牺牲品

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pile up debts/rising liabilities/rack up debt

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债台高筑

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forcible land grab/seizure; expropriation of land

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强征土地

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be fairly compensated

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得到合理的赔偿

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present an obstacle to

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阻碍了

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liberalizing the ownership of rural land

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农村土地自由化

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vanity projects

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面子工程

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point-based system

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积分入户制

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pay into the local social-insurance system

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交社保 pay into: to invest money in something such as an insurance policy or a pension fund so that you will receive money in the future

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exacting/strigent requirement

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苛刻的要求

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live in rotten conditions

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居住环境糟糕 | rotten: bad or low quality, unpleasant

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provincial level prefecture level county/township level village level

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省级行政区(一级和二级，二级为省会城市) 县级行政区 乡镇级 村级

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deeply entrenched sexism

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根深蒂固的性别歧视

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be no short of sth/nothing less than

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简直就是,表示强调

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climb the coporate/social/career ladder

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晋升

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an orchestra of

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多种

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an orchestra of

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各种各样的

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a totemic issue

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具有象征意义的问题

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act as a powerful deterrant against

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有效遏制了

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fully fledged

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成熟的

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subsidized/affordable housing

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经济适用房

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an avalanche of people

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大量的人

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woefully inefficient

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效率极低

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on a good trajectory

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发展状况良好

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cross the river by feeling the stone

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摸着石头过河

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give or take

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大约

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flip-flopp on

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反复无常 n. political flip-flop adj. flip-flopped

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tear families apart/asunder

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让家庭分崩离析

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first-class hospitals

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三甲医院

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solve the difficulties for individuals to see a doctor

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解决看病难的问题

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in the red | in the black

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负债，过去用红墨水记账，表示亏损 | 盈利，black Friday也是由此而来

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The doctor will give you a referral to a specialist in your area.

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referral to 转诊到其它专家

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go to big hospitals just for mild health problems

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去大医院只为看小病

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tax-sharing system

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分税制，以前是包税制，tax farming

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ramp up its policing of the drug sector

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加强监管

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compromised vaccine

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有问题的疫苗 | compromised:损害

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premium medical resources

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最好的医疗资源 | premium: more expensive or of higher quality than other similar things