P-R派出所 local police station 跑龍套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman 碰釘子 get snubbed ( snub n. 故意怠慢, 斥責 v. 故意怠慢, 責罵, 壓熄(香菸等), 冷落慢待) 皮包公司 bogus company ( bogus adj. 假的；僞造的 a bogus certificate 僞造的證件) 啤酒肚 beer belly 票販子 scalper,ticket tout ( tout v. 吹捧) 票房 box office 貧富懸殊 polarization of rich and poor 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 never burn incense when all is well, but clasp Buddha's feet when in distress ( incense n. 薰香, 薰香的煙 vt. 激怒) 評頭論足 nit-pick ( nit n. (蝨等的)幼蟲, 卵, <英口>糊塗蟲, 傻瓜)期房 forward delivery housing 旗袍 cheong-sam; Chi-pao 敲竹槓 make somebody pay through the nose; put the lug on; rob by a trick 親民黨 People First Party 勤工儉學 part-work and part-study system; work-study program 清明節 Qingming Festival / Pure Brightness Festival/ Tomb Sweeping Day 情有獨鍾 show special preference (favor) to… 全國衛生城市 National Hygienic City 全球定位系統 global positioning system (GPS) 全天候服務 round-the-clock service 裙帶關係 networking through petticoat influence (petticoat n. 襯裙, 裙子)染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon (encroach vi. (逐步或暗中)侵佔, 蠶食, 超出通常(或正常)界線) 繞圈子 beat around the bush 人才流失 brain drain 人浮於事 overstaffing 人均住房 per-capita housing 人類免疫缺陷病毒 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 融資渠道 financing channels
