T
塔 pagoda
抬杠 argue for the sake of arguing; bicker
贪污腐化 corruption and degeneration
探花 the third place at palace examination
糖果 candy
韬光养晦 hide one's capacities and bide one's time
逃学 playing truant from school
特级大师 grandmaster
特级教师 teacher of a special grade
特洛伊木马 Trojan horse
特殊学校 special school
体操 gymnastics
体育 phisical education
体育专科学校 sports school
天赋人权 natural rights
天桥 platform bridge
天时，地利，人和 good timing, geographical convenience and good human relations
天坛 the Temple of Heaven
天文 astronomy
天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
天主教 Catholicism
田径 track and field
填鸭式法 cramming method
跳板跳水 springboard diving
跳槽 job-hopping
跳槽者 job-hopper
跳高 high jump
跳级 advanced placement
跳级生 accelerated student
跳马 vaulting horse
跳水 diving
跳台 diving platform
跳台跳水 platform diving
跳远 broad jump
铁饼 discus throw
铁饭碗 iron rice bowl
铁哥们 faithful pal；buddies； sworn friend
铁腕人物 strongman; iron-handed person
铁血宰相 iron-and-blood prime minister
亭 pavillion
通货紧缩 deflation (of currency)
同声传译 simultaneous interpretation
同乡会 an association of fellow provincials or townsmen
统计学 statistics
统考 public examination
投掷 throw
透明度 transparency
突击考试 unannounced test
图画 drawing
图书馆 library
退学学生 dropout

W
挖墙脚 undermine the foundation of sth.; cut the ground from under sb's feet
蛙泳 breaststroke
歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
外层空间 outer space
外汇储备 foreign exchange reserve (forex reserve)
外交 diplomacy
外交庇护 diplomatic asylum
外交豁免权 diplomatic immunity
外交辞令 diplomatic parlance
外滩(上海) The Bund
外星人 extraterrestrial being (ET)
王储，王太子 Crown Prince
网吧 Internet bar
网虫 netter; Internet geek
网关 gateway
网恋 cyber romance; virtual romance
网络教育 network education
网上冲浪 surf the Internet
网上交易平台 online trading platform
网友 net friend
往返机票 return ticket; round-trip ticket
威武之师,文明之师 mighty force and civilized force
微积分 infinitesimal calculus
微生物学 microbiology
唯利是图 draw water to one's mill
唯一致命的弱点 Achilles' heel
三维动画片 three-dimensional animation
伪君子 hypocrite; a wolf in sheep's clothing
卫冕冠军 defending champion
卫冕世界冠军 reigning world champion
卫星城 satellite town
卫星导航 satellilte navigation
卫星教学 satellite teaching
慰安妇 comfort woman
温饱工程 Adequate Food and Clothing Program
文化底蕴 cultural deposits
文化旅游 culture-oriented travel
文具用品 stationery
文科学校 liberal arts school
文明街道 model community
文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy
文物 cultural relics
文学常识 literary knowledge
文章体裁 literary styles
纹身 tattoo
屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
无公害蔬菜 green vegetable
无土栽培 soil-less cultivation
无为而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-interference
无线电广播团 radio orchestra
无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
无中生有 make/create something out of nothing
五重唱 quintette
武术 martial arts
武侠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel
物理 physics
物业管理 estate management, property management
物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.
物质文明 material progress

X
希望工程 Project Hope
稀缺经济 scarcity economy
习题 exercise
习作 exercise in composition
喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear
戏剧专科学校 drama school
戏曲专科学校 opera school
细胞学 cytology
细菌战 germ war
下岗职工 laid-off workers
下海 plunge into the commercial sea
夏令营辅导员 camp counsellor
夏至 Summer Solstice
先发制人战略 pre-emptive strategy
先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound
现场教学 on-the-spot class
乡土教材 regional textbook
乡土音乐 country music
向钱看 mammonism, put money above all
小测验 quiz
小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity
小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family
小说 fiction
小学教育 primary-school education
肖像画 portrait
校规 school rules and regulations
校徽佩戴 school badge wearing
校庆日 decoration day
校外教育 extension education
校训 school motto
写字 calligraphy
辛亥革命 the Revolution of 1911
新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean
新石器时代 the Neolithic Age; New Stone Age
新新人类 New Human Being； X Generation
信息高速公路 information superhighway
信息革命 information revolution
信息含量 information content
信息化 informationize
信息检索 information retrieval
信用紧缩 credit crunch
信用危机 credit crisis
信用文化 credit culture
兴奋剂检测 drug-testing
形而上学 metaphysics
形式主义 formalism
性教育 sex education
性激素 sex hormone
选拔考试 selective examination
选举 election
选手名册 roster
学而优则仕 (a Confucian slogan for education) a good scholar can become an official; he who excels in study can follow an official career
学分制 credit system
学龄儿童 school-ager
学前教育 pre-school education
学生联合会 student association
学位 academic degrees
巡回杯赛 itineracy cup
循环复习 rotational review
循序渐进法 programmed method of teaching

Y
亚运会 Asian Games
演绎法 deductive method
赝品 fake
阳历 solar calendar
邀请赛 invitation tournament
摇篮 cradle
遥感应用 remote sensing application
冶金 metallurgy
冶金专科学校 metallurgical school
遗传工程 genetic engineering
遗传学 genetics
颐和园 the Summer Palace
义务教育 compulsory education
艺术体操 rhythmic gymnastics
肄业证书 certificate of attendance
因材施教教育 progressive education
阴历 lunar calendar
音乐专科学校 music school
银行 bank
印染 dyeing
印刷 printing
迎考复习 review for an examination
优胜奖 winning prize
优秀 exellent
油画 oil painting
游禽 swimming birds
游艇 yacht
幼儿师范专科学校 school for kindergarten teacher
娱乐 entertainment
羽毛球 badminton
语法翻译法 grammar translation method
语言学 linguistics
预科 preparatory course
寓言 allegory
原子物理学 atomic physics
远程授课 teleclass

Z
宰客 swindle money out of customers
宰人 rip off
造船 shipbuilding
造纸 papermaking
择优录取 admitting the best
沾光 benefit from one's association
战国时期 the Warring States Period
站得住脚 hold water
招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful
招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas)
哲学 philosophy
真品 genuine painting
振兴中华 make China powerful and strong; revitalize the Chinese nation
政策 policies
政党 political parties
政体 government
政治学习 political studies
政治辅导员 political assistant
政治思想品德教育 political and ideological education
知识产权 intellectual property
知识经济 knowledge economy , knowledge-based economy
直接三通与双向交流 three direct links (mail, air and shipping services and trade) and bilateral exchanges
直属学校 feeder school
值日生 student on duty
职业学校 vocational school
植物学 botany
植物 plant
纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later.
纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist
志愿 choice
制度管理 system administration
质量守恒定律 law of conservation of mass
智囊团、思想库 the brain trust； think tank
中等技术学校 secondary techincal school
中等专科学校 technical secondary school
中国水墨画 Chinese ink painting
中量级 middleweight
中心小学 central primary school
中学教师协会 secondary school teachers' association
终身教育 lifelong education
钟楼 clock-tower
种子队 seeded team
重点班 major work class
重点课程 core course
重点学校 key school
重工业 heavy industry
重量级 heavyweight
珠算课 abacus class
诸侯国 kingdom
主队 home team
主考人 chief examiner
主科 major subject
注册 registration
专访 exclusive interview
专升本 students with the diploma of junior college try to obtain the undergraduate diplomat through self-taught study
转校学生 transfer student
资格考试 qualifying examination
资料室 reference room
紫禁城 the Forbbiden City
自然 natural study
自然风光 natural scenery
自然科学教育 nature science education
自学成才 become well-educated through self-study
自学考试 self-taught examination
自学课程 self-instruction program
宗教 religion
宗教场所 places of religious worship
宗教节日 religious festivals
综合中学 comprehensive school
总复习 general review
总学时 total class hours
走读生 day student
生物组织学 histology
作文 composition