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赛季 sports competition season
塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 三八红旗手 woman pace-setter 三八线 38th Parallel 360度环幕电影 Circamara 三班倒 three shifts
三步走战略 the three-step development strategy 三产 tertiary industry
三大法宝 the three main and effective method
三大作风 the Party's three important styles of work (integrating theory with practice, forging close links with the masses and practicing self-criticism)
三废(废气、废水、废渣） “three wastes”(waste gas, waste water and waste residues) 三分钟热度 brief period of enthusiasm
三高农业 \
三个代表 three represents theory (the Party must always represent the requirements of the development of China's advanced productive forces, the orientation of the development of China's advanced culture, and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people in China.)
三个有利于 three favorables (whether it promotes the growth of the productive forces in a socialist society, increases the overall strength of the socialist state and raises the people's living standards 三股企业 three-share enterprises—enterprises whose shares are purchased by government departments, local authorities and other enterprises 《三国演义》 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
三好学生 merit student; three good student(good in study, attitude and health) 散户 retail / private investor
三讲教育（讲学习、讲政治、讲正气） three emphases education (to stress theoretical study, political awareness and good conduct); stress the need to study, to be political-minded and to be honest and upright
\三讲\教育 \三角恋爱 love triangle 三角债 chain debt 散客 individual traveler
三来一补企业 \clients and process according to the clients' samples; or engage in compensation trade.\三连冠 three successive championships
三连胜 hat-trick feat (Liu Xiang steals limelight after hat-trick feat at National Games. 刘翔全运会获三连胜佳绩，成媒体关注焦点。)
三民主义 the Three People's Principles (Nationalism, Democracy and the People's Livelihood) put forward by Dr. Sun Yat-sen
三农问题 issues concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers 三陪 girls who provides illegal sexual services, esp. prostitute 三权分立 separation of the executive, legislative and judicial powers
三十而立 \ man should be independent at the age of thirty. / At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.\
三通 \ 三通一平 \supplies and one leveling; supply of water, electricity and road and leveled ground (conditions ready for further economic development)\
三网融合 tri-networks integration (The much-anticipated tri-networks integration will cover China's urban areas in three years, five years at most, the Securities Daily reported Monday, citing an unnamed official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). 《证券日报》本周一援引工业和信息化部一位未透露姓名的官员的话说，备受期待的三网融合将在三至五年内覆盖中国的城市地区。) 三维电影 three-dimensional movie 三维动画片 three-dimensional animation
三无企业 \structure.)\
三峡工程 Three Gorges Project
三峡水利枢纽二期工程 the second phase of the key water control project at the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River
三下乡 \spread scientific and literacy knowledge and offer medical service to farmers\ “三沿”开放（沿海、沿边、沿江） \散装 load in bulk
三字经 three-character scripture
三资企业(中外合资企业,中外合作企业,外商独资企业) \kinds of foreign-invested enterprises or ventures: Sino-foreign joint ventures, cooperative businesses and exclusively foreign-owned enterprises in China \
三自原则 principles of self-administration, self-support and self-propagation 三等功 third-class merits
桑拿天 sauna weather (The heat wave that has already lasted three days is expected to ease and temperatures should fall to around 30 degrees Celsius after rainfall on Wednesday. However, the rain could continue until Saturday, leading to \据估计，本周三（北京）将迎来降雨，持续三天的热浪将得到缓解。但这场降雨将持续至周六，在本周后几天将京城彻底拖入“桑拿天”。) 桑拿浴 sauna 散伙饭 goodbye dinner
三天打鱼，两天晒网 work by fits and starts (Jones works by fits and starts and lacks continuity in endeavor. 琼斯做事三天打鱼，两天晒网，不够努力坚持。)
三提五统 three deductions [for public reserve funds, public welfare funds and management fees, tr.] and the five charges [charges for rural education, family planning, militia training, rural road construction and subsidies to entitled groups]
三无人员 （无合法证件，无正常居所，无正当生活来源） people without identification papers, a normal residence permit, and a source of income; “sanwu” people 三峡移民 Migrants from Three Gorges area
扫黄,打非 eliminate pornography and illegal publications 扫盲 eliminate illiteracy
扫尾工作 round-off work; wind-up work 扫除文盲 eliminate illiteracy 骚扰电话 crank call
森林覆盖率 forest coverage; percentage of forest cover
森林女孩；森女 mori girl (Hibi Akemi shows three styles of girls -- street gals, mori girls and sweet princess. 日比朱美向大家展示了“强力辣妹”、“森林女孩”和“公主系女孩”三种年轻女孩的时尚造型。) 沙尘暴 sand storm; dust storm
沙雕 Sand sculpture (An annual sand sculpture festival kicked off in Berlin. 一年一度的德国柏林沙雕节日前在柏林拉开了帷幕。)
杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel
傻冒 blockhead; simpleton; foolishness; to exude foolishness 沙漠化 desertification
杀手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one's trump or master card
刹住大吃大喝、公费旅游、铺张浪费的奢侈之风 put a stop to extravagance and waste （wining and dining of official guests，touring the country at public expenses） 煞住歪风 put an end to the unhealthy practice
傻瓜相机 Instamatic (商标名， 焦距、镜头均固定，被称为foolproof相机) 晒工资 salary show
山不在高，有仙则名 \s a fairy; \
闪电战 blitz; lightning war
《山海经》 the Classic of Mountains and Rivers
闪客 flasher A person who creates works using Adobe Flash 山姆大叔 Uncle Sam
煽情 arouse one's enthusiasm or fervor 山体滑坡 mountain landslide 闪存卡 flash memory card
商办工业企业 industrial enterprises run by commercial units 上班时间 office hour
商标冒用 trade mark infringement 商标条款 brand clause
商标专利权 exclusive right to use trademark 商潮 business wave
上岗 go to one's post; go on duty 上岗证 work license
上海合作组织 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
上海合作组织秘书处 Secretariat of Shanghai Cooperation Organization 上海五国第六次峰会 the sixth summit of Shanghai Five 上海五国机制 the Shanghai Five mechanism 商检局 Commodity Inspection Bureau 商界 the business circle 上马 start a project
上门服务 door-to-door service 上门推销员 knocker 商品步行街 shopping mall 商品储备 commodity supply
商品房 commercial residential building
商品房空置 the vacancy problem in commercial housing 商品过剩 glut of goods 商品化 commercialization 商品货币 commodity money 商品交易 commodity transaction 商品交易所 commodity exchange(center) 商品经济 commodity economy 商品条码 bar code 商品销路 commodity outlet
上山下乡 (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside or mountain areas 上市 to be listed
上市公司 listed companies
伤停“休养” lay-off (Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, former Olympic and world champion, returned to competition in style by finishing second at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix here on Sunday. 中国跨栏选手、前奥运会和世界冠军刘翔在周日的上海国际田径黄金大奖赛上完美复出，获得了亚军。) 上网 to get on the Internet, surf the net 商务代表 commercial or trade representative 商务旅游 business travel
上新台阶 reach a new level; reach a higher stage of development 商业报价 commercial offer
商业保险资金 commercial insurance funds 商业炒作 commercial speculation
商业存在（服务贸易） commercial presence 商业贷款 commercial loan 商业道德 business ethics 商业动向 business trend 商业发票 commercial invoice
商业间谍活动 industrial espionage (The four face jail terms of at least five years for bribery, and the maximum penalty for industrial espionage is seven years. 这四人的受贿行为将面临至少五年的刑期，而商业间谍罪的最高刑期可达七年。) 商业街 commercial street; business district 商业网点和设施 commodity network and facility 商业网点 commodity network
商业信贷原则 principles for commercial credit 商业预测 business forecasting
上有天堂，下有苏杭 \ 上访者 petitioner (Authorities in Gansu have put the protest under control after a group of petitioners attacked local government buildings Monday night. 17日晚，甘肃省陇南发生上访者冲击市委机关群体性事件，目前事态已得到控制。)
上火 suffer from too much internal heat 上门服务 visiting service
商务出境 outbound tour for commercial affairs
上证指数（上海证券交易所指数） SSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange) Composite Index
哨兵 sentry. (A sentry on duty outside a garrison in Gaoxin District of Chongqing was shot dead by
unidentified attacker(s). 位于重庆市高新区的某驻渝部队营房哨兵遭持枪歹徒袭击身亡。) 扫黄运动 anti-porn drive
少林功夫 Shaolin Kung Fu. (Shaolin Kung Fu will be featured in a cultural event held by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris in May, the China News Service reported Monday.据中新社16日报道，今年5月，联合国教科文组织将在总部巴黎举办\文化多样性活动周\，中国少林功夫应邀参加。)
少数服从多数、下级服从上级、局部服从全体、全党服从中央 \, the lower level to the higher level, the part to the whole and the entire membership of the Party to the Central Committee \
少数民族地区 regions inhabited by ethnic groups
社保体系 social welfare system (China plans to invest 5.74 trillion yuan by 2020 in building an all-round social welfare system to enhance people's livelihoods, according to the China Development Research Foundation, a government think-tank. 政府智囊机构中国发展研究基金会表示，我国计划在2020年前投入5.74万亿人民币用于建设覆盖城乡的社会保障体系，提高人民的生活水平。) 社会保障制度 social security system 社会保障支出 expenditure for social security 社会保障基金 social security funds 社会福利彩票 social welfare lotteries 社会公众利益 interests of the general public
社会化服务体系 socialized service system; social service system 社会集团购买力 the purchasing power of a social group 社会力量办学 running of schools by non-governmental sectors 社会名流 celebrity
社会热点问题 hot spots of society 社会事业 social undertakings
社会投资 nongovernmental investment 社会效益 social effect /results /benefit 社会舆论 public opinion
社会治安情况 public security situation 社会主义价值观 socialist value outlook
社会主义精神文明建设 socialist ideological and ethical progress 社会主义市场经济 socialist market economy 社会主义先进文化 an advanced socialist culture 社会主义政治文明建设 socialist political civilization 社会总产值 total social output value 社会总供给 total social supply 社会总需求 total social demand 社交 social intercourse
舍近求远 reject what is near at hand and seek what is far away 舍利子 Buddha's relics 社论 editorial
社区服务 community services
社区货币 Communities print cash. (A small number of communities are printing their own money, communities print cash, aiming to help consumers make ends meet and support struggling local