翻硕考研常见词汇（一）

1.帕金森症 parkinsonism

2.评头论足 nit-pick

3.排华政策 policy of discrimination against the Chinese

4.泼冷水 pour cold water on the enthusiasm of; dampen the spirit of; throw a wet blanket over

5.潘多拉魔盒 Pandora's box

6.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat; burn one’s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

7.盘点 stock count; take stock of

8.铺新摊子 launch new projects

9.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

10.普通高等教育 regular higher education

11.泡沫经济 bubble economy

12.泡妞 chase after the girls

13.赔了夫人又折兵, 花钱填无底洞 throw good money after bad

14.让利 surrender part of the profits

15.配件 accessories

16.热带风暴 Tropical Storm

17.棚户 shacks; family that live in shacks

18.热岛效应 tropical island effect

19.碰头会 brief meeting ( A brief, small-scale, informal meeting with no fixed agenda, the main purpose of which is to exchange information.)

20.热污染 thermal pollution