特色词汇P18-难分伯仲

薄利多销 small profit margins, big sales;small profits but quick returns

由于市场竞争日益激烈，许多家用电器厂家执行薄利多销的策略。

Due to the increasingly fierce competition,many household appliance companies have adopted the strategy of “small profitmargins, big sales”.

补缺选举 by-election

补缺选举必须遵照法律，由同一个选举单位选出新代表以填补代表空缺。

By law, a by-election should be held by thesame electoral unit order to pick a new deputy for the vacancy.

补习班 tutoring center

澳门教育暨青年局下令暂时关闭两家当地的私立补习班，因为该局收到有关这两家补习班对男生进行性虐待的举报。

Macao’s Education and Youth Affairs Bureauhas ordered two local private tutoring centers to be temporarily shut down asit received reports of a sexual abuse case involving the two centers to boystudents.

补助奖励机制 reward-compensation mechanism

他号召当地政府在新的补助奖励机制的基础上认真研究制定推进牧区又好又快发展的政策措施。

He called on authorities to devise policiesfor the sound and fast development of pastoral regions, on the basis of the newreward-compensation mechanism.

不安全性行为；无保护性行为 unprotected sex

艾滋病病毒主要通过无保护性行为传播。

The HIV virus is mainly spread throughunprotected sex.

不败纪录 remain unbeaten or undefeated;perfect record

上海队以2比1战胜客队青岛队，继续保持主场不败的纪录。

The Shanghai team remained unbeaten at homeby beating the visiting Qingdao team 2:1.

不动产统一登记制度 unified real estateregistration system

作为全国调控房地产市场行动的一部分，北京已开始实施不动产统一登记制度。

Beijing has begun to implement unified realestate registration system as part of a national campaign for regulating thereal estate market.

不分上下；难分伯仲 neck-and-neck

不分上下的总统选情表明，近期两党都难有好日子过。

The neck-and-neck presidential electionpoints to tough days ahead for both parties.