吊唁簿 condolence books (China's missions abroad were ordered to observe the order of three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in the powerful Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, and condolence books are to be opened in the Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies and consulates around the world.)
钓鱼岛 Diaoyu Islands
低调处理 downplay
低端产品 low-end product
跌幅 range of a price drop
跌眼镜 have people drop glasses (make unexpected mistakes so as to shock people with wonder and have them drop their glasses)
低焦油香烟 low-tar cigarette
低密度住宅 low-density residential buildings
定编 personnel allocation
定调子 set the tone
定额计酬 quota remuneration
盯防 man-mark (Maradona played 4-3-3, which allowed Messi greater freedom and caused confusion for Nigeria because they were unable to track him or man-mark him. 马拉多纳摆出了 4-3-3 阵形，使梅西在场上拥有了更大的自由，并且使尼日利亚队手忙脚乱，因为他们没办法跟上他的脚步，或者对他进行盯防。)
定岗 determine posts
定价机制 pricing mechanism (Reform of the natural gas pricing mechanism has been on the Central Government's agenda for a long time. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has said that it will implement pricing reform for some natural resource. 天然气定价机制改革在很久以前就已经被提上了中央政府的日程。国家发展和改革委员会已宣布将对一部分自然资源实施定价改革。)
丁克一族 DINKS (Double Income No Kids)
顶梁柱 backbone; main support
定锚婴儿 anchor baby (A Republican congressman says the new Congress will hold a series of hearings on the issue of "anchor babies" as it works to end the controversial practice of awarding automatic citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. 一位共和党议员表示，(中期选举后)新成立的国会将举行有关“定锚 婴儿”的一系列听证会，以结束有关非法移民的子女自动获得公民权这一做法的争议。)
