Dow-Jones Industrial Average

道·琼斯工业股票平均价格指数

blue chip

蓝筹（股）
The name "blue chip" came about because in the game of poker the blue chips have the highest value. A blue chip is a nationally recognized, well-established and financially sound company. Blue chips generally sell high-quality, widely accepted products and services.
Blue-chip stock is seen as a less volatile investment than owning shares in companies without blue-chip status because blue chips have an institutional status in the economy. Blue chip stocks are often viewed as long-term investment instruments. They have low risk and provide modest but dependable return. Examples are International Telephone and Telegraph and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. Blue chip may also refer to a high-quality bond that is secure and stable in price and interest payments.

blue-chip index

蓝筹股指数

Nasdaq (National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotations)

那斯达克指数

consumer confidence

消费者信心

Social Security

社会保障，社会保险

OPEC (Organization)

石油输出国组织

stock price

股票行市，交易所卖价

investment income

投资收入

liquid investment

短期投资，临时投资

tax deduction

课税减免

reinsurance

再保险，再保险金额

(insurance) policy

保险单

Boeing

The Boeing Company is the world’s leading aerospace company, with its heritage mirroring the history of flight. It is the largest manufacturer of satellites, commercial jetliners, and military aircraft. The company is also a global market leader in missile defence, human space flight, and launch services. 波音公司

Marriott

A hospitality teal estate company with lodging assets in urban, airport and resort / convention locations.

Kodak (Eastman Kodak Company)

The company has manufacturing operations in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia and the U.S. Kodak products (films cameras, accessories, chemicals, etc.) are marketed by subsidiary companies to people in more than 150 countries. 柯达公司

Capitol Hill

美国国会山，美国国会

the Depression

The longest and most severe economic depression ever experienced by the Western world, It began in the U.S. with the New York Stock Market Crash of 1929 and lasted until about 1939. 大萧条

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a US-based, world-leading investment bank, with the strong retail capabilities in securities, asset management and credit services for individuals of Dean Witter Discover, a US-based securities company. It is a global financial services firm with a large and diversified clientele. 摩根斯坦利

City National Bank

The second largest independent bank headquartered in California with assets of more than $ 10 billion.

Reagan National Airport

Opened on June 16, 1941, built by the federal government and dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The airport is situated on 860 acres: 733 on land; 127 under water. Its name was officially changed to “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport” in February 1998 by the United States Congress and President William J. Clinton. 里根国际机场

Avitas

Avitas specializes in providing internetworking solutions. Its services include Internet and Intranet implementation, WHN, MS Exchange and video conferencing.

Air Transport Association (ATA)

Founded by a group of 14 airlines meeting in Chicago in 1936, it was the first, and today remains, the only trade organization for the principal U.S. airlines. In that capacity it has played a major role in all the major government decisions regarding aviation since its founding, including the creation of the Civil Aeronautics Board, the creation of the air traffic control system, and airline deregulation.

Justice Department

Its chief mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law. （美国）司法部

Norfolk

An independent city of southeast Virginia on Hampton Roads southeast of Richmond. Founded in 1682 and today the largest city of Virginia, it has been a major naval base since the American Revolution. 诺福克

A.G. Edwards & Sons

Founded in 1887, A.G. Edwards has been a part of the commercial and industrial development of America. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest investment firms, serving millions of investors throughout 49 states.

DIR-WEFA

DRI-WEFA was created by the integration of DRI and WEFA provides the most comprehensive coverage of countries, regions and industries available from any source and also provides a broad range of consulting capabilities covering market analysis, business planning, investment strategy, risk assessment, infrastructure analysis, policy evaluation, and economic development and impact.

American Automobile Association (AAA)

A federation of affiliated automobile clubs. Each AAA club is an independent, not-for-profit organization, chartered and incorporated in its own state and controlled by is own board of directors. In order to be affiliated with AAA, each club agrees to provide certain standard services to its own members, as members of other AAA clubs.

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

One of the leading department store retailers in the United States. Federated operated 458 stores in 34 states. Guam and Puerto Rico as of February 2, 2002 under the names of Bloomingdale’s, the Bon Marché, Burdines, Goldsmith’s Lazarus, Macy’s and Rich’s.

Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s

百货商场名称

Wal-Mart Stores

零售商名称

Borders Group and Barnes & Noble

连锁书店名称

American Eagle Outfitters

童装零售商名称

National Retail Federation (NRF)

The world’s largest retail trade association. NRF’s mission is to conduct programs and services in research, education, training, information technology, and government affairs to protect and advance the interests of the retail industry.

Society for Consumer Psychology

A society of behavioral scientists in the fields of psychology, marketing, advertising communication, consumer behavior, and other related areas.

Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)

A worldwide group specializing in luxury products including wines and spirits fashion, luggage, perfumes, and cosmetics.

Kraft Foods

The second largest food and beverage company in the world with its business spanning five core sectors: snacks, beverages, cheese, grocery and convenient meals.

Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide

One of the leading international advertising agencies with 7 000 employees working in 138 offices in 82 countries. Saatchi & Saatchi currently works for 60 of the world’s top 100 advertisers.

Sears

Sears operates 863 mall-based retail stores, most with co-located Sears Auto Centers, and an additional 1 200 retail locations including hardware, outlet, tire and battery stores as well as independently owned stores, primarily in smaller and rural markets.

ABC (American Broadcasting Company)

美国广播公司

Universal McCann

One of the world’s largest media service firms and a division of McCann-Erickson Worldwide Advertising.

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW)

The investment banking division of Dresdner Bank, a member of the Allianz Group, provides a wide range of investment bank products and services to European and international clients including corporates, institutions and governments.

Consumer Confidence (Index)

消费者信心（指数）
The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) is defined as the degree of optimism on the state of the economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. It is issued monthly by The Conference Board, an independent economic research organization, and is based on 5,000 households. Such measurement is indicative of consumption component level of the gross domestic product. The Federal Reserve looks at the CCI when determining interest rate changes, and it also affects stock market prices.

Politically Incorrect

政治上是不正确的
Politically Incorrect was a late-night, half-hour political talk show hosted by Bill Maher that ran from 1993 to 2002. It premiered on Comedy Central from 1993 to 1996, and later on ABC in 1997, which cancelled it in 2002. In some episodes Maher would interview a single guest, but in most episodes four celebrity guests formed a panel that would engage in discussion and debate in front of a studio audience on a topic initiated by Maher, usually provoked by a news item. The show was pioneering in mixing political figures and entertainers. Maher tried to air all points of view, especially controversial ones.

liquidity

流动性
Availability of funds to meet claims. An economic agent is considered to have high liquidity, or to be highly liquid, if all its financial holdings, or assets, are in cash; and to have low liquidity if its holdings are all in forms, such as property, commodities and long-term securities, that are difficult to convert into exact amounts of ready cash.

Uncle Sam

The government of the United States, often personified by a representation of a tall, thin man having a white beard and wearing a blue swallow-tailed coat, red-and-white-striped trousers, and a tall hat with a band of stars.
山姆大叔：指美国政府，常被拟人化为一个瘦高个儿的男人，长着白胡子，穿着蓝色燕尾服，红白条纹的裤子，戴着缀有一条星星的高帽子。