中共十五大 the 15th National Congress of the CPC

　　中外合资100强 the top 100 Sino-foreign （Chinese-foreign） joint ventures

　　重视老龄化问题 attach importance to the problem of population aging （the

　　aging population）

　　昼夜服务 round-the-clock service

　　主体经济 principal sector of the economy； the mainstay of the economy

　　滞销货 unmarketable （unsalable .poor selling ）product

　　抓大放小 manage large enterprises well while ease control over small ones

　　总产值创最高历史记录 total output value hit a record high （an all-time

　　high）

　　综合指数停止下滑，上升28点，达到671点 the composite stopped the declining

　　momentum， gaining 28 points to 671

　　最终实现人民币的自由兑换 the free convertibility of the RMB will evenly be

　　instituted the RMB will finally become a convertible currency