(1) 把握大局 :grasp the overall situation
(2) 摆谱儿 :put on airs;keep up appearances
(3) 白手起家: start from scratch
(4) 拜年:pay New Year call
(5) 班门弄斧:teach one's grandma to suck eggs
(6) 报销 :apply for reimbursement
(7) 爆冷门:produce an unexpected answer
(8) 曝光:make public
(9) 奔小康:strive for a relatively comfortable life
(10) 闭门羹:given cold-shoulder
(11)比上不足,比下有余:fall short of the best,but be better than the best
(12)逼上梁山:be driven to drastic alternatives
(13)变相涨价:disguised inflation
(14)边远贫困地区:outlying poverty-stricken areas
(15)边缘知识人:Marginal intellectuals
(16)表面文章:Lip service;surface formality
(17) 博导:Ph.D supervisor
(18)补发拖欠的养脑筋:Clear up pension payments in arrears
(19)不眠之夜:white night
(20)菜鸟:green hand