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