作者：丁衡祁

　　“中国特色” 通常被译为with Chinese characteristics，但实际上它的翻译方法很多，例如Chinese-style，the Chinese Way，in the Chinese context，China's identity，China-specific，with Chinese features等等。

　　建设具有中国特色社会主义 The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh CPC Central Committee convened at the end of 1978 blazed a trail for the building of socialism with Chinese characteristics / Chinese-style socialism. The fundamental task of the state is to concentrate efforts on socialist modernization along the road of building socialism with Chinese characteristics / the Chinese Way.

    中国特色的素质教育 Caliber-focused Education the Chinese way

　　中国特色的社会主义市场经济 Socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics is the official term for the economy of the People's Republic of China. In order to understand what this term actually means in a Chinese context, it is necessary to first explain Chinese political theory.

　　中国式的市场经济 Deng's foresight and determination encouraged him to push through implementation and improvement of Chinese-style market economy, which maintained many "Chinese characteristics ...

　　符合中国国情的市场经济 However, in the Chinese context, a market-oriented economy that functions on commercial rather than politicized terms has been established. A wave of market-driven economic reforms has started to take hold in North Korea, which has long resisted Chinese-style market liberalization. 既有中国特色又有世界的广泛性 We must ensure that the World Expo in Kunming reflects both China's identity and the world's diversity.

　　具有中国特色的课程 When introducing western-style MBA programs into China's business education, it is necessary to incorporate some China-specific courses / courses with Chinese features into them to reflect the Chinese reality.

　　有些时候在同一篇文章里反复出现"具有中国特色"的字样，这种情况在政论文章中是屡见不鲜的。假如我们把它们都千篇一律地翻译为with Chinese characteristics，那么就显得有些单调乏味。如果我们在翻译时根据上下文的情况经常变换一下花样，那么英文的可读性就会明显增强。