公务员的晋升机会    civil servants‘ promotion prospects

公务员体制    civil service

公务员事务局    Civil Service Bureau

公务员薪酬过高/高于私营机构    civil service pay has outstripped the private sector

常任秘书长    civil service permanent secretaries

公务员培训处    Civil Service Training and Development Institute

公民社会    civil society

中国的公民社会仍然薄弱。    Civil society in China is still weak.

内战    civil war/internecine battles

文职人员    civilian stuff

文明国家    civilised nations

讨回欠薪    claim back salaries

有难民身分    claim refugee status

害死某人    claim the life of somebody

声称最艰难时刻经已过去，否极泰来的日子不远    claim the worst is over and promise better times are just around the corner

要求赔偿自九月起损失的收入和找工不果的开支    claimed damages for loss of earning since September and expenses on unsuccessful job searches

承认收取六千元代人将枪偷运来港    claimed he was paid $6000 to smuggle the gun into Hong Kong

要求警务署和入境处处长就疏忽一事赔偿    claiming damages from the police and immigration chiefs for negligence

声称陈水扁造票，要求立即验票或重新投票    claiming Mr Chen rigged the ballot and demanding an immediate recount or a new election.

声称自动拥有居港权的条例并不适用于非法入境者、逾期滞港人士和观光客的子女    claims the right does not extend to children of illegal immigrants， over-stayers and people merely visiting the SAR

严打    clamp down on

打压言论自由    clamp down on freedom of expression

（手提电话）折机    clamshell-style phone/clamshell phone

掌掴耳朵    clapped on his ears

和警方冲突    clashed with police

与某人握手    clasped the hand of somebody

甲级战犯    class A war criminals

超收学生    classes were overcrowded/admitting more students than allowed

古典音乐    classical music

典型肺炎    classical pneumonia

追讨数以百万元计的侵权损失    claw back millions of dollars lost in copyright infringements

由于有回拨机制，若然公众的需求够大，散户会分得更多比例。    Clawback clauses mean that if the demand from the public is strong enough， retail investors will receive a much higher proportion.

不败记录    clean record, spotless record

缔造廉洁的选举    clean up elections

清理溪流    cleaning creeks

净通路能力    Clear Channel Capability （简称 CCC ）

消除市民对（公营）房屋质素的疑虑    clear public concern about the quality of our blocks

尽快扫除领汇上市的法律障碍    clear the legal obstacles to the listing as quickly as possible

清除某物的不断积压    clear the mounting backlog of something

还校长一个清白    clear the name of the vice-chancellor

消除对公司财政状况的揣测    clear up uncertainties about our finances

清水湾    Clear Water Bay