Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 1, 2007 19:40
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
升温
Chinese to English
Other
Government / Politics
与在政治上逐渐升温相比，欧盟和美国在经济上正期待着新的契机。
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | getting closer [again] |
franksf
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| 5 | heating up |
Caroline Moreno
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| 5 | closer political ties |
wingedvampire
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| 4 | upcoming political honeymoon |
Jason Ma
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| 3 | turning up the (political) heat |
peiling
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Proposed translations
11 hrs
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getting closer [again]
与在政治上逐渐升温相比，欧盟和美国在经济上正期待着新的契机。
My understanding: [After the two had differences in international political and trade relations] The EU and the US are gradually getting closer [again] politically, in contrast, economically the two are still awaiting new opportunities [of getting closer again].
My understanding: [After the two had differences in international political and trade relations] The EU and the US are gradually getting closer [again] politically, in contrast, economically the two are still awaiting new opportunities [of getting closer again].
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Comment: "You're right, Frank. Thanks for the explanation."
11 mins
Caroline Moreno
United States
United States
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United States
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heating up
Of course in this case, it is used figuratively.
14 mins
Chinese term (edited):
政治上 ... 升温
turning up the (political) heat
turning up the (political) heat
16 hrs
wingedvampire
Native in Chinese
Works in field
years of experience in commercial bank
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
closer political ties
Along with closer political ties, US and Europe are seeking opportunities for economic cooperation.
19 hrs
upcoming political honeymoon
Denyce, I feel it hard to translate the phrase without the whole sentence. So I tried this way:
Unlike their upcoming political honeymoon, EU and America...
Unlike their upcoming political honeymoon, EU and America...
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