Phrases Most Often Used by China Daily

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首字母是 A的词组
/ U* Q. I2 ?+ l2 f6 R• AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch  
8 X- F' w6 e3 U' g• A股市场 A share market  
& i9 M0 Z- B7 a4 f8 `• 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
( o5 h- Y' C: B+ n  ?• 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages
• 爱国统一战线 patriotic united front
4 ?) I8 K: z/ b. i6 z7 z• 爱国卫生运动 patriotic sanitation campaign  
% x, d* E5 `" c, K' T• “爱国者”导弹 Patriot missile
• 爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace
2 V; J. |* Q0 q% Z& t5 _( x+ j( x# D• 爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
- z  c& ~# R3 K( u8 Z' o+ d• 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
• 爱心工程 Loving Care Project
7 Y" V/ O0 V: @1 g) A9 P• 艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)  
• 矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs--pick the best out of a mediocre bunch
8 c! L5 c- C4 m• 安家费 settling-in allowance
• 按键式电话 push-botton phone; Touch-Tone; keyphone
7 r, u7 z+ X/ S  {6 d+ k• 安乐死 euthanasia
• 安理会 Security Council
4 C* k7 x9 m. D; n5 I0 s• 安全岛 safety strip
$ ~. k  p6 |; \, e! d7 i8 u• 安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.
• 安全专项整治 carry out more special programs to address safty problems
• 按时足额发放基本养老金 pay the pensions of retirees on time and in full  
/ }1 H" J1 o% K' W• 安慰奖 consolation prize  
• 暗箱操作 black case work
• 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority
• 按成本要素计算的国民经济总值 GNP at factor cost
9 a! A  a" o- C8 p. N" V3 \5 G- D• 安第斯集团峰会（拉美国家） Andean Summit
• 按揭贷款 mortgage loan  
2 l" j) z) \4 G8 Q& X4 C• 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house  
2 f3 M$ _0 G0 u7 \' t• 有计划按比例发展planned, proportionate development; develop proportionately; develop in a planned, proportionate way  
• 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project  
3 B' T) }+ l  b0 B% ~7 I5 P• 按距离计费 vary the charge according to how far away the destination is
& _3 H& V4 x4 Z6 T" A• 按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance  
# P/ N' G" x: k7 w- \& a* }( c4 F# V; h• 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly  
• 奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit  
/ N# M6 q4 w. E3 \) F8 j• 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region  
• 奥委会 Olympic Committee
• 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul  
; j% h- s( u  @0 f9 M; |- O0 x• 奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult

OliveOil

首字母是 B 的词组共 259 个
• B超 type-B ultrasonic
6 @; s; `/ s+ p( k6 u, J+ S0 w. y6 y• 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
1 Q# w. `3 m* }, ^• 把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard
• 拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent
" K) ]" h) m5 O, w- g& b• 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)
" o, q; `) T" K% q  A• 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant  
• 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse  
# ^7 q! x/ l. Z$ s• 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
: M( W/ h* Z# W( m% _0 O• 霸权主义 hegemonism
• 吧台 bar counter
• 把握大局 grasp the overall situation  
• 八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight.
/ c& D3 ?% z; J5 e/ o% t" V- O) U$ O3 h) T• 八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua
1 \- o2 D. T, w  g0 i& ~• 拔河(游戏) tug-of-war  
• 摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance, do for show • 白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace
• 拜金主义 money worship
• 白领犯罪 white-collar crime
9 ?/ k; y& u6 |) v6 ^$ A+ q• 白领工人 white-collar worker
  A* J& J2 R, z2 I, s• 白领工人 White collar (早在1928年，人们开始用whiteollar来形容非体力劳动者，如老师、公务员等。“白领”顾名思义，表示其职业要求着装整齐、清洁。)
• 百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle
• 百年老店 century-old shop
& t- M5 Z6 d3 m; q3 H• 白皮书 white paper
• 白热化 white heat
• 白色农业 white agriculture
• 白色污染 white pollution
• 摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty
• 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
• 百般拖延 do everything to postpone
• 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers  
! ^+ ~$ ?  B' R* C• 摆架子 put on airs  
• 白马王子 Prince Charming  
; D3 e2 [" M- u7 q; }8 b# b6 b• 拜年 pay a New Year's visit  
1 f- s* C* s2 n* ^6 L4 J" N• 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances  
• 白色行情表 white sheet  
2 p1 M: P2 C/ ?7 i7 [  G' i" A% o• 白色农业 "white agriculture (also called ""white engineering agriculture""; It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.)"  
% T0 u) j) I/ X0 N0 w- j% P* C; I• 白手起家 starting from scratch  
/ p+ g5 G8 @' W/ f2 b' ~0 l' g6 `• 白雪公主 Snow White  
• 半边天 half the sky
4 {, w1 _# x0 x6 x2 [• 班车 shuttle bus
• 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
* b/ l' Q2 Z9 C7 E8 x% J8 L- K• 板儿寸 crew cut  
9 V/ j$ s8 `) ]9 J• 办公室设备 office equipment
• 办公自动化 OA (Office Automation)  
• 半官方贸易 semi-official trade

OliveOil

• 颁奖大会 award presentation ceremony
- R' h5 a4 |0 L4 G. e  B. ~• 半决赛 semifinal
- Q8 s# U: m2 b1 U• 半决赛四强 four semifinalists
: ]" g5 s( q  ~$ Y2 f" }• 半拉子工程 uncompleted project  
6 S; G1 I" h1 @8 k- ~/ W2 |• 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building
  Y6 ]7 t5 W1 N: l* k- |• 斑马线 zebra crossing
/ u# W9 Z! c" m, I7 e/ u• 班门弄斧 teach one's grandma to suck eggs
9 q# {6 p5 l# R+ H% k• 办年货 do New Year's shopping  
( k9 F7 h6 P" }( ?% Z9 @. Q6 B! Z! V( L• 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household
• 版权法 copyright law
• 版权贸易 copyright business
, E8 U! b$ N+ Q2 w1 x• 版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted
; `5 W4 F' W0 b, j• 伴生矿 associated minerals
; f0 O, o' h* f1 \2 ~8 M• 版税率 royalty rate
. y8 Y  U$ @5 ?# U/ `; \• 半托 day care (for kids)  
• 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work  
+ N! _1 p: @9 G& ?7 P+ H• 伴宴人员 escort  
• 搬运工人 transport worker
• 帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss of death
. [# P( Q3 O- K' R' ~& y. R: @+ o5 I• 傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybag  
• 棒球运动记者 scribe  
" J3 @# `$ S; ~• 包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle
2 _6 Q( X5 S. C, O• 保持国民经济发展的良好势头 maintain a good momentum of growth in the national economy
• 保持清醒头脑，增强忧患意识和历史责任感 remain sober-minded, become more aware of potential problems and enhance our sense of historical responsibility
7 w3 H1 ~2 V  _/ Y  A) o1 B0 ?• 保兑银行 confirming bank
• 暴发户 new rich; upstart (persons or households who suddenly became rich through unscrupulous means or unexpected opportunities)
• 包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house (for exclusive use)
• 报复性关税 retaliatory duty
• 包干到户 work contracted to household
8 w: R9 x1 \# ^6 i4 |7 n• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash
: G0 @4 B+ ]) I1 j1 d3 Z包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell
• 曝光 make public; expose
• 保护关税 protective duty/tariff
• 保护价格 protective price
1 M7 `- w$ k. `• 保护伞 protective umbrella
+ Y% Q8 C* @. }• 保护生态环境 preserve the ecological environment
  P; X7 g2 Q1 {  w& h• 保护消费者合法权益 protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers
• 保护主义 protectionism
• 包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane
( V* I7 e3 d6 X# O. S3 K• 报价单 quotation of prices
• 保健按摩 therapeutic massage
• 保健操 health exercises
• 保监会 the China Insurance Regulatory Commission

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• 保健品 health care products
• 保健食品 health-care food  
• 报界 the press
• 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up
; t* c& A( ^( \, s/ Y) b/ B• 暴力片 splatter film
9 c* B, G) p9 y• 保龄球 bowling
0 T& @, u" n3 G. d2 I• 保龄球馆 bowling alley
• 保释 on bail
• 保税仓库 bonded warehouse
• 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area; tax-protected zone
• 保外帮教 remain out of custody by receiving help from the family or work unit
• 报喜不报忧 report only the good but not the bad
• 保息股票 guaranteed stock
+ m2 M& K1 H0 x  N5 p) l& e0 f• 报销 apply for reimbursement
# i5 d8 t( m+ O7 q! z: A9 W: \. i0 H• 包销人 underwriter
; m/ {6 g1 Y8 J. _1 b: ~  I• 包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products
, q3 b* r8 o! A• 保障措施 supporting measures
$ W- C( H. n9 h& q* t* d• 保证金账户 margin account
• 保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods and materials
• 保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate
! t4 K) L/ j5 f, [% Q0 W9 k• 保质期,保修期 shelf (storage) life; guarantee period
* S! @0 b- F, R2 f9 P9 G9 B; h/ o• 包装精美 delicately packed
• 包装业 package industry
• 保安员 security staff
• 包产到户 contract production quotas to individual households
• 保持国有股 keep the State-held shares  
• 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds
• 包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)  
• 包干到户 work contracted to households  
• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash  
• 包工包料 contract for labor and materials  
! u, b1 c: {, o1 ?0 D; D9 ^1 [• 报关员 declarant  
3 Y; {9 F& u& Q. G, G2 X/ s• 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project  
• 保健食品 health-care food  
• 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit
• 保理业务 factoring business  
• 保险费 insurance premium
• 保险赔付金额 compensation pay-outs
• 保险索赔 insurance claim
9 f3 ^. ^$ E2 l5 H. f6 ?5 ~: m3 s• 保障合同和交易安全 guarantee contracts and safe dealings
- {' c! _& q4 b' o; E• 保障民众和社会免受安全威胁 protect the citizens and societies against security threats  
: M" c: _% a) v% R: c) X+ a$ O0 t  o• 保证金 margins, collateral  
/ F+ Z4 ~/ I0 H6 s! C; F) i• 保证决策的科学化和民主化 ensure the decision-making more scientific and democratic
+ ]6 e" P2 ~: ?4 [! D: N0 [• 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas  
• 保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings

OliveOil

• 被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking
• 背黑锅 become a scapegoat
% z9 I/ K" N, ~# D: Y: ]• 备件 spare parts  
• 被叫方付费电话 reverse charge call/ collect telephone call  
• 北京奥申委 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bidding Committee (BOBICO)  
• 北京四环路 the fourth ring road in Beijing  
• 《北美自由贸易协定》 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)  
' e* v$ H& V% E/ E) s# S' b/ o• 背投屏幕 rear projection screen  
• 备用资金 reserve fund
9 Z/ C3 U4 t6 C" H7 `1 z% p; U• 北约 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-- established in April 1949--it has 15 member states and a headquarters in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.  
; b" }# G+ ]+ d) V• 北京航天指控中心 Beijing Aerospace Control Centre
• 北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank  
% H" d, t6 _% R3 J8 @6 W' N• 被摘牌的公司 delisted company  
• 本垒打 circuit clout, four-master, round trip  
• 本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches  
• 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.  
. Q1 c/ d' ^) q! C• 本票 cashier's cheque
: C! L7 V9 x+ o$ _: {' f• 本土化 localilzation
• 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life  
• 本本主义 bookishness; book worship  
• 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica  
+ k4 _) J+ X0 m• 蹦迪 disco dancing
  f8 ?: a7 X+ c+ _6 N/ V. ^• 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping  
• 闭关政策 closed-door policy
• 比基尼 bikini
• 比较文学 comparative literature
- x' G' ~1 I# ~+ k4 L4 |5 J• 比较经济学 comparative economics
• 闭卷 closed-book exam
; J3 ]5 f5 p" B' }# A• 闭路电视 close-circuit television  
• 闭门羹 given a cold shoulder  
• 比上不足比下有余 "worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst”
• 逼上梁山 be driven to do something  
• 避税 tax avoidance
• 避嫌 avoid doing anything that may arouse suspicion
• 毕业设计 graduation design
• 毕业生分配制度 assignment system for graduates
• 便当 brown bag
• 边防证 fronter pass
/ M, A. b9 \4 c  k+ O7 {• 边际效益 marginal benefit
6 o  \+ [2 I9 @9 |$ M: \* z• 便民服务 service for the convenience of the customers
! d! {/ y# ?1 v) Q  b0 f: X• 变相涨价 disguised inflation
• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer
0 S/ e+ |! j9 K) [, w• 便衣警察 police in plain clothes
• 边远地区 remote and border areas
& z/ Y$ E( m  {8 F9 ~2 T1 I- ^• 边缘科学 borderline (boundary) science; fringe (border) discipline

OliveOil

• 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas
• 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals
% U: }( f5 d- h; e  Q• 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)
0 s" S2 _9 O1 L  w, q3 `6 S+ ~• 变废为宝 make waste profitable
• 边际报酬 marginal return  
• 边际薪酬 marginal salaries
• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer  
• 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
& J2 b$ r! w) A3 L• 标准普通话 standard mandarin
: l  J5 F7 N5 h. E• 表见代理 agency by estoppel
• 标书 bidding documents  
) Q1 g; `0 j/ ]) j4 l• 表演赛 demonstration match  
• 冰雕 ice sculpture
" G" N, |9 B& @• 病毒性感染 viral infection
• 兵工企业 munitions factory; arsenal
• 兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures
• 并网发电 combined to the grid
* [; B( j1 p5 o• 冰毒 "ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug"  
1 b( S( `: @: [• 病毒性感冒 viral influenza
• 秉公办案 handle cases impartially
- {0 H/ W: B- y• 秉公执法 enforce laws impartially
• 鼻烟壶 snuff bottle
• 博鳌亚洲经济论坛 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)
• 博导 Ph.D. supervisor; doctoral advisor
• 剥离不良资产 strip bad assets off
• 《伯尔尼公约》（有关保护文学和艺术作品版权的公约） Berne Convention  
$ e' r& A+ `/ ~; T% ]% o• 伯乐 good judge of talent (the name of a legendary person in the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period who excelled in evaluating horses)
9 G4 o' e4 |+ z• 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume
• 博士后 post-doctoral
, [" k6 q, }4 M" [7 Q, U; M• 博士生导师 tutor of a Ph.D. student
• 博彩（业） lottery industry  
, L  I$ P3 W" v• 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody  
• 薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
0 Q9 Z6 L8 o0 j" A  g• 博士生 Ph.D candidate  
# Y. `  p* H# ?2 [7 L• BP 机 beeper, pager
2 G7 [) `( z; c8 Q4 U  P1 U3 f• B to B (B2B) business to business  
• B to C (B2C) business to consumer  
6 J3 o4 q) X1 y• 不安全性行为 unprotected sex
  P: _! R0 M& {  h0 }. o• 不败记录 clean record, spotless record  
• 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
• 补偿贸易 compensatory trade
• 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force  
- l6 F# q8 w6 h8 l. k) }0 `, J• 不承诺放弃使用武力 will not commit ourselves to rule out the use of force
• 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. "  
$ m# u/ F  C1 Q/ u8 K• 布达拉宫 the Potala Palace  
1 F; y( x' \  y- q, C9 i• 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.  
5 n- X7 {# s! E( c: h4 U" x  ]3 r• 不得转让 not negotiable
• 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result  
% J0 q) O+ U3 y• 不感冒 have no interest
: r! b3 \1 v: n- Y3 e8 A- R• 不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower
! G" y% @2 J3 p$ c, q• 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
3 ?6 o! f9 Y: {5 u  u0 _, X0 M$ h• 不怀恶意的谎言 white lie　　　　　　
• 不记名投票 secret ballot
3 [6 F! q% n7 ?3 ?• 《不见不散》 Be there or be square.  
• 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement
4 ]8 h; g+ d5 v" i9 {• 不可抗力 force majeure  
• 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation
; A7 h2 Y/ H. z( s• 不可再生资源 non-renewable resources  
. o6 x& ^9 U/ g8 U• 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods System  
& w2 O7 v4 f2 t2 S' O• 不良贷款 non-performing loan  
" k4 {  D+ f9 s• 不买帐 not take it; not go for it
• 不眠之夜 white night　
• 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO)
• 不拿原则换人情 refrain from seeking personal favor at the expense of principle
( `) G$ y) Q/ ^0 G5 z' u% l. z• 补缺选举 by-election  
* W. {; N( S' h4 L$ i$ Z• 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.  
• 不速之客 gate-crasher
• 不惜一切代价 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best  
" C! A  D# P# c) @5 b7 C/ ?• 不信任投票 vote of non-confidence
% O2 B5 s8 |0 X; H5 ]& h• 步行街 pedestrian street  
* m1 x' H# `3 V  a+ s3 Q• 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass
• 不夜城 "sleepless city, ever-bright city"

spark

You are great to write so many. thank you very much. I like.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

SlimPig

这些词在国内很流行，这里用的比较少了。