Phrases Most Often Used by China Daily

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首字母是 A的词组
. W& }$ c) u) p3 H• AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch  
* {6 A. h1 T" _" B• A股市场 A share market  
, L( V& i: S" O1 c9 C. \• 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
1 b# C. q  |! R7 C• 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages
3 A* j% w+ d7 C; n' m4 N, b4 Q4 y• 爱国统一战线 patriotic united front
9 j# ]1 l5 J4 W; B" L/ J- m• 爱国卫生运动 patriotic sanitation campaign  
, ?( N( m+ l1 ^& g$ `5 J9 m+ _• “爱国者”导弹 Patriot missile
+ r$ u4 i$ c+ r8 ?5 C3 d1 h• 爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace
• 爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
7 S6 R& ?) a/ Z- G* V• 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
• 爱心工程 Loving Care Project
• 艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)  
( m; Y& K; [1 ^' m% b* u• 矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs--pick the best out of a mediocre bunch
• 安家费 settling-in allowance
• 按键式电话 push-botton phone; Touch-Tone; keyphone
5 x/ ~. t; e3 V; X% b0 p; e3 T• 安乐死 euthanasia
5 F; F  |, h9 ?, ?" F& S• 安理会 Security Council
3 I5 \; V; G  D  M( w1 A- L& q• 安全岛 safety strip
: G3 K( K+ _5 B3 u+ J% t5 l" q9 B• 安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.
+ q4 N: ]- C- u$ c8 u0 k" K• 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  
2 |! q- Y2 W  e) v! A9 X: W8 W• 安慰奖 consolation prize  
# G) q6 J) q0 S( |6 v7 C• 暗箱操作 black case work
# |! F+ `4 B# z, j! S) e• 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
8 S0 F+ c! h- U: S- S# t• 安第斯集团峰会（拉美国家） Andean Summit
; O) [9 d8 m+ P5 p# W* N2 t5 C• 按揭贷款 mortgage loan  
• 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house  
• 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  
• 按距离计费 vary the charge according to how far away the destination is
• 按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance  
• 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly  
7 |2 t) y4 W1 _/ U• 奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit  
1 o' S) s+ W) x8 c' Y7 b8 k. U• 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region  
• 奥委会 Olympic Committee
) q  S% Z8 ~# P! `" _/ [• 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul  
4 m( m1 a$ h' W7 T7 Z0 a• 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
% e& ]3 `% N2 L1 m• 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
% N* ~2 Z' x8 [! O0 `• 把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard
• 拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent
• 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)
• 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant  
" D: k* ^* n& T1 }• 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse  
• 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
• 霸权主义 hegemonism
; R/ X2 o5 S) Z3 e• 吧台 bar counter
' y1 x$ X  |! D' C( E  n• 把握大局 grasp the overall situation  
% e2 }9 a  B% T• 八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight.
& d& y4 s' C; t' b. J/ `3 [$ k• 八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua
* N( Q! p- B5 U5 E' t/ Y  g8 ?/ }• 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
6 q6 w  q! y; \4 x8 T7 ^+ I• 拜金主义 money worship
: }7 g2 v  r$ {' \" J• 白领犯罪 white-collar crime
• 白领工人 white-collar worker
& K+ S  }' y) l4 B+ T& F• 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
; S1 ~' j( p- H• 百年老店 century-old shop
• 白皮书 white paper
1 m9 P9 G2 P$ Q• 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.
0 I  l% U5 S$ P& N. y' e4 t• 百般拖延 do everything to postpone
2 I3 G$ p( I( G0 @: t7 v7 F• 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers  
0 i6 x8 N& e0 p5 e3 ~• 摆架子 put on airs  
, A5 K8 r* C, Y  U" |' ]• 白马王子 Prince Charming  
• 拜年 pay a New Year's visit  
; W6 x% T. W' a6 S• 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances  
• 白色行情表 white sheet  
4 p$ m3 W0 P6 s( x$ N$ m• 白色农业 "white agriculture (also called ""white engineering agriculture""; It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.)"  
2 P  R1 f4 n; S$ i* D' t• 白手起家 starting from scratch  
: @+ G1 `  P/ t/ [• 白雪公主 Snow White  
- Z6 S7 s3 M0 o0 j+ N• 半边天 half the sky
" g  T/ l8 P" [! \• 班车 shuttle bus
• 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
• 板儿寸 crew cut  
• 办公室设备 office equipment
6 y1 g7 r5 \9 Y  H; p5 N• 办公自动化 OA (Office Automation)  
* }  @7 T8 ?: p9 q0 t6 Q$ ^• 半官方贸易 semi-official trade

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• 颁奖大会 award presentation ceremony
• 半决赛 semifinal
' `+ s4 F7 {% E; a6 ~0 m• 半决赛四强 four semifinalists
9 k# g& }- M- t" s3 F• 半拉子工程 uncompleted project  
• 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building
; Y9 y5 |1 Y5 O/ a• 斑马线 zebra crossing
! i5 i, d; Z% D3 {$ H• 班门弄斧 teach one's grandma to suck eggs
. R: x9 h* n6 Q* R7 Z1 Y) T8 q0 h3 w• 办年货 do New Year's shopping  
• 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household
• 版权法 copyright law
& B2 \& p' l- y+ {2 h: [: g• 版权贸易 copyright business
• 版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted
: j& |  k! d  f• 伴生矿 associated minerals
# p" L6 R! U0 i+ R" G• 版税率 royalty rate
' d: j2 U% X+ N" @+ H" {: T• 半托 day care (for kids)  
• 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work  
• 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
" Z" C; l  ]% `) Q/ P  ?• 傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybag  
) T& g/ t/ \* Q6 [• 棒球运动记者 scribe  
• 包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle
2 |( @6 F' X9 |! V( h) U( K• 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
• 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)
' |5 J- N% ?" [* v, `• 包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house (for exclusive use)
9 s: V4 j$ j* _. T. P• 报复性关税 retaliatory duty
• 包干到户 work contracted to household
• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash
: S; V; c* M& D5 J9 M, M# ]包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell
• 曝光 make public; expose
) v9 q# x% D0 N4 l5 e+ p+ X• 保护关税 protective duty/tariff
" N8 W8 l* [% Q) j5 B$ ]6 \% @• 保护价格 protective price
# N7 c% q. |# E( j• 保护伞 protective umbrella
• 保护生态环境 preserve the ecological environment
• 保护消费者合法权益 protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers
• 保护主义 protectionism
# K; |1 A' t: h  \• 包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane
• 报价单 quotation of prices
3 |% f5 u2 w0 e5 g% \2 H• 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  
, u5 K& ^  e% o: U% {/ z• 报界 the press
$ q0 @2 J9 O- E1 }• 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up
1 b3 W- ]0 @  y; t9 ~* S( G• 暴力片 splatter film
• 保龄球 bowling
# x0 \' j, `- u% T2 H: v• 保龄球馆 bowling alley
4 W9 d- |- B( s+ `4 Y• 保释 on bail
$ g4 V8 e  M, p7 g' l' B6 P9 V. s• 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
: H1 k" ~# o* R; s3 U• 报喜不报忧 report only the good but not the bad
4 Q" m2 m$ [# o- j• 保息股票 guaranteed stock
4 q9 [8 N1 l. {/ m• 报销 apply for reimbursement
• 包销人 underwriter
/ c/ }$ k5 y% j) M' e% M$ l• 包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products
* j1 h. ^. ?$ O$ u- p- T0 `• 保障措施 supporting measures
• 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
• 保质期,保修期 shelf (storage) life; guarantee period
7 H2 X: N. l  N7 j" Q  y; J• 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
' v1 D* p- L, ^* o• 保持国有股 keep the State-held shares  
' d, c: P, c/ g$ m0 x• 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds
# l* p( ]3 t. c" }' a1 U$ r• 包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)  
  m) n6 W8 s& `/ P6 U, T• 包干到户 work contracted to households  
• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash  
2 _* c5 R2 A8 U8 T/ G7 G• 包工包料 contract for labor and materials  
• 报关员 declarant  
• 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project  
• 保健食品 health-care food  
* ~) b' V+ Y7 \" H! x• 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit
, Z+ u* s, a( Z1 _4 B. i/ H• 保理业务 factoring business  
• 保险费 insurance premium
( y9 k2 n! E$ {• 保险赔付金额 compensation pay-outs
• 保险索赔 insurance claim
• 保障合同和交易安全 guarantee contracts and safe dealings
• 保障民众和社会免受安全威胁 protect the citizens and societies against security threats  
% O" A' a, X1 g: I4 p• 保证金 margins, collateral  
• 保证决策的科学化和民主化 ensure the decision-making more scientific and democratic
" i5 Y  d( v! J! D& @- A• 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas  
• 保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings

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• 被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking
• 背黑锅 become a scapegoat
. `. l5 O$ p% @6 L# r- R• 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)  
  I1 z& g0 T9 ~; u• 北京四环路 the fourth ring road in Beijing  
/ n* g3 x6 ^) w# q5 r* P• 《北美自由贸易协定》 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)  
• 背投屏幕 rear projection screen  
• 备用资金 reserve fund
* l; ?. F4 s4 [/ g• 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.  
% X9 K/ O/ e) t• 北京航天指控中心 Beijing Aerospace Control Centre
# Q  V! A5 c# ~! e! c5 C! H* K• 北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank  
• 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.  
• 本票 cashier's cheque
• 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  
• 蹦迪 disco dancing
: c$ w! G% i: V: t6 H+ h; Y2 Y• 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping  
• 闭关政策 closed-door policy
; ?0 x* |) @0 _' F, |  h/ f+ `• 比基尼 bikini
• 比较文学 comparative literature
• 比较经济学 comparative economics
• 闭卷 closed-book exam
• 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”
; D- U# z) |: j. V  H$ ~5 I4 a' E• 逼上梁山 be driven to do something  
• 避税 tax avoidance
• 避嫌 avoid doing anything that may arouse suspicion
9 b! V2 y  v$ I: ?• 毕业设计 graduation design
( [8 a/ p0 b0 {2 I* c' L• 毕业生分配制度 assignment system for graduates
• 便当 brown bag
• 边防证 fronter pass
• 边际效益 marginal benefit
• 便民服务 service for the convenience of the customers
+ W! q& T! _% ]' D: C• 变相涨价 disguised inflation
/ ^2 p. ~4 A, C+ r' b4 n! i• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer
; r' s& }- o4 D4 Q* C• 便衣警察 police in plain clothes
• 边远地区 remote and border areas
! p1 k; X* P) B, t1 Z. r• 边缘科学 borderline (boundary) science; fringe (border) discipline

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• 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas
/ [. s$ ?. B! w) W. `• 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals
• 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)
. M3 `# I1 {. c  V6 W1 H: f• 变废为宝 make waste profitable
• 边际报酬 marginal return  
- y7 M+ E' R! Z. J- h% K  u2 u( o• 边际薪酬 marginal salaries
• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer  
+ c, `! T1 c( N, W• 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
1 i4 n8 M+ U/ R! H! z2 O$ v! Q• 标准普通话 standard mandarin
• 表见代理 agency by estoppel
• 标书 bidding documents  
• 表演赛 demonstration match  
• 冰雕 ice sculpture
4 Y: a" N' K5 Y  g3 ~& d, Y( q• 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
/ N& U2 P2 w- y6 L* ~* K( C, B0 G• 冰毒 "ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug"  
7 s7 J( d( E9 ?6 h3 r• 病毒性感冒 viral influenza
• 秉公办案 handle cases impartially
: ]3 ]9 `4 ?7 R! S• 秉公执法 enforce laws impartially
) L' o- k& V: g! W* }. s• 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
$ ?0 [0 p7 e! f% \5 a" {3 S• 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  
2 r+ ]% B2 Q* n* {# H• 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)
• 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume
• 博士后 post-doctoral
• 博士生导师 tutor of a Ph.D. student
, o8 z1 R. _: O2 y3 V• 博彩（业） lottery industry  
• 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody  
! ?" ~; x$ m# F  ?' K• 薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
, V* Z& @: I6 z• 博士生 Ph.D candidate  
• BP 机 beeper, pager
• B to B (B2B) business to business  
• B to C (B2C) business to consumer  
6 J  E# S/ F$ o& F• 不安全性行为 unprotected sex
# T% z* c9 }% P- J" d$ `% M• 不败记录 clean record, spotless record  
• 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
• 补偿贸易 compensatory trade
1 d* |4 [) ?' H• 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force  
% g% V" u0 n, ?8 D; D( {+ R# {• 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. "  
4 I, y  X/ W) i# ~- l( f% I• 布达拉宫 the Potala Palace  
• 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.  
• 不得转让 not negotiable
• 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result  
• 不感冒 have no interest
• 不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower
$ D4 [! P8 f+ q. b- U2 m7 `• 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
( K, ?) G5 h) E! H& M; p. d• 不怀恶意的谎言 white lie　　　　　　
% [+ p9 w- [% q' D• 不记名投票 secret ballot
5 }- g1 B7 Z7 {5 o( e• 《不见不散》 Be there or be square.  
• 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement
1 O+ B5 d6 [" }. S& {3 Y/ T• 不可抗力 force majeure  
• 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation
• 不可再生资源 non-renewable resources  
+ {; O5 q" M. ]# C• 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods System  
• 不良贷款 non-performing loan  
( Y) x6 j+ s2 Q$ X" q9 K. |0 T• 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
2 m; A% W( e! J2 ^8 B: i6 g: a• 补缺选举 by-election  
• 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.  
; V( \1 Y0 V! V) r5 k$ u( B, y• 不速之客 gate-crasher
• 不惜一切代价 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best  
• 不信任投票 vote of non-confidence
• 步行街 pedestrian street  
1 f# f, V8 J3 X& J# w! l• 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass
* S; P, [1 Z7 r: w8 H8 v$ d& d• 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。