Phrases Most Often Used by China Daily

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首字母是 A的词组
• AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch  
7 @% t9 [$ s( |# Q4 c$ `• A股市场 A share market  
• 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
& T7 [/ s0 h$ ?/ o4 j9 v4 T• 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages
+ x$ Z  W0 I. M• 爱国统一战线 patriotic united front
• 爱国卫生运动 patriotic sanitation campaign  
• “爱国者”导弹 Patriot missile
• 爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace
0 W( j. v$ h% b: g( J• 爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
8 f" l! c* K7 ^$ l# m# M• 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
3 n- N3 I+ W7 J( @• 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)  
• 矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs--pick the best out of a mediocre bunch
- n! B; \3 ]( @& f• 安家费 settling-in allowance
( y. q& Y2 D1 e9 t6 `1 z• 按键式电话 push-botton phone; Touch-Tone; keyphone
• 安乐死 euthanasia
% a3 Z* U0 o4 c$ w• 安理会 Security Council
• 安全岛 safety strip
/ P3 x7 _+ s+ r' j6 w• 安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.
( F" {7 R# ~; R/ C+ w• 安全专项整治 carry out more special programs to address safty problems
( H9 H+ y1 M" d• 按时足额发放基本养老金 pay the pensions of retirees on time and in full  
3 r- a: U3 D9 @! q  b• 安慰奖 consolation prize  
/ {+ _9 R0 J1 A9 t& I; f• 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
• 安第斯集团峰会（拉美国家） Andean Summit
• 按揭贷款 mortgage loan  
• 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house  
2 Z# k9 n3 C$ k, L• 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  
2 ]* H0 a* d, |: m0 `• 按距离计费 vary the charge according to how far away the destination is
& H* ^, i8 a& ~  z* ]4 Y7 u• 按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance  
• 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly  
• 奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit  
0 K% v$ w8 j+ R; a• 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region  
• 奥委会 Olympic Committee
  i# E1 O1 v1 n  d; ~+ M• 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul  
• 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
# n- X: c; X! E: \, T+ X• 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
) \$ [$ D3 V7 f8 `' r! @• 把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard
( R( J0 [* \. Q. ^: l• 拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent
% s2 J: n/ g: i& B• 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)
' O$ c& c/ \7 ]) p• 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant  
• 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse  
6 E6 v1 A$ z% U+ D3 L4 Q6 L• 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
3 {/ v5 B  A6 i• 霸权主义 hegemonism
• 吧台 bar counter
4 _1 @% V9 B/ w9 T/ v1 S  p: D• 把握大局 grasp the overall situation  
: U$ _9 u7 [7 C/ m' \• 八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight.
# G# E" Z/ F( F( T  i• 八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua
• 拔河(游戏) tug-of-war  
- U  F0 R/ C5 |* N, I) |• 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
& O4 p/ P) ]1 M8 [• 白领犯罪 white-collar crime
$ d/ {: W0 S$ ~9 r• 白领工人 white-collar worker
• 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。)
4 g$ O( v/ H3 @9 b: T/ s0 P• 百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle
• 百年老店 century-old shop
" V; v$ D( x- y0 o! u4 F• 白皮书 white paper
• 白热化 white heat
$ D! O/ E8 b" K• 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.
& b; K$ e2 |8 h7 Q• 百般拖延 do everything to postpone
: _8 P1 X5 ]4 y$ Q) q4 C6 J• 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers  
: _& m) y+ S+ S: Y2 i+ z; @- A• 摆架子 put on airs  
$ u8 ]. K& w+ L% w+ I5 o4 W• 白马王子 Prince Charming  
% ~3 B! g, D5 g• 拜年 pay a New Year's visit  
• 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances  
) R6 D0 \, Y  e" ]0 \• 白色行情表 white sheet  
• 白色农业 "white agriculture (also called ""white engineering agriculture""; It refers to microbiological agriculture and biological cell agriculture.)"  
• 白手起家 starting from scratch  
• 白雪公主 Snow White  
• 半边天 half the sky
• 班车 shuttle bus
• 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
% P. P/ a0 Q& h$ s• 板儿寸 crew cut  
1 _& Q  J  d" t$ V* K- q& z8 @% d• 办公室设备 office equipment
• 办公自动化 OA (Office Automation)  
. ^8 R. n1 c$ |* J• 半官方贸易 semi-official trade

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• 颁奖大会 award presentation ceremony
& M  ]% P- `9 H9 |; ]! o, D• 半决赛 semifinal
! C1 z0 s! j' l" M$ W; ^• 半决赛四强 four semifinalists
• 半拉子工程 uncompleted project  
& G; V5 Y) x$ G% h; L• 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building
• 斑马线 zebra crossing
* e- G* v) I: r% p2 b• 班门弄斧 teach one's grandma to suck eggs
• 办年货 do New Year's shopping  
• 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household
• 版权法 copyright law
/ \$ d; L9 Q% t% A7 ^+ D• 版权贸易 copyright business
• 版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted
5 y2 B! m$ T4 B& h  j/ ]• 伴生矿 associated minerals
• 版税率 royalty rate
3 T! B9 _+ A. p- f• 半托 day care (for kids)  
• 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work  
) g% Q- K# W: o  x• 伴宴人员 escort  
: t) a  c& j+ @- c% V  T- _• 搬运工人 transport worker
• 帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss of death
1 ?5 N" p" o1 A& e( y# c8 Q7 h- a1 x• 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  
• 包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle
• 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 r, W& p9 I" ]• 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
# Q/ i$ n; k( l* m1 \$ u• 包干到户 work contracted to household
• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash
  l9 j1 z! ?; }包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell
• 曝光 make public; expose
5 e# z" f, {4 m: X; t* Q8 n6 O2 c• 保护关税 protective duty/tariff
• 保护价格 protective price
• 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
4 x+ Z' o( l+ e9 }% w1 A6 {• 保护主义 protectionism
• 包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane
% n% `3 V4 ~) U• 报价单 quotation of prices
& Y, L8 T# `6 Y) r" K0 ?• 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
" i" @" j4 D) T: o6 U5 p$ K• 暴力片 splatter film
• 保龄球 bowling
• 保龄球馆 bowling alley
• 保释 on bail
* s/ T, n" {0 a( r" z+ \• 保税仓库 bonded warehouse
( @! i7 k1 A% {# ~• 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area; tax-protected zone
  N6 [: U2 A% b" V  M• 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
4 ]- I" N! I) _9 b' \• 保息股票 guaranteed stock
• 报销 apply for reimbursement
• 包销人 underwriter
8 j) \# T1 h9 _3 L• 包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products
" L8 F4 j: R" C: z0 a. H• 保障措施 supporting measures
• 保证金账户 margin account
. s& P0 E6 I* O6 T# m& T6 t4 v• 保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods and materials
- M0 ^/ V8 X6 T6 L3 B  V) I7 l• 保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate
• 保质期,保修期 shelf (storage) life; guarantee period
• 包装精美 delicately packed
. |' M: B/ {3 I9 }3 p& n• 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  
  l. s* d" H8 l; I. D7 e& E. }' b• 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds
7 A" _4 i5 V0 |, o4 K• 包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)  
! w/ x) T. F; _; H! v2 F• 包干到户 work contracted to households  
( M- F0 a3 X/ K" ]0 C5 _2 O2 ~& j• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash  
( K/ q3 S  ^2 t* J) ?• 包工包料 contract for labor and materials  
0 h' u* o- ^% z' z3 @  h6 s0 Y• 报关员 declarant  
4 ^9 g: s( F) U8 f; }$ [  c• 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project  
: y: x# O2 D6 ?& A4 a1 i: [• 保健食品 health-care food  
3 G. `# o% o# x+ L1 F• 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
/ ^1 {& J* Y$ }/ q. g1 R• 保险索赔 insurance claim
• 保障合同和交易安全 guarantee contracts and safe dealings
9 h- u9 P3 q9 Y& X: x* l" n• 保障民众和社会免受安全威胁 protect the citizens and societies against security threats  
• 保证金 margins, collateral  
+ I, q- E& T8 b4 J! W4 b• 保证决策的科学化和民主化 ensure the decision-making more scientific and democratic
• 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas  
0 x0 Q4 E+ f" ?, ]- G, {7 H# O& [7 v# Y• 保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings

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• 被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking
, H* Y5 [6 R2 l" m+ r  F' e• 背黑锅 become a scapegoat
# q  d" r) {6 L" j! L, M# Y, u• 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)  
0 O, V) a9 \% @) s• 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)  
• 背投屏幕 rear projection screen  
• 备用资金 reserve fund
+ [! S4 p6 m; g' a  \: r6 V• 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.  
• 北京航天指控中心 Beijing Aerospace Control Centre
: F. @  k- O: b, M• 北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank  
• 被摘牌的公司 delisted company  
* ^7 ?6 ]3 Y/ m" h• 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
  [* v! v5 e, U• 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life  
2 ]5 {* c' q9 Y2 i) f. }$ X, J• 本本主义 bookishness; book worship  
  L/ i. L  `3 @  h5 N4 @• 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica  
2 j) h% U6 D" |• 蹦迪 disco dancing
9 n/ X6 z2 X9 c& Z5 [) O6 d• 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping  
6 a" N! s5 m" Z) z" I• 闭关政策 closed-door policy
• 比基尼 bikini
• 比较文学 comparative literature
• 比较经济学 comparative economics
* N- M, e, m; P7 M6 A" M• 闭卷 closed-book exam
9 A! y# q$ l+ A8 h• 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”
; Z) H  ]2 }" Y) A: B- {% n• 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
: p: O# \, h$ n• 毕业生分配制度 assignment system for graduates
• 便当 brown bag
; g" W4 O9 ?& x! o• 边防证 fronter pass
7 P: z7 J6 s8 d4 V• 边际效益 marginal benefit
2 P( @- y6 H0 A4 Q+ H! W• 便民服务 service for the convenience of the customers
9 U7 k( z" z0 H, g# a# Z• 变相涨价 disguised inflation
• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer
• 便衣警察 police in plain clothes
' M8 Y4 Y  J2 q* v, Y- q• 边远地区 remote and border areas
, W# o7 _- P$ i1 [• 边缘科学 borderline (boundary) science; fringe (border) discipline

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• 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas
• 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals
• 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)
• 变废为宝 make waste profitable
• 边际报酬 marginal return  
• 边际薪酬 marginal salaries
9 {* R+ M. H3 V• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer  
: E" x5 B' t4 @  f, w3 p* c• 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
• 标准普通话 standard mandarin
  }4 }( I( [: p4 y4 n2 g• 表见代理 agency by estoppel
• 标书 bidding documents  
• 表演赛 demonstration match  
• 冰雕 ice sculpture
• 病毒性感染 viral infection
6 M. ^, u5 X. t9 J) C" v• 兵工企业 munitions factory; arsenal
  W( S4 S% C$ v" }9 s& J• 兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures
3 G; f% Q( r$ M3 `; W• 并网发电 combined to the grid
, X3 J$ E* |3 [! ~) E1 x• 冰毒 "ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug"  
• 病毒性感冒 viral influenza
• 秉公办案 handle cases impartially
• 秉公执法 enforce laws impartially
• 鼻烟壶 snuff bottle
8 [  U/ F% r, E" I• 博鳌亚洲经济论坛 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)
• 博导 Ph.D. supervisor; doctoral advisor
! y, H2 G" D! S/ U• 剥离不良资产 strip bad assets off
' }# H2 j+ r) \$ e4 N$ a1 v• 《伯尔尼公约》（有关保护文学和艺术作品版权的公约） Berne Convention  
• 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)
1 Q' t; @! y) v+ f• 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume
• 博士后 post-doctoral
4 C* o6 U! T4 S. V• 博士生导师 tutor of a Ph.D. student
1 U. G& t# r* T% D6 j• 博彩（业） lottery industry  
* B6 I. K! \: G) ~3 l8 _2 D• 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody  
; B( M5 t8 r" F9 I• 薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
• 博士生 Ph.D candidate  
• BP 机 beeper, pager
• B to B (B2B) business to business  
8 W" c% e( u9 M, t) o• B to C (B2C) business to consumer  
• 不安全性行为 unprotected sex
• 不败记录 clean record, spotless record  
• 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
9 K- o: r' i% o. Q$ q• 补偿贸易 compensatory trade
• 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force  
• 不承诺放弃使用武力 will not commit ourselves to rule out the use of force
- i" y4 |/ Q" [; a• 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. "  
# k3 h" Q1 ^' ~; S" E• 布达拉宫 the Potala Palace  
; _! T4 f0 d. M, ~( q) o• 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.  
# m. j' g" k  @. U9 O• 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
" @. A. F- Q# d! ]8 `. l• 不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower
" O- C+ m% d& `8 `. I& F• 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
! a8 l( w, M: K9 f1 Z) o• 不怀恶意的谎言 white lie　　　　　　
• 不记名投票 secret ballot
• 《不见不散》 Be there or be square.  
• 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement
9 {0 E! V4 f! b. O- C• 不可抗力 force majeure  
% I. D. l& h+ u• 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation
: B; h, p% i  ^; U+ k8 G( w. o• 不可再生资源 non-renewable resources  
• 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods System  
• 不良贷款 non-performing loan  
• 不买帐 not take it; not go for it
• 不眠之夜 white night　
$ }4 _* D4 R3 w9 p5 `• 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
  A5 ~1 ~& O7 W- Q• 补缺选举 by-election  
1 }% z+ B- g8 z. j3 n• 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.  
• 不速之客 gate-crasher
+ M, o7 P3 R5 i, T2 D• 不惜一切代价 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best  
( J& c3 j( J$ s+ e• 不信任投票 vote of non-confidence
• 步行街 pedestrian street  
% f$ L4 _( `- J9 T1 k# A" x• 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。