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  
; }1 J+ K8 G, [% \• A股市场 A share market  
1 e4 o( r" Y8 W. z. a& T3 s7 y• 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
• 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages
" @# I  ^) u% j$ F  Y3 s; j• 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
• 爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
• 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)  
: i! @8 n' G( K3 {• 矮子里拔将军 choose a general from among the dwarfs--pick the best out of a mediocre bunch
! Q0 P0 V/ J, w2 y• 安家费 settling-in allowance
$ S) y$ R/ F: c7 o# {/ R- B+ u! ~• 按键式电话 push-botton phone; Touch-Tone; keyphone
• 安乐死 euthanasia
• 安理会 Security Council
/ B% [& h8 |/ A, \" w) p  X: g1 c" q• 安全岛 safety strip
; G8 ?6 c+ j8 Y# f. |: B: I• 安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.
3 Q% P2 f6 k9 ~• 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  
3 G% _- U) ^: _2 Q2 S, D• 安慰奖 consolation prize  
) D3 N1 t7 S. ~8 `• 暗箱操作 black case work
; d+ A9 t% V# N0 b8 p9 {) x3 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
• 安第斯集团峰会（拉美国家） Andean Summit
3 b; b- x* }8 S• 按揭贷款 mortgage loan  
• 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house  
$ ~  W" @) E  n• 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  
" k( N% n/ \0 N6 p' t1 I* r) `• 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  
- @4 ?. K4 Q3 y5 X• 奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit  
• 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region  
• 奥委会 Olympic Committee
- x: R0 O8 L( Z3 H* @7 C8 h% ^" ?• 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul  
/ {9 s% N0 w1 w$ o• 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
4 M; _8 U" d1 T8 o8 \6 S9 C# ^• 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
3 q- G3 Y9 z, a2 I( }• 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)
" \) x. j8 h* c• 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant  
* C. s" q6 ^( y9 j7 g• 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
0 G, P' u; V9 D0 x- i• 吧台 bar counter
% G; H8 B  X: Y( g% t; x4 C• 把握大局 grasp the overall situation  
7 M4 o$ |: w/ t" r6 @5 `• 八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight.
2 l- n% S1 g* @" d1 i: e% i- S• 八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua
• 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
. |5 j, y( K7 T% L) I• 白领犯罪 white-collar crime
, I4 t! z$ b4 K, H• 白领工人 white-collar worker
! L, R* T0 R( d9 |• 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
6 B+ x+ P3 m6 z* d% V5 F6 K• 百年老店 century-old shop
3 m2 L& s' n& D3 C/ ]• 白皮书 white paper
8 c/ z; @  @0 Q$ L. u* T• 白热化 white heat
• 白色农业 white agriculture
• 白色污染 white pollution
3 J9 m- c1 n9 P( i+ x• 摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty
0 @& y( u. V& u2 n• 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
• 百般拖延 do everything to postpone
7 F: B  b; g' q( y• 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers  
# v4 C8 m* I$ E; v6 a6 V' [+ U( p• 摆架子 put on airs  
) {7 F6 x; Z% K, }2 ~& r( Z• 白马王子 Prince Charming  
8 H, C/ i( G) J" j5 h: Q6 M6 L• 拜年 pay a New Year's visit  
• 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances  
; p( V  k5 h% a- k' ?; e) [• 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  
& A1 z* o0 S; A6 M& Z• 白雪公主 Snow White  
• 半边天 half the sky
• 班车 shuttle bus
7 C& n5 n  z8 h• 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
• 板儿寸 crew cut  
& j: e, l: Z/ |+ L• 办公室设备 office equipment
5 D& G0 d3 I/ y: C• 办公自动化 OA (Office Automation)  
• 半官方贸易 semi-official trade

OliveOil

• 颁奖大会 award presentation ceremony
" y& B+ I! l6 Y• 半决赛 semifinal
$ R5 E' c) o5 k$ Y1 B• 半决赛四强 four semifinalists
/ C; h& w& ]  V/ w# \/ _0 n• 半拉子工程 uncompleted project  
2 i& h( E7 b( b5 p/ O• 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building
• 斑马线 zebra crossing
, q& ~# d- [) U( B& m, k• 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
" C1 w" C' Q& I9 @" N8 E• 版权法 copyright law
• 版权贸易 copyright business
• 版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted
• 伴生矿 associated minerals
! L$ h# @( d/ Z% k) M• 版税率 royalty rate
• 半托 day care (for kids)  
; W; Q$ A0 P  F5 h% D• 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
# v  A5 i# b0 c0 G. Q, c+ D• 帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss of death
• 傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybag  
8 r) ]1 k4 L( i• 棒球运动记者 scribe  
* i) Z  [! t# |• 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
* D9 I" Z. ]5 ]1 W7 V5 ]" s8 ~* }• 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
5 J, ], e" x! ~8 A' m" ]• 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)
7 ]# X0 D6 L0 p8 P7 L• 包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house (for exclusive use)
6 V- F* H; S1 H% I$ T• 报复性关税 retaliatory duty
% M  B* P4 }$ @2 q7 f" e# k/ j( `• 包干到户 work contracted to household
• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash
包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell
• 曝光 make public; expose
* H+ A' J  j; R+ d) L• 保护关税 protective duty/tariff
& K: t( d: f$ R; p  o; S• 保护价格 protective price
& W' U" z* U7 l7 o# n% m; B• 保护伞 protective umbrella
9 X+ G* g  n2 y1 ?5 |• 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
) I; o# P, ]- O. ~- o6 D• 包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane
• 报价单 quotation of prices
• 保健按摩 therapeutic massage
7 W, f% i. \  Q- J) o• 保健操 health exercises
• 保监会 the China Insurance Regulatory Commission

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• 保健品 health care products
: K: L/ A, g) J5 }  ]# C- z• 保健食品 health-care food  
• 报界 the press
• 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up
• 暴力片 splatter film
• 保龄球 bowling
• 保龄球馆 bowling alley
6 B# ~* s3 e! S, x$ `3 n4 ^- ^• 保释 on bail
8 \) X2 a6 R! j) c. v: P8 u• 保税仓库 bonded warehouse
• 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area; tax-protected zone
+ k) S& L1 M2 ~) `• 保外帮教 remain out of custody by receiving help from the family or work unit
* K' s$ t# B! `; T/ z• 报喜不报忧 report only the good but not the bad
  e; G: M3 ~7 h6 r• 保息股票 guaranteed stock
! t% H* d# v" `" E& K# T9 Q• 报销 apply for reimbursement
• 包销人 underwriter
• 包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products
; U3 ^" E" M" V- l- ^• 保障措施 supporting measures
5 x, P9 C( G& k* s# x4 o6 I• 保证金账户 margin account
* j4 o9 o' V5 a5 D& {• 保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods and materials
+ z! F* q# ]* Y4 T. C• 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
• 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  
1 N: p" M+ l& \! \6 R2 j• 报关员 declarant  
: I/ \4 X* u& F- b• 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project  
• 保健食品 health-care food  
; w* |& C) m) \6 N8 ~• 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit
• 保理业务 factoring business  
; q9 \, I% v2 j6 f• 保险费 insurance premium
# W' d; I" N3 B; v, Q• 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  
• 保证金 margins, collateral  
# ]4 T* ]3 n& [! ~• 保证决策的科学化和民主化 ensure the decision-making more scientific and democratic
, }5 ~# T' p! |  z- h$ x6 T: 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
" i, P& P8 B0 g4 k1 O) ~• 背黑锅 become a scapegoat
• 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 c  t) W6 q5 e1 r• 北京四环路 the fourth ring road in Beijing  
' S1 ]' x/ i1 Y; M# J& p" [2 e• 《北美自由贸易协定》 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)  
4 K$ S/ m# U1 ?% F2 u; `* W• 背投屏幕 rear projection screen  
0 Y+ J( j4 B( k: Q8 w6 a• 备用资金 reserve fund
$ h: d; r8 h4 w) g4 T0 t/ n• 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
• 北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank  
% h! u: i' d2 F0 V2 v* i• 被摘牌的公司 delisted company  
• 本垒打 circuit clout, four-master, round trip  
+ [$ Z9 V- m9 `4 _, q, a  `* k0 I• 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
6 D; ]2 n0 P. o3 K( l7 r• 本土化 localilzation
• 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life  
• 本本主义 bookishness; book worship  
/ W& [& f/ u4 e3 }2 Q1 @• 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica  
: y$ ^5 F6 N8 ^1 K1 p% ~• 蹦迪 disco dancing
# d: D* p2 @' n6 h' Y• 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping  
• 闭关政策 closed-door policy
• 比基尼 bikini
/ I# n" m9 k$ f* u' W• 比较文学 comparative literature
• 比较经济学 comparative economics
% \7 J% \1 Q  Z) y* M" `0 {• 闭卷 closed-book exam
• 闭路电视 close-circuit television  
4 R2 j9 K% u$ K# G7 H- s0 D• 闭门羹 given a cold shoulder  
: e7 d! q+ C: f( P" }: R# M• 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”
; x9 s! e! O; z7 _" ~& u* N; O• 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
6 [/ ^: o+ i" j• 毕业生分配制度 assignment system for graduates
• 便当 brown bag
* O) P1 y. g8 E5 y: `8 A7 C" s3 A• 边防证 fronter pass
: z: J* v$ N9 n# _( |. w• 边际效益 marginal benefit
• 便民服务 service for the convenience of the customers
7 }% N' N9 n2 [, c! j• 变相涨价 disguised inflation
• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer
• 便衣警察 police in plain clothes
• 边远地区 remote and border areas
' c: Z' F3 B; @9 ?1 O. ~) c& u• 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
3 N; d4 q# N. H• 边际报酬 marginal return  
( t  O3 j* ^1 d! i6 }+ T• 边际薪酬 marginal salaries
1 o7 l! f8 |6 _( D• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer  
$ Z! Y6 A$ y* Z• 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
$ t8 Y% x! l6 L5 N9 y• 标准普通话 standard mandarin
• 表见代理 agency by estoppel
• 标书 bidding documents  
• 表演赛 demonstration match  
3 W  l6 |& [3 u$ ^• 冰雕 ice sculpture
• 病毒性感染 viral infection
• 兵工企业 munitions factory; arsenal
. A) c: V7 Z2 U- u; w• 兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures
* u5 K9 {* \$ \& }% O• 并网发电 combined to the grid
• 冰毒 "ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug"  
1 B  O3 Y' p6 Z, l" o2 L& Y* Y• 病毒性感冒 viral influenza
; |, Y1 |! v$ {. n; ~; K• 秉公办案 handle cases impartially
• 秉公执法 enforce laws impartially
6 Y* `" U1 \$ u7 M! Q" b8 a: n• 鼻烟壶 snuff bottle
) C' g, l  _, e3 d3 ?• 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
7 z% T( l; v+ q* B/ [$ q3 l• 《伯尔尼公约》（有关保护文学和艺术作品版权的公约） Berne Convention  
' v8 C5 I, y1 R$ l, ~$ E• 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
7 q+ x! r2 e& a; ~• 博士后 post-doctoral
• 博士生导师 tutor of a Ph.D. student
• 博彩（业） lottery industry  
• 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody  
) l. ~) C2 l" {) X* f4 P9 U9 G2 M3 o• 薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
+ u. P# B6 w) A0 Y$ Z• 博士生 Ph.D candidate  
• BP 机 beeper, pager
0 ^2 q$ R% |# b1 Y4 y• B to B (B2B) business to business  
• B to C (B2C) business to consumer  
• 不安全性行为 unprotected sex
9 G( g% t3 n8 J• 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  
• 不承诺放弃使用武力 will not commit ourselves to rule out the use of force
* L. e7 s' ~6 a2 R' T+ I) |• 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. "  
- o" V) X4 o" P1 B• 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.  
( X! L% B0 Q; n+ I• 不得转让 not negotiable
0 q) f7 h3 P5 ~; Y5 k• 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result  
• 不感冒 have no interest
+ h1 E8 p% n& c+ d9 q5 m  B• 不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower
+ x; P, R, G$ G  G• 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
• 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.  
; [4 m2 Y$ r1 S6 |+ p0 Q2 G• 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement
• 不可抗力 force majeure  
• 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation
) W, L- M  F# l8 K• 不可再生资源 non-renewable resources  
• 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods System  
4 P& c' E* X+ B4 }- I$ D9 s! p• 不良贷款 non-performing loan  
  n% t5 V9 G' V9 y• 不买帐 not take it; not go for it
2 B0 T3 D1 d# A3 G8 i& L, t  w• 不眠之夜 white night　
- e$ L/ X$ o/ C; g( |& s• 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
4 k8 i- j5 J# R' w. s• 补缺选举 by-election  
• 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.  
• 不速之客 gate-crasher
& N' f: i+ D" }0 W' s• 不惜一切代价 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best  
& q' E6 d2 d' ~( n; z5 ~• 不信任投票 vote of non-confidence
- f8 g1 K7 P! J6 I" X0 f• 步行街 pedestrian street  
! c/ a/ \3 Q! D4 m• 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。