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  
• A股市场 A share market  
. V: ~' R9 j0 z9 h; y+ O• 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
• 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages
* I  d' G, j/ O• 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
  ?+ l. x5 Q5 p4 C- Z( J, R2 ?• 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)  
* F- A) Z. ?" `) ~• 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
• 安乐死 euthanasia
" }+ D4 H9 \/ A$ G• 安理会 Security Council
+ X- _2 y  s0 E3 n- r$ ?• 安全岛 safety strip
• 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
% `% `2 l5 _3 o( b) {& a% ~- k• 按时足额发放基本养老金 pay the pensions of retirees on time and in full  
: o, H1 c2 ]0 v  F* {• 安慰奖 consolation prize  
• 暗箱操作 black case work
! L0 Q8 \* [7 y• 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority
! h5 Z0 |+ r8 w) y• 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
! O7 D; f, I8 Q% [$ }• 按揭贷款 mortgage loan  
• 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house  
6 m2 A7 K8 ^' g* M7 _9 n• 有计划按比例发展planned, proportionate development; develop proportionately; develop in a planned, proportionate way  
# r# u. S8 B2 n6 t& t• 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project  
# B  e( O7 {( V& r4 z2 h• 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  
• 奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit  
2 v9 k2 O0 R9 a• 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region  
2 y9 j% c$ n5 k- `1 C- N• 奥委会 Olympic Committee
• 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul  
+ ^) O$ x6 K# n1 K6 P) A7 F0 d• 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
; E1 B$ Z$ i* Q6 V2 Y• 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
• 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)
0 T. s- v! x) B7 l2 X* a! `' l• 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant  
% e4 H3 _5 {. R" f7 g) t9 l  v• 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse  
. Z& o* `1 O( j8 D( @• 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
• 霸权主义 hegemonism
• 吧台 bar counter
- J2 r& @5 U  z5 B' ^# |• 把握大局 grasp the overall situation  
9 L( }/ S% O; H7 O  w• 八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight.
• 八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua
+ Y1 h- A& ~$ }( b( o5 `• 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
, G. G5 h, y/ U4 ^• 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。)
• 百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle
, U. N5 W0 n9 o, S& n5 Q7 O• 百年老店 century-old shop
• 白皮书 white paper
• 白热化 white heat
• 白色农业 white agriculture
( T9 V  B4 o% ?• 白色污染 white pollution
• 摆脱贫困 shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty
& G2 o+ @) v2 b8 k• 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
7 Y! H! J6 D3 b• 百般拖延 do everything to postpone
• 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers  
8 w: E; e4 h: y' s7 Z* }% D8 D• 摆架子 put on airs  
• 白马王子 Prince Charming  
0 E2 k: ~* `' N2 a• 拜年 pay a New Year's visit  
• 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances  
• 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  
$ H3 J2 T: {# F  Y• 半边天 half the sky
  e7 `- M$ [0 X8 M& ~• 班车 shuttle bus
• 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
) T/ N( |+ i5 v• 板儿寸 crew cut  
' |" U& l* ^6 E; V• 办公室设备 office equipment
• 办公自动化 OA (Office Automation)  
7 P  Z1 z& H) i* L• 半官方贸易 semi-official trade

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• 颁奖大会 award presentation ceremony
$ `) h$ [; F: L3 f9 Y4 X0 _) F• 半决赛 semifinal
7 W  v! i( J7 |3 H4 t# T- e• 半决赛四强 four semifinalists
• 半拉子工程 uncompleted project  
• 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building
• 斑马线 zebra crossing
5 x5 K. {- R. s) _4 r" m+ z• 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
* h" i' Q2 E& A8 E• 版权贸易 copyright business
• 版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted
• 伴生矿 associated minerals
• 版税率 royalty rate
% S8 U  M2 q8 g5 J: r' p• 半托 day care (for kids)  
• 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work  
/ y5 ]# @" A2 Y• 伴宴人员 escort  
& j9 g$ |; c4 X. @+ p! U# Z2 C' W• 搬运工人 transport worker
• 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  
• 棒球运动记者 scribe  
: s  y' ~# `. L$ Y' g7 y* i" r• 包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle
# U7 A' f& u2 @• 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)
" l: f1 I! T5 `- J( [8 j• 包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house (for exclusive use)
+ C( `, G0 E+ ]2 `' n9 q• 报复性关税 retaliatory duty
( v5 r- @1 c1 B/ M+ |! Z• 包干到户 work contracted to household
' J8 I/ T( q/ j# U7 w0 k• 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
1 y/ u: `# `& b6 ^  S% D7 j• 曝光 make public; expose
• 保护关税 protective duty/tariff
* X! {4 D3 q: l• 保护价格 protective price
  B6 ?) u- l: B8 b% F4 O/ N• 保护伞 protective umbrella
6 n$ {4 S% y* n4 e2 H• 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
% O& Q, o8 d: f$ x) x# q  l1 d• 包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane
4 `: v$ Y/ _3 Q# G8 I• 报价单 quotation of prices
• 保健按摩 therapeutic massage
• 保健操 health exercises
5 R9 b9 S1 k$ Q$ K6 k# ?8 [( |• 保监会 the China Insurance Regulatory Commission

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• 保健品 health care products
6 n9 y) l( d3 m/ e, X0 T( s• 保健食品 health-care food  
• 报界 the press
• 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up
" K$ Z, j/ `$ E' Y. {/ |* X• 暴力片 splatter film
+ e7 b" F3 m2 S: s; }7 _• 保龄球 bowling
) e' x# y  {8 g4 I  v• 保龄球馆 bowling alley
9 Q: Z2 X, Q- K• 保释 on bail
• 保税仓库 bonded warehouse
• 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area; tax-protected zone
3 l: w/ h! M5 h' x# D: p5 ^• 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
• 报销 apply for reimbursement
: c6 u( o) Z# z; ^  u- a. g, h  ?• 包销人 underwriter
• 包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products
! k1 g+ q5 C( S• 保障措施 supporting measures
: D1 s2 g" ?5 ^1 s• 保证金账户 margin account
5 }3 d1 J( q' u, w• 保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods and materials
! N% `( {+ |0 v7 k6 A( P5 q• 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
7 V; Y) ^% `! g+ r6 B; R5 J( @( C• 保安员 security staff
4 w- D9 ~  a( X  O: j& M2 |• 包产到户 contract production quotas to individual households
• 保持国有股 keep the State-held shares  
+ P2 `& O9 a: }7 e$ M' N  Y* T• 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds
3 k. _+ f1 l2 s. C6 i1 _• 包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)  
• 包干到户 work contracted to households  
* c0 F/ W6 i7 C! v) v  v. f• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash  
- i" m. M% f. H7 m, l. 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  
* S1 M, X7 N6 D9 p; F7 G• 保健食品 health-care food  
• 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit
( [  O& m" l( y• 保理业务 factoring business  
( Z7 `8 t* O9 f3 X& l+ L. m3 v7 v• 保险费 insurance premium
• 保险赔付金额 compensation pay-outs
6 D4 V3 u$ L' f0 o+ ?+ a: e8 x8 h% R• 保险索赔 insurance claim
3 L4 J% r0 a3 p" }/ T, h2 f• 保障合同和交易安全 guarantee contracts and safe dealings
+ e' _% [) [9 f) n  d• 保障民众和社会免受安全威胁 protect the citizens and societies against security threats  
& T( x! Q) T, F& A% M• 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
  i& k, e, @0 D5 b& z# X" u• 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas  
6 m) B. ~: G* K+ Z. j# {• 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
• 备件 spare parts  
& L& z  P1 q% i9 \7 ?+ u• 被叫方付费电话 reverse charge call/ collect telephone call  
# g) x! W0 _! N( e4 U0 ?* n• 北京奥申委 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bidding Committee (BOBICO)  
8 j5 H% Y1 Z( u• 北京四环路 the fourth ring road in Beijing  
. h+ L( T: f+ i9 r• 《北美自由贸易协定》 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)  
1 ~( ~* M' s, t! w3 W• 背投屏幕 rear projection screen  
• 备用资金 reserve fund
• 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.  
2 ~, O; a6 Q) D1 K  M- j; r• 北京航天指控中心 Beijing Aerospace Control Centre
• 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  
' z# Q( o$ j- Z0 s• 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.  
+ H' `4 |3 @" [% m! j- {" g' N( Y• 本票 cashier's cheque
• 本土化 localilzation
• 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life  
' D- D6 \8 y  }" V• 本本主义 bookishness; book worship  
• 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica  
4 F5 O0 Y& n: [, w% K4 d- H• 蹦迪 disco dancing
• 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping  
• 闭关政策 closed-door policy
1 W% F! s. p1 P" l& k0 ]$ k• 比基尼 bikini
• 比较文学 comparative literature
5 W# c4 U. b; N. f  M# K$ L• 比较经济学 comparative economics
3 ~: h/ ]' Q* D9 Q4 X2 B• 闭卷 closed-book exam
& q- x! S8 X" ]& Y. C• 闭路电视 close-circuit television  
• 闭门羹 given a cold shoulder  
! C( v. E% ]1 F& ], |, H2 h3 `$ k0 q• 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”
7 S* L9 `" C: |* n! X4 }• 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
5 c- y* z& |& E9 |" S" @8 {; A! f• 便当 brown bag
• 边防证 fronter pass
" {$ r  ~8 J/ l1 m0 u• 边际效益 marginal benefit
) W# F, ~9 N5 n$ J1 K5 I0 S• 便民服务 service for the convenience of the customers
• 变相涨价 disguised inflation
• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer
• 便衣警察 police in plain clothes
. s& U2 Z# A! {+ t% \* b9 a• 边远地区 remote and border areas
• 边缘科学 borderline (boundary) science; fringe (border) discipline

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• 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas
. @. ?% J, }& s$ B! |• 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals
) D( l9 J! c- \2 o4 f2 X• 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)
# c8 G( p& U/ W8 z1 B" {" \- a) \• 变废为宝 make waste profitable
• 边际报酬 marginal return  
• 边际薪酬 marginal salaries
( V7 c- O  X4 a3 y. g• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer  
• 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
• 标准普通话 standard mandarin
• 表见代理 agency by estoppel
• 标书 bidding documents  
  s7 d9 K% D# G: ]8 E/ V: F• 表演赛 demonstration match  
• 冰雕 ice sculpture
• 病毒性感染 viral infection
• 兵工企业 munitions factory; arsenal
% u! ]) Z* F" Y/ ?- N5 K• 兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures
, I. A7 Q) K# ^9 d: s• 并网发电 combined to the grid
• 冰毒 "ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug"  
& e0 Z$ `$ x0 R• 病毒性感冒 viral influenza
5 ^* V$ F6 M/ h: A• 秉公办案 handle cases impartially
- ?! }/ n3 a# M2 `) G( V3 t( w; N• 秉公执法 enforce laws impartially
" W5 g7 E2 X& x• 鼻烟壶 snuff bottle
! i) }" I& n1 x- }• 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
/ }# \0 U. V1 r6 ~3 k7 x• 《伯尔尼公约》（有关保护文学和艺术作品版权的公约） Berne Convention  
' e5 `9 F. ~- g) N# [• 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
' r  z+ z6 A. I# `$ J; l• 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  
• 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  
• B to C (B2C) business to consumer  
1 `* L- ?3 H7 S; @: T/ W" u' A• 不安全性行为 unprotected sex
2 Y. X" E! R+ C2 T; O  ~• 不败记录 clean record, spotless record  
• 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
' s% P% Y7 U! J( V• 补偿贸易 compensatory trade
: E9 f# G; |8 f, N, }! B• 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force  
! q! _" S1 V! B; _4 h0 Z: j, L• 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. "  
• 布达拉宫 the Potala Palace  
9 N: A2 M3 P7 y$ l+ c! m: _• 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
; D6 A3 R& @6 I• 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result  
$ D3 W  n' c! s. D  c• 不感冒 have no interest
# [& n: y! C! j) ]8 V- L• 不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower
8 q: S3 o% W, ]3 Z4 M) {• 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
• 不怀恶意的谎言 white lie　　　　　　
  A5 s- t; z9 ^* `. h1 a+ ~• 不记名投票 secret ballot
• 《不见不散》 Be there or be square.  
• 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement
• 不可抗力 force majeure  
/ [1 g7 a- I9 l" o$ h0 o$ c9 P• 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation
• 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　
: }/ `% A7 }; D' J: F$ E• 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO)
2 j0 U) p' y! Q1 R5 z• 不拿原则换人情 refrain from seeking personal favor at the expense of principle
• 补缺选举 by-election  
" s8 a8 c' y- N7 R5 X• 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.  
4 I  K$ s" \) R" J3 B$ k. T8 t- L• 不速之客 gate-crasher
9 Y1 m. V, X4 l) n. f6 E1 i$ k• 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
: [! q. }: `% ^1 l• 步行街 pedestrian street  
• 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass
9 h. I) o/ [" Y9 d) \4 W* |" q• 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。