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  
0 j/ e  {9 V1 n* A1 [% U• A股市场 A share market  
' j- d+ M7 _( D1 k0 i• 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
• 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages
• 爱国统一战线 patriotic united front
- p" e! r- H! A5 A6 `& V/ }• 爱国卫生运动 patriotic sanitation campaign  
• “爱国者”导弹 Patriot missile
# @4 ^$ _) C* q6 R• 爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace
• 爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
5 m5 C3 s4 P; P, Y• 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
- @2 Q) r. i' W$ E( P• 爱心工程 Loving Care Project
- D" x, Q' F* l# w3 h$ g• 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 Y' F' ]% b) s" Y5 l. I% N, V• 安家费 settling-in allowance
• 按键式电话 push-botton phone; Touch-Tone; keyphone
. y7 ]1 j1 K  A7 i• 安乐死 euthanasia
• 安理会 Security Council
; ^1 ]) k; X  V( G$ C• 安全岛 safety strip
( F/ A8 r4 ^& f& d' z5 M• 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  
• 安慰奖 consolation prize  
6 c$ i: I8 V% m( `  X& H$ r$ M4 n• 暗箱操作 black case work
• 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority
& \: M; R# N2 m0 Z• 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  
8 e& r9 T2 R! \3 J3 C; D- {$ h• 有计划按比例发展planned, proportionate development; develop proportionately; develop in a planned, proportionate way  
- M# r1 \3 h" H* u" j5 t. @• 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project  
• 按距离计费 vary the charge according to how far away the destination is
/ E' q) W1 V8 p% w+ {' K: J9 C• 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  
• 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region  
% [. L2 I4 F  q9 Y" o1 ?• 奥委会 Olympic Committee
• 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul  
6 _. L: q% C& C• 奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult

OliveOil

首字母是 B 的词组共 259 个
/ J& O8 r/ d3 ]) X% b$ }• B超 type-B ultrasonic
• 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
/ A/ }2 M1 `  S$ _$ a/ @- R• 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)
: F$ C  f6 o5 s5 u5 e+ l• 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant  
• 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse  
5 n' H& u  G  Q# E! T' c. l+ D• 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
• 霸权主义 hegemonism
- t8 w: }, v  s. Q1 {) E( S& [• 吧台 bar counter
# D- j" D7 T, U& ]' x9 r1 J• 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.
• 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
' H; u6 M2 A1 Q* S3 j  F, d4 o• 白领犯罪 white-collar crime
• 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。)
3 V2 Y7 t7 _$ ?  R% U• 百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle
0 a8 O2 D4 F+ t* w, @: d2 \( J• 百年老店 century-old shop
• 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.
  M! S2 i; j: U9 {& p2 z• 百般拖延 do everything to postpone
8 e! k/ P; ~4 r  c• 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers  
• 摆架子 put on airs  
• 白马王子 Prince Charming  
• 拜年 pay a New Year's visit  
2 E1 k; a% c! {0 i6 q& L• 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances  
6 c+ B& x+ b& h# n, D' R. o• 白色行情表 white sheet  
, _, @; J& M8 O) C• 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
" A" N8 r# V' v0 I5 c• 板儿寸 crew cut  
• 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
• 半决赛 semifinal
• 半决赛四强 four semifinalists
• 半拉子工程 uncompleted project  
" |. \* [1 g3 U, \, k* L• 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building
" N. p0 |# I4 N% G  x! N8 [• 斑马线 zebra crossing
  Z2 U* f* T  M/ Y" i• 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
! @& d4 _' v9 g7 {9 j  t) k1 q• 版权贸易 copyright business
8 y& f, |7 b. b• 版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted
• 伴生矿 associated minerals
• 版税率 royalty rate
& y, [  r9 r$ c  d8 l( V: ?• 半托 day care (for kids)  
" P2 y; q( A5 l8 _& e, x• 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work  
6 P/ f; H4 E- q; o2 ^• 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
' T" ?' r1 _# Z/ v/ R4 P  c• 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
1 _+ t2 ~$ B7 f• 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
# f) U( `1 {/ ^, \( r1 Q7 ]& r• 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
! l% j/ F0 q6 D• 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
8 u' }# y' K' ~+ l$ L• 曝光 make public; expose
• 保护关税 protective duty/tariff
3 L/ B% W7 d5 u0 C: r/ |• 保护价格 protective price
, H" b7 M) R5 M1 c2 h• 保护伞 protective umbrella
• 保护生态环境 preserve the ecological environment
: {) q3 |* `/ s, w$ S1 H& d• 保护消费者合法权益 protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers
  q2 r5 m2 f1 M8 n! l• 保护主义 protectionism
8 ~8 q1 ~! E; b- K7 X3 o• 包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane
" g# ~; n  f& K0 D• 报价单 quotation of prices
• 保健按摩 therapeutic massage
% f$ w' M9 G2 q% |! `5 e' j. O1 h- u• 保健操 health exercises
, _- W  O$ {8 I; O• 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
( l5 m* j; W, z  |; v) D& S7 d• 暴力片 splatter film
• 保龄球 bowling
• 保龄球馆 bowling alley
• 保释 on bail
8 g; K# D3 A+ ^( _' X• 保税仓库 bonded warehouse
! \1 v5 r3 D9 B; J6 g• 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
; _! D. S0 S4 }8 m- i• 报喜不报忧 report only the good but not the bad
• 保息股票 guaranteed stock
• 报销 apply for reimbursement
• 包销人 underwriter
' Q4 M, u( ?/ N8 s$ z• 包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products
* n8 l8 e0 c+ X$ s4 r• 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
1 i* l) s. |0 |3 I. r4 c8 X• 保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate
/ V7 W8 w: \" ?• 保质期,保修期 shelf (storage) life; guarantee period
• 包装精美 delicately packed
• 包装业 package industry
$ C7 p8 @- O# Z, \+ L4 e• 保安员 security staff
7 I. q$ t" |- Y  N9 O' y0 [1 H• 包产到户 contract production quotas to individual households
4 D' Z; N# v) n% `  H" Q. v• 保持国有股 keep the State-held shares  
- h8 I. |5 L/ n9 S• 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds
• 包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)  
% o8 n  t+ w9 V• 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  
7 x; E  _4 d' d( n5 w% O• 报关员 declarant  
• 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project  
9 R2 G. {: `; [+ J• 保健食品 health-care food  
• 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit
. ?2 n* `, Y* A3 o& q0 R5 {; @6 i• 保理业务 factoring business  
• 保险费 insurance premium
• 保险赔付金额 compensation pay-outs
+ W- i' o8 f8 _  m. m; j• 保险索赔 insurance claim
• 保障合同和交易安全 guarantee contracts and safe dealings
7 ]4 T6 \% T/ i! J* t• 保障民众和社会免受安全威胁 protect the citizens and societies against security threats  
: P; m3 F  \7 X  U$ e$ ?, y• 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
7 m" J! R7 m9 B6 z, S• 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas  
# L3 X; V! Q! I2 Y• 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
6 E. S0 {, i) {9 U; a• 备件 spare parts  
( n. o0 \  Z3 @0 {2 Z• 被叫方付费电话 reverse charge call/ collect telephone call  
1 n  Z* @9 l9 ^, S  \• 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)  
2 o* K" U8 B9 i& r+ l• 背投屏幕 rear projection screen  
• 备用资金 reserve fund
+ {+ `. [9 L/ ?+ O  E. ^• 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.  
* k; _% B' {/ c( t' h6 ^7 Y• 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  
. C6 F, `. T1 u1 \; L) }8 F/ W( C* [• 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  
' P' V0 p" ^" P; K6 r2 {• 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.  
6 r, J! ]8 `8 I• 本票 cashier's cheque
1 d' Y( H+ }- e+ W3 L. y; M• 本土化 localilzation
• 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life  
• 本本主义 bookishness; book worship  
! y" J6 {; D1 q$ C  {8 q3 C• 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica  
• 蹦迪 disco dancing
  d% I; V( L- P/ U: o" z2 y! J• 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping  
$ T0 P9 v, Q: F5 `! }• 闭关政策 closed-door policy
• 比基尼 bikini
$ x  f* j) @& Q" |# g• 比较文学 comparative literature
• 比较经济学 comparative economics
• 闭卷 closed-book exam
* X( A) c2 J2 U! G. B& I5 Q: ~• 闭路电视 close-circuit television  
, c& z5 A% r# [$ D% g& ]' l• 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
0 h+ A5 q: I% Z/ n2 W5 [• 避嫌 avoid doing anything that may arouse suspicion
; r' F. j7 m5 y8 l• 毕业设计 graduation design
  W' r4 [' l8 ^' v+ a• 毕业生分配制度 assignment system for graduates
' U; I7 W9 p% O& y; h• 便当 brown bag
! t! A" n# [7 W; W• 边防证 fronter pass
7 w* q, ^! Z9 R: `" r+ T! e# r• 边际效益 marginal benefit
+ m( x# X( i! o5 G) D• 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
. n; O. V; A" Y• 便衣警察 police in plain clothes
• 边远地区 remote and border areas
! c& y" n: L+ n) I3 }/ J" Y• 边缘科学 borderline (boundary) science; fringe (border) discipline

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• 边远贫困地区 outlying poverty-stricken areas
8 A4 |1 F6 O  J: m• 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals
* I, W+ Q1 i/ V2 _3 p( U& Y• 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
$ U, s/ o4 k# C/ G* Q# ?• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer  
0 O; j, @0 }6 d) x* w• 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
0 ^# r. ?% }0 c, g& X• 标准普通话 standard mandarin
• 表见代理 agency by estoppel
" _/ ^5 C5 W* O/ j• 标书 bidding documents  
• 表演赛 demonstration match  
• 冰雕 ice sculpture
: F6 b: k0 [# C) g- I( U1 C- Z• 病毒性感染 viral infection
• 兵工企业 munitions factory; arsenal
+ ]6 t% {  P- q- m2 K" w• 兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures
• 并网发电 combined to the grid
• 冰毒 "ice, popular name for methamphetamine hydrochloride, a deadly addictive stimulant drug"  
* N6 S' ?0 r; o: G, u! w• 病毒性感冒 viral influenza
• 秉公办案 handle cases impartially
9 o. X4 j* q& ~' }4 [8 g' D• 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
. e2 w$ B* ]+ F* x7 q1 ^* S6 D• 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  
9 ^: A$ R  ^" R3 P8 U4 `# a• 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)
, V4 I& G8 [1 Y, D& d! n* f• 薄利多销 small profit, large sale volume
. ]" Q$ |! D# ^, }• 博士后 post-doctoral
• 博士生导师 tutor of a Ph.D. student
• 博彩（业） lottery industry  
3 k! i5 G- r7 J; `: }( W+ P• 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody  
" T! D$ k& A1 V• 薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
2 u7 p' `- `/ k• 博士生 Ph.D candidate  
3 G  m0 z( ?( N• BP 机 beeper, pager
7 D& l$ X  }5 Y! u• B to B (B2B) business to business  
6 y: N% y1 ^4 c$ R( F• B to C (B2C) business to consumer  
" C6 A& B. l, r5 s) t7 X7 a) j0 w• 不安全性行为 unprotected sex
• 不败记录 clean record, spotless record  
5 j" k0 o, }' O+ B• 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
+ M3 }' @7 h% K3 B' g, E; f* D5 L  _• 补偿贸易 compensatory trade
7 O: V8 X% n* s. I) Q5 X• 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force  
3 t: N7 \! @2 D% k• 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  
• 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.  
# Q5 r" D/ T( g+ N# g7 B8 d7 q/ h• 不得转让 not negotiable
• 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result  
3 {: e. {5 R- `3 i; i4 j' {* l• 不感冒 have no interest
, L/ U& h2 O1 _. Y• 不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower
8 a# h$ A7 {5 h$ K& M• 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
• 不怀恶意的谎言 white lie　　　　　　
• 不记名投票 secret ballot
8 Y7 K/ B# b( f" K7 N7 A• 《不见不散》 Be there or be square.  
/ w) J5 t7 \/ A* i1 Y5 j) }  ]• 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement
• 不可抗力 force majeure  
• 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation
• 不可再生资源 non-renewable resources  
+ D! J% b- Y  Z• 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods System  
2 R1 h+ h5 x% H# W- [1 x. H0 Y' z• 不良贷款 non-performing loan  
# B# T4 ]9 B3 c; T0 P% {8 ^' k- [• 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
7 g$ ]0 B! F6 O1 D5 e• 补缺选举 by-election  
• 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.  
1 ?% ?5 I* I7 r( R% i0 r" m• 不速之客 gate-crasher
0 _& j) P1 s  P• 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  
• 步行天桥 pedestrian overpass
9 H0 F& B. p7 o# P) \: Y0 g5 U• 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。