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  
• 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
9 Z) t4 k. \8 `( C4 r& L• 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages
• 爱国统一战线 patriotic united front
& |8 G' @5 f# z+ E; R) k• 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
9 ]  L; k1 Q; h6 E- w• 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
• 爱心工程 Loving Care Project
2 x* I/ b' k1 j) [• 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
• 安家费 settling-in allowance
; g6 a+ v1 w$ H7 w; C7 K• 按键式电话 push-botton phone; Touch-Tone; keyphone
• 安乐死 euthanasia
) n+ ~' t% w! y' l+ U4 v• 安理会 Security Council
# k1 M  c$ j# }; Y+ A• 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
• 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  
: b! _* h1 `, M: G/ u3 I9 c• 暗箱操作 black case work
8 _# o1 ]7 M, v8 r+ h! R• 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
& {" U8 x, ~, O• 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  
• 有计划按比例发展planned, proportionate development; develop proportionately; develop in a planned, proportionate way  
5 @3 V/ f. i7 m" z• 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project  
2 Q, P/ m+ N' ]2 E( H. s" A- q6 o• 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  
8 j) j9 N! T3 ?3 ?! j% B• 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly  
6 I# l/ M* A) v4 X* i• 奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit  
• 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region  
9 i1 T, T- J4 w: s# A0 O9 _& s• 奥委会 Olympic Committee
• 澳门大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul  
• 奥姆真理教 Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult

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首字母是 B 的词组共 259 个
; ?  L' a% o- P: A• B超 type-B ultrasonic
• 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
; l7 W5 E5 j1 P, x• 拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent
5 j) S" E& S2 a  a3 g) B# Z/ k* Y• 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)
• 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant  
• 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse  
) Y' E' X  ^+ b" g• 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
• 霸权主义 hegemonism
; e8 s9 z" L7 B& Z! A; `• 吧台 bar counter
• 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
• 白领犯罪 white-collar crime
• 白领工人 white-collar worker
. H' w! @6 Y; \. f6 i; S• 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
• 百年老店 century-old shop
; l4 g' q6 y# Z; d  J% J) n; K, Z• 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.
% y" P4 _1 C1 E/ x/ F( c9 G( s: C2 s• 百般拖延 do everything to postpone
, G1 r6 q% K$ x4 |! o• 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers  
• 摆架子 put on airs  
• 白马王子 Prince Charming  
. b% H8 M" ]/ v• 拜年 pay a New Year's visit  
& Z. g: Z5 w5 L7 S6 f• 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances  
• 白色行情表 white sheet  
) Y, b/ l# Y# j$ L4 a• 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  
. ^* ^& Q1 o; n0 d$ K5 T3 b• 半边天 half the sky
$ t- J8 X/ g: V% ?+ K; M  Z2 H7 o• 班车 shuttle bus
* m8 G% L3 q) Z: j# v• 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
• 板儿寸 crew cut  
( j9 ?5 L+ _* k4 x/ O, h0 M• 办公室设备 office equipment
• 办公自动化 OA (Office Automation)  
4 e9 `! B. u3 M; L. e6 @3 L9 j8 F2 H• 半官方贸易 semi-official trade

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• 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  
• 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building
• 斑马线 zebra crossing
• 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
& X) z; C% N/ Y3 l0 b9 y) a4 m, b6 A9 ^• 版权法 copyright law
• 版权贸易 copyright business
• 版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted
& Y% T5 ~7 n! v9 f• 伴生矿 associated minerals
• 版税率 royalty rate
& D+ s8 d: J+ t6 [• 半托 day care (for kids)  
5 Q; @( T$ E  o6 J  a9 t/ M• 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
• 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
& G! X9 P+ f$ x' l• 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)
& _  l* p: b' g; t9 E4 K( N• 报复性关税 retaliatory duty
) j- V( ]+ V; u. W' o• 包干到户 work contracted to household
• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash
2 O/ l+ J( }2 |- ]* A包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell
• 曝光 make public; expose
5 P5 H- g3 \1 G7 X• 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
• 保护主义 protectionism
* G: |& M3 F0 p7 V! ]  a& Y9 |. i, }• 包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane
• 报价单 quotation of prices
) W* A# C, U0 {7 ^) x• 保健按摩 therapeutic massage
5 K/ A6 T6 s, {• 保健操 health exercises
% H$ q; u( }  q( r2 ?/ G$ {2 z• 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
5 E1 f. |( _( G+ X  q( r( k1 \• 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
• 保释 on bail
• 保税仓库 bonded warehouse
• 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area; tax-protected zone
# ~) D8 p7 B" {% `• 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
* o/ X. F" r( }4 b• 包销人 underwriter
3 f" C: s5 o$ G! S* N4 z; @• 包修、包换、包赔制度 system of thee guarantees for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products
• 保障措施 supporting measures
0 Q0 v( _) H1 g; M6 v% y) I• 保证金账户 margin account
• 保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods and materials
% n( r# f. V" `- _! E• 保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate
) q7 Y: G  J+ p4 s0 c# n' E' S* p• 保质期,保修期 shelf (storage) life; guarantee period
• 包装精美 delicately packed
• 包装业 package industry
, x- w8 R: y0 m* p/ n8 w6 l9 f4 G9 P• 保安员 security staff
5 f# W7 o/ X6 c0 ~9 `. Y• 包产到户 contract production quotas to individual households
, Y7 ~: r* e' ~8 U• 保持国有股 keep the State-held shares  
: S" J. F$ J* E& S; j' d7 h5 ?7 T• 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds
* m  u4 b! t& @% c1 m+ B& E8 I• 包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)  
8 `+ r! o6 w: {: \. x• 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  
• 报关员 declarant  
• 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project  
7 E* s: a/ v$ ?* T* R$ u• 保健食品 health-care food  
• 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit
$ ]; }! m0 v. g- @• 保理业务 factoring business  
• 保险费 insurance premium
& A0 j8 i, G. U! w  B2 u• 保险赔付金额 compensation pay-outs
• 保险索赔 insurance claim
' K" G. m5 M( j/ n+ r+ S• 保障合同和交易安全 guarantee contracts and safe dealings
' ~: k* D3 ?; k  a• 保障民众和社会免受安全威胁 protect the citizens and societies against security threats  
7 S6 G; i  u" o; A! \• 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
( H$ e& M+ H/ s2 j1 K0 H- o9 C" k• 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas  
9 ^5 y9 k& S# @/ E) \8 C' v• 保值储蓄 inflation-proof bank savings

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• 被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking
# W' j% T. n& d* ~" q6 D2 S• 背黑锅 become a scapegoat
% C) A/ |  b0 s• 备件 spare parts  
2 x9 ~, k7 M7 {( N: x• 被叫方付费电话 reverse charge call/ collect telephone call  
  }/ Q# s8 q% c5 u( s• 北京奥申委 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bidding Committee (BOBICO)  
3 G4 q7 r8 S3 r3 h1 w• 北京四环路 the fourth ring road in Beijing  
& g$ D" o: U. G5 \- S• 《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
3 ?3 g4 u. R$ B# \5 d" w( z• 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.  
# `. |* h- d! @/ j! y$ e• 北京航天指控中心 Beijing Aerospace Control Centre
" `; T1 a% a$ [/ G1 {• 北欧投资银行 Nordic Investment Bank  
2 v* G& w9 `5 y2 V• 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
5 f- Z! g2 N9 H+ {3 |" k• 本土化 localilzation
: v" N5 {5 ~$ i, Q4 O$ A• 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life  
• 本本主义 bookishness; book worship  
• 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica  
. }/ L& ^' d8 T2 k9 o• 蹦迪 disco dancing
• 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping  
6 E* @1 N' R2 k) Y$ u8 D- P• 闭关政策 closed-door policy
• 比基尼 bikini
• 比较文学 comparative literature
6 X& i. K2 \  Q0 j• 比较经济学 comparative economics
0 b$ |# p5 ?  Z% V- Y• 闭卷 closed-book exam
7 J7 q5 ~; F# F4 S; Z8 x9 N• 闭路电视 close-circuit television  
• 闭门羹 given a cold shoulder  
; Z" a& R$ f, Y; b2 b( y+ ?• 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”
6 q) E/ ]3 H" i3 u• 逼上梁山 be driven to do something  
( j  F7 z0 }3 \. D" [% f- Y0 A0 F1 M• 避税 tax avoidance
5 ]: Q: Y3 Q4 l" U8 O• 避嫌 avoid doing anything that may arouse suspicion
1 r. Z2 H4 k' y• 毕业设计 graduation design
• 毕业生分配制度 assignment system for graduates
• 便当 brown bag
9 Z, q( }( K9 a; r0 R$ ^/ K$ D• 边防证 fronter pass
• 边际效益 marginal benefit
) y( V! R3 h4 O8 M• 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
* v) o1 ]: }* X0 z) g3 Y4 G• 便衣警察 police in plain clothes
" `5 H0 G5 R/ a8 A. C• 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
1 y, k1 S$ E7 L8 m' }% [) G• 边缘知识人 Marginal intellectuals
• 贬值 devalue, devaluate, depreciate (of a currency)
. X; f/ s+ Q. y4 F+ w• 变废为宝 make waste profitable
- ?9 ]) {; c7 P4 w• 边际报酬 marginal return  
• 边际薪酬 marginal salaries
• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer  
- B! _8 u- _- m4 w" F2 ~$ W• 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
• 标准普通话 standard mandarin
" T2 k5 Z3 Y8 R8 j: V• 表见代理 agency by estoppel
• 标书 bidding documents  
3 _0 F' X# r! @3 s$ ^• 表演赛 demonstration match  
• 冰雕 ice sculpture
; {% Z  M% |& Q! J6 b* F• 病毒性感染 viral infection
6 a0 y6 i. a- t2 Y6 {/ g• 兵工企业 munitions factory; arsenal
• 兵马俑 terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures
9 w5 d  O. ^0 x8 i% X1 ]' Q• 并网发电 combined to the grid
6 j# `+ c) ^( ^( Q5 I2 W$ B, H• 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
* e: B  ?, }# p# c& I2 j• 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
2 y, l  c; Y+ b1 f1 F• 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  
8 a7 j. m" o2 N9 P' ^6 v) |• 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
3 v# z0 f8 G+ F6 z• 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  
! ^, ~6 D, x5 ~7 a, k• 薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
3 k7 s1 w1 ]6 y' l4 R# A( B7 ^• 博士生 Ph.D candidate  
# O8 x7 @% t' J( L• BP 机 beeper, pager
• B to B (B2B) business to business  
8 g% |1 f  I- O* m• B to C (B2C) business to consumer  
• 不安全性行为 unprotected sex
• 不败记录 clean record, spotless record  
3 \: f0 ^  ^( ]/ g% S1 R  Z" S7 y• 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
6 C4 Q' o0 c' `6 n3 r6 k• 补偿贸易 compensatory trade
% A6 p, Y( G- R! s• 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
/ _/ w. I; O) R+ N0 P) i  s! }: K• 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. "  
  H$ s; b0 ~' P• 布达拉宫 the Potala Palace  
3 `/ |* q; z7 i# @. Y. T2 q" K• 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.  
3 Y% f6 z9 G% n5 {( l• 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 Q: w3 s) \7 D7 C4 B• 不感冒 have no interest
" h9 m+ d8 h+ t+ ?5 k% }• 不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower
• 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
  }# {( {8 k9 B0 O2 v4 a, ^• 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
• 不可抗力 force majeure  
1 M( E! X. r- T; n7 z• 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation
& v4 n2 K8 A/ C( C$ {• 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  
6 \/ E  H3 w, X. K$ i  }• 不买帐 not take it; not go for it
• 不眠之夜 white night　
$ m8 u3 z! [, L5 m6 L• 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO)
! V& r  Z  A; Q$ Z! l1 b- l• 不拿原则换人情 refrain from seeking personal favor at the expense of principle
8 u! p, I9 I/ \: ^; Y+ O& z5 h• 补缺选举 by-election  
• 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.  
* \) i7 M4 J' ], i• 不速之客 gate-crasher
% F2 L/ ]5 `( L5 v% b• 不惜一切代价 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best  
& h8 T3 p) S& Q9 E, ?: L5 U• 不信任投票 vote of non-confidence
5 t9 o5 h& G4 l+ s! W: }! g' L• 步行街 pedestrian street  
• 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。