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  
  }: k6 S9 @* Q; c: I& v8 G) b• A股市场 A share market  
7 m( z( ^+ l# K! ?; d/ A• 爱尔兰共和军 Irish Republic Army (IRA)
3 m7 ~- u9 `" r5 ]6 o3 d: ?& T• 爱国民主人士 patriotic democratic personages
9 Z; d6 a& K+ ]: ]0 M9 U9 r• 爱国统一战线 patriotic united front
• 爱国卫生运动 patriotic sanitation campaign  
$ h6 N+ q* G1 N3 ~, w( a• “爱国者”导弹 Patriot missile
• 爱丽舍宫 Elysée Palace
, s& i% q# f. |, ], x2 u• 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)  
% G1 P1 \4 D" G/ G• 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
• 安理会 Security Council
0 H) J5 N; G3 R. n  z2 g• 安全岛 safety strip
: A+ ~. g. T/ f. h' H4 s7 T• 安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.
3 Z' z6 N6 b2 U3 y• 安全专项整治 carry out more special programs to address safty problems
$ S6 b; T$ w$ @# P6 B• 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 {& x" A7 I1 v* H/ \1 j• 暗箱操作 black case work
. ~0 r7 o9 X1 G& d8 ^• 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
' O) i. k3 s6 x3 O• 安第斯集团峰会（拉美国家） Andean Summit
' X4 ?! \: |8 Q. y) O3 F) ]• 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  
/ N5 {: ?! Y; a$ D1 v0 l; C• 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project  
0 I3 T/ w$ d9 {/ M: J/ n8 n• 按距离计费 vary the charge according to how far away the destination is
) C  \8 c) l9 I• 按劳分配 distribution according to one's performance  
. S. w1 {8 o9 K" g5 g• 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly  
0 U( V5 b8 t6 T& i3 ]* u$ N& D3 g• 奥林匹克精神 the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit  
$ }# P) o) v( k* R& b, C• 澳门特别行政区 the Macao Special Administrative Region  
0 f2 U, t7 K5 E• 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

OliveOil

首字母是 B 的词组共 259 个
• B超 type-B ultrasonic
• 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
4 [. C9 _% \; E4 A0 i# {# Q. j, M• 把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard
1 _$ ~6 V" `  X; a4 F' Z  v% X3 f• 拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent
( U% t* h, n. ?3 ]( ]' K; J+ }& }• 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)
• 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant  
6 i4 ^( V4 m# f( e• 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse  
* }8 |/ p1 ~# T+ V; a' `# t• 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody
• 霸权主义 hegemonism
: `* e& M# P9 O1 [. o. c7 s4 J. _• 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.
' Q2 @, D0 e' }7 ^6 z• 八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua
! Q1 M% a$ `$ V• 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
& `1 e- |  d5 s: }0 ~3 e6 X• 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
7 N4 o6 X$ c( P9 T0 c2 J, {• 百年老店 century-old shop
+ J$ E7 d- f5 y4 t. f• 白皮书 white paper
• 白热化 white heat
1 l, Z) C9 X$ ~+ B( O! p• 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.
• 百般拖延 do everything to postpone
• 拜把兄弟 sworn brothers  
% F) ~, a) t- y• 摆架子 put on airs  
• 白马王子 Prince Charming  
• 拜年 pay a New Year's visit  
) G+ q, ]) D# U! N' z• 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances  
7 K" z3 [$ w* t8 d• 白色行情表 white sheet  
% y1 W7 s/ f2 x/ G* U6 P) v• 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  
8 c8 b: q, P' n1 D# D• 白雪公主 Snow White  
6 D' n. O: l* i• 半边天 half the sky
• 班车 shuttle bus
5 g- P% H% y% i& T6 a• 半成品 semi-manufactured goods; semi-finished products
9 h* _. P2 i3 b) c) v7 j) D• 板儿寸 crew cut  
$ e) Z0 w. D  b) ]( R' `0 N8 _• 办公室设备 office equipment
• 办公自动化 OA (Office Automation)  
• 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
; y4 d3 I4 {) b• 半拉子工程 uncompleted project  
' @# w* [+ C: {+ a% D+ ~: n• 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building
• 斑马线 zebra crossing
' k% ^" V1 O- g* B' b; h- y) D( b• 班门弄斧 teach one's grandma to suck eggs
/ G5 g8 M, ^" q• 办年货 do New Year's shopping  
, |5 W9 h. V0 p8 M• 搬迁户 a relocated unit or household
• 版权法 copyright law
: V2 A- W4 H: b- r: G$ W3 i• 版权贸易 copyright business
7 w' |) M4 ]/ I* T0 M: k• 版权所有 copyright reserved; copyrighted
• 伴生矿 associated minerals
5 \9 N6 o! B% k  b1 y/ n- w, B' h• 版税率 royalty rate
* Y2 r9 _! D& Q* ^• 半托 day care (for kids)  
; [" q3 T+ V/ r3 M6 V• 半脱产 partly released from productive labor; partly released from one's regular work  
, x1 }, j4 [- |6 D4 t' F) k• 伴宴人员 escort  
2 f# Q8 }# s, F9 _7 u$ E; c• 搬运工人 transport worker
• 帮倒忙 trying to help but causing more trouble in the process; kiss of death
9 S; s- r# @3 b6 T/ \• 傍大款 (of a girl) find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man; lean on a moneybag  
3 O6 u& r% _5 L# O• 棒球运动记者 scribe  
7 G& Y1 u7 r" B( {• 包车 to charter a vehicle (bus, train car, etc.); a chartered vehicle
  ], o' v4 K: A* ^" P7 v• 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
/ T% y: C2 Y& T7 `3 y+ |• 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)
9 W  v8 Z- _- `! O• 包房 to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest house (for exclusive use)
; O- Y% `* k# U% u8 a, T5 n• 报复性关税 retaliatory duty
8 Z) S: |" X3 ]# Y" a* w9 M) z• 包干到户 work contracted to household
• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash
: Y# @$ }& P$ o4 s2 i; j包购包销 exclusive right to purchase and sell
. `# Z: \9 Z! {7 U$ v& p• 曝光 make public; expose
• 保护关税 protective duty/tariff
  ^% ]& `4 y" q8 a: [• 保护价格 protective price
: O6 Q9 ~; j6 n+ o9 g2 ]) M9 D$ h• 保护伞 protective umbrella
  N9 F, h1 D& V9 _3 }1 n0 J• 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
+ f1 c6 V7 v3 \# M: V• 保护主义 protectionism
( U& i6 l- \" B• 包机 charter a plane; a chartered plane
( I" p* w/ b6 K4 U• 报价单 quotation of prices
• 保健按摩 therapeutic massage
• 保健操 health exercises
9 Z9 [: U6 V8 e2 C  f• 保监会 the China Insurance Regulatory Commission

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• 保健品 health care products
% C8 f& u5 k5 L9 i- o• 保健食品 health-care food  
• 报界 the press
• 爆冷门 produce an unexpected winner; a dark horse bobbing up
! c* f5 t) M: h" X( z• 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
, h* Z, ^  O6 y. ~; o5 O• 保税区 the low-tax, tariff-free zone; bonded area; tax-protected zone
6 B$ k6 Z, c& g5 I* @9 J• 保外帮教 remain out of custody by receiving help from the family or work unit
0 C+ z  I  @' g/ t• 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
• 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
" a3 f0 K* @- J3 S! r- D- m• 保证金账户 margin account
, d0 ~2 y  B. l5 b: A0 f2 z" C• 保证物流畅通 ensure unimpeded flow of goods and materials
• 保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate
• 保质期,保修期 shelf (storage) life; guarantee period
/ y$ ^( C7 C' ~# S, o% H, I• 包装精美 delicately packed
9 W7 }1 O* S/ n, u+ d5 w' D• 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  
* a" ]" Q4 `" k& _7 F6 E! ]• 保持资本金充足 secure capital funds
( ?0 D7 t1 L8 J• 包二奶 have a concubine (originally a Cantonese expression)  
• 包干到户 work contracted to households  
* @. Z% o, \8 u+ |1 B) x7 ]• 包干制 overall rationing system; scheme of payment partly in kind and partly in cash  
0 F6 M  @2 F% a! j& c; i9 u3 C• 包工包料 contract for labor and materials  
• 报关员 declarant  
8 c  ^; F& l  q* I, H2 n+ p% o• 报国计划的实施 implementation of Dedicator's Project  
4 d5 o$ x6 C0 X: }( A• 保健食品 health-care food  
2 o% D& d3 [0 v• 暴利 excessive profit; windfall profit
• 保理业务 factoring business  
& l* N; f6 w  y$ }0 M8 i# d• 保险费 insurance premium
• 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  
9 z% A$ p6 m8 V2 y# N$ y• 保证决策的科学化和民主化 ensure the decision-making more scientific and democratic
% ]6 s7 a" d" A3 l5 ?% E• 保证重点支出 ensure funding for priority areas  
1 [7 P$ V( \' N( E* S6 }• 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
( w" B8 K7 j9 M" b8 }0 v9 e1 G• 备件 spare parts  
* w; ?" K0 Q/ o/ ~; ^! X: C• 被叫方付费电话 reverse charge call/ collect telephone call  
+ u" }# Z& h5 G  Y, a) n% I• 北京奥申委 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bidding Committee (BOBICO)  
• 北京四环路 the fourth ring road in Beijing  
. L5 X+ s4 L! ?! Q  `• 《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
  U  j" }" X  W2 f7 t$ V$ M• 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.  
) D3 \5 Y% m2 i1 e• 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  
* v. d9 w8 x" v7 ]/ |6 S• 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
" k- F% @. u3 j, {9 e• 本土化 localilzation
• 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life  
• 本本主义 bookishness; book worship  
5 v- V  |4 a( a; C4 O• 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica  
% k. {9 z/ z( y$ ]/ i• 蹦迪 disco dancing
; {5 p# A. n6 [& U9 P• 蹦极 bungee, bungee jumping  
9 i) L, H  t, D' m9 A1 j# S, M• 闭关政策 closed-door policy
• 比基尼 bikini
- s6 s* ?. _( D& [- O• 比较文学 comparative literature
• 比较经济学 comparative economics
• 闭卷 closed-book exam
6 l6 T& N5 R" m: L# B/ u• 闭路电视 close-circuit television  
• 闭门羹 given a cold shoulder  
% ?! g/ l5 [/ U• 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”
- K7 n" O7 [) p$ U6 B• 逼上梁山 be driven to do something  
. k, I6 e9 Q' P: E, E• 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
6 z+ ]8 G0 w0 O• 便当 brown bag
• 边防证 fronter pass
• 边际效益 marginal benefit
• 便民服务 service for the convenience of the customers
3 x) K: v0 A* v5 Z. n: q3 k• 变相涨价 disguised inflation
• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer
' \" x. p* Y3 q9 h  E• 便衣警察 police in plain clothes
8 M7 I8 c  w( f* B; L4 j• 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
: O0 u" q9 o7 y# c; C. ~  R* Y• 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  
' v& P) U" k. h• 边际薪酬 marginal salaries
  W5 A2 \  D/ a8 L5 \: ?• 便携式电脑 portable computer; laptop; notebook computer  
& j0 w, |5 M! z( w9 G1 Q• 表面文章 lip service; surface formality
& W0 M5 F5 S0 r2 c$ Y  u# o. `• 标准普通话 standard mandarin
• 表见代理 agency by estoppel
! o. O9 J# e$ r: y- }• 标书 bidding documents  
" m5 k& Q: p: H, a7 Y, w3 k5 g• 表演赛 demonstration match  
• 冰雕 ice sculpture
• 病毒性感染 viral infection
• 兵工企业 munitions factory; arsenal
# W& ]$ R4 X- M. @! @/ q• 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"  
# S0 \- E1 r% x1 t3 h: j• 病毒性感冒 viral influenza
2 t+ |4 T/ o7 v6 ~; }& c5 D( A) I• 秉公办案 handle cases impartially
  N9 m/ j/ R. ?4 {• 秉公执法 enforce laws impartially
• 鼻烟壶 snuff bottle
, H' k2 a+ C. S0 [• 博鳌亚洲经济论坛 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)
5 j8 J) w# I6 `' \, c1 H9 a9 p• 博导 Ph.D. supervisor; doctoral advisor
& Q( Y  p9 m9 t7 v• 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  
• 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
6 a: B4 l& x+ G4 L8 C3 n  N• 博士生导师 tutor of a Ph.D. student
1 @; y; r$ J( N  m3 g• 博彩（业） lottery industry  
• 剥夺冠军 strip the gold medal of somebody  
+ @3 D# A9 I4 |% \• 薄利多销 small profit, large sales volume; small profits but quick returns; small profits and good sales
/ q* s" B  Y- g: O' \• 博士生 Ph.D candidate  
• BP 机 beeper, pager
& c7 s0 }; Y7 c' x$ W9 E$ i' A• B to B (B2B) business to business  
) P& Z: o# b( E, d& V• B to C (B2C) business to consumer  
$ i# `" o# X  ~8 Q  v& Y. E- |' u5 C• 不安全性行为 unprotected sex
# u1 X% s9 Y0 F; k• 不败记录 clean record, spotless record  
• 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
• 补偿贸易 compensatory trade
* ^# ^; U( z4 v* T( o• 不承诺放弃使用武器 not undertake to renounce the use of force  
8 j6 l3 H; X% |+ H) i% R7 n5 q• 不承诺放弃使用武力 will not commit ourselves to rule out the use of force
9 L: y" H+ S6 Z9 v4 S% L• 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. "  
• 布达拉宫 the Potala Palace  
" w0 c% R. ^, x: A3 z• 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.  
. g* N- ~% ?; j4 k• 不得转让 not negotiable
& @+ c  s! ]1 _# R$ i( U5 P• 不分上下的总统选举结果 the neck-and-neck presidential election result  
• 不感冒 have no interest
( w' p6 x# W5 g0 V1 s& P• 不搞劳民伤财的“形象工程” refrain from building “vanity projects”that waste both money and manpower
' J2 ]. E3 D; p& p& E- z3 `' C# U• 不管部部长 minister without portfolio
- Q4 u1 c1 v' _/ g7 b* l• 不怀恶意的谎言 white lie　　　　　　
  V- L1 w7 I: m0 @3 t5 S0 [• 不记名投票 secret ballot
% m& I0 _$ L8 X- r& {  E2 G, e; P' G• 《不见不散》 Be there or be square.  
• 不结盟运动 non-aligned movement
• 不可抗力 force majeure  
• 不可推卸的责任 compelling obligation
8 I+ z, Q. O% {: {• 不可再生资源 non-renewable resources  
1 ~) Y) F2 h% Q4 @2 j1 M• 布雷顿森林体系 Bretton Woods System  
• 不良贷款 non-performing loan  
; r% s; }+ |5 ?5 U- G7 `• 不买帐 not take it; not go for it
• 不眠之夜 white night　
0 d# B! q# ~( V) C. ~/ g• 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO)
7 R7 r' @% q1 H5 @; E# M! X* p7 P• 不拿原则换人情 refrain from seeking personal favor at the expense of principle
• 补缺选举 by-election  
" @- H8 c/ ~4 {: s( s9 _+ Z: {• 不惹是非 Stay out of trouble.; Let sleeping dogs lie.  
• 不速之客 gate-crasher
- {) d8 ]4 f, h) Z• 不惜一切代价 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best  
- j1 Z: D. E; E0 q5 ~9 {# `5 g• 不信任投票 vote of non-confidence
$ x! c& u& {+ h- b" h# R. p9 c• 步行街 pedestrian street  
5 K4 F. {/ Y, k1 w- \• 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。