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大案要案 major cases打白条 issue IOU 大包大揽 take on all things打包贷款 packing credit 打包儿 use doggy bags to take food home大包干 all-round responsibility system 打保票 vouch for somebody; guarantee something达标活动

擦边球 edge ball, touch ball 擦网球 net ball 财产税 property tax; estate (or capital) duty采购团 purchasing mission 采光 lighting裁减冗员 cut down on overstaffing ; lay off redundant staff采景 choose a location (for movi

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拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) ta

AA制 Dutch treatment; go Dutch A股市场 A share market 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爱国卫生运动 patriotic sanitation campaign 爱国者

Mouse potato （网虫）跟couch potato（电视虫）走到一起；google正式成为一个动词；drama queen（小题大做、大惊小怪的人）终于得到关注。这些词语终于登堂入室，从通俗文化行列转入英语主流语言。近日，100个热门新词被收入 2006年新版