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KittyJ

The day I got this book, I treat it as my Bible.
I put it in my bag every possible day and just look at it in my spare time

Now, I'd like to share some excellent Idioms to you. And I will pick up the phrases every day and share with you:

艾滋病（获得性免疫缺陷综合征）AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
eg. Over the years, the practice has led to the spread of AIDS and HIV among blood
     plasma donors ignorant of the risks involved.
     许多年来，艾滋病病毒的传播主要是由献血过程中的疏忽而造成的。

爱尔兰共和军 the Irish Republication Army (IRA)
eg. The Irish Republication Army threw the peasce process into new turmoil on Tuesday
     when it announced it was withdrawing a disarmament proprosal made only last week.
     周二爱尔兰共和军宣布撤消上周刚刚制定的解除武装的计划，这一声明让和平进程再次陷入混乱之中。

爱国统一战线 patriotic united front
eg.  President Jiang Zemin has called for further efforts to enhance the patriotic unit front
      of the Communist Part of China(CPC) to contribute to the overall development and reunification of the country.
     国家主席江泽民号召中国共产党领导的爱国统一战线为国家的全面发展和统一作出贡献。

“爱国者”导弹 Patriotic missile
eg. Patriotic missile were used to intercept Iraqi Scud missiles by U.S. troops in the 1991 Gulf War.
     美军1991年曾在海湾战争中利用爱国者导弹拦截伊拉克的飞毛腿导弹。

爱丽舍宫 Elysee Palace

爱鸟周 Bird-Loving Week
eg.  Bird-Loving Week are held every spring and autuma throughout Liaoning Province.
      辽宁省每年春秋两季都要举办“爱鸟周”活动。

KittyJ

爱心工程 Loving Care Project
eg. Benefit both the president and the future, the Loving Care Project is consider a great undertaking.
     爱心工程是一项利在当代，功在千秋的伟大事业。

安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project
eg. The departments concerned proposed the donation from the whole society to support the Comfortable Housing Project.
     有关部门日前发出倡议，吁请社会各界出资，支持安居工程。

安乐死 euthanasia
eg. The Netherland, which has turned a blind eye to so-called mercy killings for decades,
     took a decisive step on Tuesday towards being the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia.
     周二，荷兰迈出了决定性的一步，将要成为世界上第一个使安乐死合法化的国家，
     该国几十年来一直没有阻止这种所谓的“仁慈杀人法”。

安理会 Security Council
eg. The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the crisis in the Middle East.
     联合国安理会周一将召开会议，讨论中东危机问题。

安全岛 safety strip
eg. The pedestrian enjoy more safety for the application fo safety strips.
      有了安全岛，行人安全多了。

潘骁

I think that Safety strip is an old concept.
It was the suggestion of Zhou Enlai in 1950's in my mind.

KittyJ

以下是引用潘骁在2003-3-3 16:36:15的发言：
I think that Safety strip is an old concept.
It was the suggestion of Zhou Enlai in 1950's in my mind.

Oops! Safety Strip is not an new concept, but it has been widely quoted by media.

潘骁

Yes I think it is an abstract concept in this world now.Lots of old words are endowed with new means.It is normal and interesting.[em13]

KittyJ

Shall we call it "old words with new concept"?[em01]

KittyJ

按成本要素计算的国民生产总值 GNP at factor cost
eg. In 1997, private income amounted to 68.1 percent of gross national product (GNP) compared to 50.5 percent in 1978.
     1997年，（我国）的个人收入占国民生产总值的68.1%，而1978年仅为50.5%。

按揭贷款 mortgage loan
eg.  When granting mortgage loans to individuals, the pledged assets should be strictly evaluated.
      在对个人进行按揭贷款时，应当对抵押财产进行严格的估价。

按劳分配  distribution according to one's performance
eg.  The system of distribution according to performance is the reflection of labor value in the market,
       and the essential need of modern labor as well.
      按劳分配制度是劳动价值的市场体现，也是现代劳动最本质的要求。

暗恋 fall in love with someone secretly

暗送秋波 make eyes at somebody; make secret overtures to somebody
eg.  Quite a number of unknown actors and actresses have their moment upon playing a role in famous directors' films; therefore, it is no wonder that many movie stars "make eyes at them" for a chance of cooperation with them.
      一些名不见经传的演员在大导演的影片中，一经其点化便迅速走红，这也就难怪许多明星向他们“暗送秋波”，期待与他们合作。

KittyJ

暗箱操作  black case work
eg.  To stop the "black case work", the unit joining into the construction signed the
       Lifelong Quality and Safety Contract with the water-providing engineering headquaters.
       为杜绝暗箱操作，参建单位日前与供水工程总指挥部签署了质量、安全终身责任书。

奥姆真理教  Japanese Aum Doomsday Cult

澳门大三巴牌坊  Ruins of St. Paul
eg.  Nowadays, the Ruins of St.Paul has become one of the symbols of Macao, and also a tourist resort.
     现在大三巴牌坊已经成为澳门的象征之一，也是游客澳门之行的必到之地。

八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding----streamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.

巴勒斯坦解放组织 The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

八字没一撇儿 Not evern the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is in sight yet.

拔河 tug-of-war
eg.  After the conference, people enjoyed an excellent performance and played tug-of-war.
       会后，与会者观看了精彩的演出，进行了拔河活动。

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