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) talent 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 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody 霸权主义 hegemonism 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 白领工人 White collar (早在1928年,人们开始用white-collar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 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. 百般拖延 do everything to postpone 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 摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances 白色行情表 white sheet 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 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 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
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