Cuba's organic revolution

Revolution (n) /ˌrevəˈluːʃn/

an attempt, by a large number of people, to change the government of a country, especially by violent action (cuộc cách mạng)

Catalyst (n) /ˈkætəlɪst/

chất xúc tác

catalyst (for something)

a person or thing that causes a change

[I see my role as being a catalyst for change.]

Self-sufficient in (sth) (a) /ˌself səˈfɪʃnt/

able to do or produce everything that you need without the help of other people
[The country is totally self-sufficient in food production.]

Moth (n) /mɒθ/

bướm đêm

Labour (n) /ˈleɪbə(r)/

work, especially physical work

(công việc nặng nhọc) [manual labour: công việc chân tay]

Intensive (a) /ɪnˈtensɪv/

involving a lot of work or activity done in a short time

[labour intensive system: hệ thống sử dụng nhiều lao động]

Wage (n) /weɪdʒ/

​a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week or every month, for work or services

[Workers in these stores earn a good wage.]

(=salary, income, take-home pay, gross)

Favourable (a) /ˈfeɪvərəbl/

có lợi, triển vọng

Shortage (n) /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/

​a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed

(=lack, absence, unavailability, famine)

Invalid (a) /ɪnˈvælɪd/

​not legally or officially acceptable (không có hiệu lực)

((n): người bệnh tật, người tàn tật

Conference (n)  /ˈkɒnfərəns/

hội nghị (=session, meeting, consultation, seminar, forum, summit, union)

Conviction (n) /kənˈvɪkʃn/

(conviction for something/on conviction)

the act of finding somebody guilty of a crime in court; the fact of having been found guilty (kết án, tiền án)

[She has six previous convictions for theft.]

Unjustifiably (adv) /ˌʌnˌdʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbli/

​in a way that is impossible to excuse or accept because there is no good reason for it (không thể biện minh được)

[He felt he had been unjustifiably dismissed from his job.]