第十三课

选举

xuǎnjǔ

to elect / election /

一大早

yīdàzǎo

crack of dawn /very early in the morning

可

kě adv.

indeed(used to emphasize the speaker's tone)

国民

guómín

citizens

义务

yìwù

obligation

总统

zǒngtǒng

president (of a country) /

候选人

hòuxuǎnrén

candidate /

竞选

jìngxuǎn

run for; campaign (for election)

执政党

zhízhèngdǎng

ruling party

升旗

shēngqí

to raise a flag

在野党

zàiyědǎng

opposition party, party not in office

反

fǎn

anti(corruption etc.)

辩论

biànlùn

debate

游行

yóuxíng

march; demonstration

政见

zhèngjiàn

political view

媒体

méitǐ

(news) media

刊登

kāndēng

to publish (in a newspaper)

唯一

wéiyī

only; sole

群众

qúnzhòng

the masses

反应

fǎnyìng

to react / to respond / response

丧失

sàngshī

to lose

理性

lǐxìng

reason / rationality

狂热

kuángrè

fanatical / feverish

挨家挨户

āijiā'āihù

household by household

拉票

lāpiào

solicit vote

胜选

shèngxuǎn

to win an election

暴力

bàolì

violence

贿赂

huìlù

to bribe / a bribe

投票

tóupiào

cast a vote

现象

xiànxiàng

phenomenon

激

jī

stimulate / intensify

权力

quánlì

right / privilege

梦想

mèngxiǎng (fig.)

dream

争吵

zhēngchǎo

to quarrel / dispute

符合

fúhé

to conform to (a standard) / in line with

平等

píngděng

equal / equality

智慧

zhìhuì

wisdom; intelligence

判断

pànduàn

to judge / to assess / judgment

政客

zhèngkè

politician

比比皆是

bǐbǐjiēshì

seen everywhere

速成

sùchéng

complete quickly

佩服

pèifú

to admire, think highly of

率

lǜ

rate (often used as a suffix)

纪录

jìlù

record

公布

gōngbù

publicize

程度

chéngdù

degree; extent

动乱

dòngluàn

turmoil

征兆

zhēngzhào

omen / sign

议题

yìtí

topic / issue

共识

gòngshí

consensus

动机

dòngjī

motive; motivation

强

qiáng

strong / powerful

反之

fǎnzhī

on the contrary

目标

mùbiāo

target / goal / objective

拥护

yōnghù

support (a leader or policy)

参与

cānyù

to participate in

超过

chāoguò

to surpass / to exceed

但愿

dànyuàn

hopefully

杞人忧天

Qǐrényōutiān

be overly concerned or fearful

恢复

huīfù

to restore / to regain

安稳

ānwěn

peaceful and stable

缺点

quēdiǎn

shortcoming / flaw

政权

zhèngquán

political power

中产阶级

zhōngchǎnjiējí

middle class

资本主义

zīběnzhǔyì

capitalism (主义 is often used as a suffix)

高明

gāomíng

(of ideas, skills) brilliant

骗术

piànshù

technique in deception

打败

dǎ bài

defeat, beat

对手

duì shǒu

opponent