2020 Words Flashcards
the tense situation between China and the US
中美关系的紧张局势
局势
he was dubbed a successor to Dickens
他被誉为狄更斯的接班人
That book shattered some of my illusions
那本书破除了一些我的迷信
破除迷信
pòchúmíxìn
the upcoming election
即将到来的大选
parliamentary seat
席位
xí wèi
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
扭转局势 / 扳回一城
most south East Asian nations do not want to get mixed up/entangled in the Sino-American conflict
大多数东南亚国家不愿意卷入中美冲突
The pressure students face these days is unprecedented.
现在学生面对的压力是空前的。
proxy war
代理人战争
meticulous
有条不紊
yǒu tiáo bù wén
avant-guard music
先锋音乐
congressman
senator
众议员
参议员
I imagine this will immediately conjure up in readers’ minds an image of . . . .
相信许多读者脑海中都会立即浮现出 . . .
incite the masses to overturn elites
挑唆群众推翻精英
挑唆：tiǎo suō
推翻：tuī fān
die-hard supporter
铁杆支持者
tiěgǎn
Two decades after unification, Germany is casting off all inhibitions about asserting its power.
在统一20年后，德国正抛却所有妨碍自己彰显实力的束缚。
抛却 pāo què：cast off
妨碍 fáng ài: block
束缚 shù fù: fetters inhibitions
彰显实力 zhāngxián shílì: demonstrate strength
Subliminal influence
潜移默化
qián yí mò huà
voter
选民
We have learnt from the experiences of other countries that unemployment subsidies do not work.
失业补助金效果并不好，已经在许多国家有了前车之鉴。
complete nonsense
无稽之谈
wú jīzhītán
These countries are all facing challenges such as controlling Covid, contracting economies and social unrest
这些国家都面临疫情防控、经济倒退、社会不稳定等困境
Put yourself in the shoes of a recent graduate.
请设身处地想想当下大学毕业生的处境
since the millennium
千禧年之后
The result of China taking active measures to prevent the virus spreading was that the economy is now growing.
中国采取积极行动阻止病毒传播，其结果是，经济在增长。
