Week 4 Lesson 1

Question 1

交鋒 | 交锋

Answer 1

jiāo fēng to cross swords / to have a confrontation (with sb)

Question 2

大選 | 大选

Answer 2

dà xuǎn general election

Question 3

醜陋 | 丑陋

Answer 3

chǒu lòu ugly

Question 4

辯論 | 辩论

Answer 4

biàn lùn debate / argument / to argue over / CL:場|场[chǎng],次[cì]

Question 5

制度 | 制度

Answer 5

zhì dù system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) / institution / CL:個|个[gè]

Question 6

正方

Answer 6

zhèng fāng the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate)

Question 7

反方

Answer 7

fǎn fāng the side opposed to the proposition (in a formal debate)

Question 8

演播

Answer 8

yǎn bō broadcast performance / televised or podcast lecture

Question 9

讚同 | 赞同

Answer 9

zàn tóng to approve of / to endorse / (vote) in favor

Question 10

運行 运行

Answer 10

yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one’s course / (fig.) to function; to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate; to run / (of a computer) to run

Question 11

執政黨 | 执政党

Answer 11

zhí zhèng dǎng ruling party / the party in power

Question 12

意識形態 | 意识形态

Answer 12

yì shí xíng tài ideology

Question 13

合法性

Answer 13

hé fǎ xìng legitimacy

Question 14

授權 | 授权

Answer 14

shòu quán to authorize

Question 15

績效 | 绩效

Answer 15

jì xiào performance / results / achievement

Question 16

垮

Answer 16

kuǎ to collapse (lit. or fig.)

Question 17

緊密 紧密

Answer 17

jǐn mì inseparably close

Question 18

獻金 | 献金

Answer 18

xiàn jīn to donate money / (monetary) contribution

Question 19

繼承 | 继承

Answer 19

jì chéng to inherit / to succeed to (the throne etc) / to carry on (a tradition etc)

Question 20

借鑒 | 借鉴

Answer 20

jiè jiàn to draw on (others’ experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)

Question 21

獨創 | 独创

Answer 21

dú chuàng to come up with (an innovation) / innovation

Question 22

反彈 反弹

Answer 22

fǎn tán to bounce / to bounce back / to boomerang / to ricochet / rebound (of stock market etc) / bounce / backlash / negative repercussions

Question 23

抄

Answer 23

chāo to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one’s arms

Question 24

專制 | 专制

Answer 24

zhuān zhì autocracy / dictatorship

Question 25

假設 | 假设

Answer 25

jiǎ shè to suppose / to presume / to assume / supposing that … / if / hypothesis / conjecture

Question 26

誤解 | 误解

Answer 26

wù jiě to misunderstand / misunderstanding

Question 27

血腥

Answer 27

xuè xīng reeking of blood / bloody (events)

Question 28

監禁 | 监禁

Answer 28

jiān jìn to imprison / to jail / to take into custody

Question 29

腐敗 | 腐败

Answer 29

fǔ bài corruption / to corrupt / to rot / rotten

Question 30

忠诚

Answer 30

zhōng chéng devoted / loyal / fidelity / loyalty