Lesson 18 Activity 1

 1.  Familiarize yourself with the following terms.

zhèngfǔ

政府                                                    government

zǒnglǐ

总理                                                    prime minister

shǒuxiàng

首相                                                    premier

zhǔxí

主席                                                    chairman

zǒngtǒng

总统                                                    president

lǐngdǎorén/ tǒngzhìzhě

领导人 / 统治者                                 leader/ruler

dúcáizhě

独裁者                                                dictator

guóhuì/yìhuì

国会 / 议会                                         parliament

guóhuì

国会                                                    congress

            (zhèngfǔde) bùmén

(政府的) 部门                                     ministry

xuǎnjǔ

选举                                                    election

guānyuán

官员                                                    official

zhèngdǎng

政党                                                    political party

tóupiào

投票                                                    vote

zhèngbiàn

政变                                                    coup

fǎnpàn

反叛                                                    revolt

zàofǎn / móufǎn / pànluàn

造反/ 谋反 / 叛乱                               to rebel/rebellion

zhènyā

镇压                                                    oppressed

gònghéguó       

共和国                                                republic

guójiā / zhōu / qíngxíng 

国家/ 州 / 情形                                   state

mínzhǔ/ mínzhǔde

民主 / 民主的                                     democracy/democratic

rènzhíqīxiàn                  

任职期限                                            term of office

zhēnglùn

争论                                                    dispute

zhèngcè

政策                                                    policy

cǎiyòng

采用                                                    adopt (a policy)

rénquán           

人权                                                    human rights

zōngjiàoshàngde          

宗教上的                                            religious

huánjìngde       

环境的                                                environmental

zhǒngzúde

种族的                                                racial

dòngluàn / dòngdàng bù’ān

动乱 / 动荡不安                                 unrest

shìjiè

世界                                                    world

chōngtū / dòuzhēng      

冲突 / 斗争                                         conflict

zhànzhēng

战争                                                    war

qīnlüè  

侵略                                                    invade/invasion

yuánzǐdàn / wǔqì          

原子弹 / 武器                                     nuclear bombs/weapons