day 121rich and poor

rich and poor

Talk respectfully about wealth, poverty, discrimination and help for people in need, and say “even …, let alone …” with 连……都……，更不用说……了.

today’s words

• 阶层 jiēcéng · social stratum
• 阶级 jiējí · (social) class
• 底层 dǐcéng · bottom (of society, a pile)
• 低下 dīxià · low (status, ability)
• 精英 jīngyīng · elite
• 弱势 ruòshì · disadvantaged; a weak position
• 歧视 qíshì · to discriminate against
• 种族 zhǒngzú · race, ethnic group
• 农民工 nóngmíngōng · migrant worker (from the countryside)
• 流浪 liúlàng · to wander; homeless, stray
• 乞丐 qǐgài · beggar
• 乞讨 qǐtǎo · to beg
• 贫穷 pínqióng · poor; poverty
• 小康 xiǎokāng · moderately well-off
• 民生 mínshēng · people’s livelihood
• 剥削 bōxuē · to exploit
• 压迫 yāpò · to oppress
• 压榨 yāzhà · to squeeze, exploit
• 特权 tèquán · privilege
• 权威 quánwēi · authority; authoritative
• 声势 shēngshì · momentum, impact
• 世人 shìrén · people (of the world)
• 半边天 bànbiāntiān · “half the sky”: women
• 风气 fēngqì · general mood, common practice
• 腐败 fǔbài · corrupt; rotten
• 人道 réndào · humane; humanity
• 外援 wàiyuán · foreign aid; foreign player
• 援助 yuánzhù · to aid; assistance
• 支援 zhīyuán · to support, assist
• 扶持 fúchí · to support, help (to grow)
• 补助 bǔzhù · subsidy, allowance
• 抚恤 fǔxù · to compensate (a bereaved family)
• 安置 ānzhì · to settle, find a place for
• 迁移 qiānyí · to migrate, move
• 驱逐 qūzhú · to expel, drive out

sentences

• 城市的发展离不开农民工。有的城市正在试点，让他们的孩子在城里上学。 · Cities couldn’t grow without migrant workers. Some cities are running pilot schemes so that their children can go to school in town.
• 我们反对任何形式的歧视。 · We oppose discrimination in any form.
• 住房、看病、上学都是民生问题。 · Housing, healthcare and schooling are all livelihood issues.
• 在法律面前，谁都没有特权，担任公职的人也一样。 · No one is privileged before the law, and that includes people in public office.
• 妇女能顶半边天。 · Women hold up half the sky.