day 120power and the constitution

power and the constitution

Talk about citizens’ rights, power and a draft plan, and use 若干 / 某些 / 諸多 (a number of, certain, a great many).

today’s words

• 權力 quánlì · power, authority
• 公民 gōngmín · citizen
• 陰謀 yīnmóu · plot, conspiracy
• 官 guān · official, officer
• 草案 cǎo'àn · draft (of a law, plan)
• 憲法 xiànfǎ · constitution
• 頒發 bānfā · award, issue (formally)
• 公費 gōngfèi · public funds, at public expense
• 立法院 lìfǎyuàn · the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan’s parliament)
• 諸多 zhūduō · many, a great many (written)
• 若干 ruògān · a number of, some
• 教化 jiàohuà · educate and civilize
• 開導 kāidǎo · talk round, counsel
• 空曠 kōngkuàng · open, empty (space)
• 淪陷 lúnxiàn · fall (to an enemy)
• 淺薄 qiǎnbó · shallow, superficial
• 色澤 sèzé · colour and lustre
• 失手 shīshǒu · slip, accidentally drop or do
• 同心 tóngxīn · of one mind, united
• 央求 yāngqiú · plead, beg
• 戰戰兢兢 zhànzhànjīngjīng · trembling with fear, very cautious
• 中和 zhōnghé · neutralize, balance
• 某些 mǒuxiē · certain, some

sentences

• 這份草案還有諸多問題。 · This draft still has a great many problems.
• 市政府提出了若干改善的辦法。 · The city government has put forward a number of ways to improve things.
• 某些人覺得這是一個陰謀。 · Certain people think it’s a conspiracy.
• 凡是公民，都可以行使投票的權利。 · Every citizen can exercise the right to vote.
• 憲法保障人民說話的自由。 · The constitution protects people’s freedom of speech.