day 124parties and parliament

parties and parliament

Talk about parliament, councillors and votes in a neutral way, and use the written passive 為……所 + verb (為人所知, 為大家所尊敬).

today’s words

• 選票 xuǎnpiào · ballot, vote
• 愛國 àiguó · patriotic
• 黨派 dǎngpài · political party, faction
• 共產 gòngchǎn · communist
• 集權 jíquán · centralized (power), authoritarian
• 拉票 lāpiào · canvass for votes
• 內閣 nèigé · cabinet
• 議員 yìyuán · councillor, member of parliament
• 政績 zhèngjī · achievements in office
• 執政 zhízhèng · be in power, govern
• 為 wéi · be, act as (written)
• 精光 jīngguāng · all gone, nothing left
• 可望 kěwàng · be expected to, hopefully
• 靈驗 língyàn · work (as hoped), come true
• 漠視 mòshì · ignore, disregard
• 勸導 quàndǎo · persuade, advise
• 滲入 shènrù · seep in, permeate
• 通稱 tōngchēng · be generally called
• 修築 xiūzhú · build (roads, dykes)
• 友愛 yǒu'ài · friendly, be kind to each other
• 治標 zhìbiāo · treat the symptoms
• 佇立 zhùlì · stand still for a long time

sentences

• 這個市場的故事，已經為很多人所知。 · The market’s story is now known to a lot of people.
• 許伯伯為大家所尊敬。 · Uncle Xu is respected by everyone.
• 選舉前，議員們都到市場來拉票。 · Before the election, the councillors all come to the market to canvass.
• 愛國，也要愛自己的社區。 · Loving your country means loving your own neighbourhood too.
• 只給補助是治標，不是治本。 · Just handing out money treats the symptoms, not the cause.