day 95elections and policy
unit 15 · government & the worldelections and policy
Read and talk about elections, policy and modern history (governments, treaties, occupation, neutrality), and say what something seriously affects with ～に関わる.
today’s words
- 衆議院 しゅうぎいん · House of Representatives (lower house)
- 主権 しゅけん · sovereignty
- 首脳 しゅのう · leader, head (of state, of a company)
- 植民地 しょくみんち · colony
- 審議 しんぎ · deliberation, debate (of a bill)
- 振興 しんこう · promotion, encouragement (of industry)
- 親善 しんぜん · goodwill, friendship (between nations)
- 信任 しんにん · confidence, trust (from voters, members)
- 侵略 しんりゃく · invasion, aggression
- 条約 じょうやく · treaty
- 人民 じんみん · the people (formal, political)
- 政権 せいけん · government, administration (in power)
- 政策 せいさく · policy
- 征服 せいふく · conquest
- 勢力 せいりょく · influence, power; force (group)
- 選挙 せんきょ · election
- 戦災 せんさい · war damage
- 戦術 せんじゅつ · tactics
- 戦闘 せんとう · battle, combat, fighting
- 占領 せんりょう · occupation (military); taking up space
- 戦力 せんりょく · fighting strength; key players
- 蔵相 ぞうしょう · finance minister (old title)
- 多数決 たすうけつ · majority vote
- 脱退 だったい · withdrawal, leaving (a group)
- 中立 ちゅうりつ · neutrality
sentences
- 衆議院の選挙は、私たちの暮らしに関わる問題だ。 · The general election is something that affects our daily lives.
- 命に関わる病気なので、すぐに手術が必要だ。 · It's a life-threatening illness, so she needs an operation right away.
- 昔、強い国は侵略と征服で植民地を広げた。 · In the past, strong countries expanded their colonies by invasion and conquest.
- 新しい政権は、経済の政策を大きく変えた。 · The new government changed its economic policy a great deal.
- 企業の処罰に関わる法案の審議が、来週も続く。 · Debate on the bill concerning penalties for companies continues next week.