HT08W1 Vocabulary
Immigration and asylum
quota |
数量 (normally following a modifier such as 固定,一定应该有的---) |
shù liànɡ |
refugee |
难民 |
nàn mín |
asylum seeker |
寻求避难者 |
xún qiú bì nàn zhě |
ID card |
身份证 |
shēn fèn zhènɡ |
point system |
积分制 |
jī fēn zhì |
shortage skill |
短缺技能 |
duǎn quē jì nénɡ |
permanent settlement |
永久定居 |
yónɡ jiǔ dìnɡ jū |
EU
EU Constitution |
欧盟宪法 |
ōu ménɡ xiàn fǎ |
referendum |
公(民)投(票) |
ɡōnɡ ( mín ) tóu ( piào ) |
gridlock |
僵局noun;陷入僵局verb |
jiānɡ jú ; xiàn rù jiānɡ jú |
veto |
否决 |
fǒu jué |
flexibility |
灵活性 |
línɡ huó xìnɡ |
undue |
不必要的 |
bú bì yào de |
defence |
防御 (in sense of military protection) |
fánɡ yù |
farming |
农业经营 |
nónɡ yè jīnɡ yínɡ |
fish stock |
鱼类存储量 |
yú cún chǔ liànɡ |
War on terror
legality |
合法性 |
hé fǎ xìnɡ |
depose |
推翻 |
tuī fān |
insurgency |
叛乱 |
pàn luàn |
cajole |
劝说 |
quàn shuō |
brokered |
安排;撮合 |
ān pái ; cuō he |
house arrest |
软禁 |
ruǎn jìn |
intercepte |
截获 |
jié huò |
Listening
国家元首 |
ɡuó jiā yuán shǒu |
Heads of State |
总统 |
zónɡ tǒnɡ |
President |
众议院 |
zhònɡ yì yuàn |
House of Representatives |
参议院 |
cān yì yuàn |
Senate |
席位 |
xí wèi |
Seats (of the House) |
议会 |
yì huì |
Parliament |
宪法 |
xiàn fǎ |
Constitution |
上议院 |
shànɡ yì yuàn |
House of Lords |
下议院 |
xià yì yuàn |
House of Commons |