| freedom | 人身自由 |
| Tian'an Men Square protest | 89民运 |
| to choose | 选择 |
| path | 道路 |
| lifetime | 有生之年 |
| 差别 | difference |
| 要么...要么... | either ... or ... |
| 监狱 | prison |
| 软禁 | put under house arrest |
| 提出挑战 | to challenge |
| 直接 | directly |
| 提出批评 | to criticize |
| 发表言论 | to speak publicly |
| 一旦 | once |
| 构成挑战 | to pose challenge |
| 道义上 | morally |
| 责任 | responsibility |
| 牺牲 | sacrifice, to sacrifice |
| 作出牺牲 | to sacrifice |