Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

propaganda (n): information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people’s opinions
宣传；鼓吹
political/wartime propaganda
政治／战时宣传
At school we were fed communist/right-wing propaganda.
在学校时我们被灌输了共产主义／右翼思想。
One official dismissed the ceasefire as a mere propaganda exercise.
一名官员将停火斥为赤裸裸的宣传伎俩。

colony noun [C] (GROUP)
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a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away
殖民地
Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies.
澳大利亚和新西兰从前是英国的殖民地。

neutral adjective (NO OPINION)
not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war
中立的，不偏不倚的
If there’s an argument between my daughter and her mother, it’s important that I remain neutral.
如果我女儿和她母亲发生争吵，我保持中立是很重要的。
The peace conference would have to be held in a neutral country.
和平会议必须在一个中立国举行。
I’d rather meet on neutral ground/territory (= somewhere not controlled by or connected to either of us) rather than in his apartment.
我宁愿在一个与双方都无关的地方和他见面，而不是在他的公寓里。

abolition )n): the act of ending an activity or custom officially
（制度、习俗等的）废除
He fought for abolition of the death penalty in Britain.
他争取在英国废除死刑。
the abolition of slavery
奴隶制的废除