1. clerical regime 教权政体/政体
2. Amnesty International 大赦国际
Amnesty International(commonly known asAmnestyorAI) is an international,non-governmental organizationwith the stated purpose of promoting all the human rightsenshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rightsand other international standards. In particular, Amnesty International campaigns to free all prisoners of conscience; to ensure fair and prompt trials forpolitical prisoners; to abolish the death penalty, torture, and other treatment of prisoners it regards as cruel; to end political killingsand forced disappearances; and to oppose all human rights abuses, whether by governments or by other groups.
3.gripe=complaint [informal]
4.dissolve parliament 解散议会
To dismiss (a legislative body, for example): 解散：解散 （如立法机关）
5.trumped-up 捏造的
adj.（形容词）
Fradulently devised; fabricated:
胡乱编造的，杜撰的；捏造的：
trumped-up criminal charges.
捏造的犯罪指控
6.graft n.为获取政治(或生意上)非法利益所作的行为(尤指行贿);贪污
7.abstain 弃权，戒绝
8. impeach 弹劾
9.incumbent 在职的
10.cast doubt on something (=make you uncertain about it):
New evidence casts doubt on his murder conviction.
11. focal point 焦点
12.feuding 世仇
13. ride-hailing 打车服务
Transportation from an unlicensed taxi service such as Uber or Lyft. Also called a "ride-sharing" service.
14.motor coretx 皮层运动区
15. scoff 嘲笑
16. get the hang of
得知……的窍门；熟悉某物的用法；理解某事，摸清概况；鉴赏
17. clamour for 大声要求
18. craniotomy 开颅术
19. grubby adj.生蛆的, 肮脏的, 污秽的
20. impunity 免罚
21. remission 豁免
22. bargaining chip 筹码
23. rail against 责骂
24. endemic corruption 地方性腐败
25. glasnost
the policy begun by Mikhail Gorbachev in the USSR in the 1980s of allowing discussion of the country’s problems
公开性，开放性〔指戈尔巴乔夫于20世纪80年代在苏联倡导的允许公开讨论国家所面临问题的政策
26. trickle down 向下滴
The promised economic benefits have not trickled down.
承诺的经济利益并未让人民收益。
27. loom over 笼罩
28. fishy -suspicious可疑的
29. squeamish 易生气的；神经质的；过于拘谨的；洁癖的
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