lesson 8

words and phrases:

legitimate government 合法政府

unalienable rights (inalienable rights) to life,liberty,and property 不可剥夺的权利

be/get carried aˈway:to get very excited or lose control of your feelings 变得很激动;失去自制力

◆ I got carried away and started shouting at the television. 我激动得不能自持,冲着电视机大叫起来。

blanket:

 adj [only before noun ] including or affecting all possible cases, situations or people 包括所有情形(或人员)的;总括的;综合的

◆ a blanket banon tobacco advertising 烟草广告的全面取缔◆ a blanket refusal 完全拒绝

VERB[often passive ] blanket sth ( formal) to cover sth completely with a thick layer 以厚层覆盖

◆ Snow soon blanketed the frozen ground. 冻土上很快就形成了一层厚厚的积雪。

a ˈwhole lot ( informal) very much; a lot 非常;很多

◆ I'm feeling a whole lot better. 我觉得好得多了。

 a ˈwhole lot (of sth) ( informal) a large number or amount 许许多多;大量

◆ There were a whole lot of people I didn't know. 有许多人我都不认识。

military conscription 征兵制

sanction

1.sanction sth ( formal) to give permission for sth to take place 许可;准许;准予

◆ The government refused to sanction a further cut in interest rates. 政府拒绝批准进一步降低利率。

2 sanction sb/sth ( technical 术语 ) to punish sb/sth; to impose a sanction  (1 ) on sth 惩罚;实施制裁

single sb/sth↔ˈout (for sth/as sb/sth)to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention 单独挑出

◆ She was singled out for criticism. 把她单挑出来进行批评。

promulgate sth

1[usually passive ]  to spread an idea, a belief, etc. among many people 传播;传扬;宣传

2promulgatesth to announce a new law or system officially or publicly 宣布,颁布,发布(新法律或体制)


Sentences:

The plot thickens if you look ahead to sth.

深入。。。,情况更为复杂



ideas:

John Locke:private property + consent

legitimate government:consent + limited government

implied consent

collective consent

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