大大增進對政府運作的了解learn a great deal about the functioning of the government
大部分分析家認為瓦希德會在他二零零四年任期結束前下臺。
Most analysts believe Wahid is unlikely to survive politically to the end of his term in 2004.
小圈子clique
工黨Labour Party
已改變政治氣候had transformed the political climate
已透過多方面咨詢，聽取公眾的評論與意見had consulted widely and listened to public comments and opinions
已經流亡國外have fled into exile
已對政治感厭倦/想放棄從政had had enough of politics
不利政黨政治發展did not help the development of party politics
不要自欺欺人not to deceive oneself as well as others
不想加入陰謀論did not want to engage in conspiracy theories
不會改變主意would not change his mind
不會為反對而反對did not oppose for the sake of opposition
不會對葉利欽秋后算帳offered Yeltsin immunity from prosecution
中國的愛國主義教育patriotic education in China
中國銀行總經理盧重興Lo Chung-hing， general manager of the Bank of China's Hong Kong branch
中銀國際副董事長林廣兆Lam Kwong-siu， deputy chief executive of the Bank of China's international branch
內外受敵、內憂外患beset by enemies from within and without
內幕人士insider
公明黨黨魁神崎武法Takenori Kanzaki， the New Komeito leader
公開收回之前的說話make public retractions of past statements
公開的秘密an open secret
化解政策分歧reconciling their policy differences
反日情緒anti-Japanese sentiments
反映政治現實reflect the political reality
反對派領袖opposition leaders
反對黨opposition party
天皇的形象在日本被濫用來達成好戰和獨裁的目的。
The image of divine kingship was abused in Japan for bellicose and authoritarian ends.
引起分化的divisive
支聯會Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China
主權移交的時刻at the change of sovereignty
以回國會被處死為由在加拿大尋求政治庇護are seeking political asylum in Canada on the grounds that they would be executed if sent back
付上沉重的政治代價pay a heavy political price
他向上爬的過程his rise through the ranks
他在1985年加入政壇。
He entered politics in 1985.
他否認他是基于政治壓力而辭職。
He denied there was any political pressure behind his resignation.
他的仕途并非一帆風順。
His political career was not all plain sailing.
他的短暫從政his foray into politics
他的總理職位一直非常穩固。
He has remained firmly in the prime minister's job.
他為此押上整個政治前途。
He risked his entire political future for it.
他面對不少風浪，但他都能藉他的政治智能渡過難關。假如是其它政客，可能早就面臨失敗。
He has weathered many polictical storms， using his political wit to win through whee other poilticians would have faltered.
他們的看法可能會因為政治氣候而轉變。
Their opinions can shift in response to changes in the political climate.
他們被視為反對勢力。
They are seen as part of the opposition.
他們就0708雙普選的立場和策略their stance and strategy on dual universal suffrage by 2007-2008
他欽點的接班人his anointed successor
他補充說民建聯會檢討未來的路向，但不會改變黨的政治立場。
He added that the DAB would review its way forward but would not change its political stance.
令公眾質疑自由黨參加直選的誠意cause doubt among the public about its commitment to running in direct elections
令他樹敵甚眾have gained him plenty of enemies
加快彈頦速度accelerate impeachment
右傾right-leaning
召開本星期的第三次緊急會議called a third emergency meeting this week
召集某人summon somebody
臺灣嚴重分化，雙方互不信任。
The island is deeply divided and there is much mistrust on each side.
四十五條關注組成員湯家驊Ronny Tong Ka-wah， a member of the Article 45 Concern Group
四五行動小組April 5th Action Group
左派領袖leftist leaders
平息民進黨黨內不滿quell dissent within his Democratic Progressive Party
正式辭去主席職務formally step down from the party's chairmanship
民主派人士pro-democracy figures
民主派成員the members of the democratic camp
民主派的初步反應也是正面的。
The initial response from the democratic camp has also been positive.
民主派保釣人士a pro-democrat Diaoyu activist
民主派團體pro-democracy groups
民主陣營pro-democracy camp
民主動力召集人鄭宇碩Joseph Cheng Yu-shek， head of Power for Democracy
民主黨主席楊森贊揚田北俊的決定勇敢和明智，并呼吁其它獨立議員繼續堅持要求延遲立法。
Democrats chairman Yeung Sum praised Mr Tien for having made a brave and prudent move and appealed to independent legislators not to withdraw their support for a deferral of the bill.
民主黨秘書長張賢登Democratic Party secretary-general Cheung Yin-tung
民建聯中常委將于下周二的會議里考慮是否接受曾鈺成的請辭。
The DAB's central committee would consider Mr Tsang's resignation at a meeting next Tuesday.
民建聯主席馬力Ma Lik， chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong
民建聯深信能夠憑借強勁的資源和地區網絡，安然渡過七一危機。
Given their strengths in party resources and neighbourhood networking， the DAB leaders had good reason to feel confident they would be able to survive the aftershock of July 1 unscathed.
民眾很支持政黨政治。
The people have clearly embraced party politics enthusiastically.
交出權力relinquish power
任職多年的區議員a long-serving district board member
全球華人保釣大聯盟the Alliance of Worldwide Chinese for the Protection of Diaoyu Islands
再三表示無意連任黨主席insisting that he has no interest in seeking another term as the party's leader
印尼國會一致通過罷免總統瓦希德后，梅加瓦蒂宣誓就職，成為新一任印尼總統。
Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in as Indonesian President yesterday after Parliament voted unanimously to dismiss her predecessor， Abdurrahman Wahid.
各方釋出的善意the sincerity shown by each side
向中央政府分析政黨政治的重要性had analysed the importance of party politics to the central government
合作形式尚未決定。
The format of co-operation has not been decided.
地區工作district work
地緣政治學geopolitics
在1985至1992年間任立法局及行政局議員sat on the Legislative and Executive councils between 1985 and 1992
在周恩來總理力保下under the auspices of Premier Zhou Enlai
在某人的職責之內under somebody's stewardship
多黨制multiparty system
成為全中國最共產主義的地方has become the most communist place in China
有共同利益have common interests
有地區工作經驗have experience in district work
有利于培訓政治人才的環境an environment conducive to nurturing political talent
有親中背景have pro-Beijing backgrounds
自從民主黨提出和解，董建華和中央都迅速并正面響應。
Since the olive-branch offer from the democrats， both Tung Chee-hwa and Beijing have reacted swiftly and positively.
但非常時期必須采取非常措施。
But desperate times call for desperate measures.
余若薇形容兩小時的會面氣氛非常良好。
Ms Eu described the atmosphere of the two-hour meeting as very good.
克里姆林宮the Kremlin
克制黨內激進分子reined in his party's hotheads
克林頓的民望依然高企。
Bill's standing in public opinion polls remained high.
否則不能達致國家統一。
National unity could not otherwise have been achieved.
吳光正Peter Woo Kwong-ching
吳光正表示不會揣測李嘉誠的言論是否針對他。
Mr Woo said he would not speculate on whether Mr Li's remarks were aimed at him.
吸收新血admit new blood
希望由自民黨執政favoured an LDP-led coalition at the helm of the government
希望在政制改革方面/就政改方案取得公眾共識wanted to achieve a public consensus on constitutional reform
我做的愛國的事比他多很多。
I have done much more patriotic work than him.
技術官僚technocrats
改革風暴快要來臨。
A reform blitz was coming.
改變了這個國家的政治版圖changed the nation's political landscape
改變政治立場，變得親中或親政府changed their political stand to be more in line with the central and Hong Kong governments
李登輝新作《臺灣的主張》的廣告，在灣仔地鐵站注銷僅三天，就被提早抽起。
The advert for Mr Lee's book， Voice of Taiwan， was removed prematurely at Wan Chai MTR station on Saturday after being on display for only three days.
李嘉誠表示不認為社會越來越分化。
Mr Li denied that Hong Kong society was becoming more divided.
村代表village representatives
決定背后有政治考慮a suspicion that political considerations lie behind the decision
沒有倒董立場did not have an anti-Tung position
使用下三流手段using underhanded tactics
兩黨均持親北京立場。
The two parties may share a fundamentally Beijing-friendly attitude.
兩黨制a two-party system
其它無法控制的因素other uncontrollable factors
和解跡象signs of reconciliation
和諧社會harmonious society
忽視草根階層利益grassroots interests had been neglected
或會修改黨章。
The party manifesto may be amended.
拉攏加州政要courting California's political players
拒絕回答政治敏感問題did not reply to politically sensitive questions
放下政治包袱jettison that political baggage
泛民主派the pan-democratic force
表示支持……
expressed support for something
表達他的政治觀點express his political views
近月政治氣候變得輕松。
The political atmosphere in recent months had become more relaxed.
近年，港進聯在香港政壇的影響力越來越小。
The HKPA's influence in Hong Kong politics has waned over the years.
近年淡出政壇has faded from the political scene in recent years
長時間的激烈爭吵wrangling
非法政治獻金illegal campaign contributors
非常憎恨obsessive animosity
保守派支配的conservative-dominated
保持中立remain impartial
保持與社會上各階層人士接觸stay in touch with all walks of life
保皇pro-Government
促成政權更迭provoking regime change
促進與中央的溝通improved ties with Beijing
前中國總理朱镕基仍然是最受香港人歡迎的兩岸政治人物。
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji continues to be the most popular political figure on the mainland and Taiwan
前自由黨主席兼人大代表李鵬飛Allen Lee Peng-fei， the former Liberal Party chairman and a National People's Congress deputy
宣布改名announced the name change
宣傳伎倆publicity gambit
建立互信build mutual trust
指鹿為馬distort the truth
政府、商界和學界之間的旋轉門機制a revolving door mechanism between government， business and academia
政治人才talented politicians/political talents
政治人物political figures
政治中立political neutrality/politically unbiased
政治本錢political capital
政治立場、政治取向political stance
政治光譜the political spectrum
政治危機/管治危機political crisis
政治冷感和不成熟politically apathetic and immature
政治改革/政制改革/政改political reform
政治改革可能暫緩，但中國會持續經濟開放。
Political reform is likely to remain on hold， but China's economic liberalization continues.
政治事件political events
政治前途亮紅燈whose political career hung in the balance
政治風暴the political storm
政治娛樂poli-tainment
政治氣候轉趨緩和the political atmosphere has relaxed
政治敏感的politically sensitive
政治敏感議題politically sensitive issues
政治陰謀/政治陷害/政治陷阱a politically inspired frame-up/a political frame-up
政治傾向/政治取向political leanings
政治領袖political leaders
政治噱頭political gimmick
政治壓力political pressure
政治顧問political consultants
政界的局外人a political outsider
政商界人士、政治及商界人士、商界及政治人士business and political figures
政教分離the separation of church and state/the separation of religion and politics
政敵political rivals/political enemies
政黨領袖party leaders
施政時不會再為黨內糾紛所掣肘will no longer be hamstrung by its internal bickerings in carrying out his policies