6. 紅衛(wèi)兵 the Red Guards; Red Guard
【例】And whenever Mao denounced one of his former comrades, the Red Guard made it their mission to eradicate the offender.
任何時(shí)候毛對(duì)任何人(曾經(jīng)一起打江山的老友)進(jìn)行了譴責(zé),“紅衛(wèi)兵”立即視之為其職責(zé)將“犯事者”徹底消滅。
7. 上山下鄉(xiāng) go to the mountainous areas and the countryside; go and work in the countryside and mountainous areas; go to the mountainous and rural areas; settle in the rural areas [the countryside]; go on trips to hilly and rural areas
【例】For example, the issues of implementation of the Party's policies, of employment, and of the return to our cities of educated urban young people who work in the countryside and in mountainous areas are all social and political problems that should be solved mainly from an economic perspective.
比如落實(shí)政策問題,就業(yè)問題,上山下鄉(xiāng)知識(shí)青年回城市問題,這些都是社會(huì)、政治問題,主要還是從經(jīng)濟(jì)角度來解決。
8. 中蘇交惡 (中國和前蘇聯(lián)關(guān)系破裂)Sino-Soviet split
9.統(tǒng)一戰(zhàn)線 united front
【例】Only by persevering in the united front can we persevere in the war;
只有堅(jiān)持統(tǒng)一戰(zhàn)線,才能堅(jiān)持戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng);
10.勒緊褲帶 tighten [pull in] one's belt
【例】Because of unemployment many people had to tighten their belts.
由于失業(yè),許多人不得不勒緊褲帶生活。
【例】As food was scarce, they had to pull in their belts.
由于食品缺乏,他們只好勒緊褲帶。