StanLey's English Notes

1. democracy 

民主；民主主義；民主制度；民主政體

cracy= government, manage

2. demotion

verb.  to reduce to a lower grade or rank

          to relegate to a less important position

ex. Teachers can choose to demote a student to a lower grade.

      The army major was demoted to captain.

3. protest

noun.  a sworn declaration that payment of a note or bill has been refused and that all responsible signers or debtors are liable for resulting loss or damage

ex. There were cries of protest when the verdict was announced.

      She was so upset by their decision that she resigned in protest.

Synonyms:challenge, complaint, demur, demurral, demurrer, difficulty,exception, expostulation, fuss, kick, objection, question,remonstrance, stink

4. bureaucracy

noun. government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority

ex. Both candidates pledge to simplify the state's bloatedbureaucracy.

5. theocracy

noun. government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided

6. Wilhelm Stekel - chap 24

"The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one."

7. the reader trailer official

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0emmBTQzG_s

8. the lady with the dog (audiobook)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtqAkcA3C38

9. antebellum

existing before a war; especially :  existing before the American Civil War

10.hypothesis

noun. an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument

         an interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as the ground for action

ex. The results of the experiment did not support hishypothesis.

       Their hypothesis is that watching excessive amounts of television reduces a person's ability to concentrate.

11. flunkey

noun. a liveried servant

ex. If he can't go himself, he'll send one of his flunkies.

12. torment

verb. 

使痛苦，折磨；煩擾[（+with）]