welfare
n.福利，安宁；福利事业
He is quite a figure in welfare economics.
他在福利经济学方面颇有成就。
vote
n.投票，选票
veto
n.否决，禁止；否决权 v.否决，禁止
The President vetoed against the bill.
总统否决了这项法案.
rejection
n.拒绝
embargo
n./v.禁止出入港口，禁运
The government issued an embargo on the sale of computers to unfriendly nations.
政府对向不友好国家出售计算机的行为实施了禁运。
sanction
n.制裁，处罚
scandal
n.丑闻(disgrace, defamation)
The President's scandal was soon publicized and exaggerated.
总统的丑闻很快被公布和夸大了。
strike
n.罢工(work stoppage)
In France, going on strike is frequently being utilised by the union in fighting for the workers' interest, which strikes the nation's economy heavily.
在法国，工会经常利用罢工来争取工人的利益，这严重打击了国家经济。
parade
n.游行(procession, march)
petition
n.请愿 vt.向…请愿
procession
n.行列，队伍
They watched the procession go past.
他们看着队伍过去了。
indignity
n.轻蔑，侮辱，侮辱的行为
municipal
adj.市政的，市立的；地方性的，地方自治的
ignominy
n.耻辱
domain
n.领土，领地(realm,sphere)
territory
n.领土，版图，地域
This island is our territory.
这个岛是我们的领土。