1.Democratic 民主的;民主政治的;大众的
They pledged to fight for democratic rights.
他们誓为争取民主权利而斗争。
2. prepared for 对…作好准备
They prepared for their wedding.
他们为婚礼做着准备。
3. defend against 防卫,保卫;抵抗
For a full online defense, it is also vital to install a firewall application that can detect and defend against any type of manipulation to the code and content sitting on and behind the Web servers.
对于全面的在线防卫,同样至关重要的是安装可以检测并抵御任何对保存在 Web 服务器上,或其背后的代码和内容实施控制的防火墙应用程序。
4. minority group 少数民族
The Tea Party proved itself, even if a minority group, to be organized both politically and monetarily, which allowed the group to effect change in the 2010 election.
虽然只是一个少数群体,但茶党已经证明了其在政治和资金方面的组织性,使得该团体能够改变2010年选举进程。
5. amendment 修正案
They decided to tack an amendment to the bill.
他们决定在议案中附加一个修正案。











