【动词搭配】
yearn for 渴望 （have an intense feeling of loss or lack and longing for something）
be shorn of
1) (羊)剪了毛的;修剪过的The grass is smooth and shorn.草地平整,而且是刚修剪过的。the boy’s shorn head 男孩那修剪得很短的头发2) 被抢夺了的;被剥夺了的He hasbeen shorn ofhis power.他已被剥夺了权力。
set aboutdestroying belief system 着手摧毁信仰体系
belief in communism began to erode 共产主义信仰开始腐蚀
meld…to...与...结合
launch a campaign 发起一项运动
abhor social changes 厌恶社会改变
presents a fascinating panorama 呈现出一幅引人入胜的全景图
instil morality 灌输道德
gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude, especially a desirable one) in a person's mind逐渐灌输, 逐步培养（尤指好的思想、态度等）：the standards her parents had instilled into her.父母向她逐渐灌输的标准。
empower faith/confidence 增强信仰/信心
[with obj.] make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights使更强大; 增强…的信心（尤指使某人能够掌握自身命运及维护自身权利）：movements to empower the poor.旨在增强穷人能力和自信心的运动。
enforce behaviour 强制执行行为
co-opt religious groups 接受宗教团体
adopt (an idea or policy) for one's own use吸收; 接受; 借鉴（观念、政策）：the green parties have had most of their ideas co-opted by bigger parties.这些绿党的大部分观点都已被大一些的党派吸收借鉴。
crush/suppress religious groups 镇压宗教团体
epitomize the changes 概括了变化
be sceptical about 对...表示怀疑
【常用术语】
political implication 政治影响
a likely consequence of something
可能的后果：
a victory which had important political implications.
有重大政治影响的胜利。
massive cultural shift 巨大的文化转变
an impediment to progress 阻碍进步
thwart, disrupt, obstruct,impede, hinder, prevent 阻碍
absence of a belief system 缺少信仰体系
moral decay 道德沦丧
a lack of trust 缺乏信任
thrusting entrepreneurs 积极进取的企业家
