造成党员脱党caused defections
部分政客为了本身的政治利益而误导群众、分化社会。
Some politicians misled the public and divided society for the sake of their own political benefit.
部分亲中人士some members of the pro-Beijing camp
陈太形容国内官员的言论和态度，令人联想起文革。
Mrs Chan described the rhetoric and "posturing" of mainland officials as being reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution.
阴谋论者subscribers to the conspiracy theory/conspiracy theorists
最近民望急速下降has lately seen his popularity plunge with dizzying speed
最近改革以攻取中产阶级市场recently revamped itself to appeal to the middle class
最高权力the highest prerogative
创党成员a founding member
博出位trying to make their name
博得保守派的好感won him the affection of conservatives
就是否直选行政长官及所有立法会议员一事咨询公众to consult the public on whether to hold direct elections for Hong Kong's leader and all legislators
恶意venom
恶意人身攻击malicious personal attacks
提倡政治改革advocated political reform
港区人大代表李鹏飞NPC local deputy Allen Lee Peng-fei
无产阶级的proletarian
无党派的non-affiliated
发表宣言released a manifesto
发起印尼独立运动galvanised the Indonesian independence movement
善意gesture of goodwill
开始从政became involved in politics
开创香港历史的新一页open a new chapter in Hong Kong's history
传统左派人士traditional leftists
倾向萧规曹随，多于创新求变committed more to policy continuity than to renewal and change
爱国商人patriotic businessman
新加坡的李光耀依然喜欢在幕后操纵大局。
Lee Kuan Yew still likes to jerk the strings backstage in Singapore.
会引起右翼的反弹would prompt a backlash from the right wing
会见市民计划“meet-the-public" scheme
会影响自由党的形象could affect the pro-business party's image
会继续做地区工作would continue his district work
会议最重要的议题top of the agenda
温驯的傀儡a tame puppet
当然委员ex-officio members
经常保皇who often votes with the Government
董建华一人共委任102名区议员，全港市民则直选400名。
Tung appoints up to 102 members of the District Councils， while voters choose 400.
试图化解政治危机try to defuse the crisis
鼓吹者、支持者proponent
鼓动民族主义情绪provoking nationalist sentiment
尝试为本地的政治气候降温tries to lower the city's political temperature
团结我们的人民bring our nation together
对民主派置诸不理gave democrats short shrift
对政治反感have an aversion to politics
对政治危机和经济衰退带来帮助bring a positive impact to the political crisis or ailing economic conditions
对政党政治持有较正面的态度adopt a more positive attitude towards party politics
对香港的政党政治抱负面态度had taken a negative attitude towards party politics in Hong Kong
尽力做好国家to do what's best for our country
竭力反对政府在区议会重新加入委任议员put its efforts into opposing the Government's plan to reintroduce appointment seats at district level
维持前线的受欢迎程度retain The Frontier's popularity
维持香港长远的繁荣和稳定the maintenance of Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability
维园阿伯elderly pro-mainlanders in Victoria Park
与某人有高度联系have high-level links with somebody
增强他们的政治影响力enlarge their political influence
捞得政治本钱reap political capital
暴君despot
潮州怒汉"the angry man from Chiu Chow"
蔡子强Ivan Choy Chi-keung
遭到普遍马来亚人的强烈反抗met steff resistance from ordinary Malays
导致政府不稳定raised questions over the Government's stability
独裁统治dictatorial rule
亲中人士pro-Beijing figures
亲中团体pro-Beijing groups
亲信crony
亲密战将、心腹、亲信right-hand man
避谈政治问题steer well clear of political issues
隐晦地批评launched a veiled attack on somebody
双向对话the two-way dialogue
辞去党内一切职务quit all party positions
议会政治parliamentary politics
党派的partisan