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I'm not talking about politics. I'm talking about survival.

我说的不是政治,我说的是生存。

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police/pəˈliːs/

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①the police do sthn.警方;警察队伍

Synonymslaw enforcement, cops, constabulary

原句中实际出现的是形近词 politics(政治),而非 police。此处展示 police 最核心的集体名词用法(后接复数动词)。

  • The police are the public and the public are the police.警察即公众,公众即警察。— Robert Peel

②police sthv.巡查;监管

Synonymspatrol, monitor, supervise, regulate

  • Those who cannot police their own desires will inevitably be policed by others.无法约束自身欲望的人,终将被他人所管束。
policy/ˈpɑːləsi/

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①policy on / towards sthn.政策;方针

Synonymsstrategy, approach, plan, programme

原句中虽出现的是同根词 politics(政治),学习者选记 policy。作为其核心用法,policy 指政府、政党或机构在某方面制定的正式方针或指导原则。

  • Honesty is the best policy.诚实是最好的处世方针。— Benjamin Franklin

②company / school policyn.规章;原则

Synonymsrule, code, guideline, protocol

  • A clear company policy does not replace wisdom, but it provides a foundation for justice.清晰的公司规章无法取代智慧,却为公正提供了基石。

③an insurance policyn.保险单;保单

Synonymscoverage, contract

  • No insurance policy can protect a life from the inevitable risk of living it.没有任何保单能让生命免于生活本身的必然风险。
political/pəˈlɪtɪkl/

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①political + n.adj.政治的;政党的

Synonymsgovernmental, civic, state

原句中为名词 politics(政治),学习者选取的形容词 political 最核心的用法即修饰名词表示“与政治相关的”。原句强调“我谈的不是政治权术,而是生存”,对应政治活动、制度或观点这一语义范畴。

  • Man is by nature a political animal.人天生是政治动物。— Aristotle

②be politicaladj.关心政治的;有政治动机的/出于权谋的

Synonymsdiplomatic, tactical, partisan

  • To refuse to take part in politics is merely another way of being political.拒绝参与政治,只不过是另一种关心政治的方式。
politically/pəˈlɪtɪkli/

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①politically speaking / politically motivated / from a political point of viewadv.政治上;从政治角度来看

Synonymsideologically, governmentally

原句中虽出现的是名词 politics,但学习者选择学习其副词 politically。在该语境下探讨的是行为或观点的“政治属性”,即从政治角度、政策或权力博弈层面来看待问题,而非关乎单纯的生存。

  • In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.在我们这个时代,根本不存在‘远离政治’这回事。所有问题都是政治问题,而政治本身就是一堆谎言、逃避、愚蠢、仇恨与精神分裂。— George Orwell

②politically correct / incorrectadv.(言行)政治上正确的/不正确的

Synonymsdiplomatically, sensitively

  • Political correctness is tyranny with manners.政治正确是披着礼貌外衣的暴政。— Charlton Heston
politician/ˌpɑːləˈtɪʃn/

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①a politician / politiciansn.政治家;政客(尤指从事政治活动或竞选公职的人)

Synonymsstatesman, public servant, lawmaker

原句中虽出现的是名词 politics(政治),但 politician 是其最核心的人物衍生词,常指参与政治博弈、竞选职位的政客,常带有追求权术而非实际民生的贬义或中性色彩。

  • A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation.政客考虑的是下一次选举,而政治家考虑的是下一代人。— James Freeman Clarke

②an office / workplace politiciann.善于搞权术的人;精于人事斗争者

Synonymsschemer, maneuverer

  • In any organization, the office politician builds alliances, while the true leader builds trust.在任何组织中,善于权术者拉帮结派,而真正的领导者建立信任。
politics/ˈpɑːlətɪks/

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①talk about / discuss politicsn.政治;政治事务

Synonymsgovernment, statecraft, public affairs

句中用作不可数名词,与 survival(生存)形成宏大政治议题与底层生存现实的对比,指政府运作、国家治理或政党纷争等广泛意义上的政治活动。

  • Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best.政治是可能与可行的艺术——是退而求其次的艺术。— Otto von Bismarck

②sb's politicsn.政治观点;政治信仰

Synonymspolitical views, beliefs, ideology

  • A man's politics are the reflections of his character.一个人的政治立场是他品格的投射。

③office / company politicsn.权术;人事倾轧;办公室政治

Synonymspower struggle, machinations, infighting

  • Office politics exist wherever people value power and position more than performance and truth.只要人们重视权位胜过业绩与真理,办公室政治就会存在。