at?his?peril

crippling?strikes?made?him?shelve?the?project嚴(yán)重的罷工使得他擱置計(jì)劃

sack解雇，炒魷魚

Bin?collector拾荒者

statute?book法典

in?the?clear不再有危險(xiǎn)，自由/無罪

deploy?the?force?of?the?mob調(diào)動(dòng)暴民之力

revoke?new?labour?rules廢除勞動(dòng)法

agitate鼓舞，煽動(dòng)

overturn?a?reform撤銷改革

rule out將。。。排除在外，認(rèn)為。。。不適合

push?around粗暴命令，任意擺布

put on?the?line冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)

haughty?top--down?governing?style?irks?many自上而下的傲慢管理風(fēng)格激怒了許多人

fizz?with熱情奔放

contain?the?morosité that?turbocharges?populism遏制增進(jìn)了民粹的蕭條

careful?forging?of?consent小心地達(dá)成共識(shí)

solitary?manner獨(dú)斷專行之風(fēng)

craven怯懦的