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seek pursue hegemony a vicious circle destabilizing factors rules and regulations space race arms weapons armaments laid-off workers downsized workers unemployment joblessness infrastructure public transportation transit system power grid pipelines water supply and drainage system a democratic and progressive government a stopgap measure
seek/pursue hegemony 谋求霸权 a vicious circle 恶性循环 destabilizing factors 地区不稳定因素 rules and regulations 规章制度 space race 太空竞赛 arms/weapons/armaments 武器 laid-off workers/downsized workers 下岗工人 unemployment/joblessness 失业 infrastructure 基础设施 public transportation/transit system 公共交通系统 power grid 电网 pipelines 石油天然气管道 water supply and drainage system 给排水系统 a democratic and progressive government 民主开明的政府 a stopgap measure 临时的应急措施