controversial有争议的

crisis 危机

disengage/alleviate减缓

shift/change改变

endowed被赐予

implication影响

assertion 断言

gist/thesis主旨

bearing/influence影响

excerpt摘录

neutral中立的

initiative主动的

ethnic/racial/

approach/means/method

·genre

Discussion

discuss

examine

·观点

debate争论

现象

escalating逐步上升的

批评

criticise 

critics批评者

sceptics怀疑论者

valid concern

valid arguments against

The concerns are amplified by... （to make a transition & do develop following it）

be disproportionate to不合适

支持

in favor of

proponent支持者

be conducive to 对...有益

be proportionate to合适

first and foremost