Berlitz WordMaster non-governmental organization, infrastructure
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (NGO) 非政府組織(NGO)non-governmental organization、略して NGO は、社会、文化、環境問題に貢献することを目的とする政府外の組織のことです。A < non-governmental organization > or < NGO > is an organization that is not part of government, but whose purpose is to help societyby working on social, cultural, or environmental issues.1. I'm a member of the Berlitz Fund for Peace. It's a < non-governmental organization > that works to promote peace by providing low-interest microloans (= very small loans) to farmers and small businesses in poor nations.2. Most < non-governmental organizations > are also non-profit organizations. They exist primarily to benefit society, not to create wealth.3. Many of the larger < NGOs > actively lobby governments for policy change.4. The conference was attended by government officials, academics, and < NGO > representatives.INFRASTRUCTURE 基盤infrastructure とは、地域社会や組織が機能するために必要な施設、サービス、その他の物理的、組織的な構造などの基本システムのことです。< Infrastructure > is the basic system of facilities, services, and other physical and organizational structures necessary fora community or organization to function.1. The region has used most of its foreign aid to improve its transportation < infrastructure >, especially to renovate the rail network.2. The hurricane devastated the city's physical < infrastructure >, including thousands of buildings, the transportation and communication network, electric power, and water.3. The area's overall business climate is very strong, and its social < infrastructure > (= for example, education, health care, and police and fire protection services) is first-rate.4. A hospital has to be willing to invest in an efficient administrative < infrastructure > to support the work of its medical staff.5. Environmental NGOs have lobbied hard against dams, regional highways, and other large-scale < infrastructure >-development projects.iPhoneとパソコン全般藤井塾