Leninism is the political teaching tied to Lenin, built on Karl Marx: ideas about power, money, and how society should be run. Marx wrote about class and workers; Lenin added how a small, tight party might take power — even in a country that was still mostly farms — and how that party should hold on to it.

Leninism is指的是 the political teaching跟列寧綁在一起的政治學說 tied to Lenin, built on Karl Marx建立在馬克思思想上: ideas about power, money, and how society should be run關於權力、金錢，以及社會該怎麼運作的一套想法。Marx wrote about馬克思寫的是 class and workers階級和勞工; Lenin added列寧加進去的是 how a small, tight party might take power一個小而緊密的政黨要怎麼奪取政權 — even in a country that was still mostly farms即使是在一個大部分還是農業的國家 — and how that party should hold on to it以及這個政黨要怎麼繼續掌權。

People often say Marxism-Leninism for the mix the Soviet Union taught as official truth. Though actually, the word is a banner as much as a careful reading of books: later leaders used “Leninism” to back their own plans, and scholars still argue over what is Lenin and what was added after him.

People人們 often say Marxism-Leninism常說Marxism-Leninism for the mix指的是那套混合思想 the Soviet Union taught as official truth蘇聯當作官方真理來教的。Though actually不過, the word is a banner這個字是一面旗幟 as much as a careful reading of books也是對書本認真的解讀: later leaders used "Leninism" to back their own plans後來的領導人用「Leninism」來支持自己的計畫, and scholars still argue over學者也還在爭論 what is Lenin and what was added after him哪些是列寧本人的想法，哪些是後人加進去的。

You meet it in history and politics, not in the shop. It names a set of ideas, not a city, and not “being like Lenin” as a person.

You meet it你會遇到這個字 in history and politics在歷史和政治裡, not in the shop不會在店裡用到。It它 names a set of ideas指的是一套想法, not a city不是一座城市, and not "being like Lenin" as a person也不是「像列寧那樣的人」。