Marxism-Leninism is Marxism as later explained and added to by Lenin, the Russian leader who helped make the 1917 revolution.

Marxism-Leninism is Marxism馬克思列寧主義就是馬克思主義 as later explained and added to by Lenin後來被列寧加以闡述和補充 the Russian leader who helped make the 1917 revolution列寧是協助促成1917年革命的俄國領袖

Marx had written about class struggle and a future without that old ownership. Lenin said you could not wait for that to happen by itself in a country that was still full of poor farm workers, not only factory workers. He argued for a tight, organised party to lead the way, and for a stage he called the “dictatorship of the proletariat” — meaning government held by industrial workers and poor farm workers, in his picture, as part of getting to a revolution that would last.

Marx had written about class struggle馬克思寫過階級鬥爭 and a future without that old ownership以及一個沒有舊式所有制的未來 Lenin said列寧說 in a country that was still full of poor farm workers, not only factory workers在一個還有很多貧苦農民、不只有工廠工人的國家裡 you could not wait for that to happen by itself不能坐等這件事自己發生 He argued for a tight, organised party to lead the way他主張要有一個嚴密、組織化的政黨來領路 and for a stage he called the "dictatorship of the proletariat"還有一個他稱為『無產階級專政』的階段 meaning government held by industrial workers and poor farm workers, in his picture在他的構想裡指的是由工業工人和貧苦農民掌權的政府 as part of getting to a revolution that would last作為邁向一場能持久的革命的一部分

That mix became the official idea-system of the Soviet Union, and later, with more changes, of other communist parties, including in China. People in Taiwan often meet the short form 馬列.

That mix became the official idea-system of the Soviet Union這個混合體成了蘇聯的官方意識形態 and later, with more changes, of other communist parties, including in China後來又經過更多變化，成為包括中國在內其他共產黨的意識形態 People in Taiwan often meet the short form 馬列台灣人常會遇到簡稱「馬列」的說法

Two messy truths are worth saying out loud. First, this is not simply “what Marx wrote”; the Lenin part is doing real work. Second, later leaders added still more names and still more changes, so a textbook that treats Marxism-Leninism as one frozen block is tidier than the history.

Two messy truths are worth saying out loud有兩個複雜的事實值得說清楚 First, this is not simply "what Marx wrote"第一，這不只是『馬克思寫的東西』 the Lenin part is doing real work列寧的部分確實發揮了作用 Second, later leaders added still more names and still more changes第二，後來的領導人又加上更多名稱和更多變化 so a textbook that treats Marxism-Leninism as one frozen block is tidier than the history所以把馬克思列寧主義當成一個凍結不變的整體來寫的教科書，比真實歷史整齊多了

The hyphen in English is part of the name; it is one idea-system, said as a pair.

The hyphen in English is part of the name英文裡的連字號是名稱的一部分 it is one idea-system, said as a pair這是一套意識形態，用一對詞來稱呼