Non-cooperation is when you will not do what someone in power tells you to do — not because you forgot, and not because you are lazy, but because you are saying no on purpose.

Non-cooperation is when you will not do what someone in power tells you to donon-cooperation是指你不照掌權者叫你做的事去做 — not because you forgot, and not because you are lazy不是因為你忘了，也不是因為你懶, but because you are saying no on purpose而是因為你故意說不

It is often a kind of protest: workers may refuse to follow a new rule; people in a country may refuse to help a government they think is unfair.

It is often a kind of protest這通常是一種抗議: workers may refuse to follow a new rule工人可能拒絕遵守新規定; people in a country may refuse to help a government they think is unfair一國的人民可能拒絕幫助他們認為不公平的政府

The point is usually not violence. The point is to stop the usual machine from running until the other side has to listen.

The point is usually not violence重點通常不是暴力. The point is to stop the usual machine from running重點是讓平常運作的機器停下來 until the other side has to listen直到對方不得不聽

You will meet this word in history and in the news, in a fairly serious register; it is heavier than just “not helping a friend.” Though actually, in everyday talk people sometimes stretch it to any stubborn “I won’t play along,” which is looser than the political sense.

You will meet this word in history and in the news你會在歷史和新聞裡遇到這個詞, in a fairly serious register用起來相當正式嚴肅; it is heavier than just "not helping a friend."比「不幫朋友」這種說法重得多 Though actually, in everyday talk people sometimes stretch it to any stubborn "I won't play along,"不過實際上，日常說話有時會把它用得更寬，指任何固執的「我就是不配合」 which is looser than the political sense這比政治上的意思鬆散