獲得保護和支持民主的力量
In democracies, the goal of civic education is to teach the knowledge, skills and values needed to help all citizens contribute to society.
在民主國家中，公民教育的目標是傳授必要的知識、技能和價值觀，以幫助所有公民為社會作出貢獻。
democracy(n.)民主、民主主義、民主國家democratic(adj.)民主的、民主主義的、大眾的civic(adj.)公民的、城市的civic center市中心civil(adj.)國民的、平民的civil right公民權civil war內戰civilization(n.)文明value(n.)價值valuable(adj.)有價值的valueless(adj.)無價值的contribute to…對…作出貢獻、有助於…
Because of the important role of constitutions in many democracies, teaching about them is central to achieving this goal.
由於憲法在許多民主國家中扮演重要角色，因此憲法教學對於實現這一目標至關重要。
role(n.)角色play a role扮演角色central(adj.)中央的、中心的、重要的、核心的achieve(v.)達成achievement(n.)達成、成就
The main reason for this is simple: constitutions not only outline the rights and responsibilities of individuals in a democracy, but they also describe how the government is organized and operated.
主要原因很簡單：憲法不僅概述了民主社會中個人的權利和責任，而且還描述了政府的組織和運作方式。
main(adj.)主要的=primarystraightforward(adj.)直白的、簡單的outline(v.)畫出…的輪廓、概述operate(v.)運作
According to the Civics Academy, a South African online educational organization, good civic education should promote understanding of the basic laws written in a country’s constitution.
根據南非線上教育組織「公民學院」的說法，良好的公民教育應促進對國家憲法中規定的基本法律的理解。
promote(v.)促進、晉升、宣傳、推銷商品basic(adj.)基本的
By teaching these ideas, citizens can gain the power to both “protect and support” democracy through fully participating in civic life based on having knowledge of their individual rights.
透過教授這些理念，公民可以在了解個人權利的基礎上充分參與公民生活，從而獲得「保護和支持」民主的力量。
gain(v.)獲得no pain, no gain沒有不勞而獲的事empower(v.)使能夠、授權、准許
In fact, in some countries, there are even special organizations dedicated to civic education which produce learning materials and hold special events which are focused on teaching about the country’s constitution.
事實上，在一些國家，甚至有專門致力於公民教育的組織，他們製作學習材料並舉辦專門活動，重點是講授有關國家憲法的知識。
in fact事實上=as a matter of factdedicated to專注於、致力於dedication(n.)奉獻、專心致力produce(v.)生產、製造
Examples of these types of groups include the Center for Civic Education, the Annenberg Classroom and the National Constitution Center in the U.S. and the Institute for Government in the U.K.
這些組織包括美國的「公民教育中心」、「安南堡教室」和「國家憲法中心」，以及英國的「政府研究所」。
It is through the efforts of such organizations that all citizens can become educated and learn to use the rights given to them by their country’s constitution.
正是透過這些組織的努力，所有公民都可以接受教育，學會如何運用國家憲法賦予他們的權利。
educated(adj.)受過教育的educate(v.)教育