声称: to claim, to state, to proclaim, to assert...
开口: to open one's mouth, to start to talk...
主张: to advocate, to stand for, view, position, stand, proposition, viewpoint, assertion...
干脆: candid, direct and to the point, simply, just, might as well...
作出: to put out, to come up with, to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc), to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc), to draw (conclusion...
悲欢离合: joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, the vicissitudes of life...
自觉: conscious, aware, on one's own initiative, conscientious...
