statistics as fantasty - statistics, like fantasies. antithesis, comparison. statistics are opposed to fantasies, but they are also compared to them in context. statistics are bare facts, while fantasies are images and imagination. but statistics in this party-controlled world are nothing more than someone's fantasies. facts cannot be verified, and they are often false.
armies of clerks - a crowd of clerks, uniform and numerous, is a disposable asset for the party.
ghostly appearance - an unremarkable, almost invisible appearance, unobtrusive
Tasks
1. Read Chapter 2
2. Read given analysis
3. Express your opinion on the chapter in 3-7 sentences, using words and expressions from the chapter
4. Analyse following meanings using given plans or your own
precise-looking
lie would become truth