2022年考研人數逐年增加,競爭之激烈使得我們不得不加急復習的日程。眾所周知,閱讀理解占據了考研英語二100分試卷的一半分值,而考研英語閱讀文章大多來自英美國家的主流報刊雜志,所以如果能在日常就多多閱讀這些文章,對以后讀懂文章做對題目來說會大有裨益。但是對大多數備考的同學來說,剛開始投入復習,就去讀考試文章難度的新聞報刊,也是不現實、并且不符合循序漸進的學習規律的,所以我們會在每次推送中,給大家給出兩篇短文,一篇是初階水平(大致在初高中水平);一篇是高階水平(四六級到考研水平);同學們可以根據自己當前的情況,選擇其中一篇進行學習。
學習步驟如下:
1.不看漢語譯文自己看一遍短文做理解
2.看漢語譯文比對自己理解的意思與之出入
3.強化記憶重點單詞(以記憶其漢語意思為主)
初階文段
According to a study ①published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, certain vitamins and supplements may be a waste of money.The study reviewed data and trials from 2012 to 2017 and found that most multivitamins and supplements of vitamin C,vitamin D, and calcium do not provide additional benefits for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, heart attack or stroke.Dr. David Jenkins, the study's lead author told Business Insider,"We were surprised to find so② few positive effects of the most common supplements that people consume".
短文翻譯
發表于《美國心臟病學會雜志》的一項研究稱,某些維生素和補品可能是浪費錢。該研究對2012年到2017年之間的數據和試驗進行復審并發現大部分多種維生素和維生素C、維生素D和鈣補品并不能為預防心血管疾病、心臟病發作或中風提供額外益處。該研究第一作者David Jenkins博士告訴商業內幕網,“我們驚訝地發現大部分人們服用的最常見補品并沒有什么積極的效果。”
重點單詞
①published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
published,publish的過去分詞,做后置定語(即形容詞性質的成分),反向修飾前面的study,表示“被發表在《美國心臟病學會雜志》的”一項研究
vitamin [?v?t?m?n]
n.維生素
supplement [?s?pl?m?nt]
n.補充
trial [?tra??l]
n.實驗
multivitamin [?m?lti?v?t?m?n]
n.多種維生素
calcium [?k?lsi?m]
n.鈣
prevention [pr??ven?n]
n.預防
heart attack
心臟病
② few
few和a little表示“少到幾乎沒有”的否定含義
a few和a little表示“有一些”的肯定含義
little/a little +不可數名詞
few/a few +可數名詞
that people consume
請在評論區回復這個從句部分是用來修飾誰的?
高階文段
Beyond letting women decide whether to have a baby,our government needs to pass legislation ①that would ensure ②that those who do become moms are paid the same as dads.According to the National Women’s Law Center, for every dollar white dads made in 2018,Asian American and Pacific Islander moms made 89cents,white moms made 69cents, Black moms made 50cents, Native moms made 47cents and Latina moms made 45cents.In 2017, Michelle J. Budig, a professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts,published a report, "The Fatherhood Bonus and the Motherhood Penalty,"in which she explained women’s wages tend to decrease after they have kids while men’s tend to increase,though these shifts are not equal across income distributions.
短文翻譯
除了讓女性自己決定是否要孩子外,我們的政府還應該通過立法,確保那些升級為母親的人獲得與父親一樣的酬勞。國家婦女法律中心的數據顯示:2018年時,白人父親每掙一美元,亞裔母親和太平洋島民母親能掙到89美分,白人母親能賺69美分,黑人母親能賺50美分,土著母親能賺47美分,拉丁裔母親則只能賺45美分。2017年,馬薩諸塞大學社會學教授米歇爾·J·布迪格發表了一篇題為“父親獲得獎金,母親則獲得懲罰”的報告,她在報告中闡述道,有了孩子之后,女性的工資往往都會下降,男性的工資卻往往升高,盡管這一變化在整個收入分配領域并不恒定。
重點單詞
pass legislation
通過立法
①that would ensure ②that those who do become moms are paid the same as dads.
①直到句尾整體是定語從句,反向修飾legislation
②that those who do become moms are paid the same as dads.
②直到句尾做定語從句內部的賓語從句,表示ensure確保的內容
Penalty [?pen?lti]
n.懲罰,處罰
shift [??ft]
n.改變,變化
equal [?i?kw?l]
adj.相等的,同等的
income distribution
收入分配