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
Last year consumers globally spent around $60 billion on hardware and services for the smart home, a fraction of the total outlay on domestic gadgets.There are several reasons for muted enthusiasm.Businesses have an incentive to embrace the internet of things: there are cost savings to be had from embedding sensors in equipment and factories, analysing the data thus produced and improving efficiency.
短文翻譯
去年，用于購買智能家居及智能服務的全球消費總額約600億元，大大低于家居產品的消費總額。顧客熱情不高事出有因。商家熱衷于接受物聯網：在設備和工廠中內置的傳感器可用于分析數據，進而提高效率，最終達到節約成本的目的。
重點單詞
a fraction of
一小部分，一部分
domestic [d??mest?k]
adj.本國的，國內的
gadget [?ɡ?d??t]
n.小器具，小裝置
enthusiasm [?n?θju?zi?z?m]
n.熱情，熱忱
incentive [?n?sent?v]
n.刺激，激勵，獎勵
embrace [?m?bre?s]
v.擁抱，欣然接受，采納
efficiency [??f??nsi]
n.效率; 效能;功效
文段 II
“Don’t delete your browser history,”Lin Kai warns his 11-year-old son,who is supposed to be live-streaming lectures delivered by his school teachers. Mr Lin has reason to be anxious. To curb the spread of covid-19, the authorities have closed schools and universities indefinitely. But “study must not stop”, says the education ministry. Under its orders, the country’s biggest exercise in remote learning is under way, watched over by parents. Mr Lin, who lives in the eastern city of Hangzhou, has caught his son being distracted by online games. He wants his son to know that he will inspect the browser for evidence of such naughtiness.
短文翻譯
“不要刪除你的瀏覽器歷史記錄，”林凱(音譯，Lin Kai)警告他11歲的兒子說。孩子原本應該在聽學校老師進行的直播講座。林先生感到焦慮是有原因的。為了控制新冠肺炎（covid-19）傳播，當局已經無限期地關閉了中小學和大學。但是教育部規定，“停課不停學”。根據教育部規定，全國進行著最大規模的遠程教育活動，而監督孩子遠程學習的任務便交給了家長。林先生家在中國東部城市杭州，他發現兒子被網絡游戲分散了注意力。他想讓兒子知道，他會檢查瀏覽器，看是否會抓到兒子玩網絡游戲的證據。
重點單詞
deliver [d??l?v?(r) ?]
deliever除了熟悉的“遞送”的意思以外，還有“作講座，發表講話”的意思，比如deliver a lecture就是“講課”的意思
authority [???θ?r?ti]
n.權威機關，當局
indefinitely [?n?def?n?tli]
adv.無限期地
sth. be under way
某件事正在進行
distract [d??str?kt]
v.使分神，分心
inspect [?n?spekt]
v.檢查，查看
naughtiness
n.淘氣
