2022年考研|考研英语二：阅读养成计划Day159

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考研人数逐年增加，竞争之激烈使得我们不得不加急复习的日程。众所周知，阅读理解占据了考研英语二100分试卷的一半分值，而考研英语阅读文章大多来自英美国家的主流报刊杂志，所以如果能在日常就多多阅读这些文章，对以后读懂文章做对题目来说会大有裨益。但是对大多数备考的同学来说，刚开始投入复习，就去读考试文章难度的新闻报刊，也是不现实、并且不符合循序渐进的学习规律的，所以我们会在每次推送中，给大家给出两篇短文，一篇是初阶水平（大致在初高中水平）；一篇是高阶水平（四六级到考研水平）；同学们可以根据自己当前的情况，选择其中一篇进行学习。

学习步骤如下：

1.不看汉语译文自己看一遍短文做理解

2.看汉语译文比对自己理解的意思与之出入

3.强化记忆重点单词（以记忆其汉语意思为主）

翻译文段

But fear and charisma only work so long as they are accompanied by competence. The backbenchers who once feared Mr Johnson and Mr Cummings are now more worried about the fury of their own constituents. There is talk of emperors without clothes and wizards behind the curtain. The ministers Mr Johnson demoted in his early months may now have a chance for revenge.

短文翻译

但是恐惧和魅力只有伴随着能力才能发挥作用。曾经害怕约翰逊和卡明斯的后排议员现在更担心自己选民的愤怒。有人说是没有衣服的皇帝幕后的巫师。约翰逊早年降职的部长们现在可能有机会复仇了。

重点单词

accompany [əˈkʌmpəni]

v.陪同，陪伴

competence [ˈkɒmpɪtəns]

n.能力; 胜任;

backbencher [ˌbækˈbentʃə(r)]

n.后座议员

constituent [kənˈstɪtjuənt]

n.选民，选举人

demote [ˌdiːˈməʊt]

v.使降职

revenge [rɪˈvendʒ]

n.复仇，报仇

文段

Downing Street has woken up to the fact that it has a partymanagement problem on its hands and is making an effort to hold more meetings with backbenchers and ministerial assistants. The “town hall” faction in Downing Street—people who worked with Mr Johnson when he was mayor of London, led by Sir Eddie Lister— are much more emollient than Mr Cummings. The whips should regain some power when they can do their arm-twisting in person rather than over Zoom. The leadership can also take some comfort from the fact that, despite much bad news, the nine polls taken since June 1st show the Tories leading Labour by between two and eight points.

短文翻译

唐宁街已经意识到它手头上有一个党派管理问题，正在努力与后排议员和部长助理举行更多的会议。唐宁街的“市政厅”派系——在约翰逊担任伦敦市长时曾与他共事，由艾迪·李斯特爵士领导——比卡明斯温和得多。当鞭子可以亲自施加力量而不是通过缩放时，它们应该能重新获得一些力量。尽管有很多坏消息，但自6月1日以来进行的9次民意调查显示，保守党领先工党2至8个百分点，这也让领导层感到欣慰。

重点单词

ministerial [ˌmɪnɪˈstɪəriəl]

adj.部长的，大臣的

mayor [meə(r)]

n.镇长，市长

emollient [iˈmɒliənt]

adj.使平静的，使缓和的

arm-twisting

n.强制，强迫，施加压力

despite [dɪˈspaɪt]

prep.即使，尽管