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
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood, he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. ‘I am a foreigner’ I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. ‘You'll soon learn English!’ he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?
短文翻譯
我終于到了倫敦。火車站很大，又黑又暗。我不知道去旅館的路，所以我問了一個搬運工。我的英語不僅講得很認真，而且說得也很清楚。然而，搬運工聽不懂我的話。我把我的問題重復了好幾遍，最后他終于明白了，他回答了我，但他說得既不慢也不清楚。我說，我是外國人。然后他說得很慢，但我聽不懂。我的老師從來不那樣說英語！我和搬運工互相看了看，笑了。然后他說了些什么，我明白了。“你很快就會學會英語的！他說。我想知道。在英國，每個人都說不同的語言。英國人互相理解，但我不理解他們！他們說的是英語嗎？
重點單詞
railway station
火車站
porter [?p??t?(r)]
n.門房; 門衛; (尤指火車站、機場或旅館)行李員，搬運工;
not only ……but (also)……
不僅……而且……
repeat [r??pi?t]
v.重復; 重說;
neither……nor……
既不……也不……
高階文段
Run-offs typically favour Republicans: they tend to be snoozy events that attract only the most committed voters (older, whiter and typically more conservative). That did not happen this time. Turnout was estimated to be 4.5m, or 89% of the recordsetting tally in November. It was high enough in the right places to suggest a Democratic finish ahead of Mr Biden’s.
短文翻譯
決選通常有利于共和黨人。決選往往很懶散，只會吸引最堅定的選民參與
（年齡更大，白人居多，通常更保守）。但這次情況截然不同。據估計，投票人數為450萬，占11月份競選投票人數的89%，創下紀錄。投票人數高到足以表明民主黨在佐治亞州的競選結果甚至要領先于拜登。
重點單詞
Run-off
n.(對兩名得票相同者的)決勝投票;
committed [k??m?t?d]
adj.盡心盡力的; 堅信的; 堅定的;
conservative [k?n?s??v?t?v]
adj.保守的; 守舊的;
estimate [?est?m?t , ?est?me?t]
v.估算; 估價;
