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
Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.Most funny stories are based on comic situations. In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal. No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films. However, a new type of humour, which stems largely from America, has recently come into fashion. It is called' sick humour '. Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents. Many people find this sort of joke distasteful. The following example of 'sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourself.
短文翻譯
我們覺得一則笑話是否好笑，很大程度取決于我們是在哪兒長大的。幽默感與民族有著神秘莫測的聯系。譬如，法國人聽完一則俄國笑話可能很難發笑。同樣的道理，一則可以令英國人笑出淚來的笑話，俄國人聽了可能覺得沒有什么可笑之處。大部分令人發笑的故事都是根據喜劇情節編寫的。盡管民族不同，有些滑稽的情節卻能產生普遍的效果。比如說，不管你生活在哪里，你看查理.卓別林的早期電影很難不發笑。然而，近來一種新式幽默流行了起來，這種幽默主要來自美國。它被叫作“病態幽默”。喜劇演員根據悲劇情節諸如暴死，重大事故等來編造笑話。許多人認為這種笑話是低級庸俗的。下面是個“病態幽默”的實例，你可據此自己作出判斷。
重點單詞
be brought up
由……撫養
sense of humour
幽默感
mysteriously [m?'st??r??sl?]
adv.神秘地
be bound up with
與……關系密切
national characteristic
民族特性
for instance
例如
comic situation
喜劇情景
In spite of
盡管
say,
比如說，
stem from
來自
tragic [?tr?d??k]
adj.悲劇的
高階文段
American stockmarkets swiftly recovered from their drubbing on the first trading day of the year, their worst decline since October. Share indices had fallen amid the news about rapidly spreading virulent strains of COVID-19, but investors soon shrugged off those concerns. The s&p 500 index gained 16% over the whole of last year, and the nasdaq—bouyed by tech firms—44%. (The big losers were energy shares, which dropped by almost 40% in 2020.) China’s stockmarkets are also on a roll. The CSI300 index of shares listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen closed this week at its highest point since the global financial crisis in 2008.
短文翻譯
有報道稱，特朗普政府有意讓阿里巴巴和騰訊這兩家中國數字明星企業從美國股市退市，這兩家公司的股價應聲下跌。特朗普發布了一項行政命令，禁止美國投資者對中國軍方擁有或控制的企業進行投資。早些時候，紐約證券交易所因讓三家中國電信企業退市而陷入混亂，隨后改變了將其逐出市場的決定。在收到財政部嚴厲警告后，該所最終表示將會把這三家企業“摘牌”。
重點單詞
delist from
從……退市
executive order
行政命令
armed force
軍方
in a muddle
處于混亂之中
telecom company
電信公司
receive a stern lecture
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