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。
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)
Countries such as Greece, Italy and Portugal have lots of small firms which, thanks to cumbersome regulations, have failed lamentably to grow .Firms with at least 250 workers account for less than half the share of manufacturing jobs in these countries than they do in Germany, the euro zone's strongest economy. For all the boosterism around small business, it is economies with lots of biggish companies that have been able to sustain the highest living standards.
Big firms can reap economies of scale. A big factory uses far less cash and labor to make each car or steel pipe than a small workshop. Big supermarkets such as the villainous Walmart offer a wider range of high-quality goods at lower prices than any corner store. Size allows specialization, which fosters innovation.
短文翻譯
像希臘、意大利和葡萄牙這樣的國家有許多小公司,由于繁瑣的規章制度使得這些公司無法發展,令人惋惜。在這些國家,250人以上公司所占的制造業就業份額,少于歐元區最強勁的經濟體——德國的一半。大企業數目的不足與生產力不振及競爭力低下息息相關,而這兩者是歐元區危機的深層原因。盡管大家都大肆吹捧小企業,但只有那些擁有大量大公司的經濟體才能擔負得起最高的生活標準。
大公司能實現規模效益。和小工廠相比,大工廠生產汽車和鋼管所花的錢和勞動力要少得多。像惡毒的沃爾瑪這樣的大超市要比街角的商店提供更多的高質量低價格的商品。規模大能實現專業化,專業化能醞釀創新。
重點單詞詳解
1.Greece [ɡri?s] n.希臘
2.Italy ['?t?l?] n.意大利
3.Portugal [?p??tj?ɡ?l] n.葡萄牙
4.Cumbersome ['k?mb?s(?)m] adj.笨重的,累贅的
5.Regulation [regj?'le??(?)n] n.管理,規則 adj.規定的,平常的
Regulate(vt.規定,調節)---- regulatory(adj.管理的,控制的)
6.Lamentably ['l?m?nt?bli] adv.哀傷地,不幸地
7.account for 解釋,占據,對…負責
accountability (n.)責任 【近】responsibility
8.manufacturing [,m?nj?'f?kt??r??] adj.制造的 n.制造業,工業
Manufacture(n.制造業 vt.生產,制造)---- Manufacturer (n.制造商,生產商)
9.Boosterism ['bu?st?r?z?m] n.熱心擁護,積極支持
Boost(vt.促進,增加 vi.宣揚,推動)---- booster(n.支持者)
10.Sustain [s?'ste?n] vt.支持,維持,承擔
Sustainable (adj.可持續的,可以忍受的)---- sustainability (n.持續性,維持性)
11.reap [ri?p]vt.收獲,收割
reap the benefits of 獲得好處
12.villainous ['v?l?n?s] adj.罪惡的,惡毒的
villain (n.惡棍,壞人)
movie villain 反派
13.specialization [,spe??la?'ze???n] n.專業化,專業性
special(adj.專門的,特殊的 n.特使)----specialty (n.專業,專長,特性)
14.foster ['f?st?] vt.培養,養育 adj.收養的,養育的
【近】cultivate(vt.培養)---- bring up (vt.教育,養育)
15.innovation [??n??ve??n] n.創新,革新
innovate(vt.創新,改革)---- innovative (adj.創新的,革新的)