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

The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly. The efforts of America's highest-earning 1% have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy. It's not popular to say, but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S. economy.

短文翻譯

最能使人們理解CEO薪資增長的一個說法是,全球范圍內頂級公司的商機正在迅速增長,但CEO人才卻很有限。美國收入最高的1%的人所做出的努力,已成為全球經濟更具活力的要素之一。這種說法并不普遍,但CEO的薪資增幅如此之大的一個原因是,與美國經濟中的許多其他員工相比,他們的確提升了自身的能力。

重點單詞

understanding [??nd??st?nd??]

n.理解，領悟

opportunity [??p??tju?n?ti]

n.機會，時機

highest-earning

最高收入的

dynamic [da??n?m?k]

adj.充滿活力的

element [?el?m?nt]

n.要素

文段 II

Today's CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many more skills than simply being able to "run the company." CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them. They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant. Then there's the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries.To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly mind-boggling. Plus, virtually all major American companies are becoming tech companies, often with their own research and development. And beyond this, major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.

短文翻譯

如今的CEO,至少對美國的大型公司來說,必須具備更多的技能,而不僅僅是能夠“經營公司”。CEO必須對金融市場有深刻的認識,甚至可能需要了解公司在金融市場中應如何存活和發展。他們也需要比他們的前輩擁有更好的公關技巧,因為一個小小的失誤也可能付出巨大的代價。事實上,隨著供應鏈遍布更多的國家,美國大型公司比以往任何時候都更加全球化。在這樣的系統中發揮領導作用需要掌握的知識之多令人難以想象。而且,幾乎所有美國的大型公司都在變成科技公司,這些公司通常都有自己的研發中心。除此之外,大部分CEO還必須做他們一直以來都在做的日常工作。

重點單詞

run [r?n]

v.運營

predecessor [?pri?d?ses?(r)]

n.前人

significant [s?ɡ?n?f?k?nt]

adj.顯著的

mind-boggling

adj.難以想象的

virtually [?v??t?u?li]

adv.幾乎，差不多