考研人數(shù)逐年增加,競(jìng)爭(zhēng)之激烈使得我們不得不加急復(fù)習(xí)的日程。眾所周知,閱讀理解占據(jù)了考研英語(yǔ)二100分試卷的一半分值,而考研英語(yǔ)閱讀文章大多來(lái)自英美國(guó)家的主流報(bào)刊雜志,所以如果能在日常就多多閱讀這些文章,對(duì)以后讀懂文章做對(duì)題目來(lái)說(shuō)會(huì)大有裨益。
學(xué)習(xí)步驟如下:
1.不看漢語(yǔ)譯文自己看一遍短文做理解
2.看漢語(yǔ)譯文比對(duì)自己理解的意思與之出入
3.強(qiáng)化記憶重點(diǎn)單詞(以記憶其漢語(yǔ)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(guó)家有許多小公司,由于繁瑣的規(guī)章制度使得這些公司無(wú)法發(fā)展,令人惋惜。在這些國(guó)家,250人以上公司所占的制造業(yè)就業(yè)份額,少于歐元區(qū)最強(qiáng)勁的經(jīng)濟(jì)體——德國(guó)的一半。大企業(yè)數(shù)目的不足與生產(chǎn)力不振及競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力低下息息相關(guān),而這兩者是歐元區(qū)危機(jī)的深層原因。盡管大家都大肆吹捧小企業(yè),但只有那些擁有大量大公司的經(jīng)濟(jì)體才能擔(dān)負(fù)得起最高的生活標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
大公司能實(shí)現(xiàn)規(guī)模效益。和小工廠相比,大工廠生產(chǎn)汽車(chē)和鋼管所花的錢(qián)和勞動(dòng)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(zhì)量低價(jià)格的商品。規(guī)模大能實(shí)現(xiàn)專(zhuān)業(yè)化,專(zhuān)業(yè)化能醞釀創(chuàng)新。
重點(diǎn)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(guī)則 adj.規(guī)定的,平常的
Regulate(vt.規(guī)定,調(diào)節(jié))---- 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?zhuān)紦?jù),對(duì)…負(fù)責(zé)
accountability (n.)責(zé)任 【近】responsibility
8.manufacturing [,m?nj?'f?kt??r??] adj.制造的 n.制造業(yè),工業(yè)
Manufacture(n.制造業(yè) vt.生產(chǎn),制造)---- Manufacturer (n.制造商,生產(chǎn)商)
9.Boosterism ['bu?st?r?z?m] n.熱心擁護(hù),積極支持
Boost(vt.促進(jìn),增加 vi.宣揚(yáng),推動(dòng))---- booster(n.支持者)
10.Sustain [s?'ste?n] vt.支持,維持,承擔(dān)
Sustainable (adj.可持續(xù)的,可以忍受的)---- sustainability (n.持續(xù)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(zhuān)業(yè)化,專(zhuān)業(yè)性
special(adj.專(zhuān)門(mén)的,特殊的 n.特使)----specialty (n.專(zhuān)業(yè),專(zhuān)長(zhǎng),特性)
14.foster ['f?st?] vt.培養(yǎng),養(yǎng)育 adj.收養(yǎng)的,養(yǎng)育的
【近】cultivate(vt.培養(yǎng))---- bring up (vt.教育,養(yǎng)育)
15.innovation [??n??ve??n] n.創(chuàng)新,革新
innovate(vt.創(chuàng)新,改革)---- innovative (adj.創(chuàng)新的,革新的)