計(jì)劃說(shuō)明

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。但是對(duì)大多數(shù)備考的同學(xué)來(lái)說(shuō)，剛開始投入復(fù)習(xí)，就去讀考試文章難度的新聞報(bào)刊，也是不現(xiàn)實(shí)、并且不符合循序漸進(jìn)的學(xué)習(xí)規(guī)律的，所以我們會(huì)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(jí)到考研水平）；同學(xué)們可以根據(jù)自己當(dāng)前的情況，選擇其中一篇進(jìn)行學(xué)習(xí)。

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）

初階文段

One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in a particularly heavy shower. He wanted to buy a &300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggled condition that an assistant refused to serve him. Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag. ①As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter. The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely. When Dickie was given the watch, he presented the assistant with the cloth bag. It contained &300 in pennies. He insisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left .72,000 pennies in all! On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.

短文翻譯

一天，他遇上一場(chǎng)瓢潑大雨，淋得透濕。他走進(jìn)一家高級(jí)商店，要為妻子買一塊價(jià)值 300 英鎊的手表。但店員見他渾身泥水的樣子，竟不肯接待他。迪基二話沒(méi)說(shuō)就走了。一會(huì)兒，他帶著一個(gè)大布口袋回到店里。布袋很沉，他重重地把布袋扔在柜臺(tái)上。店員讓迪基走開，他置之不理，并要求見經(jīng)理。經(jīng)理認(rèn)出了這位顧客，表示了深深的歉意，還嚴(yán)厲地訓(xùn)斥了店員。店員為迪基拿出了那塊手表，迪基把布口袋遞給他，口袋里面裝著 300 鎊的便士。他堅(jiān)持要店員點(diǎn)清那些硬幣后他才離去。這些硬幣加在一起共有 30,000 枚！還有一次，他邀請(qǐng)一些著名評(píng)論家來(lái)參觀他私人收藏的現(xiàn)代畫。這次展覽引起報(bào)界廣泛注意，因?yàn)檫@些畫名義上是名家的作品，事實(shí)上是迪基自己畫的。他花了 4 年時(shí)間策劃這出精心設(shè)計(jì)的鬧劇，只是想證明評(píng)論家們有時(shí)并不解他們所談?wù)摰氖虑椤?

重點(diǎn)單詞

be caught in

遇上……

bedraggled [b??dr?ɡld]

adj.被泥水弄臟的

①As it was extremely heavy,

as引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句

Recognize [?rek?ɡna?z]

v.認(rèn)識(shí)，認(rèn)出

apologetic [??p?l??d?et?k]

adj.抱歉的

insist on

堅(jiān)持

critic [?kr?t?k]

n.評(píng)論家

private collection

私人收藏

elaborate [??l?b?r?t]

adj.精心制作的

高階文段

That is also① where the Democrat’s long-promised push to rebuild alliances comes in. As an alternative to new trade agreements or joining what remains of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, ②which his team appears to think politically impossible, he is expected to pursue more ad hoc agreements, issue by issue. Whether that will impress America’s allies must also be seen. ③The EU’s decision to go ahead with its investment agreement with China, after Mr Sullivan hinted it should hold off, points to their scepticism.

短文翻譯

這也是民主黨長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)承諾的重建同盟的動(dòng)力所在。作為達(dá)成新的貿(mào)易協(xié)定或加入跨太平洋伙伴關(guān)系（他的團(tuán)隊(duì)似乎認(rèn)為這在政治上是不可能的）的替代方案，預(yù)計(jì)他將尋求就不同議題達(dá)成更多專門的協(xié)定。這是否會(huì)給美國(guó)的盟友留下深刻印象還必須拭目以待。在沙利文暗示歐盟應(yīng)該暫緩與中國(guó)簽署投資協(xié)議后，歐盟還是決定繼續(xù)與中國(guó)簽署投資協(xié)議，這表明了歐盟對(duì)美國(guó)的懷疑態(tài)度。

重點(diǎn)單詞

① where the push comes in.

這種行為來(lái)自的地方，即這樣做的動(dòng)力來(lái)源

alternative [??l?t??n?t?v]

n.替換方案

trade agreement

貿(mào)易協(xié)定

②which his team appears to think politically impossible,

非限制定語(yǔ)從句反向修飾逗號(hào)前的事情是不可能的

③The EU’s decision to go ahead with its investment agreement with China, after Mr Sullivan hinted it should hold off, points to their scepticism.

after Mr Sullivan hinted it should hold off, 做插入語(yǔ)

hold off 抵擋住……

句子主干：The EU’s decision points to their scepticism.