【英语】2013年真题文本精讲157期
2013年text3 第六段
①Our ability to mute our hard-wired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from animals: primates and dogs can think about the future only intermittently or for a few minutes. ②But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term. ③Although technology might change the way we react, it hasn’t changed our nature. ④We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.
2013年text4 第一段
⑤Europe is not a gender-equality heaven.⑥In particular, the corporate workplace will never be completely family—friendly until women are part of senior management decisions,and Europe’s top corporate-governance positions remain overwhelmingly male. ⑦Indeed,women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europe corporate boards.
句子切分:
第一句:
1. Our ability to mute our hard-wired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from animals:
2. primates and dogs can think about the future only intermittently or for a few minutes.
翻译解析:我们有能力通过暂停的方式来减缓我们的本能反应,这是我们与动物的不同之处:狗只能间断性或持续几分钟来思考未来。
第二句:
1. But historically
2. we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term.
翻译解析:但是纵观历史,我们大约花了12%的时间来思索更长远的事。
第三句:
1. Although technology might change the way we react,
2. it hasn’t changed our nature.
翻译解析:尽管技术也许会改变我们反应的(定语从句前置)方式,它却改变不了我们的本质。
第四句:
We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.
翻译解析:我们仍然有足够的想象力去抵制诱惑,扭转过激反应。
第五句:
Europe is not a gender-equality heaven.
翻译解析:欧洲并非性别平等的天堂。
第六句:
1. In particular, the corporate workplace will never be completely family—friendly until women are part of senior management decisions
2. ,and Europe’s top corporate-governance positions remain overwhelmingly male.
翻译解析:职场(增词)尤其如此,除非女性能参与高层管理决策(状语从句前置),否则职场永远不会完全为家庭着想,而欧洲的企业管理高层职位仍然是男性占据绝大多数。
第七句:
Indeed,women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europe corporate boards.
翻译解析:事实上,女性仅占欧洲公司董事席位的14%。
动词及短语(重点):
mute:这里做动词,表示减弱...声音;
pause:暂停;
differentiate A from B:把A从B中区分出来;
contemplate:沉思;冥思苦想;
rise above:超越,克服;
govern(真题中主要考察其作为管理和统治的义项)-governance(govern的名词形式,表示管理统治)-government(政府)
其他相关词汇:
decision:目前真题中考察了其两个义项:第一,表示裁决,相当于verdict;第二表示决定,决策,如本文;
position:职位;真题中表示职位的单词还有post/position/vacancy,注意结合记忆;
corporate(形容词,公司的)-corporation(名词,公司)
board:作为董事会的义项在2011年的真题中出现过;
capacity:该词在真题中主要有两个义项:第一表示能力,如本文;第二表示容量;
attempt(企图,2011Text4)-tempt(动词,诱惑,引起)-temptation(名词,诱惑,引诱)
heaven(天堂)-paradise(天堂)-paralysis(瘫痪)
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