考研人数逐年增加,竞争之激烈使得我们不得不加急复习的日程。众所周知,阅读理解占据了考研英语二100分试卷的一半分值,而考研英语阅读文章大多来自英美国家的主流报刊杂志,所以如果能在日常就多多阅读这些文章,对以后读懂文章做对题目来说会大有裨益。
学习步骤如下:
1.不看汉语译文自己看一遍短文做理解
2.看汉语译文比对自己理解的意思与之出入
3.强化记忆重点单词(以记忆其汉语意思为主)
People find it hard to like businesses once they grow beyond a certain size. Banks that were “too big to fail” sparked a global economic crisis and burned bundles of taxpayers' cash. Big retailers such as Walmart and Tesco squeeze suppliers and crush small rivals. Some big British firms minimize their tax bills so aggressively that they provoke outrage.
It is shrewd politics to champion the little guy. But the popular fetish for small business is at odds with economic reality. Big firms are generally more productive, offer higher wages and pay more taxes than small ones. Economies dominated by small firms are often sluggish.
短文翻译
企业发展到一定规模以后就变得不怎么招人待见。所谓的“永不倒闭”的银行引发了一场全球经济危机,众多纳税人的资金化为乌有。一些大的零售商,例如沃尔玛和乐购压榨供应商并且摧毁小的对手。一些英国大型企业逃税猖獗,从而引发民愤。
支持弱势群体是精明的政策。但是,对小型企业的膜拜尽管很流行,却与经济现实相悖。一般来说,和小公司相比,大公司更高产,待遇更好,纳税更多。由小企业主导的经济往往发展缓慢。
重点单词详解
1.Spark [spɑːk] vt.发动 n.火花
Spark off 引起,激发
【近】give rise to, cause, trigger
2.Crisis ['kraɪsɪs] n.危机 adj.危险的
3.Bundle ['bʌnd(ə)l] n.束,捆 vt.捆
a bundle of 一束
4.taxpayer ['tækspeɪə] n.纳税人
5.Retailer ['riːteɪlə] n.零售商,批发商
chain retailer 连锁零售商
6.Squeeze [skwiːz] vt.挤压 勒索
Squeeze out 压榨,挤出
Squeezer (n.压榨机,榨汁机)
7.Supplier [sə'plaɪə] n.供应商,供应者
8.Rival ['raɪvl] n.对手,竞争者 vt.竞争
Competition(n.竞争)
【近】competitor
10.Minimize [ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪz] vt.减到最少,最小化
11.Aggressively [ə'gresɪvli] adv. 侵略地;攻击地;有闯劲地
Aggressive(adj.侵略的,好斗的)---- aggression(n.侵略,进攻)
12.Provoke [prə'vəʊk] vt.驱使,激怒,煽起
【近】arouse, cause, give rise to
13.Outrage ['aʊtreɪdʒ] n.愤怒,愤慨 vt.凌辱,施暴
14.Shrewd [ʃruːd] adj.精明的,狡猾的 n.精明的人
Shrewdness(n.精明,机灵)---- shrewdly(adv.精明地,干练地)
15.Champion ['tʃæmpɪən] n.冠军,拥护者 vt.支持,拥护
Championship(n.锦标赛,冠军称号)
【近】support, advocate
16.Fetish ['fetɪʃ] n.恋物,迷信,偶像,崇拜
17.At odds with 与…争执,意见不一致;与…不和;差异
18.productive [prə'dʌktɪv] adj.生产的,多产的
19.wage [weɪdʒ] n.工资,代价
【近】income(n.工资,收入)---- salary(n.工资)
20.dominate ['dɒmɪneɪt] vt.控制,支配
dominant(adj.占优势的,统治的)
21.sluggish ['slʌgɪʃ] adj.萧条的,迟钝的 n.市场带滞,市场疲软