2009考研英语三层递进突破阅读理解(19)
核心词汇:
abandon vt.放弃; 遗弃, 丢弃;放肆, 放纵; 沉湎于n.放肆; 放纵; 尽情; 任意(a不+ban禁止+don给予→不禁止给出去→放弃)
admission n.允许进入;承认;入场费,入会费,入场券
alarm n.警报 ;警报器; 警报装置(al表强调+arm武器→去拿武器→警报)
bonus n.奖金,红利
boom v.迅速发展,兴旺;发出隆隆声
bubble n.泡,水泡,气泡v.冒泡,起泡,沸腾
cautious a.(of)小心的,谨慎的(caut+ious形容词后缀)
enhance v.提高,增强(en+hance)
file n.锉刀;文件,档案v.锉
folk n.人们;民族;亲属a.民间的
frenzied a.狂热的a frenzied attack 疯狂的进攻
headline n.大字标题, 标题(head头+line字行→头一行字→标题)
ingredient n.(混合物的)组成部分,配料;成份,要素
nail n.指甲,爪;钉v.将......钉牢,钉住
polish v.磨光,擦亮;使优美,润饰n.擦光剂,上光蜡(pol擦亮+ish→擦亮)
real estate broker n.房地产经纪人
revenue n.财政收入,税收(re回+ven+ue→收回来的东西→收入)
swing v.摇摆,摇荡,回转,旋转n.秋千;摇摆,摆动
venture v.冒险,拼;大胆表示n.冒险事业,拼,闯(vent+ure危险来到→冒险)
难句分析:
难句1
I provide a service that people can do without when they're concerned about saving some dollars.
[分析]此句的主干是"I provide a service ..."其中service后面的that 引导的一个定语从句,而定语从句中又包含when引导的一个时间状语从句。
[译文]我提供的服务在当人们想省钱时就变成可有可无。
难句2
Consumers seem only concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic about the economy's long term prospects even as they do some modest belt tightening.
[分析]此句是一个并列句,and后面的分句比较复杂,主干为"many say..."后接的宾语从句中主干为they remain optimistic about...,even as引导让步状语从句。
[译文]消费者看起来略显忧虑,并没有惊慌失措。很多人还说虽然稍微勒紧腰带,但他们对于经济的长期前景还是保持乐观态度。
难句3
Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock market swings, which investors now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom.
[分析]此句的主干是"Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stockmarket swings..."之后which引导一个非限制性定语从句,修饰stockmarket swings。
[译文]许多消费者似乎一直受股票市场波动的影响,投资者把这种波动视为持续繁荣的必要因素。