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本書(shū)精選了2007年至2012年考研英語(yǔ)一中的14篇閱讀作為2020年考研英語(yǔ)備考的基礎(chǔ)部分，選材的思路基于編者和教師對(duì)十年的深度研究，特除習(xí)題外的詞匯和翻譯練習(xí)題。組，需要根據(jù)講解內(nèi)容寫出每個(gè)單詞或詞組在文章中的含義。 2018-.indd 2018/9/25--.indd 2018/9/25- 2007 練習(xí) 2007 練習(xí) 2007 練習(xí) 2008 練習(xí) 2008 練習(xí) 2008 練習(xí) 2009 練習(xí) 2009 練習(xí) 2009 練習(xí) 2011 練習(xí) 2011 練習(xí) 2011 練習(xí) 2012 練習(xí) -.indd 2018/9/25- 2012 練習(xí)·····························練習(xí) -.indd 2018/9/25- -.indd 2018/9/25- Ifyouweretoexaminethebirth sofeverysocceryerin2006’sWorldCuptournament,youwouldmostlikelyfindanoteworthyquirk:elitesocceryersaremorelikelytohavebeenbornintheearliermonthsoftheyearthaninthelaterWorldCupandprofessionalranks,youwouldfindthisstrangephenomenontobeevenmorepronounced.mania;d)noneoftheabove.AndersEricsson,a58-year-oldpsychologyprofessoratFloridaStateUniversity,sayshebelievesstronglyin“noneoftheabove”.EricssongrewupinSweden,andstudiedresearchifheswitchedtopsychology.Hisfirstexperiment,nearly30yearsago,involvedmemory:traininga Ericssonrecalls.“Hekeptimproving,andafterabout200hoursoftraininghehadrisentoover80numbers.”moreofacognitiveexercisethananintuitiveone.Inotherwords,whateverinborndifferencestwopeoplemayexhibitintheirabilitiestomemorize,thosedifferencesareswampedbyhowwelleach “encodes”theinformation.Andthebestwaytolearnhowtoencodeinformationmeaningfully,Ericssondetermined,wasaprocessknownasdeliberatepractice.Deliberatepracticeentailsmorethansimplyrepeatingatask.Rather,itinvolvessettingspecificgoals,obtainingimmediatefeedbackandconcentratingasmuchontechniqueason Ericssonandhiscolleagueshavethustakentostudyingexpertperformersin2 2018/9/25 widerangeofpursuits,includingsoccer.Theygatherallthedatatheycan,notjustlaboratoryexperimentswithhighachievers.TheirworkmakesaratherstartlingThebirthdayphenomenonfoundamongsocceryersismentioned stresstheimportanceofprofessionalspotlightthesoccersuperstarsintheWorldintroducethetopicofwhatmakesexpertexinwhysomesoccerteamsybetterthan [B][C] [D] dependsonmeaningfulprocessingofresultsfromintuitiveratherthancognitiveisdeterminedbygeneticratherthanpsychologicalrequiresimmediatefeedbackandahighdegreeof talentisadominatingfactorforprofessionalbiographicaldataprovidethekeytoexcellenttheroleoftalenttendstobeWhichofthefollowingproverbsisclosesttothemessagethetexttriestoconvey?“Onereapswhatone3-.indd- 練習(xí)詞匯與詞組accountcoupled

整句翻譯Ifyouweretoexaminethebirth Cuptournament,youwouldmostlikelyfindanoteworthyquirk:elitesocceryersaremorelikelytohavebeenbornintheearliermonthsoftheyearthaninthelater4 2018/9/25 Deliberatepracticeentailsmorethansimplyrepeatingatask.Rather,itinvolvessettingspecificgoals,obtainingimmediatefeedbackandconcentratingasmuchontechniqueason detailsbutalsotheresultsoftheirownlaboratoryexperimentswithhighachievers.5 .indd Duringthepastgeneration,theAmericanmiddle-classfamilythatoncetransformedbyeconomicriskandnewrealities.Nowapinkslip,abaddiagnosis,orafewmonths.implicationsofthesechanges,butfewhavelookedatthesideeffect:familyriskhasrisenaback-upearner(usuallyMom)whocouldgointotheworkiftheprimaryearnergotlaidofforfellsick.This“added-workereffect”couldsupportthesafetynetofferedbyunemploymentinsuranceordisabilityinsurancetohelpfamiliesweatherbadtimes.But efromanotherwise-stay-at-homepartner.intheirretirement retirementmoney.Formuchofthepastyear, SocialSecuritytoasavings-accountmodel,withretireestradingmuchoralloftheirguaranteedpaymentsforpaymentsdependingoninvestmentreturns.Foryoungerfamilies,thepictureisnotanybetter.BoththeabsolutecostofhealthcareandthensarespreadingfromlegislativehallstoWal-Martworkers,withmuchhigherdeductiblesandalargenewdoseofinvestmentriskforfamilies’futurehealthcare.havingaweakelderlyparent—andalltheattendantneedforphysicalandfinancialassistance—havejumpedeightfoldinjustonegeneration.Fromthemiddle-classfamily,muchofthis,understandably,6 2018/9/25 alreadyoverburdenedshoulders.Thefinancialfallouthasbegun,andthepoliticalfalloutmaynotbefarbehind. efamiliesareatgreaterfinancialriskin thesafetynettheyusedtoenjoyhastheirchancesofbeinglaidoffhavegreatlytheyaremorevulnerabletochangesinfamilytheyaredeprivedofunemploymentordisability ahighersenseoflesschancetoaguaranteed helpreducethecostofpopularizeamongthemiddlecompensateforthereduced financialriskstendtooutweighpoliticalthemiddleclassmayfacegreaterpoliticalfinancialproblemsmaybringaboutpoliticalWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthisTheMiddleClassontheTheMiddleClassontheTheMiddleClassTheMiddleClassin7 .indd 練習(xí)詞匯與詞組lay

n整句翻譯Duringthepastgeneration,theAmericanmiddle-classfamilythatonce8 2018/9/25 setback—aback-upearner(usuallyMom)whocouldgointothework risen—andnewlyfashionablehealth-savingsnsarespreadingfromlegislativehallstoWal-Martworkers,withmuchhigherdeductiblesandalargenewdoseofFromthemiddle-classfamily,muchofthis,understandably,looksalreadyoverburdenedshoulders.9 .indd worstaccountingandcompliancetroubles,andimprovedtheirfeeblecorporationernance,anewproblemthreatenstoearnthem—especiallyinAmerica—thesortofnastyheadlinesthatinevitablyleadtoheadsrollingintheexecutivesuite:datainsecurity.Left,untilnow,toodd,low-levelITstafftoputright,andseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustriessuchasbanking, sandairtravel,informationprotectionisnowhighontheboss’sagendainbusinessesofSeveralmassiveleakagesofcustomerandemployeedatathisyear—fromhaveleftmanagershurriedlypeeringintotheirintricateITsystemsandbusinessprocessesinsearchofpotentialvulnerabilities.“Datais inganassetwhichneedstobeguardedasmuchasanyotherasset,”saysHaimMendelsonofStanfordUniversity’sbusinessSchool.“Theabilitytoguardcustomerdataisthekeytomarketvalue,whichtheboardisresponsibleforonbehalfofshareholders.”Indeed,justasthereistheconceptofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPrinciples(GAAP),perhapsitistimeforGASP,GenerallyAcceptedSecurityPractices,suggestedEliNoamofNewYork’sColumbiaBusinessSchool.“Settingtheproperinvestmentlevelforsecurity,redundancy,andrecoveryisamanagementissue,notatechnicalone,”hesays.todestroytrustthana lettingsensitive aldatagetintothewrongbythelackoflegalpenalty(inAmerica,butnotEurope)fordataleakage.Until 2018/9/25 legislationisnowngtheroundsinWashington,D.C.Meanwhile,thetheftofinformationaboutsome40millioncredit-cardaccountsinAmerica,disclosedonJune17th,overshadowedahugelyimportantdecisionadayearlierbyAmerica’sFederalTradeCommission(FTC)thatputscorporateAmericaonnoticethatregulatorswillactiffirmsfailtoprovideadequatedatasecurity. [B]thefeebleboss-board[C]thethreatfromnews [D]theseverityofdataAccordingtoParagraph2,someorganizationschecktheirsystemstofindout whetherthereisanyweakwhatsortofdatahasbeenwhoisresponsibleforthehowthepotentialspiescanbeInbringinguptheconceptofGASPtheauthorismakingthepoint shareholders’interestsshouldbeproperlyattendedinformationprotectionshouldbegivenduebusinessesshouldenhancetheirlevelofaccountingthemarketvalueofcustomerdatashouldbefailto seethelinkbetweentrustanddata alrealizethehighcostofdataappreciatetheeconomicvalueof FTC’sdecisionisessentialtodataCaliforniatakestheleadinsecuritylegalpenaltyisamajorsolutiontodata .indd 練習(xí)詞匯與詞組sortpeer

整句翻譯compliancetroubles,andimprovedtheirfeeblecorporationernance,anewthatinevitablyleadtoheadsrollingintheexecutivesuite:datainsecurity. 2018/9/25 Severalmassiveleakagesofcustomerandemployeedatathisyear—fromhaveleftmanagershurriedlypeeringintotheirintricateITsystemsandbusinessprocessesinsearchofpotentialvulnerabilities.thingsaremorelikelytodestroytrustthana getintothewronghands.Meanwhile,thetheftofinformationaboutsome40millioncredit-cardaccountsonnoticethatregulatorswillactiffirmsfailtoprovideadequatedatasecurity. .indd Studiesofbothanimalsandhumanshaveshownthathormonessomehowchemicalsthandomalesunderthesameconditions.Inseveralofthestudies,whentheirchemicalresponsesbecameequaltothoseofthemales.Addingtoawoman’sincreaseddoseofstresschemicals,areherincreased“opportunities”forstress.“It’snotnecessarilythatwomendon’tcopeaswell.It’sdealingwithsomanymorethingsthatthey ewornoutfromitmorevisiblyandsooner.”Mengotowarandareexposedtocombatstress.Menareexposedtomoreactsofrandomphysical.Thekindsofinteral relationshipscanbequitedevastating.”AdelineAlvarezmarriedat18andgavebirthtoason,butwasdeterminedtofinishcollege.“Istruggledalottogetthecollegedegree.Iwaslivinginsomuchfrustrationthatthatwasmyescape,togotoschool,andgetaheadanddobetter.”Later,hermarriageendedandshebecameasinglemother.“It’sthehardestthingdebt.Ilivedfrompaychecktopaycheck.” 2018/9/25 todiffusestressbeforeitthreatensyourhealthandyourabilitytofunction.WomenarestillsufferingmuchstresscausedbyWomenaremoreexperiencedthanmenincowithMenandwomenshowdifferentinclinationswhenfacedwith needextradosesofchemicalstohandlehavelimitedcapacityfortoleratingareexposedtomoreAccordingtoParagraph4,thestresswomenconfronttendsto domesticandirregularanddurableandtrivialandThesentence“Ilivedfrompaychecktopaycheck.”(Line5,Para.5)showsthat AlvarezcaredaboutnothingbutmakingStrainofStress:NoWayResponsestoStress:Gender ysis:WhatChemicalsGenderInequality:WomenUnder .indd 練習(xí)詞匯與詞組inresponsewear

整句翻譯affectthestressresponse,causingfemalesunderstresstoproducemoreofthetrigger 2018/9/25 Thekindsofinter tendnottobeone-shotdeals.beforeitthreatensyourhealthandyourabilityto .indd BasketballAssociation(NBA)listedatoversevenfeet.Ifhehadyedlastseason,toadjustteamuniformstofitthegrowingnumbersofbigger,longerframes.Thetrendinsports,though,maybeobscuringanunrecognizedreality:livedintheU.S.formanygenerations—apparentlyreachedtheirlimitintheearly1960s.Andtheyaren’tlikelytogetanytaller.“Inthegeneralpopulationtoday,atanthropologistWilliamCameronChumleaofWrightStateUniversity.InthecaseofNBAyers,theirincreaseinheightappearstoresultfromtheincreasinglycommonpracticeofrecruitingyersfromallovertheworld.Growth,whichrarelycontinuesbeyondtheageof20,demandscaloriesandnutrients—notably,protein—tofeedexpandingtissues.Atthestartofthe20thcentury,under-nutritionandchildhoodinfectionsgotintheway.Butasdietandhealthimproved,childrenandadolescentshave,onaverage,increasedinheightbyaboutaninchandahalfevery20years,apatternknownastheseculartrendinheight.YetaccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,averageheight—5'9''formen,5'4''forwomen—hasn’treallychangedsince1960.Geneticallyspeaking,thereareadvantagestoavoidingsubstantialheight.strainimposedbyoversizelimbs.“Therearesomerealconstraintsthataresetbythegeneticarchitectureoftheindividualorganism,”saysanthropologistWilliamLeonardofNorthwesternUniversity. umscanchange,butdon’texpectthistohappensoon.C.Gordon,senioranthropologistattheArmyResearchCenterinNatick,Mass.,ensuresthat90percentoftheuniformsandworkstationsfitrecruitswithout 2018/9/25 hasnotchangedforsometime.Andifyouneedtopredicthumanheightinthenearfuturetodesignapieceofequipment,Gordonsaysthatbyandlarge,“youcoulduse illustratethechangeofheightofNBAshowthepopularityofNBAyersinthecomparedifferentgenerationsofNBAassesstheachievementsoffamousNBAWhichofthefollowingysakeyroleinbodygrowthaccordingtothetext?Genetic [B]Natural[C]Living [D]DailyHumanheightisconditionedbytheuprightAmericansarethetallestonaverageintheLargerbabiestend etallerin thegarmentindustrywillreconsidertheuniformthedesignofmilitaryuniformswillremaingenetictestingwillbeemployedinselectingtheexistingdataofhumanheightwillstillbe lus thechangeofhumanheightfollowsacyclichumanheight ingevenmoreAmericanshavereachedtheirgeneticgrowththegeneticpatternofAmericanshas .indd 練習(xí)詞匯與詞組

整句翻譯especiallythoseborntofamilieswhohavelivedintheU.S.formanygenerations— 2018/9/25 Butasdietandhealthimproved,childrenandadolescentshave,onaverage,seculartrendinheight.andbackcontinuetostrugglewithbipedalpostureandcannoteasilywithstandrepeatedstrainimposedbyoversizelimbs.Andifyouneedtopredicthumanheightinthenearfuturetodesignapieceof .indd In1784,fiveyearsbeforehebecameoftheUnitedStates,GeorgeWashington,52,wasnearlytoothless.Sohehiredadentisttotransntnineteethintohisjaw—havingextractedthemfromthemouthsofhisslaves.That’safardifferentimagefromthecherry-tree-chopGeorgemostpeoplerememberfromtheirhistorybooks.Butrecently,manyhistorianshavebeguntofocusontherolesslaveryyedinthelivesofthefoundinggeneration.TheyhavebeenspurredinpartbyDNAevidencemadeavailablein1998,whichalmostcertainlyprovedThomasJeffersonhadfatheredatleastonechildwithhisslaveSallyHemings.Andonlyoverthepast30yearshavescholarsexaminedhistoryfromthebottomup.Worksofseveralhistoriansrevealthemoralcompromisesmadebythenation’searlyleadersandthefragilenatureofthecountry’sinfancy.wrong—andyetmostdidlittletofightit.Morethananything,thehistorianssay,thefounderswerehamperedbythecultureoftheirtime.WhileWashingtonandJeffersonprivayexpresseddistasteforthecountrytheyhelpedtocreate.Foronething,theSouthcouldnotaffordtopartwithitsslaves.Owningslaveswas“l(fā)ikehavingalargebankaccount”,saysWiencek,authorofAnImperfectGod:GeorgeWashington,HisSlaves,andtheCreationofAmerica.ThesouthernstateswouldnothavesignedtheConstitutionwithoutprotectionsforthe“peculiarinstitution”,includingaclausethatcountedaslaveasthreefifthsofamanforpurposesofcongressionalrepresentation.handedJeffersonhisnarrowvictoryintheialelectionof1800byinflatingthevotesofthesouthernstatesintheElectoralCollege.Onceinoffice,JeffersonextendedslaverywiththeLouisianaPurchasein1803;thenewlandwascarvedinto13states,includingthreeslavestates. 2018/9/25 Still,JeffersondHemings’schildren—thoughnotHemingsherselforhismenwerecreatedequalafterobservingthebraveryoftheblacksoldiersduringtheRevolutionaryWar,overcamethestrongoppositionofhisrelativestogranthisslavestheirdominhiswill.Onlyadecadeearlier,suchanactwouldhaverequiredlegislativeapprovalinVirginia. demonstratethecrueltyofslaveryinhisstresstheroleofslavesintheU.S.revealsomeunknownaspectofhis DNAtechnologyhasbeenwidelyappliedtohistoryhistoriansdeliberaymadeupsomestoriesofJefferson’sHisstatusasafathermade thechildHisattitudetowardsslaverywasHisaffairwithaslavestainedhisWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheSlavesintheolddaysdidnothavetherighttoSlaveownersusuallyhadlargesavingsSlaverywasregardedasapeculiar moralmilitaryfinancial .indd 練習(xí)詞匯與詞組

整句翻譯TheyhavebeenspurredinpartbyDNAevidencemadeavailablein1998,whichalmostcertainlyprovedThomasJeffersonhadfatheredatleastonechildwithhisslaveSallyHemings. 2018/9/25 WhileWashingtonandJeffersonprivayexpresseddistasteforslavery,theyalsohelpedtocreate.ThesouthernstateswouldnothavesignedtheConstitutionwithoutprotections .indd Itisawisefatherthatknowshisownchild,buttodayamancanboosthistodoissout$30forapaternitytestingkit(PTK)athislocaldrugstore—andanother$120togettheresults.Morethan60,000peoplehavepurchasedthePTKssincetheyfirstbecameavailablewithoutprescriptionslastyear,accordingtoDougFogg,chiefoperatingofficerofIdentigene,whichmakestheover-the-counterkits.Morethantwodozendollarstomorethan$2,500.andsupportsbusinessesthatoffertosearchforafamily’sgeographicroots.Mosttestsrequirecollectingcellsbyswabbingsalivainthemouthandsendingittothe fortesting.AlltestsrequireapotentialcandidatewithwhomtocompareDNA.bypeopleclaimingtheyarengancestrytesting.”saysTroyDuster,aNewYorkcanrevealgeneticinformationaboutonlyoneortwoancestors,eventhough,forfourgenerationsback,14othergreat-great-grandparents.relyondatacollectedsystematicallybutratherlumptogetherinformationfrom 2018/9/25 differentresearchprojects.ThismeansthataDNAdatabasemayhavealotofdatafromsomeregionsandnotothers,soa ’stestresultsmaydifferdependingonthe thatprocessestheresults.Inaddition,thecomputerprogramsarevieworoutside [A]easy [B]flexibilityin [D]popularitywithPTKisused [A]locateone’sbirth [B]promotegenetic[C]identifyparent-child [D]choosechildrenfor [A]tracedistant [B]rebuildreliable[C]fullyusegenetic [D]achievetheclaimedInthelastparagraph,aproblemcommercialgenetictestingfaces [A]disorganizeddata [B]overlapdatabase [D]lackofpatent ForsandAgainstsofDNADNATestingandIt’sDNATestingOutsidetheLiesBehindDNA .indd 練習(xí)詞匯與詞組

整句翻譯MorethantwodozencompaniessellDNAtestsdirectlytothepublic,ranginginpricefromafewhundreddollarstomorethan$2,500. 2018/9/25 Amongthemostpopular:paternityandkinshiptesting,whichadoptedchildrencanusetofindtheirbiologicalrelativesandfamiliescanusetotrackdownkidsputupforadoption.inheritedthroughmeninafather’slineormitochondrialDNA(mtDNA),whichispasseddownonlyfrommothers.ThisDNAcanrevealgeneticinformationaboutonlyoneortwoancestors,evengrandparentsor,fourgenerationsback,14othergreat-great-grandparents. .indd Ironically,thefirstevidenceforthisideaappearedintheUnitedStates.Notlongago,withthecountryenteringarecessingandJapanatitspre-bubblepeak,theU.S.workwasderidedaspoorlyeducatedandoneoftheprimarycausesofthepoorU.S.economicperformance.Japanwas,andremains,thegloballeaderinautomotive-assemblyproductivity.YettheresearchrevealedthattheU.S.factoriesindustry’swork.Whatistherealrelationshipbetweeneducationandeconomicdevelopment?Wehavetothatcontinuingeconomicgrowthpromotesthedevelopmentofeducationevenwhenernmentsdon’tit.Afterall,that’showeducationgotstarted.Whenourancestorswerehuntersandgatherers10,000yearsago,theydidn’thavetimetowondermuchaboutanythingbesidesfindingfood.Onlywhenhumanitybegantogetitsfoodinamoreproductivewaywastheretimeforother 2018/9/25 povertytrapswithoutpoliticalchangesthatmaybepossibleonlywithbroaderformaleducation.Alackofformaleducation,however,doesn’tconstraintheabilityofthedeveloworld’sworktosubstantiallyimproveproductivityfortheforeseeableTheauthorholdsinParagraph1thattheimportanceofeducationinpoorcountries [A]issubjecttogroundless [B]hasfallenvictimof[C]isconventionally [D]hasbeenItisstatedinParagraph1thattheconstructionofaneweducation takeseffortsofdemandspriorityfrom AmajordifferencebetweentheJapaneseandU.S.worksis theJapanese isbetter theU.S. hasabetter ismore whenpeoplehadenoughpriortobetterwaysoffindingwhenpeoplenolongerwentasaresultofpressure doesnotdependoneconomiccannotaffordpolitical .indd 練習(xí)詞匯與詞組

automotive- 整句翻譯inlectualdevelopmentoftheseandallothersocieties;however,theconventionalviewthateducationshouldbeoneoftheveryhighestprioritiesforpromotingrapid 2018/9/25 Notlongago,withthecountryenteringarecessingandJapanatitspre-bubblepeak,theU.S.workwasderidedaspoorlyeducatedandoneoftheprimarycausesofthepoorU.S.economicperformance.thatillite,non-English-speakingMexicanworkersinHouston,Texas,thebuildingindustry’swork. .indd ThemostthoroughlystudiedinlectualsinthehistoryoftheNewWorldaretheministersandpoliticalleadersofseventeenth-centuryNewEngland.Accordingto“somuchimportanceattachedtoinlectualpursuits”.Accordingtomanybooksofanunfolding,dominantPuritantraditioninAmericaninlectuallife.TotakethisapproachtotheNewEnglandersnormallymeanstostartwiththePuritans’theologicalinnovationsandtheirdistinctiveideasaboutthechurch—importantsubjectsthatwemaynotneglect.ButinkeewithourexaminationofSoutherninlectuallife,wemayconsidertheoriginalPuritansascarriersofEuropeanculture,adjustingtoNewWorldcircumstances.TheNewEnglandcolonieswerethescenesofimportantepisodesinthepursuitofwidelyunderstoodidealsofcivilityandvirtuosity.TheearlysettlersofMassachusettsBayincludedmenofimpressiveeducationandinfluenceinEngland.BesidestheninetyorsolearnedministerswhocametoMassachusettschurchesinthedecadeafter1629,therewerepoliticalleaderslikeJohnWinthrop,aneducatedgentleman,lawyer,andofficialoftheCrownbeforeNewWorldandOldWorldaudiences,andgivingNewEnglandanatmosphereofinlectualearnestness.Weshouldnotforget,however,thatmostNewEnglanderswerelesswelleducated.Whilefewcraftsmenorfarmers,letalonedependentsandservants,leftlirycompositionstobeyzed,itisobviousthattheirviewswerelessfullyinlectualized.Theirthinkingoftenhadatraditionalsuperstitiousquality.AtailorleavingEnglandthatisfilledwithsigns.ualconfusion,economicfrustrations,andreligioushope—allcametogetherinadecisivemomentwhenheopenedtheBible,toldhisfatherthefirstlinehesawwouldsettlehisfate,andreadthemagical 2018/9/25 Meanwhile,manysettlershadslighterreligiouscommitmentsthanDane’s,as Puritantraditiondominatedpoliticalinlectualinterestswerepoliticsbenefitedmuchfrom lectualinlectualpursuitsenjoyedaliberalbroughtwiththemthecultureoftheOldpaidlittleattentiontosoutherninlectual werefamousintheNewWorldfortheirgainedincreasingimportanceinreligiousabandonedhighpositionsbeforecomingtotheNewcreatedanewinlectualatmosphereinNewwereoften troubledwithreligiouspuzzledbychurchfrustratedwithfamily camefromdifferentleftfewformalrecordsforlater .indd 練習(xí)詞匯與詞組

attachimportanceto整句翻譯inlectuallife. 2018/9/25 gentleman,lawyer,andofficialoftheCrownbeforehejourneyedtoBoston.Whilefewcraftsmenorfarmers,letalonedependentsandservants,leftlirycompositionstobeyzed,itisobviousthattheirviewswerelessfullyinetotheNewWorldforreligion.“Ourmainendwastocatchfish.” .indd ThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohireAlanGilbertasitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeenthetalkoftheclassical-musicworldeversincethesuddenclassical-musiccritic.appointmentintheTimes,callshim“anunpretentiousmusicianwithnoairoftheformidableconductorabouthim”.AsadescriptionofthenextmusicdirectorofanorchestrathathashithertobeenledbymusicianslikeGustavMahlerandPierreBoulez,thatseemslikelytohavestruckatleastsomeTimesreadersasfaintpraise.Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGilbertisagreatconductororevenagoodone.Tobesure,heperformsanimpressivevarietyofinterestingcompositions,butitisnotnecessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoistogotomyCDshelf,orbootupmycomputeranddownloadstillmorerecordedmusicfromiTunes.Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsarenosubstituteforliveperformancearemissingthepoint.Forthetime,attention,andmoneyoftheart-lovingpublic,classicalinstrumentalistsmustcompetenotonlywithoperahouses,dancetroupes,theatercompanies,andmuseums,butalsowiththerecordedperformancesofthegreatclassicalmusiciansofthe20thcentury.Theserecordingsarecheap,availableeverywhere,andveryoftenmuchhigherinicqualitythanaboutacrisisintheinstitutionofthetraditionalclassicalconcert.Onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformerstoprogramattractivenewmusicthatisnotyetavailableonrecord.Gilbert’sowninterestinnewmusichasbeenwidelynoted:AlexRoss,aclassical-musiccritic,hasdescribedhimasaman 2018/9/25 orchestra’srepertoirewillnotbeenough.IfGilbertandthePhilharmonicaretoandthenewaudienceithopestoattract. [A]incurred [B]raised[C]received [D]aroused [A] [B][C] [D] rejectmostkindsofrecordedTheyareofteninferiortoliveconcertsinTheyhelpimprovethequalityofRegardingGilbert’sroleinrevitalizingthePhilharmonic,theauthor [A] [B] [D] .indd 練習(xí)詞匯與詞組tosaythesober-

strike整句翻譯ledbymusicianslikeGustavMahlerandPierreBoulez,thatseemslikelytohavestruckatleastsomeTimesreadersasfaintpraise. 2018/9/25 notnecessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.Forthetime,attention,andmoneyoftheart-lovingpublic,classicalinstrumentalistsmustcompetenotonlywithoperahouses,dancetroupes,theatericqualitythantoday’sliveperformances;moreover,theycanbe“consumed”attimeandceofthelistener’s .indd WhenLiamMcGeedepartedasofBankofAmericainAugust,hisexnationwassurprisinglystraightup.Ratherthancloakinghisexitintheusualvagueexcuses,hecamerightoutandsaidhewasleaving“topursuemygoalofrunninga ”.Broadcastinghisambitionwas“verymuchmydecision.”McGeesays.Withintwoweeks,hewastalkingforthefirsttimewiththeboardofHartfordFinancialServicesGroup,whichnamedhimCEOandchairmanonSeptember29.kindof hewantedtorun.Italsosentaclearmessagetotheoutsideworldexecutiveswhodon’tgetthenodalsomaywishtomoveon.Aturbulentbusinessenvironmentalsohasseniormanagerscautiousoflettingvaguepronouncementscloudtheirreputations.Asthefirstsignsofrecoverybegintotakehold,deputychiefsmaybemorewillingtomakethejumpwithoutanet.Inthethirdquarter,CEOturnoverwasdown23%fromayearagoasnervousboardsstuckwiththeleaderstheyhad,foraspiringleaders.l