考研英语历年真题阅读要点之2012-Text 2（二）
“逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜。”时光如白驹过隙，转瞬即逝。各位同学，复习进度如何？赶紧行动起来哦！文都教育考研英语老师继续为大家梳理历年真题阅读文章中涉及的要点，包括词汇、短语、长难句以及简单的阅读方法。接下来看一下2012年考研英语真题阅读Text 2，这篇文章主要探讨了Entergy这家公司不遵守协议而招致的后果和影响。Either Entergy never really intended to live by those commitments, or it simply didn’t foresee ... A string of accidents, including the partial collapse ... leakage, raised serious questions about both ... safety and ... management -- ... made misleading statements about the pipe. Enraged by Entergy’s behavior, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 last year against allowing an extension.
intend to do“想要做某事，打算做某事”；live by结合语境，可以表示“遵守”；foresee“预见”；a string of“一系列，一连串”；partial“局部的”；collapse“倒塌”；leakage“泄露”；raise serious questions about“引起对...的严重质疑”；safety“安全性”；management“管理能力”；make statements“发表声明”；misleading“具有误导性的”；enrage“激怒”；vote against“投票否决”。
... invalid ... has regulatory power over ... The legal issues in the case are obscure: ... has ruled that states do have some regulatory authority over nuclear power, legal scholars ... will offer a precedent-setting test of how far those powers extend. Certainly, there are valid concerns about the patchwork regulations ... But had Entergy kept its word, that debate would be beside the point.
invalid“无效的”；regulatory power over“对...的监管权”；legal“法律的”；in the case可以指“在这个案例中”；obscure“模糊的”；rule“裁决”；do强调动词have；authority“权威，权力”；scholar“学者”；precedent-setting“开先例的”；test“检验”；extend“延伸”；valid“有效的”，结合语境，在此表示“有根据的”；patchwork regulation可以指“各自为政”。段尾句为倒装结构，虚拟条件句，省略if，had提前。原来的语序应该是But if Entergy had kept its word。keep one’s word“遵守诺言”；debate“争论”；beside the point“无关紧要”。
... its reputation ... by going to war with ... Permission to run a nuclear plant is a public trust... Pledging to run ... has applied for ... it should keep in mind what promises from Entergy are worth.
reputation“名声”；go to war with“与...开战”；permission“许可”；trust“信任”；pledge to do“保证做某事”；apply for“申请”；keep in mind“考虑到”。
以上就是文都教育考研英语老师为大家梳理的2012年Text 2后三段的要点。“学而时习之，不亦说乎？”某些知识点，尤其是相对陌生的，复习一遍是不够的。对于相对重要的内容，建议各位同学定期回顾，同时应用于实践。Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
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