考研英语历年真题阅读要点之2003-Text 2（二）

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　　阅读是一个相对综合的题型，涉及到多方面能力的考查。与其在浩如烟海的复习资料中迷失方向，不知所措，不如直接从真题入手。文都教育考研英语老师继续为大家梳理考研英语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2003年考研英语真题阅读Text 2，这篇文章主要探讨了动物权利保护问题。
　　Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable way -- in human terms, ... We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother’s hip replacement, a father’s bypass operation, a baby’s vaccinations, and even a pet’s shots. To those who are unaware that ... treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.
　　communicate“传达”；compassionate“富于同情心的”；in human terms“以人类的措辞”，也就是要说人话；make clear“解释清楚”；connection“关系”；replacement“更换”；bypass operation“搭桥手术”；vaccination“疫苗接种”；a pet’s shots“宠物防疫注射”；be unaware that“没有认识到”；treatment“治疗”；animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst“动物研究说得好听是浪费，说得难听是残忍”。
　　Much can be done. Scientists could “adopt” middle school classes and present their own research. They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals receive humane care.
　　Much can be done.“有许多事情可以做。”这是针对科学家而言。adopt“采用”；present“呈现，介绍”；letters to the editor“写给编辑的信”；lest“以免”；misinformation“错误的信息”；go unchallenged“没有争议的，不受质疑的”；acquire“获得”，名词形式acquisition；deceptive“欺骗性的，虚伪的”；institution“机构”；humane“人道的”。
　　Finally, because the ultimate stakeholders are patients, ... recruit to its cause not only well-known personalities such as Stephen Cooper, who has made courageous statements about the value of animal research, but ... If good people do nothing, there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will extinguish the precious embers of medical progress.
　　ultimate“最终的”；stakeholder“利益相关者”；recruit...to...“雇佣”；personality“名人”；courageous“勇敢的”，make courageous statements about“对...作出大胆的陈述”；not only...but...“不仅...而且...”；that引导同位语从句，解释说明抽象名词possibility；uninformed“无知的”；citizenry“公民”；extinguish“熄灭”；precious“宝贵的”；ember“余烬，火种”。
　　以上就是文都教育考研英语老师为大家梳理的2003年考研英语真题阅读Text 2后两段的要点。考研也许不简单，但是应该没有大家想象得那么困难。“绝知此事要躬行”，各位同学赶紧行动起来吧！阅读难，但是最重要，因此不可以回避，也不要无休止地拖延，否则后患无穷。如果大家能够坚持下来，到时候也许会发现原来不过如此。
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