1997考研英語阅读真題解析
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关键詞汇
bitter[5bitE]a.(有)苦(味)的;痛苦的,厉害的;寒冷的,刺骨的
calm[ka:m]a.(天气,海洋等)静的n.安静v.(使)安静
certificate[sE5tifikit]n.证书(certif(y)+ic+ate),certify证明,ic形容詞后缀,ate作名詞后缀表“物”,于是“具证明性质的东西”→证书
diagnose[5daiE^nEuz]v.诊断
domino[5dCminEu]n.多米诺骨牌
euthanasia[7ju:WE5neiziE]n.安乐死(eu+than+asia),eu谐音“已经有”,than比,asia亚洲,“安乐死在亚洲之外的地方已经有了”
incurably[in5kjuErEbli]ad.不能矫正地,不可治地(in不+curably)既in+cur+ably,in否认前缀,cur詞根“治疗”,ably可……地;形容詞形式為incurable←in+cur+able
objection[Eb5dVekFEn]n.反对,异议,缺陷,阻碍,拒绝之理由。同根詞:reject→re(=back)+ject→扔回去→拒绝;inject→in+ject→向里扔→注入
parliamentary[7pB:lE5mentEri]a.议会的,国会的(parliament+ary)
suspicion[sEs5piFEn]n.怀疑,猜疑;一点儿,少許(sus+spic+ion→在下面看→怀疑)
terrify[5terifai]v.使胆怯,使惊恐(terr+ify动詞后缀)
territory[5teritEri]n.领土;版图;领域,范围(terr+itory表达场所范围→地的范围→领土)
难句剖析
难句1Aftersixmonthsofarguingandfinal16hoursofhotparliamentarydebates,Australia’sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodie.
[分析]句子主干是“...Australia’sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthority...”,其中,句首是表达時间的介詞詞组作状語:aftersixmonthsofarguingandfinal16hoursofhotparliamentarydebates,背面的动詞不定式toallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodie相称于定語从句whichallowsdoctorsto...,修饰legalauthority,who引导定語从句whowishtodie修饰前面的patients。
[译文]通过6个月争论和最终16个小時的国会剧烈辩论,澳大利亚北部地区(澳北州)成為世界上第一种容許医生根据绝症病人个人意愿来結束其生命的合法当局。
难句2Somehavebreathedsighsofrelief,others,includingchurches,righttolifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation,bitterlyattackedthebillandthehasteofitspassage.
[分析]此句用逗号连接两个表达对比的句子:“Somehavebreathed...,others...bitterlyattacked...”,其中others之后是介詞詞组:includingchurches,righttolifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation对others进行深入的解释。
[译文]某些人如释重负,另某些人,包括教会,生命权利组织以及澳大利亚医学会组员都对这一决策及其仓促的通过进行了剧烈地抨击。
难句3InAustralia—whereanagingpopulation,lifeextendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirPart—
[分析]此句