考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 04

[00:00.62]易考范文四
[00:03.46]What a revealing picture it is!
[00:07.84]In the picture, a finger tries in vain to knock over a tumbler.
[00:12.32]The words on the tumbler read “unfair regulations”,
[00:16.69]while those on the finger “public”.
[00:19.21]Why do these unfair terms imposed on consumers remain intact,
[00:24.46]in spite of the latter's repeated endeavor to sweep them away?
[00:28.51]From my point of view, a number of factors are responsible for the phenomenon.
[00:33.76]For one thing, some giant monopolistic industries often abuse their dominant¹ position
[00:40.32]to take advantage of consumers, who have no choice but to accept those unfair deals.
[00:46.78]For another, government fails to deter² this problem due to its weak surveillance system,
[00:53.23]which practically overprotects local enterprises for the sake of profits.
[00:58.80]It is not a tough problem to tackle as long as we find its root.
[01:03.07]In the first place,
[01:04.49]anti-monopoly laws should be issued and enacted³ to ensure the consumers' interest.
[01:10.51]Secondly, it is imperative⁴ for the government at all levels to enhance supervision⁵ and
[01:17.51]tighten restriction⁶ of the suppliers.
[01:20.24]As a result, these unfair terms are bound to disappear sooner or later.

1 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

2 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

3 enacted   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
• Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 imperative   

n.命令，需要；规则；祈使语气；adj.强制的；紧急的

参考例句：

• He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
• The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。

5 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

6 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。