考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 28

[00:00.45]易考范文二十八
[00:04.13]As is vividly¹ depicted² in the picture,
[00:09.60]a man attempts to fill a basket with water,
[00:12.76]but water, which symbolizes³ lessons drawn⁴
[00:16.16]from the past failures according to the picture,
[00:18.92]leaks out of the holes of the basket.
[00:21.71]It seems to me that this picture aims to
[00:24.80]satirize those who fail to learn their lessons
[00:27.77]from the mistakes they have committed.
[00:30.09]Ignoring the lessons derived⁵ from
[00:32.95]our previous frustrations⁶ is a serious problem
[00:35.83]both to the individuals and to the society.
[00:39.04]As individuals, if we fail to incorporate
[00:43.00]the experience into our life,
[00:45.00]we will slip back into the old pattern
[00:47.81]and repeat our mistakes. Similarly,
[00:50.85]unable to assimilate former lessons,
[00:53.89]the society is bound to get into bigger trouble.
[00:57.91]It is known, for example, that about a decade ago
[01:01.90]Beijing was subjected to an unprecedented⁷ sandstorm
[01:06.11]resulting from the excessive deforestation
[01:09.00]in the western part of China.
[01:11.43]But recently some people are still cutting
[01:13.92]trees blindly just to make money
[01:16.24]without taking account of environment.
[01:18.77]If they continue to do so,
[01:21.24]they will encounter more destructive
[01:23.68]environmental problems.Personally,
[01:26.42]I think it is high time that we attached
[01:29.83]more importance to past lessons so as to
[01:33.39]avoid taking a roundabout route
[01:35.59]in the process of development.

1 vividly   

adv.清楚地，鲜明地，生动地

参考例句：

• The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
• The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。

2 depicted   

描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
• They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

3 symbolizes   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil. 用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。
• She likes olive because It'symbolizes peace. 她喜欢橄榄色因为它象征着和平。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 derived   

vi.起源；由来；衍生；导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取

参考例句：

• Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。

7 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。