2023復習正是強化復習階段，在考研英語中占了40分，所以考研英語閱讀是英語科目中重要的一項。名師老師曾建議過考研生需要堅持每天泛讀10-15分鐘的英文原刊。強烈推薦了雜志《經濟學人》.雜志中的文章也是考研英語的主要材料來源.希望考研考生認真閱讀，快速提高考研英語閱讀水平。 　　The World Cup 　　世界杯 　　Pitch imperfect 　　球場不夠完美 　　They think it s all over budget 　　他們認為超出預算 　　Down to the finishing touches 　　開賽在即，已到最后收尾工作 　　FOOTBALL S World Cup was meant to display Brazil s coming-of-age as a global player.Instead, the preparations have illustrated the improvisation for which the country is nearlyas famous as its footballers. With less than a month to go, organisers are scrambling to geteverything ready. A swanky new terminal opened at Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo on May11th. But just eight airlines will be operating there next month, not 25 as planned. Chunks ofthe airport in Belo Horizonte, another host city, are wrapped in scaffolding and sprinkledwith dustand will remain so well after the tournament ends in July. 　　足球世界杯是巴西這個世界足球強國顯示其成熟老道的絕好時機。然而，其糟糕的籌備，就像其足球運動員即興表演那樣聞名于世。距世界杯開幕已不足一個月，可是組委會正倉促地想要一切在一個月內各就各位。5月11日，位于圣保羅的Guarulhos機場，一個超炫豪華的機場航站樓建成開始對外開放。然而下個月，只有8個而不是計劃的25個航空公司可以在這里起落。而位于另一個主辦城市貝洛哈里桑塔的機場，絕大部分依然圍著腳手架，到處是灰塵，而這個狀態可能直到六月世界杯賽結束都不大會有所改觀。 　　Unfinished work at Arena Corinthians stadium in Sao Paulo means only 40,000 fans will attenda pre-tournament test game on May 18th, well shy of the 68,000 expected at the openingmatch on June 12th. The media centre at the stadium in Curitiba won t be ready for theevent; journalists will slum it in a tent. 　　圣保羅哥林蒂安斯體育場作為世界杯的競技場現在尚未完工，這意味著僅有4萬球迷可以參加5月18號舉行的賽前測試，這遠遠少于六月12號世界杯首場賽事的6.8萬人。庫里蒂巴市體育場的媒體中心屆時可能無法為大賽服務，記者只能擠在自搭的帳篷中。 　　Red tape and overlapping federal, state and municipal fiefs have snarled projects. JermeValcke, secretary-general of FIFA, football s governing body, has described dealing withBrazilian authorities as hell. Eight construction workers have died in accidents, six morethan in South Africa four years ago. FIFA insists stadiums will be ready when fans startpouring in. But delays have left little time to install and test telecommunications kit,prompting worries over patchy television and radio transmission. 　　繁文縟節官僚習氣以及冗雜的聯邦、政府和市級區劃讓各個項目混亂不堪。國際足球聯盟足球賽事的領導機構的總秘書長Jerme Valcke將與巴西當局的辦事風格描述為極不像話。8名建筑工人在施工事故中喪生，這比四年前南非世界杯多整整6人。國際足球聯盟堅持要求體育館必須在觀眾前來參與賽前測試之前一切準備就緒。但是由于一再拖延，幾乎沒有時間安裝、測試電信設備，這給不完善的電視轉播和廣播轉播買下隱憂。 　　Cost overruns, partly blamed on alleged price-gouging, mean that, measured by the cost ofa seat, Brazil now boasts ten of the world s 20 most expensive football venues, according toKPMG, a consultancy. The whitest of these elephants, in Braslia, may end up consuming 2billion reais, nearly triple the initial estimate. After the Cup it is unlikely ever to drawcapacity crowds again, as the city lacks a good league side. 　　足球世界杯籌備成本遠遠超出預算，部分原因是由于價格欺騙。意思是，以一個座位的成本作為衡量手段，根據畢馬威會計事務所的數據，現在巴西擁有世界上最貴的20個足球競技場。在巴西利亞，這些造價昂貴而使用價值又不太高的場館最終可能花費20億里亞爾，是最初預算的3倍。在世界杯賽事之后，因為這個城市缺乏一個好的聯賽賽事它不可能再整場爆滿。 　　A promised public-works bonanza has not materialised. Brazil s government insisted onstaging games in 12 cities, rather than the required eight, in order to spread the benefitsacross the country. It succeeded only in spreading itself thin. Just five of 35 plannedurban-mobility schemes are complete. Fans will use buses or taxis to get to most citycentres. 　　因此一個頗具前景的市政工程金礦也無法帶來物質財富。巴西政府為了均衡舉辦世界杯帶來的紅利，堅持在12個城市舉行賽事而非按照要求在8個城市舉辦。而這，只會讓傳播世界杯賽事的成功幾率降低。而35個城市交通方案也僅有5個竣工。最后，球迷只能通過公交車或者計程車前往各個位于市中心的賽場。 　　Support for hosting the World Cup has fallen sharply, from 79% after it was awarded to Brazilin 2007 to 48% now, according to Datafolha, a pollster. Given Brazilians love of football andknack for making merry, the tournament is almost certain to be a blast. But the legacyhas been left in the changing-rooms. 　　根據圣保羅頁報的民意調查，巴西國內民眾對世界杯的支持也急劇下降，由2007年申辦成功之初的78%降至現在的48%，世界杯賽幾乎注定了將是猛烈的一擊。而這一現象已經在更衣室得到驗證。 　　詞語解釋 　　1.describe as 描述為 　　The nautilus institute has been involved in energyprojects in north korea since 1992 and has collatedwhat diplomats describe as the most crediblesnapshots of energy supply there. 　　鸚鵡螺研究所自1992年起開始參與朝鮮的能源計劃，并已比照了被外交官描述為該國最可信的能源供應快照。 　　Not grotesquely ogre-like ugly, but definitely not what anyone would describe as handsome. 　　雖不像怪物那般奇丑，但也絕對不是人人所說的那種英俊。 　　2.radio transmission 無線電廣播 　　Hey! Just what about my radio transmission did you not understand? 　　嘿!我在無線電里怎么說的,聽不懂嗎? 　　The radio transmission about the oxygen tank emergency has been widely misquoted as houston, we have a problem. 　　這份有關氧氣罐緊急事故的無線電傳輸內容，一直被廣泛錯誤引述為：休斯頓，我們遇到麻煩了。 　　3.according to 根據，按照;據所說 　　Which means, according to the fed s predictions, rates will likely stay low into 2023. 　　按照美聯儲的預測，這意味著利率將保持低位直至2023年。 　　Levinson pleaded every day with him, according to isaacson. 　　根據艾薩克森的描述，萊文森每天都懇求他。 　　4.insist on 堅持，強調 　　I insist on quietness in my room. 　　我要求在我的房間里要安靜。 　　I insist on your being there. 　　我堅持要你在那里。

　　2023復習正是強化復習階段，在考研英語中占了40分，所以考研英語閱讀是英語科目中重要的一項。名師老師曾建議過考研生需要堅持每天泛讀10-15分鐘的英文原刊。強烈推薦了雜志《經濟學人》.雜志中的文章也是考研英語的主要材料來源.希望考研考生認真閱讀，快速提高考研英語閱讀水平。 　　The World Cup 　　世界杯 　　Pitch imperfect 　　球場不夠完美 　　They think it s all over budget 　　他們認為超出預算 　　Down to the finishing touches 　　開賽在即，已到最后收尾工作 　　FOOTBALL S World Cup was meant to display Brazil s coming-of-age as a global player.Instead, the preparations have illustrated the improvisation for which the country is nearlyas famous as its footballers. With less than a month to go, organisers are scrambling to geteverything ready. A swanky new terminal opened at Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo on May11th. But just eight airlines will be operating there next month, not 25 as planned. Chunks ofthe airport in Belo Horizonte, another host city, are wrapped in scaffolding and sprinkledwith dustand will remain so well after the tournament ends in July. 　　足球世界杯是巴西這個世界足球強國顯示其成熟老道的絕好時機。然而，其糟糕的籌備，就像其足球運動員即興表演那樣聞名于世。距世界杯開幕已不足一個月，可是組委會正倉促地想要一切在一個月內各就各位。5月11日，位于圣保羅的Guarulhos機場，一個超炫豪華的機場航站樓建成開始對外開放。然而下個月，只有8個而不是計劃的25個航空公司可以在這里起落。而位于另一個主辦城市貝洛哈里桑塔的機場，絕大部分依然圍著腳手架，到處是灰塵，而這個狀態可能直到六月世界杯賽結束都不大會有所改觀。 　　Unfinished work at Arena Corinthians stadium in Sao Paulo means only 40,000 fans will attenda pre-tournament test game on May 18th, well shy of the 68,000 expected at the openingmatch on June 12th. The media centre at the stadium in Curitiba won t be ready for theevent; journalists will slum it in a tent. 　　圣保羅哥林蒂安斯體育場作為世界杯的競技場現在尚未完工，這意味著僅有4萬球迷可以參加5月18號舉行的賽前測試，這遠遠少于六月12號世界杯首場賽事的6.8萬人。庫里蒂巴市體育場的媒體中心屆時可能無法為大賽服務，記者只能擠在自搭的帳篷中。 　　Red tape and overlapping federal, state and municipal fiefs have snarled projects. JermeValcke, secretary-general of FIFA, football s governing body, has described dealing withBrazilian authorities as hell. Eight construction workers have died in accidents, six morethan in South Africa four years ago. FIFA insists stadiums will be ready when fans startpouring in. But delays have left little time to install and test telecommunications kit,prompting worries over patchy television and radio transmission. 　　繁文縟節官僚習氣以及冗雜的聯邦、政府和市級區劃讓各個項目混亂不堪。國際足球聯盟足球賽事的領導機構的總秘書長Jerme Valcke將與巴西當局的辦事風格描述為極不像話。8名建筑工人在施工事故中喪生，這比四年前南非世界杯多整整6人。國際足球聯盟堅持要求體育館必須在觀眾前來參與賽前測試之前一切準備就緒。但是由于一再拖延，幾乎沒有時間安裝、測試電信設備，這給不完善的電視轉播和廣播轉播買下隱憂。 　　Cost overruns, partly blamed on alleged price-gouging, mean that, measured by the cost ofa seat, Brazil now boasts ten of the world s 20 most expensive football venues, according toKPMG, a consultancy. The whitest of these elephants, in Braslia, may end up consuming 2billion reais, nearly triple the initial estimate. After the Cup it is unlikely ever to drawcapacity crowds again, as the city lacks a good league side. 　　足球世界杯籌備成本遠遠超出預算，部分原因是由于價格欺騙。意思是，以一個座位的成本作為衡量手段，根據畢馬威會計事務所的數據，現在巴西擁有世界上最貴的20個足球競技場。在巴西利亞，這些造價昂貴而使用價值又不太高的場館最終可能花費20億里亞爾，是最初預算的3倍。在世界杯賽事之后，因為這個城市缺乏一個好的聯賽賽事它不可能再整場爆滿。 　　A promised public-works bonanza has not materialised. Brazil s government insisted onstaging games in 12 cities, rather than the required eight, in order to spread the benefitsacross the country. It succeeded only in spreading itself thin. Just five of 35 plannedurban-mobility schemes are complete. Fans will use buses or taxis to get to most citycentres. 　　因此一個頗具前景的市政工程金礦也無法帶來物質財富。巴西政府為了均衡舉辦世界杯帶來的紅利，堅持在12個城市舉行賽事而非按照要求在8個城市舉辦。而這，只會讓傳播世界杯賽事的成功幾率降低。而35個城市交通方案也僅有5個竣工。最后，球迷只能通過公交車或者計程車前往各個位于市中心的賽場。 　　Support for hosting the World Cup has fallen sharply, from 79% after it was awarded to Brazilin 2007 to 48% now, according to Datafolha, a pollster. Given Brazilians love of football andknack for making merry, the tournament is almost certain to be a blast. But the legacyhas been left in the changing-rooms. 　　根據圣保羅頁報的民意調查，巴西國內民眾對世界杯的支持也急劇下降，由2007年申辦成功之初的78%降至現在的48%，世界杯賽幾乎注定了將是猛烈的一擊。而這一現象已經在更衣室得到驗證。 　　詞語解釋 　　1.describe as 描述為 　　The nautilus institute has been involved in energyprojects in north korea since 1992 and has collatedwhat diplomats describe as the most crediblesnapshots of energy supply there. 　　鸚鵡螺研究所自1992年起開始參與朝鮮的能源計劃，并已比照了被外交官描述為該國最可信的能源供應快照。 　　Not grotesquely ogre-like ugly, but definitely not what anyone would describe as handsome. 　　雖不像怪物那般奇丑，但也絕對不是人人所說的那種英俊。 　　2.radio transmission 無線電廣播 　　Hey! Just what about my radio transmission did you not understand? 　　嘿!我在無線電里怎么說的,聽不懂嗎? 　　The radio transmission about the oxygen tank emergency has been widely misquoted as houston, we have a problem. 　　這份有關氧氣罐緊急事故的無線電傳輸內容，一直被廣泛錯誤引述為：休斯頓，我們遇到麻煩了。 　　3.according to 根據，按照;據所說 　　Which means, according to the fed s predictions, rates will likely stay low into 2023. 　　按照美聯儲的預測，這意味著利率將保持低位直至2023年。 　　Levinson pleaded every day with him, according to isaacson. 　　根據艾薩克森的描述，萊文森每天都懇求他。 　　4.insist on 堅持，強調 　　I insist on quietness in my room. 　　我要求在我的房間里要安靜。 　　I insist on your being there. 　　我堅持要你在那里。