考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 10

[00:00.41]易考范文十
[00:03.80]What an inspiring picture!
[00:08.06]A cluster of people are playing rope-skipping together, keeping in step.
[00:13.31]Two men swaying the rope on each side are counting.
[00:16.81]On careful observation,
[00:19.00]we may discover that one of them counts to ninety-nine,
[00:22.39]while the other one hundred.
[00:24.73]It seems to me that the painter intends to point out that
[00:28.55]the construction of a harmonious¹ society demands our joint² effort and that
[00:33.91]there may be phenomena³ that disrupt our social harmony.
[00:37.85]Although it is by no means a simple task to build a society
[00:42.67]in which people live in harmony with each other and with the nature,
[00:46.60]we are confident that if everyone contributes to the cause,
[00:50.32]many hands will make light work.
[00:52.72]At the same time, it would be unlikely to realize our long-term development goals
[00:58.63]unless we remain conscious of some widespread problems.
[01:02.56]There is no denying that we are confronted with
[01:05.18]increasingly acute social unrest resulting from growing disparity
[01:10.22]between developed coastal⁴ area and underdeveloped west,
[01:14.01]widening gap of the wealthy and the poor,
[01:17.08]environment pollution and government corruption⁵.
[01:20.36]Since a disharmonious society is not liable to survive hard times,
[01:25.50]it is of great significance that we make concerted effort to eliminate problems
[01:30.64]and establish a harmonious and prosperous society.

1 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 phenomena   

n.现象

参考例句：

• Ade couldn't relate the phenomena with any theory he knew.艾德无法用他所知道的任何理论来解释这种现象。
• The object of these experiments was to find the connection,if any,between the two phenomena.这些实验的目的就是探索这两种现象之间的联系，如果存在着任何联系的话。

4 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

5 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。