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2021年新高考高中英语外刊《经济学人》尖子生讲义[B12]
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(含词汇讲解、长难句解析、翻译技巧、背景知识、写作积累:均由阿满编写)
原文(续[B11])
Voters in destination states typically do not mind a bit of immigration, but fret that truly open borders would lead to them being “swamped” by foreigners. This, they fear, would make life worse, and perhaps threaten the political system that made their country worth moving to in the first place. Mass migration, they worry, would bring more crime and terrorism, lower wages for locals, an impossible strain on welfare states, horrific overcrowding and traumatic cultural disruption.
目的地国家的选民通常不会在意有少量移民,但担心真正开放的边界会导致自己被外国人“淹没”。他们担心这会让生活变得更糟,也许会威胁到当初让他们的国家值得移民的政治制度。他们担心大量移民会导致更多的犯罪和恐怖主义、本地人工资下降、让福利国家难以承受的负荷、可怕的过度拥挤,以及创伤性的文化破坏。
表达积累
· fret
fret比前面表示“在意”的mind程度要深,它表示“担心”,尤指担心那些其实没必要的事情 (to worry about something, especially when there is no need)。
· Don't fret - everything will be all right.
· She's always fretting about the children.
· men of fifty, fretting that they're no longer young
· swamp
swamp做动词使用的时候本义表示“淹没”(to suddenly cover an area with a lot of water)。它还有两个生动的引申含义:其一表示突然被大量的工作或问题压倒 (to suddenly give someone a lot of work, problems etc to deal with),其二表示短时间内大量地聚集到某地或者被某事物包围 (to go somewhere or surround something in large numbers, especially in a short period of time)。有常用搭配be swamped by/with sth
· I've been swamped with work this year. 今年我工作忙得不可开交
· In the summer the village is swamped by visitors. 夏天,村子里挤满了游客。
本篇《经济学人》中多次用“水”相关的表达来描述“移民”这种人员的流动。完整的总结我会放在本篇文章讲解的最后一期。
写作积累
· Voters in destination states typically do not mind a bit of immigration, but fret that truly open borders would lead to them being “swamped” by foreigners. 目的地国家的选民通常不会在意有少量移民,但担心真正开放的边界会导致自己被外国人“淹没”。
· Mass migration, they worry, would bring more crime and terrorism, lower wages for locals, an impossible strain on welfare states, horrific overcrowding and traumatic cultural disruption. 他们担心大量移民会导致更多的犯罪和恐怖主义、本地人工资下降、让福利国家难以承受的负荷、可怕的过度拥挤,以及创伤性的文化破坏。
语法讲解:非谓语动词的逻辑主语
“逻辑主语”是针对语法主语提出来的。从语法上