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2022年全国甲卷-D篇阅读笔记整理
Sometime in the early 1960s, a significant thing happened in Sydney, Australia. The city discovered its harbor. Then, one after another, Sydney discovered lots of things that were just sort of there — broad parks, superb beaches, and a culturally diverse population. But it is the harbor that makes the city.
在20世纪60年代初的某个时候,澳大利亚的悉尼发生了一件重要的事。这个城市建立了它的港口。然后,悉尼陆续出现了许多和港口有关的东西--宽阔的公园,美丽的海滩,以及文化多样的人口。但正是港口成就了这座城市。
significant
discover v发现
harbor n港口
broad adj宽阔的 board v登上;n几班
superb adj质量极高的
beach n海滩
diverse adj多种多样的
diversity n多样性
culture n文化
cultural adj文化的
Andrew Reynolds, a cheerful fellow in his early 30s, pilots Sydney ferryboats for a living. I spent the whole morning shuttling back and forth across the harbor. After our third run Andrew shut down the engine, and we went our separate ways — he for a lunch break, I to explore the city.
安德鲁·雷诺兹是一个30岁出头的开朗小伙子,以驾驶悉尼渡船为生。我花了整个上午的时间在港口上来回穿梭。在我们第三次航行后,安德鲁关闭了发动机,我们各奔东西--他去吃午饭,我去探索这个城市。
cheerful adj欢快的
fellow n小伙子
fellowship n交情,友谊
ferryboat n渡船
spend v花费;度过
spent 是spend的过去式
back and forth 来回地
shut down关闭
engine n发动机
separate v分开
separation n分开
break v打破 n休息
“I’ll miss these old boats,” he said as we parted.“我会怀念这些老船的,”他在我们分开时说。
“How do you mean?” I asked."你是什么意思?”我问。
“Oh, they’re replacing them with catamarans. Catamarans are faster, but they’re not so elegant, and they’re not fun to pilot. But that’s progress, I guess.”
“哦,他们正在用双体船取代它们。双体船速度更快,但它们不那么优雅,而且驾驶起来也没什么意思。但我想这就是进步。"
miss v错过;想念;
part v分开
mean v意味着 adj小气的
replace v取代
elegant adj优雅的
pilot n飞行员
progress n进步
guess v猜测
Everywhere in Sydney these days, change and progress are the watchwords (口号), and traditions are increasingly rare. Shirley Fitzgerald, the city’s official historian, told me that in its rush to modernity in the 1970s, Sydney swept aside much of its past, including many of its finest buildings. “Sydney is confused about itself,” she said. “We can’t seem to make up our minds whether we want a modern city or a traditional one. It’s a conflict that we aren’t getting any better at resolving (解决).”
如今在悉尼的每个地方,变化和进步都是口号,而传统越来越少。该市的官方历史学家雪莉·菲茨杰拉德告诉我,在20世纪70年代急于实现现代化的过程中,悉尼将其大部分的过去扫地出门,包括许多最好的建筑。“悉尼失去了自己的方向”,她说。“我们似乎无法决定是要一个现代城市还是一个传统城市。这个冲突我们并没有更好地解决。”
change v改变
watchword n口号;标语
tradition n传统 traditional adj传统的
rare adj罕见地,稀有的
include v包含,包括(included,included,including)
inclusion n包含
finest adj最好的
be confused about对...感觉困惑
make up one’s mind to so sth某人下定决心
whether...or无论是...还是
modern adj现代的
tradition n传统
traditional adj传统的
conflict n冲突
resolve v解决
resolved adj下定决心的
On the other hand, being young and old at the same time has its attractions. I considered this when I met a thoughtful young businessman named Anthony. “Many people say that we lack culture in this country,” he told me. “What people forget is that the Italians, when they came to Australia, brought 2000 years of their culture, the Greeks some 3000 years, and the Chinese more still. We’ve got a foundation built on ancient cultures but with a drive and dynamism of a young country. It’s a pretty hard combination to beat.”He is right, but I can’t help wishing they would keep those old ferries.
另一方面,新旧并存是有其吸引力的。当我遇到一个叫安东尼的有思想的年轻商人时,我在考虑这一点。“许多人说我们这个国家缺乏文化,”他告诉我。“但是人们忘记了,意大利人来到澳大利亚时,带来了他们2000年的文化,希腊人带来了大约3000年的文化,中国人带来了更悠久的文化。我们有建立在古老文化上的基础,但又有年轻国家的动力和活力。这是一个相当难得的组合。”他是对的,但是我真的希望他们能保留那些旧的渡船。
on the other hand另一方面
at the same time同时
attraction n有吸引力的事物
attract v吸引
attractive adj有吸引力的
consider v考虑
meet v遇见;(过去式是met)
thoughtful adj有思想的
business n商业
businessman商人
lack v缺乏 be lack of缺乏
tell v告诉 过去式是told
forget 忘记
forgetful adj健忘的
forgettable adj不值得记住的
foundation n基础
ancient adj古老的
drive v驾驶 n强烈欲望
dynamism n活力
dynamic adj充满活力的
pretty adj漂亮的
combine v使结合
combined adj联合的
combination n结合体
can’t help doing忍不住做某事
wish v希望
ferry n渡船;v摆渡
问题和答案:
main adj主要的
striking adj惊人的
architecture n建筑设计
cultural adj文化的
diversity n多样性
the key to ...的关键
develop v发展
development n发展
tourist n旅行者
by boat乘船
look forward to期待
be attached to依恋
tradition n传统
speed up加速
international 国际的
statement n陈述
state v陈述 n州
at the same time同时
dynamic充满活力的
at the cost of以...的代价
compromise n妥协
local adj 当地的 n当地人
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