考研英語歷年真題閱讀要點之2015-Text 1（一）

 　各位同學，就考研英語真題而言，最后三套建議用來進行考前模擬。小編為大家梳理歷年考研英語真題閱讀文章中涉及的要點，包括詞匯、短語、長難句以及簡單的閱讀方法。接下來看一下2015年考研英語真題閱讀Text 1，這篇文章主要探討了歐洲王室的現狀和未來。

　　King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted “kings don’t abdicate, they die in their sleep.” But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So, does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the writing is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyle?

　　insist“堅持認為”;abdicate“退位，放棄”;embarrassing“令人尷尬的”;scandal“丑聞”;popularity“受歡迎”;republican“共和主義者”;eclection“選舉”;force sb. to do sth.“迫使某人做某事”;eat one’s words“食言”;stand down“退職”;crisis“危機”;suggest“暗示”;monarchy“君主政體”;see one’s last days可以理解為“走到盡頭”;the writing is on the wall“某事將失敗(不復存在)的不祥預兆”;royal“王室”;magnificent“華麗的”;uniform“制服”;majestic“莊嚴的”;lifestyle“生活方式”。

　　The Spanish case provides arguments both for and against monarchy. When public opinion is particularly polarized, as it was following the end of the Franco regime, monarchs can rise above “mere” politics and “embody” a spirit of national unity.

　　case“案例”;provide“提供”;argument“爭論”;particularly“特別，尤其”;polarize“兩極分化”;regime“政權，政體”;monarch“君主”;rise above“克服，不受...的影響”;embody“體現，使具體化”;national unity“國家統一”。

　　It is this apparent transcendence of politics that explains monarchs’ continuing popularity polarized... Europe is the most monarch-infested region in the world, ... But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respected public figure.

　　it is...that...為強調句型;apparent“明顯的”;transcendence“超然存在”;continuing“持續的”;monarch-infested可以理解為“君主遍布的”;unlike“和...不同”;absolutist“專制主義者”;counterpart“對應的人或物”;survive“幸存”;voter“選民”;avoid“避免”;search“搜尋”;non-controversial“沒有爭議的”;respected“受尊敬的”;public figure“公眾人物”。