考研英語歷年真題閱讀要點之2015-Text 1（二）

 　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。

　　Even so, kings and queens undoubtedly have a downside. Symbolic of national unity as they claim to be, ... embodies outdated and indefensible privileges and inequalities... are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states.

　　undoubtedly“毫無疑問地”;downside“下降趨勢”;be symbolic of“是...的象征”;claim“聲稱”;outdated“過時的”;indefensible“站不住腳的”;privilege“特權”;inequality“不平等”;warn of“警告”;rising可以理解為“程度上升的”;inherited“繼承的”;bizarre“奇怪的”;aristocratic“貴族的”;democratic“民主的”。

　　... strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways. Princes and princesses have day-jobs .. and media intrusiveness makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.

　　strive to do“努力做某事”;abandon“放棄”;hide“隱藏”;day-job“全日性工作”;intrusiveness“干涉，侵擾”;it充當形式主語，真正的主語是to maintain the right image。

　　While Europe’s monarchies will no doubt be smart enough to survive for some time to come, it is the British royals who have most to fear from the Spanish example.

　　while“盡管”，引導讓步狀語從句;smart“聰明的，敏捷的”;some time to come“接下來的一段時間”;fear“擔心，害怕”。

　　It is only the Queen who has preserved the monarchy’s reputation with her rather ordinary (if well-heeled) granny style. The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world. He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because they provide a service -- as non-controversial and non-political heads of state... it is kings ... who are the monarchy’s worst enemies.

　　it is... who...為強調句型;preserve“保持，維持”;reputation“聲望”;well-heeled“穿著考究的”;danger“危險”，be in danger“處于危險中”，danger的形容詞形式dangerous;taste“品味”，have a taste of也可以表示“品嘗，經歷”;have a ... view of the world“有...的世界觀”;hierarchical“等級體系的”;fail to do“沒能做某事”;largely“主要地，在很大程度上”;head of state“國家元首”;worst enemy“最可怕的敵人”。