考研英语知识点.docx

Second，American have basically(adv.基本上) decide that they don’t really want to produce all their own oil.They value the environment quality they preserve over their oil import from abroad .Vast areas of the Untied States are off-limited to oil exploration and production in the name of environment protection.To what extent are American really willing to endure(忍受) the environmental impact of domestic（adj.国内的） energy production in order to cut back （削减）import?Preserve :保护 persevere vi.坚持 persevere in 2）Most people would probably say that that want to be independent from import oil.（注意翻译：be independent from 独立于 在此译为 不再依赖进口石油）Third,there are benefits to trade .It allows for economic efficiency ,and when we buy things from places that have lower production cots than we do ,we benefit.And although you don’t read (理解)about this much ,the United States is also a large export of oil products,selling bout 2 million barrels （桶 ）of petroleum(]石油)products per day to about 90 countries.economic efficiency:经济效率We derive massive economic benefit when we buy the most affordable (可负担得起的) energy on the word market and(并且，含有更近一步的意思) when we engage in (参与)energy trade(能源贸易)around the world. derive ： 获取massive：巨大的Energy independence .It has a nice ring (铃声）to it ?if you think so ,you are not alone,because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades,and never more so than in the past few years ,when the most recent oil price shock has partly responsible for kicking of the great recession. never more so than:在……时尤其如此go far beyond 远远超过Oil price shock:油价波动 Be responsible for :对,,,,,负责 Kick of :开始Recession ：衰退，不景气 Partly：adv 部分的Keep economy running :保持经济运转 environmental destruction :环境破坏 Parents and studentswho have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates’job prospectas technology advances and change in domestic （国内的）and global markets transform profession in ways that reduce wage and cut jobs.（确定主干）Invest:投资 prospect 投资 wage：薪资v.实行，进行，作（战等）