2012年考研阅读文章T1精读——解析版.docx

2012年考研阅读文章精读——解析版Text 1①Come on—Everybody’s doing it.②That whispered message, half invitation and half forcing, is what most of us think of when we hear the words peer pressure. ③It usually leads to no good—drinking, drugs and casual sex. ④But in her new book, Join the Club, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force through what she calls the social cure, in which organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the world.*half invitation and half forcing半邀请，半强迫* lead to 导致* contend that声称;争辩;主张=assert, maintain, hold, claim, argue, insist, state, declare*the power of group dynamics集体动力学的力量*to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the world帮助个体改变他们的生活，并且有可能改变世界①Rosenberg, the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, offers a host of examples of the social cure in action: In South Carolina, a state-sponsored antismoking program called Rage Against the Haze sets out to make cigarettes uncool. ②In South Africa, an HIV-prevention initiative known as LoveLife recruits young people to promote safe sex among their peers.*the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize普利策奖得主*offer a host of examples提供了大量的例子* set out to do sth开始;着手 If you set out to do something, you start trying to do it.*initiative原先最基本的意义，是“主动”。在此处，表示一件带有崭新首创性质的行动方案。*recruits young people招聘年轻人* promote 促进；增进；提倡 If people promote something, they help or encourage it to happen, increase, or spread. You dont have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth...不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。①The idea seems promising，and Rosenberg is a perceptive observer. ②Her critique of the lameness of many public-health campaigns is spot-on: they fail to mobilize peer pressure for healthy habits, and they demonstrate a seriously flawed understanding of psychology. ③ “Dare to be different, please don’t smoke!” pleads one billboard campaign aimed at reducing smoking among teenagers—teenagers, who desire nothing more than fitting in. ④Ro