2011年考研阅读文章T1精读——解析版.docx

2011年考研阅读文章精读——解析版Text 1①The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009. ②For the most part, the response has been favorable, to say the least. ③ “ Hooray! At last!” wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sober-sided classical-music critic. * the classical-music world 古典音乐界* ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment 自从任命的突然宣布ever since 自从* For the most part 大部分* response 回应 * favourable赞成的；赞同的；肯定的* to say the least 至少可以说* sobersided classical-music critic 非常冷静的古典音乐评论家①One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known. ②Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert‘s appointment in the Times, calls him“ an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him.” ③As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise. * One of the reasons why sv 某事的原因之一 one of the reasons why we should introduce desperate measures…. 我们需要采取强有力措施的原因之一When applying for a visa, state simply and clearly the reasons why you need it.申请签证时，要简单明了地说明申请理由。* comparatively little known 相对地不著名* unpretentious 简洁的；朴素的...good, unpretentious pop music...好听而又朴实无华的流行音乐an unpretentious hotel简约风格的酒店* formidable 令人敬畏的* hitherto adv 迄今为止* seems likely to 似乎是 * strike … as …给…印象;让…觉得 He struck me as a very serious but friendly person...他让我感觉他是一个十分严肃但友好的人。 * faint praise 微不足道的表扬①For my part, I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one. ②To be sure, he performs an impressive variety of interesting compositions, but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear interesting orchestral music. ③All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or boot up my computer and dow