2013年考研阅读文章T3精读——解析版.docx

2013年考研阅读文章精读——解析版Text 3①Up until a few decades ago, our visions of the future were largely—though by no means uniformly—glowingly positive. ②Science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity, leading to lives of fulfillment and opportunity for all.* Up until a few decades ago 直到数十年前* our visions of the future 我们对于未来的愿景* though by no means uniformly 尽管意见并不一致* glowingly positive 非常乐观glowing 热烈赞扬的；热情洋溢的The media has been speaking in glowing terms of the relationship between the two countries...媒体一直盛赞两国关系。* lives of fulfillment and opportunity 充满成就感和机遇的生活fulfilment 满足感;成就感①Now utopia has grown unfashionable, as we have gained a deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us, from asteroid strike to epidemic flu and to climate change. ②You might even be tempted to assume that humanity has little future to look forward to.* unfashionable 不流行的；过时的* gain a deeper appreciation of sth 更深入了解某事They have gained a stronger appreciation of the importance of economic incentives.他们对经济激励的重要性有了更深的理解。* the range of threats facing us 我们面临的种种威胁* humanity has little future to look forward to 人类前景一片惨淡①But such gloominess is misplaced. ②The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years—so why shouldnt we? ③Take a broader look at our species place in the universe, and it becomes clear that we have an excellent chance of surviving for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years. ④Look up Homo sapiens in the “Red List” of threatened species of the International Union for the Conversation of Nature (IUCN), and you will read: “Listed as Least Concern as the species is very widely distributed, adaptable, currently increasing, and there are no major threats resulting in an overall population decline.”* such gloominess is misplaced 这种悲观的想法是错误的* threatened species 濒危物种* is very widely distributed, adaptable, currently increasing 分布十分广泛，适应性强，目前呈增长趋势* there are no major threats resulting in an overall population decline 没有让总人口下降的主要威胁①So what does our deep f