承接上文,来自2013年考研真题·第三篇阅读的一句话

先试着自己读一下:

Now 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.

1.语法讲解

句式结构是【...has done..., as ...... 】,随着....,某某某怎么怎么样

from... to....,表示范围,是标准的举例模板可用于作文中的举例处

2.语言点讲解

utopia [ju:'təupiə]

“乌托邦”,理想世界,也就是我们中文所说的【世外桃源

(an imaginary perfect world where everyone is happy)

考研英语复试难不难的英文翻译(世外桃源英语怎么说)(1)

grow adj.变得

等于become,不过耗时更长,强调【渐渐】这个概念,就像植物生长一样,不是一下就开花结果

考研英语复试难不难的英文翻译(世外桃源英语怎么说)(2)

The skies grew dark and it began to rain.

天渐渐黑了,又下起雨来。

The air had grown thick and smoky.

空气变得混浊,烟雾弥漫。

③unfashionable “过时的,不流行的”

(not popular or fashionable at a particular time)

④appreciation

第一个意思是大家比较熟悉的义项【欣赏】

考研英语复试难不难的英文翻译(世外桃源英语怎么说)(3)

第二个意思是【理解,了解】,算是熟词僻义了

understanding of what sth involves

The course helped me to gain a deeper appreciation of what scientific research involves.

这门课程帮助我更深入地了解科学研究所包含的内容。

I had no appreciation of the problems they faced.

我没有理解和体谅到他们所面临的困难。

⑤asteroid ['æstərɒɪd] 【小行星】

(one of the many small planets that move around the sun, especially between Mars and Jupiter)

句中asteroid strike指【行星袭击

考研英语复试难不难的英文翻译(世外桃源英语怎么说)(4)

考研英语复试难不难的英文翻译(世外桃源英语怎么说)(5)

去掉首字母a就是steroid 【类固醇

考研英语复试难不难的英文翻译(世外桃源英语怎么说)(6)

考研英语复试难不难的英文翻译(世外桃源英语怎么说)(7)

类固醇 ≈ 兴奋剂,

举重运动员有时会非法服用类固醇增强肌肉和力量。

作用就像大力水手吃的菠菜,

相关表达sth on steroids,

某事物像服用了类固醇,或者兴奋剂一样 = 其比一般的更强大,更厉害,

延伸出来一个句型 A is B on steroids.

A是升级版/强化版/进化版的B

●TikTok is YouTube on steroids.

TikTok就像是打了兴奋剂的YouTube

●Iphone Iphone X is Iphone on steroids.

Iphone x 是升级版的

⑥epidemic [epɪ'demɪk] 【流行病】

(an epidemic of a particular disease somewhere affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas)

考研英语复试难不难的英文翻译(世外桃源英语怎么说)(8)

考研英语复试难不难的英文翻译(世外桃源英语怎么说)(9)

=infectious disease 互为同义替换

Even if a vaccine were ready within a year, it would be too late to stem the current epidemic in China.

即使能在一年内推出疫苗,对于遏制中国当前的疫情也为时已晚。

—— The Economist, 2020.2.8

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Now 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.

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