考研英语100句–Day14

Sentence 66

The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and, as a result, radically higher standards of living.

一所研究机构的研究结果一致表明，所有国家的工人都可以通过在岗培训，从根本上提高生产率，从而从根本上提高生活水平。

单词

• institution
• consistently
• achieve
• radically
• productivity

词组

• achieve radically higher productivity
• as a result
• higher standards of living

Sentence 67

Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms’ political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.

他们的分析排除了这样的可能性，即：是公司的政治影响力，而非他们的企业社会责任立场让公司获得了宽大处理，因为那些支持政治运动更多的公司并没有被处以更少的罚金。

单词

• analysis
• firm
• political
• leniency
• campaign

词组

• rule out 排除
• political influence
• that accounted for the leniency
  • accounte for 解释
• receive lower fines
• contribute more to
• political campaign

Sentence 68

The potential evolution of today’s technology, and its social consequences, is dazzlingly complicated, and it’s perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore the many possibilities we can envisage.

当今科技的潜在发展及其社会影响惊人地复杂，或许我们最好把诸多可能留给科幻作家和未来学家去探索。

单词

• potential
• evolution
• technology
• consequence
• dazzlingly 眼花缭乱地
• complicated 复杂的
• explore
• envisage

词组

• social consequences
• be left to sb
• science fiction writers
• explore the many possibilities we can envisage

Sentence 69

The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.

当上周新英格兰地区的主要能源供应商宣布它将放弃遵守严格的核安全条例这一长期承诺时，该公司在佛蒙特州激起了民众无可厚非的愤怒。

单词

• provoke 激怒、挑衅
• justified 正当的
• outrage 愤怒
• announce
• renege 背叛
• longstanding 长期坚持的
• commitment 承诺
• abide 遵守
• regulation 规章、法规

词组

• a major energy supplier
• be reneging on sth
• a longstanding commitment

Sentence 70

Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

在过去的25年英文报纸所发生的变化中，影响最深远的可能是其艺术方面的报道在范围和严肃程度上都不可阻挡地下降了。

单词

• quarter-century
• far-reaching
• inexorable 坚决的、不可阻挡的
• decline
• scope
• seriousness
• coverage

词组

• take place in English-language newspapers
• during the past quarter-century
• the most far-reaching 影响最深远的
• inexorable decline in ..