2014硕士研究生英语二Text4
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When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads,railways,broadband and energy.Housing is seldom mentioned.
当政府谈及基础设施对于经济的贡献时,它们的关注点一般都在道路,铁路,宽带和能源上。住房供给很少被提及。
infrastructure:n. (国家或机构的)基础设施 broadband:n. 宽带adj. 宽带的, 宽频的 energy:n. 能源, 能量, 精力, 活力 seldom:adv. 不常;很少;难得 mentioned:v. 提到, 写到, 说到n. 提及, 说起, 写上一笔 Housing:n. 住宅, 套, 住房供给v. “house”的现在分词
Why is that?To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame.We have not been good at communicating the real value that housing can contribute to economic growth.Then there is the scale of the typical housing project.It is hard to shove for attention among multibillion-pound infrastructure project,so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere.But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.
为什么会这样?对于一定程度的住房供给部门应该承担这个责任。我们并不擅长于传播住房供给对于经济增长所贡献的真正价值。那时典型的住房供给项目已经有了一定的规模。对于注意在数十亿英磅的基础设施项目中这个很难引起注意力,所以不可避免的注意力会关注在其他地方。但是也许最重要的理由就是这个问题一直伴随着政治色彩的变化。
sector:n. 行业,扇形;(尤指军事管制的)区域;部门 extent:n. 程度;范围 shoulder:n. 肩膀;(衣服)肩部;路肩v. 扛,挑;肩负,承担;用肩推挤 blame:v. 把……归咎于,责备n. (对坏事应负的)责任 communicating:v. 沟通, 传达, 传播, 传染 scale:n. 规模;刻度;级别;比例尺;鳞;(scales) 秤,磅秤v. 改变…的尺寸大小;攀登 shove:n. 猛推,推挤v. 推挤,推撞;乱扔,乱丢 shove for attention:引起注意力; multibillion-pound:数十亿英镑 inevitable:adj. 不可避免的,必然(发生)的 perhaps:adv. 也许, 可能, 大概, 如果n. 偶然事件, 假定 politically:adv. 政治上
Nevertheless,the affordable housing situation is desperate.Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.
然而,住房供给的形势是严峻的。等待的列表一直在上涨并且我们不能简单的建造足够的新家。
The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this.It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.
回顾这个综合的开销提供给了政府一个改正的机会。这个需要将历史的偏见先放在一边并且采取一些措施去处理我们紧急的住房需求。
Nevertheless:adv. 然而, 不过;仍然 the affordable housing:经济适用房 The comprehensive spending review:综合开支审查 affordable:adj. 负担得起的 situation:n. 情况, 形势, 处境,〈正式〉工作, 地点 desperate:adj. 绝望的;不顾一切的,拼命的;极度渴望的,极其需要…的;(局势)危急的,严峻的 comprehensive:adj. 综合的,全面的;有理解力的 rectify:v. 矫正;纠正;改正 historical:adj. 与历史有关的,历史的 prejudices:n. 偏见,成见v. 使存有偏见;伤害,损害 urgent:adj. 急迫的,紧要的;急切的
There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that.The communities minister,Don Foster,has hinted that George Osborne,Chancellor of the Exchequer,may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt.Evidence shows that 60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years if the cap were lifted,increasing GDP by 0.6%.
这里有迹象表明政府正准备着手去做这些事。社区部长Don Foster暗示财政大臣乔治奥本可能会实施更加灵活的贷款上限,当地政府可以借助这个抵消他们的住房债务。证据表明如果贷款上限提高,额外的60000套新房将会在未来5年建造完成。并使GDP提高0.6%。
indications:n. 显示, 表明, 标示, 象征 communities:n. (同住一地的人所构成的)社区;(由有着相同兴趣、宗教信仰等的人构成的)群体,团体; 社会;公众; 社区(团体)归属感;(动植物的)群落 minister:n. 部长, 牧师, 公使v. 〈正式〉侍候 Don:n. 部长, 牧师, 公使v. 〈正式〉侍候 Foster:v. 促进, 培养, 助长; 抚育, 收养; 照料; 抱有(希望等)n. (Foster)人名,福斯特adj. 代养的, 收养的 hinted:n. 暗示,提示v. 暗示,示意 George Osborne:英国财政大臣乔治奥斯本 Exchequer:n. 国库, 金库, (英国)财政部, 公共财源 introduce:v. 介绍,引见;引进,实施,采用;将…放入;作为…的开头;将…提交讨论 flexibility:n. 灵活性, 弹性, 挠性, (光的)折射性 cap:n. (尤指男用有帽舌的)便帽, 软帽, (大学师生在特别场合戴的)方帽 v. 用…覆盖顶部(或端部), 限额收取(或支出), 胜过, 超过 abbr. (=Common Agricultural Policy)(欧洲经济共同体)共同农业政策 borrow:v. 借, 借用, 借入(款项), (向…)借贷 n. 借, 担保物, 【英史】什一税, 博罗 introduce:v. 介绍,引见;引进,实施,采用;将…放入;作为…的开头;将…提交讨论 lifted:v. 举起;提高;解除,撤销,停止(限制);消散n. 电梯;举;抬;提 问题: 1、by 0.6%是表示上涨0.6%还是涨到0.6% ;
Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment,which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to found new developments from revenues.
部长们同样也应该考虑创造更加确定的出租环境,它将在注册供应商从收入中拨款成立新的开发的能力方面有重大的影响。
rental:n. 租赁, 租金, 出租, 招租 look at:phrase. 看;朝…看;(从评判美丑角度) 看…的长相phrase. 看待 phrase. 大致浏览phrase. 考虑;接受phrase. 检查;察看phrase. 看看…吧 significant:adj. 重要的, 意义重大的; 意味深长的; 相当数量的; 显著的; 表示…的 impact :n. 撞击, 冲击力, 冲撞, 巨大影响v. 冲击, 撞击, 有作用 registered:adj. 登记过的, 记名的, 挂号的v. “register”的过去式和过去分词 providers:n. 提供者, 供应者, 供养人 revenues:n. 财政收入;税收收入;收益 environment:n. 生态环境, 自然环境, (影响个体行为或事物发展的)环境, 客观环境 表示“在某方面有能力”时ability可接介词in,at,for等,表示“做某事的能力”时可接动词不定式, 也可接“in+动名词”,但不接“of+动名词”。表示“有能力的”,可说ability of。 the ability for sth:某物的能力 the ability to do sth:做某事的能力
But it is not just down to the government.While these measures would be welcome in the short term,we must face up to the fact that the existing£4.5bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing,set to expire in 2015,is unlikely to be extended beyond then.The Labour party has recently announced that it will retain a large part of the coalition‘s spending plans if returns to power.The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to era of large-scale public grants.We need to adjust to this changing climate.
但是,这并不仅仅是政府的责任。虽然这些措施在短期来而言将会受到欢迎,但是我们还是必须得直面现实,那就是存在45亿欧元项目授权去投资在新的住房供给,将在2015年到期,并且不太可能会被延期超过这个时间。劳动党最近宣布如果他们重新获得权力他们将保留一大部分联合政府的计划。住房供给部门需要去接受那些我们都非常不可能去回退到大范围公共拨款的时期。我们需要去调整来改变这个环境。
down to:phrase. 归因于phrase. 是…的责任phrase. 下至,直至 measures:v. 测量, 度量, 估量n. 措施, 衡量, 方法, 程度linkv. (指尺寸、长短、数量等)量度为 short term :短期 in the short term :就眼前来说 face up to:(使)直面,正视(真相、现实等) extended:adj. 延长了的, 扩展了的v. “extend”的过去式和过去分词 beyond:prep. 超出, 在(或向)…较远的一边, 晚于, 迟于adv. 在另一边, 在(或向)更远处 Labour:n. (=labor) 劳动, 劳动力, 分娩, 工人v. 努力做(困难的事), 干苦力活, 困难吃力地行进 announced:v. 宣布,公布 retain:v. 保留;保持;保存 coalition:n. 联盟, 联合, 结合, (两党或多党)联合政府 large-scale:大规模的;大批的;大范围的;按大比例绘制(或制作)的;大比例尺的 grants:v. 同意; 准予; 授予; 承认n. 授予; 给予; 同意; 授予物(土地、权利、补助金等); 合法转让 public grants:公共拨款
36.The author believes that the housing sector__B_____
[A]has attracted much attention
[B]involves certain political factors
[C]shoulders too much responsibility
[D]has lost its real value in economy
37.It can be learned that affordable housing has___C__
[A]increased its home supply
[B]offered spending opportunities
[C]suffered government biases
[D]disappointed the government
38.According to Paragraph 5,George Osborne may___A____.
[A]allow greater government debt for housing
[B]stop local authorities from building homes
[C]prepare to reduce housing stock debt
[D]release a lifted GDP growth forecast
39.It can be inferred that a stable rental environment would___C____.
[A]lower the costs of registered providers
[B]lessen the impact of government interference
[C]contribute to funding new developments
[D]relieve the ministers of responsibilities
40.The author believes that after 2015,the government may___D___.
[A]implement more policies to support housing
[B]review the need for large-scale public grants
[C]renew the affordable housing grants programme
[D]stop generous funding to the housing sector
参考文件:
1、http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_a68d7ab10102wu5g.html
考研英语资料大全:https://www.onekbit.com/dwz/254