2022年考研人数逐年增加，竞争之激烈使得我们不得不加急复习的日程。众所周知，阅读理解占据了考研英语二100分试卷的一半分值，而考研英语阅读文章大多来自英美国家的主流报刊杂志，所以如果能在日常就多多阅读这些文章，对以后读懂文章做对题目来说会大有裨益。但是对大多数备考的同学来说，刚开始投入复习，就去读考试文章难度的新闻报刊，也是不现实、并且不符合循序渐进的学习规律的，所以我们会在每次推送中，给大家给出两篇短文，一篇是初阶水平（大致在初高中水平）；一篇是高阶水平（四六级到考研水平）；同学们可以根据自己当前的情况，选择其中一篇进行学习。
学习步骤如下：
1.不看汉语译文自己看一遍短文做理解
2.看汉语译文比对自己理解的意思与之出入
3.强化记忆重点单词（以记忆其汉语意思为主）
初阶文段
We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.
短文翻译
我们有一件旧乐器。它被称为古钢琴。它是1681年在德国制造的。我们的古钢琴放在客厅里。它在我们家很久了。这件乐器是我祖父多年前买的。最近它被一位访客损坏了。她想在上面演奏爵士乐！她把琴键敲得太重，两根琴弦断了。我父亲很震惊。现在我们不能碰它。我父亲的一个朋友正在修理它。
重点单词
instrument [ˈɪnstrəmənt]
n.仪器; 器械; 器具;
belong to
属于
damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ]
v.损害; 破坏
strike [straɪk]
v.击; 打; 撞击;
repair [rɪˈpeə(r)]
v.修理; 修补;
高阶文段
Warner is not the only studio shifting its focus to the small
screen. In July Universal Pictures, part of Comcast, a cable company, did a deal with AMC, the world’s largest cinema chain, to give theatres just 17 days before its films are made available online (AMC will get a cut of streaming revenues). Paramount Pictures, owned by Viacomcbs, has sold several films to Netflix this year rather than release them to empty auditoriums. And on December 10th Disney, Hollywood’s biggest studio, signalled that it, too, sees its future in streaming.
短文翻译
华纳并不是唯一一家将重心转移到小屏幕的电影制片厂。今年7月，有线电视公司康卡斯特旗下的环球影业与全球最大的连锁院线AMC达成了一项协议，在其电影院线播放17天后上线网络平台（AMC将因此分得一部分流媒体收益）。维亚康姆旗下的派拉蒙影业今年已向Netflix出售了几部电影，而没有选择在观众席空荡荡的电影院里上映。12月10日，好莱坞最大的电影制片厂迪士尼也表示，它未来也将转向流媒体领域。
重点单词
cable [ˈkeɪbl]
n.电缆; 电报;
available [əˈveɪləbl]
adj.可获得的; 可购得的;
streaming revenue
流媒体收入
auditorium [ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm]
n.礼堂; 会堂; (剧院、音乐厅等的)听众席，观众席;
studio [ˈstjuːdiəʊ]
n.(广播、电视的)录音室，录像室，演播室，制作室; (音乐)录音棚; 电
影摄影棚; 电影公司; 电影制片厂;
