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<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="New">New</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> 最新小说 <span word="Comfort">Comfort</span> <span word="food">food</span> 温馨食物 <span word="COOKING">COOKING</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sensual">sensual</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. 烹饪是一种感官体验。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>, <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anchor">anchor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>. 传统上认为，它具有安逸、粘合和支撑一个家庭的力量。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="Amit">Amit</span> <span word="Majmudar">Majmudar</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="theimmigrant">theimmigrant</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="Amit">Amit</span> <span word="Majmudar">Majmudar</span>在他的新小说中，通过食物讲述了一个关于生命、死亡和移民经历的宏大故事。 <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unnamed">unnamed</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="dahi">dahi</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="way">way</span>,<span word="curdling">curdling</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spoonful">spoonful</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span>. 故事的中心是一位无名的印度母亲，她用传统的方式制作家乡的酸奶，即从之前一罐酸奶中取用一匙来发酵新一罐酸奶。 <span word="To">To</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dynastic">dynastic</span> <span word="succession">succession</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="smuggled">smuggled</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span>-<span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="emigratedfrom">emigratedfrom</span> <span word="Gujarat">Gujarat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span>. 在她从古吉拉特邦移民至俄亥俄州时，为了保证酸奶的世代更迭，她悄悄用试管带入了一些老酸奶。 <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="colonises">colonises</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="withthe">withthe</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>. 现在，随着她的两个孩子长大成人并组建家庭，她开始给孙辈们灌输这神奇的文化。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="continuity">continuity</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="sheis">sheis</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. 这举动虽小，却对文化连续性非常重要，尤其当她被确诊为癌症晚期时，更显得意义重大。 <span word="Feeding">Feeding</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="normality">normality</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="sloppy">sloppy</span> <span word="businessof">businessof</span> <span word="dying">dying</span>. 在缓缓步入衰亡的过程中，教育她的家庭使她在一定程度上保持了正常状态。 <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrator">narrator</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Mala">Mala</span>, <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hermother">hermother</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="recipes">recipes</span>. 随着主人公渐渐衰弱，她的女儿<span word="Mala">Mala</span>决心学习她所有的食谱。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>-<span word="willed">willed</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="deferential">deferential</span>. 和她父亲一样，她是位医生，意志坚强却又谦恭。 <span word="They">They</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span>. 她们经常争执，又很快停止。 <span word="Harshness">Harshness</span>, <span word="paradoxically">paradoxically</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="intimate">intimate</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ailing">ailing</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Ronak">Ronak</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="rebuffs">rebuffs</span> <span word="thefamily">thefamily</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>. 所谓苛刻反而是因为亲密。 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="banker">banker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pale">pale</span>-<span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. 患病母亲的儿子<span word="Ronak">Ronak</span>却抵制家庭的传统。 <span word="His">His</span> <span word="affection">affection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="distant">distant</span>. 他是一个投行家，和面青唇白的妻子住在曼哈顿。 <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="fractures">fractures</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="longs">longs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="dysfunctionalstatus">dysfunctionalstatus</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>. 他对母亲的感情比较疏远。尽管有些许裂痕，这位母亲依然渴望能维持这半失调的家庭现状。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="casts">casts</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="most">most</span>. 但癌症给一切都笼罩上阴影，考验着最重要的亲情。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="sumptuous">sumptuous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="recipes">recipes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span>. 小说叙事节奏很慢，但充满了对烹饪以及沉思的描写。 <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Majmudar">Majmudar</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poet">poet</span>, <span word="imbues">imbues</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="prose">prose</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="metaphors">metaphors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lingerwith">lingerwith</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spices">spices</span>. 作者<span word="Majmudar">Majmudar</span>先生也是一个诗人，短语和隐喻混合着调味品的温香，弥漫在字里行间。 <span word="Tension">Tension</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="theknowledge">theknowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="change">change</span>. 文中的角色努力享受着当下，相信一切将会很快改变，情节愈加充满张力。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="repetition">repetition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="softening">softening</span> <span word="thehard">thehard</span> <span word="edges">edges</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="boiling">boiling</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>. 不过烹调和用餐的简单惯例能让一家人聚在一起，软化矛盾，就像沸水煮大米一样。 <span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>? 来到美国让这个家庭更好，还是让一切更糟? <span word="This">This</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motherobserves">motherobserves</span>. 母亲评述说;这个国家带给我们清静祥和的享受，没有索取我们任何东西，但带走了我们的孩子。 <span word="Mala">Mala</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ronak">Ronak</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="alien">alien</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Ohiohas">Ohiohas</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>. <span word="Mala">Mala</span>和<span word="Ronak">Ronak</span>与他们的父母在很多方面都大相径庭，有时候与他们自己都格格不入。 <span word="For">For</span> <span word="nourishment">nourishment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowls">bowls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dahi">dahi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bhindi">bhindi</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="familytable">familytable</span>. 俄亥俄州给予了他们财富和机遇，至于食物和爱，家里的餐桌上，有一杯杯的家乡酸奶和一碟碟的羊角豆。 词语解释 1.<span word="emigrate">emigrate</span> <span word="from">from</span> 移居到国外 <span word="You">You</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emigratefrom">emigratefrom</span> <span word="china">china</span>. 你知道你将要从中国移民而留在这里。 <span word="Emigrate">Emigrate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="britain">britain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="australia">australia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="work">work</span>. 从英国移居到澳大利亚寻找工作。 2.<span word="diagnose">diagnose</span> <span word="with">with</span> 诊断 <span word="When">When</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="diagnose">diagnose</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cacr">cacr</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>. 伊娃百次被确诊患上癌症时是20岁。 <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="diagnose">diagnose</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="alzheimer">alzheimer</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>: <span word="most">most</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="lapses">lapses</span> <span word="arenormal">arenormal</span>. 在你自我诊断为老年痴呆症之前，放心：大部分记忆丢失是正常的。 3.<span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="to">to</span> 确定 <span word="We">We</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fulfil">fulfil</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. 我们决定提前完成任务。 <span word="Describes">Describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="typeinformation">typeinformation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="types">types</span>. 描述用于确定反射是否适合用于了解类型信息和访问类型的规则。 4.<span word="linger">linger</span> <span word="with">with</span> 徘徊 <span word="Linger">Linger</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. 徘徊在晚餐的朋友。 <span word="Linger">Linger</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="saunter">saunter</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>. 萦绕在我们走到我们有点透过花园。</p>
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