2015考研英语阅读民主阵营的兵工厂
<p> <span word="Democracy">Democracy</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="arsenal">arsenal</span></p><p> 民主阵营的兵工厂</p><p> <span word="Freedom">Freedom</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Forge">Forge</span>: <span word="How">How</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="ProducedVictory">ProducedVictory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="Herman">Herman</span>.</p><p> 《铸就自由：美国工业如何赢得了二战》亚瑟赫尔曼著。</p><p> <span word="WHAT">WHAT</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="queens">queens</span>,<span word="millionaires">millionaires</span>, <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>? <span word="askedAdolf">askedAdolf</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1940. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="hindsight">hindsight</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="rhetoricalquestion">rhetoricalquestion</span> <span word="posed">posed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="ArthurHerman">ArthurHerman</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wartime">wartime</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span> <span word="mocked">mocked</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="prowess">prowess</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="hadexperienced">hadexperienced</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="dip">dip</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="dive">dive</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="thecountrys">thecountrys</span> <span word="moribund">moribund</span> <span word="military">military</span>-<span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="toPresident">toPresident</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="Roosevelts">Roosevelts</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>.</p><p> 除了选美皇后、百万富翁、可笑的记录和好莱坞，美国还有啥?阿道夫?希特勒1940年这样问。现在回头看，这几乎可以算二战期间人们提出的最愚蠢的问题了。但当时情况看来并非如此。正如赫尔曼在他的这本二战历史著作中告诉读者的那样，当希特勒嘲讽美国最瑰丽的光环时，美国经济刚刚经历了一次二次萧条。但这个国家濒死的军工产业却依然能以浩瀚无匹的力量回应了弗兰克林?罗斯福总统对武器的召唤。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Herman">Herman</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="think">think</span>-<span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AmericanEnterprise">AmericanEnterprise</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="astound">astound</span>. <span word="Preparations">Preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stuttering">stuttering</span> <span word="start">start</span>. <span word="Buteverything">Buteverything</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1941 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="invaded">invaded</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="theAmerican">theAmerican</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="Harbour">Harbour</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1942 <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="materielalready">materielalready</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Axis">Axis</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="andJapan">andJapan</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1944 <span word="its">its</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="shipyards">shipyards</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> 50<span word="merchant">merchant</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="carriers">carriers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p>
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