2015考研英语阅读邮政局
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="Office">Office</span></p><p> 邮政局</p><p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Postal">Postal</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unofficial">unofficial</span> <span word="creed">creed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="harks">harks</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Herodotus">Herodotus</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wasadmiring">wasadmiring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Persian">Persian</span> <span word="empires">empires</span> <span word="stalwart">stalwart</span> <span word="messengers">messengers</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="datingto">datingto</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="licence">licence</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1692, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notablepostmaster">notablepostmaster</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="existed">existed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bind">bind</span> <span word="theNation">theNation</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p> 美国邮政服务有条非正式的信条。这一信条的出处要回溯到希罗多德,他对波斯国王忠实可靠的信使大为赞赏。美国邮政，历史悠久，于1692年得到威廉国王和玛利皇后的皇家许可，开始邮政服务。本杰明.弗兰克林出任邮政总长更是值得一提：他曾先后为英国皇家和刚刚独立的美国服务，出任此职。从此以后，邮政的存在象征着整个国家连在一起。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="beenplummeting">beenplummeting</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="steeper">steeper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="pessimists">pessimists</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decadeago">decadeago</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="Donahoe">Donahoe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="postmaster">postmaster</span>-<span word="general">general</span>. <span word="Worse">Worse</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="mustdeliver">mustdeliver</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryabout">countryabout</span> 150<span word="m">m</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> 1.4<span word="m">m</span> <span word="additions">additions</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="yearcosts">yearcosts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> $20 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="fouryears">fouryears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="another">another</span> $8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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