2016考研英语第三星期15 (*)To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines，animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst．词汇突破：unaware 未认识到的，未觉察到的Vaccine 疫苗Cruel 残忍句子切分：To those/who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines，/animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst．简化：To A, animal research seems wasteful and cruel．A= those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines其他成分：who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines (those的定语从句)状语：at best 至多，充其量;顶多at worst adv.在最坏的情况下（这两个短语的翻译是需要在语境中来完成的）参考译文：对于一些人而言，动物研究说的好听是浪费，说的难听是残忍。
因为他们不知道生产这些治疗手段以及新的治疗手段和疫苗是需要动物研究的。
16Reflecting Iowa’s clout as host of the first caucuses of the presidential election cycle, the summit lured nine putative candidates, all of them Republicans.词汇突破：clout: power or influence 权力，影响力generally supposed to be；公认的Summit：峰会Lure：吸引主干识别：the summit lured nine putative candidates其他成分：Reflecting Iowa’s clout as host of the first caucuses of the presidential election cycle （非谓语动词做状语）动作发出者就是meeting；独立成句！all of them Republicans （独立主格做状语）独立成句参考译文：Iowa州是总统竞选中第一次地方干部会议的主办方，这次峰会反映出它的影响力，这次峰会也吸引来了九位公认的候选人，这些人都是共和党人。
17 long-held view of the history of the English colonies that became the United States has been that England’s policy toward these colonies before 1763 was dictated by commercial interests and that a change to more imperial policy, dominated by expansionist militarist objective, generated the tensions that ultimately led to the American Revolution.词汇突破: A long-held view 长久以来的观点Dictated主导Dominated 主导Imperial policy 帝国政策expansionist militarist objective 扩张主义的军事目标（顺便说一下：名词也可以做定语：eligibility age = eligible age）主干识别：A long-held view has beenthat…and that...其他成分：of the history of the Englishcolonies that became the United States （view 的修饰成分）England’spolicy toward these colonies before 1763 was dictated by commercial interests 表语从句一a change tomore imperial policy, dominated by expansionist militarist objective, generatedthe tensions that ultimately led to the American Revolution.表语从句二微观分析：of the history of the Englishcolonies that became the United States后来变成美国的英国殖民地的历史（够饶的）a change tomore imperial policy, dominated by expansionist militarist objective, generatedthe tensions that ultimately led to the American Revolution.表语从句二主干：a change to more imperial policy generated the tensions that ultimatelyled to the American Revolution.其他成分：, dominated by expansionist militarist objective,（这里主要从语义入手就好了，说其实定语和状语都是可以的）参考译文：对于后来成为了美国的英国殖民地，人们一直以来持有下面的观点：1.在1763年之前，英国对于这些殖民地的政策被经济利益所支配。
2.之后在扩张主义的军事目标的左右下转向了一种帝国政策，这样形成了一种紧张局势，并最终导致了美国革命。
18这是最新一期经济学人中的一篇关于休斯顿发展的文章，非常符合考研文章特点，我做了以下的摘抄：Houston is an oil town. It is not pretty，but it thrives.但是现在全球油价在大幅下降这必然对这座石油之城造成影响。
With reduced demand, many small manufacturers and suppliersare sure to go bust, says Patrick Jankowski, an economist with the Greater Houston Partnership, a local lobby. But the real question is whether a more general slump follows. If high-paying corporate posts go, the effect on therest of the Houston economy could be dramatic. Yet there are signs that, this time,Houston’s spectacular growth will be slowed rather than stopped by the oil slump.词汇突破:1.Bust：衰退，破产；反义词boom (描述宏观经济的时候常这样说：boom and bust 兴衰)2.Lobby :游说团体3.Slump：衰退；oil slump 油价下跌4.Spectacular：辉煌的5.Dramatic: 严重的同义词：drastic / dreadful ; dreadfulheadline 负面报道句子解析：第一句：With reduced demand, many small manufacturers and suppliersare sure to go bust, says Patrick Jankowski, an economist with the GreaterHouston Partnership, a local lobby.主干：many small manufacturers andsuppliers are sure to go bust.其他成分：, says Patrick Jankowski, 主谓做插入语With reduceddemand, 状语an economistwith the Greater Houston Partnership,alocal lobby同位语参考译文：Patrick Jankowski是当地一家游说团体the Greater Houston Partnership的经济学家，他说随着需求的减少，很多小的制造商和供应商一定会破产。
第二句：But the real question is whether a moregeneral slump follows.但是真正的问题是会不会产生更大范围的衰退。
第三句：If high-paying corporate posts go, theeffect on the rest of the Houston economy could be dramatic. 如果高薪的公司职位没有了，那么对于休斯顿经济的其他方面的影响会很严重。
第四句：Yet there are signs that, this time, Houston’s spectacular growthwill be slowed rather than stopped by the oil slump.但是有迹象表明，这一次，休斯顿辉煌的增长会由于油价下跌放缓而不是停止。