考研英语如何从长难句中get闪光词汇

Part 1

【2014年真题】

Most archaeological sites have been located by means of careful searching, while many others have been discovered by accident. Olduvai Gorge, fell into its deep valley in sands of Aztec artifacts came to light during the digging of the Mexico City subway in the archaeological sites , however , are discovered by archaeologists who have set out to look for them. Such searches can take years.

●闪光词组

通过仔细搜索：by means of careful searching

偶然：by accident

恰好掉入深谷：literally fall into the deep valley

重见光明：come to light

开始做某事：set out to do something

●考点练兵

Olduvai Gorge , an early hominid site in Tanzania , was found by a butterfly hunter who literally into its deep valley in 1911.

参考译文：坦桑尼亚早期的'原始人遗址——Olduvai 峡谷，就是1911年被一个恰好掉进这个深谷的蝴蝶猎手发现的。

Part 2

【2012年真题】

However,manyleadingAmerican universities want their undergraduates to have a grounding in the basic canon of ideas that every educated person should posses. But most find it difficult to agree on what ageneral educationshould look Harvard，Mr Menand notes，the great books are read because they have been read--they form a sort of social reason why it is hard to design and teach such courses is that they can cut across the insistence by top American universities that liberal-arts education and professional education should be kept separate , taught in different schools .

●闪光词组

基本经典思想：basic canon of ideas

形成某种社会粘合剂：from a sort of social glue

美国顶级大学：top American universities

打破X一贯坚持的原则：cut across the insistence by X

文科教育与职业教育：liberal-arts education and professional education

●考点练兵

At Harvard , Mr Menand notes ,the great books are read because they have been read---they form a sort of social glue.

参考译文：Menand提出，在哈佛大学人们阅读经典著作的原因是因为这些书一直都在被人们阅读——这些经典著作形成了一种社会粘合剂。