考研英语历年真题阅读要点之1991-Text1(三)

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The main cause of this break-down is a radical shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it’s the criminal who is considered victimized: by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn’t teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who didn’t provide a stable home.

main cause“主要原因”;breakdown“故障，崩溃，衰弱”;radical shift“根本改变”;commit a crime“犯罪”;victim“受害者”;reversal“逆转”;it’s the criminal who is considered victimized为强调句型it is...who...;criminal“罪犯”，也可以充当形容词“犯罪的”;victimize“使受害”;冒号起到解释说明的作用;underprivileged=under+privilege+ed，under“在...之下”，privilege“特权”，privileged“享有特权的”，因此，underprivileged在享有特权的之下，可以引申为“物质条件差的，社会地位低下的”;upbringing名词“养育，教养”;fail to do“没能做某事”;reach结合语境，可以表示“影响”;moral guidance“道德上的引导”;provide“提供”，常见搭配provide sb. with sth.或provide sth. for sb.;stable“稳定的”，反义词instable。

I don’t believe it. Many others in equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for anything.

disadvantaged“处于不利地位的，社会地位底下的”，dis-表示“否定”的前缀，advantage“优势，有利条件”，advantaged“处于优势的”;engage in“参与，从事”;free...from...“使...摆脱...，免于...”;excuse名词“借口，理由”;where引导定语从句;accept responsibility for“对...承担责任”。

We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.

desperately“极度地”，desperately need迫切需要=in desperate need of，因此原文也可以说We in America in desperate need of more people...

以上就是小编为大家整理的1991年第三段要点，希望对各位同学的复习有所帮助。接下来，坦途网研究生考试频道会继续以这样的方式为各位同学提炼真题要点，帮助大家更加透彻地掌握历年真题，从而攻克考研英语。