考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 19

[00:00.82]易考范文十九
[00:03.88]In the above picture, unaware¹ of a stone in front of him,
[00:09.90]a man stumbles over it and falls to the ground.
[00:13.18]On the side of the picture,
[00:15.37]several words stand prominent—face the frustrations².
[00:19.20]As far as I am concerned,
[00:21.06]the painter means to remind us that we will unavoidably encounter setbacks,
[00:26.31]which are represented by the stone in the picture,
[00:29.37]and the best coping way is to confront and remove them.
[00:33.63]Life is full of challenges and difficulties to every individual.
[00:38.34]Some people with a strong will can withstand the test of adversities,
[00:43.26]while others who are not ready for the battle against plight³ do nothing but surrender.
[00:48.84]Take college students for example.
[00:51.47]In addition to increased competition in the job market,
[00:54.97]complicated personal relationships and high expectations from parents
[00:59.67]have imposed on them an invisible pressure and anxiety.
[01:04.04]A few students are so overwhelmed by pessimism⁴ that they put an end to their young lives.
[01:11.15]What a pity!
[01:12.57]They could have avoided the tragedy if they had mustered⁵ up their courage to face
[01:17.16]and overcome these seemingly insurmountable hardships.
[01:20.67]We grow more mature by learning how to handle difficulties.
[01:24.93]And only the mature and unyielding people will survive in the harsh reality.

1 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

2 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。

3 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

4 pessimism   

n.悲观者，悲观主义者，厌世者

参考例句：

• He displayed his usual pessimism.他流露出惯有的悲观。
• There is the note of pessimism in his writings.他的著作带有悲观色彩。

5 mustered   

v.集合，召集，集结（尤指部队）( muster的过去式和过去分词 )；（自他人处）搜集某事物；聚集；激发

参考例句：

• We mustered what support we could for the plan. 我们极尽所能为这项计划寻求支持。
• The troops mustered on the square. 部队已在广场上集合。 来自《简明英汉词典》