2021年高考英语二轮复习：中英双语阅读素材（六）

1、 高考英语二轮复习：中英双语阅读素材（六）富人是如何保持富有的呢？Next time you board an airplane, I want you to check this out下次你登机的时候，我想让你看看这个，。If youve ever flown before, think about what you first see when you start boarding. You have to walk down the aisle through business class to get to the main cabin of the plane.如果你以前坐过飞机，

2、想想你开始登机时第一眼看到的是什么。你必须沿着过道走完商务舱才能到达飞机的主机舱。Its an interesting walk. You can check out who is sitting in business class, while you drag your bag back to where all the regular people sit.这是一次有趣的散步。你可以看看谁坐在商务舱，而你拖着你的包回到所有“普通人”坐的地方。Ive found that there are generally three types of people that sit in busin

3、ess class:我发现商务舱里坐的人一般有三种：Theres the “Im cool as shit, wear fancy clothes, and act like an asshole,” business class passenger. This guy/gal likes to flash their money. They actually arent wealthy at all, but make themselves appear so. Theyre also incredibly difficult passengers to sit next to, as th

4、ey rarely fly, so they have poor passenger etiquette. Oh, and they probably bought their seat by going into further credit card debt.商务舱乘客说：“我酷得像屎一样，穿着花哨的衣服，表现得像个混蛋。”这个男人/女孩喜欢炫耀他们的钱。他们实际上一点也不富有，但却让自己看起来很富有。他们也是很难坐在旁边的乘客，因为他们很少坐飞机，所以他们的乘客礼仪很差。哦，他们可能是通过进一步的信用卡债务买到座位的。Then theres the real deal business

5、 class passenger - the traveling business executive. These people dont actually pay for their ticket, the company they work for does. This type of passenger is what business class was made for. Meaning, airlines get an enormous amount of money every year from companies who pay for their employees to

6、 fly business class. Its a business expense for the company; they want their employees to be well rested and taken care of when they arrive to their destination.然后是“实实在在的商务舱乘客”-旅行商务主管。这些人实际上并没有为他们的车票买单，而是他们工作的公司付钱。这类乘客正是商务舱的目标客户。这意味着，航空公司每年都会从支付员工乘坐商务舱费用的公司那里获得巨额资金。这是公司的一项业务支出；他们希望员工在到达目的地时得到良好的休息和照

7、顾。Finally, theres the I didnt pay for business class, but I get upgraded every time because I fly so damn much passenger. These people are the warriors of travel. When you fly more than 100,000 miles a year (which is actually pretty common now-a-days), you end up getting upgraded to business class q

8、uite often. These passengers are paying for economy class tickets themselves, out of their pocket, or through the company they own.最后，还有“我没有付商务舱的钱，但我每次都要升级，因为我飞得太多了”的乘客。这些人是旅行的勇士。当你一年的飞行里程超过10万英里(这实际上是现在相当常见的一天)，你最终会经常被升级到商务舱。这些乘客自己支付经济舱机票，或者自掏腰包，或者通过他们自己的公司支付。Ill repeat that last sentence for #3. T

9、hese passengers are paying for their tickets themselves, out of their pocket, OR THROUGH THE COMPANY THEY OWN.我要重复第三句话。这些乘客是自己付票，或者自掏腰包，或者通过他们自己的公司。When you are a business owner, you understand that every dollar spent - whether its a business expense or not - is going to affect your bottom line.当你是一

10、名企业主时，你会明白花掉的每一块钱-不管是不是商业开支-都会影响到你的底线。Its incredible if you actually see how very wealthy people spend their money. They are often some of the most frugal people around. They will haggle with nearly every purchase, theyll double check receipts, and theyll try to save money whenever they can.如果你真的看到非

11、常富有的人是如何花钱的，那就太不可思议了。他们往往是周围最节俭的人之一。他们几乎每买一件东西都会讨价还价，他们会仔细检查收据，他们会尽可能地省钱。Thats not to say that they are afraid to spend their money这并不是说他们害怕花钱。Its just that they know WHAT expenses will move their wealth forward, and they know WHEN to make those big buys.只是他们知道哪些支出会让他们的财富向前发展，他们也知道什么时候该大手笔买下这些东西。So

12、how do they know that? How do they know when to spend money and when to save it?那他们是怎么知道的呢？他们怎么知道什么时候花钱，什么时候存钱？Through experience. Through trial and error.通过经验。经过反复试验。When you become truly wealthy, if you do not continue to practice the habits that got you there, you will lose everything.当你变得真正富有时，如

13、果你不继续养成让你成为富人的习惯，你将失去一切。世界上最小的爬行动物长什么样？The Brookesia nana, an ultra-compact chameleon, is tiny enough to perch comfortably on a fingertip.超小型变色龙Brookesia nana非常小，小到可以舒适地栖息在指尖上。PARIS (AFP) - Scientists have identified Earths smallest known reptile, warning at the same time that sustained destruction

14、of forests in northern Madagascar threatens its survival.巴黎(法新社)-科学家已经确认了地球上已知的最小的爬行动物，同时警告说，马达加斯加北部森林的持续破坏威胁到它的生存。Tiny enough to perch comfortably on a fingertip, the ultra-compact chameleon - dubbed Brookesia nana - has the same proportions and world-weary expression as its larger cousins around t

15、he world.小到可以舒适地栖息在指尖上的超紧凑变色龙-被称为Brookesia nana-与世界各地较大的表亲有着相同的比例和厌世表情。We discovered it in the mountains of northern of Madagascar, Frank Glaw, curator of herpetology at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, told AFP in an interview.巴伐利亚州立动物博物馆的爬行动物学馆长弗兰克格劳在接受法新社采访时说：“我们在马达加斯加北部的山区发现了它。”A joint

16、expedition in 2012 of German and Malagasy scientists did not know whether the two specimens collected - one female and one male - were adults until much later, he explained.他解释说，2012年由德国和马达加斯加科学家组成的联合考察队直到很久以后才知道收集到的两个样本-一雌一雄-是否是成年个体。We found out that the female had eggs in her body, and that the ma

17、le had large genitals, so it was clear that they were adults.“我们发现雌性的身体里有卵子，而雄性的生殖器很大，所以很明显它们是成年个体。”Exceptionally large genitals, it turned out, accounting for nearly 20 per cent of its body size, Glaw and colleagues reported in the journal Scientific Reports.格劳和他的同事在科学报告杂志上报道，结果发现，它的生殖器非常大，占其身体大小的近

18、20%。The males body - about the size of a peanut - was 13.5 millimetres long (half an inch), with the tail adding another nine millimetres.雄性的身体-大约花生大小-有13.5毫米长(半英寸)，尾巴又增加了9毫米。By contrast, the female measured 29 mm from its nose to the tip of its tail.相比之下，雌性从鼻子到尾巴尖端的长度为29毫米。The pair remain the only

19、specimens of the species ever found.这两个物种仍然是目前发现的该物种中仅有的两个样本。Islands connected long ago to neighbouring continents are known for miniaturised versions of animals that crossed ephemeral land bridges, a phenomenon known as island dwarfism.很久以前与邻近大陆相连的岛屿，以穿越短暂的大陆桥的动物的微型版本而闻名，这种现象被称为“岛屿矮化”。There are num

20、erous extremely miniaturised vertebrates in Madagascar, including the smallest primates and some of the smallest frogs in the world, said co-author Andolalao Rakotoarison of the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar.“马达加斯加有许多极其小型化的脊椎动物，包括世界上最小的灵长类动物和一些最小的青蛙，”马达加斯加塔那那利佛大学的合著者安多拉劳阿库图阿里森(Andolalao R

21、akotoarison)说。But the island effect does not apply to B. nana, which lives exclusively in mountainous regions some 1,300 metres (4,200 feet) above sea level, the researchers concluded.但研究人员得出结论，这种“岛屿效应”并不适用于短尾藻，它只生活在海拔1300米(4200英尺)的山区。We have no good explanation as to why this species is so small, s

22、aid Glaw.格劳说：“对于为什么这个物种这么小，我们没有很好的解释。”What scientists do know is that the diminutive reptiles are likely teetering on the edge of extinction, even if the International Union for the Conservation for Nature (IUCN) - keepers of the Red List of threatened species - has yet to do an assessment.科学家们所知道的是

23、，这种迷你的爬行动物很可能正徘徊在灭绝的边缘，即使国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)-濒危物种红色名单的守护者-还没有对其生存概率进行评估。Habitat destruction is the biggest threat to the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar, said Glaw.格劳说：“栖息地的破坏是马达加斯加两栖和爬行动物面临的最大威胁。”Maybe in the future it will be climate change, but for now it is deforestation. Since the mid-20th cen

24、tury, Madagascar has lost about 45 per cent of its forest cover.“也许未来会是气候变化，但目前是森林砍伐。”自20世纪中叶以来，马达加斯加的森林覆盖率已下降约45%。B. nana and another mini-chameleon discovered by Glaw and his colleagues on a small island off the coast of Madagascar are especially vulnerable because their range is so small.格劳和他的同事们

25、在马达加斯加海岸外的一个小岛上发现的B.nana和另一种迷你变色龙特别容易受到攻击，因为它们的活动范围太小了。Brookesia micra lives on less than two square kilometres, Glaw explained.Brookesia Micra生活在不到两平方公里的土地上，“Glaw解释说。One big catastrophic event - a forest fire - and the population might be lost very quickly.“一场重大的灾难性事件-森林大火-人口可能很快就会消失。”Madagascar in

26、 a global biodiversity hotspot, accounting for five percent of the worlds unique plant and animal species.马达加斯加位于全球“生物多样性热点”，占世界独特动植物物种的百分之五。The island nation has one of the highest rates of poverty in the world, and lacks resources for conservation and natural resource management.这个岛国是世界上贫困率最高的国家之一

27、，缺乏保护和自然资源管理的资源。今年最火爆的“年货”竟然是螺蛳粉牛年春节将至，无论回到家乡还是就地过年，热热闹闹地置办年货都是每个思乡之人追寻年味的重头戏。“这可能是近年来我们活动半径最小的春节”，网友的调侃背后，年货新趋势正悄然兴起。天猫淘宝数据显示，“年货节”开启首日，干果、糖果、糕点仍是中国家庭首选的“年货三件套”。但由于就地过年的号召，螺蛳粉、自热火锅等一人食餐品则成为年货节首日增长最快的年货品类，增幅达15倍。嗯，感觉今年过年，有内味儿了Stinky Luosifen, or river snail rice noodles, became the most popular Chin

28、ese New Years snack this year on e-commerce platforms, as Chinese people prepare for a stay-at-home holiday due to the COVID-19 pandemic.螺蛳粉成为今年电商平台上最受欢迎的中国新年小吃，这是因为新冠疫情下，中国人准备在家过节。On the traditional Laba Festival, which fell on January 20, Chinese e-commerce platforms kicked off a one-month-long 20

29、21 Online Chinese New Years Goods Festival for the convenience of people across the country that can now easily buy some seasonal specials.1月20日是传统腊八节，这一天中国电商平台拉开了为期一个月的“2021年网上年货节”的序幕，以方便全国人民轻松买到一些应季特产。Traditionally, dried fruits, sweets, and pastries are a must-buy three-piece set snacks for the C

30、hinese New Year. But this year, new competitors are taking over.传统上，干果、糖果和糕点是过年必买的“三件套”小吃。但今年，新的竞争对手出现了。比自热火锅更火爆的，是螺蛳粉的崛起。疫情期间螺蛳粉可以说是爆火出圈，就连老外都嗦粉嗦得上头了。 Luosifen is made by boiling pickled bamboo shoots, dried turnips, fresh vegetables and peanuts in a spiced river snail soup. CHINA DAILY天猫淘宝数据显示，与去年

31、相比，今年螺蛳粉的成交额增长1500%，购买螺蛳粉的人数同比增长近900%，其中，90后特别是95后成为购买螺蛳粉最多的人群。According to data from Tmall and Taobao, both e-commerce platforms under Alibaba, the turnover of Luosifen on the first day of the online festival was 15 times bigger than last year, with the number of buyers growing nine times year-on-y

32、ear. The largest group of buyers was the post-90s generation.阿里巴巴旗下电商平台天猫和淘宝的数据显示，网购节首日螺蛳粉的成交量是去年的15倍，买家数量同比增长9倍。最大的买家群体是90后。Self-heating hot pots rank only second to Luosifen on the most popular goods list by Tmall and Taobao.在天猫和淘宝最畅销商品排行榜上，自热火锅仅次于螺蛳粉。除了方便速食类餐品，火锅及周边商品也表现出了强劲的增长趋势。数据显示，今年火锅底料成交额同比

33、增长540%，电磁炉成交额增长240%。此外，年货节首日成交额增长较快的品类还包括口罩、医美产品、游戏、老干妈等。作为疫情期间的热门商品，宅经济对于2021年春节的影响仍不容小觑。Besides, the turnovers of hot pot soup base and induction cookers increased by 540 percent and 240 percent, respectively, year-on-year. Other popular goods include facial masks, medical beauty products, and gam

34、es.此外，火锅底料和电磁炉的销售额分别同比增长540%和240%。其他热销商品包括面膜、医疗美容产品和游戏。快过年了，你都下单了什么年货呢？ 为何外国人喜欢早上洗澡？Why do most Americans take a shower after they wake up in the morning?Im Chinese. What I know is that nearly all Chinese people take showers at night. Why do Americans take a shower in the morning which drives them t

35、o wake up earlier? And I also want to know which countries take a shower in the morning like America, and which countries take a shower at night like China.我是个中国人。据我所知，几乎所有的中国人都是晚上的时候洗澡。为什么美国人大早上地洗澡呢？这能让他们醒得早一点吗？还有，我想知道哪个国家的人像美国人那样早上洗澡，哪个国家又像中国人那样在晚上洗澡。Im an American-born Chinese who has lived in Ch

36、ina for a total of over 20 years, so this is a question that I get all the time. Among everyday habits and, the shower-in-the-morning vs. shower-in-the-evening is one of the real lines of demarcation between Chinese and westerners, and neither my Chinese-born parents (who never lost the evening shower habit even after 40 years in the U