高中英语交通类外刊及语法和写作训练

第页高中英语交通类外刊及语法和写作训练Germany:Trafficjam【1】THENEWyearhasnotstartedwellforGermany's

ruling

"traffic-light"

coalition,norindeedfortraffic.OnJanuary

8thangryfarmersblockedautobahnsacrossthecountry,evenastraindriverscalledanationalstrike.As

statisticians

revealed

grim

finalnumbersfor

2023-suchasa

3.1%real-terms

fallin

retail

salesfrom

2022-pollsters

unsurprisinglyfoundthat

8.2%ofGermansare

dissatisfied

withthegovernment.Asurveymeasuringconfidenceintheofficeofthe

chancellor

detected

a

vertiginous

55-point

plunge

betweenlate

2020,whenAngelaMerkelstill

reigned,andnowunderOlafScholz.

【2】Yetoneperson'sbadluckmayproveanother'schance.ConsiderthecaseofSahraWagenknecht.The

54-year-oldleft-wing

populist

choseJanuary

8thasthedatetolaunchhernewparty.RightnowtheSahraWagenknechtAllianceforReasonandFairness(BSWisthe

shortened

German

acronym),looks

minuscule,withonlytenMPsinthe

736-seatBundestag.YetitstandstoprofitbothfromMrScholz's

distress

andfrom

fortuitous

timing.

【3】MsWagenknecht,whoinOctoberquitGermany'smain

leftist

party,DieLinke,leanstotheleftofthegovernmentonsocialspendingandin

reluctance

tosupportUkraine,buttoitsrightin

seeking

sharp

curbs

on

immigration.That

combination

resoundswithanincreasingly

frustrated

electorate.Asurveyof

voters

whowouldconsidervotingfortheBSWfound

40%

cited

disappointment

withother

parties

asthetopreason,

28%MsWagenknecht's

charms

and

25%theissueof

immigration.

【4】Twobigpoliticalopportunitiesalso

loom

fortheBSW.German

voters

tendtotake

elections

totheEuropeanParliamentlessseriouslythannationalones,andseethemasachanceto

experiment.ThevoteissetforJune,givingthenovelpartysixmonthstocampaign.InSeptemberthreeeasternstateswillhold

elections.FormerEastGermanyhappenstobewherethe

ruling

coalition

ismostdisliked.

【5】IthelpsthatMsWagenknechtisherselfan

easterner.BroughtupinEastBerlin,sheremaineda

communist

throughthefalloftheWallanduniversity,whereshestudiedeconomicsand

philosophy.Her

poise,

precise

diction

and

relentless

scorn

heaped

onthegovernmentscorestronglyina

region

made

anxious

byhigh

inflation,relative

poverty,fearof

immigrants

andasenseof

alienation

fromthe

elite.ManyEastGermansshareMsWagenknecht's

suspicion

oftheWestandblameUkraine,notRussia,for"provoking"awarforitsown

survival.

【6】Thosesame

impulses

have

boosted

another

relatively

new

outsider,thehard-rightAlternativeforGermany(AfD),intosecondplaceinpopularity,witha

projected

22%ofvotesinanationalelection.Althoughthetwo

parties

ostensibly

occupy

oppositepolitical

poles,some

pundits

believeMsWagenknechtcoulddrawmore

voters

awayfromtheAfDthanfrom

mainstream

parties

suchasMrScholz'sSocialDemocrats.Onesurveyfound

55%ofAfD

supporters,and

40%inDieLinke,wouldconsidervotingfortheBSW.Farfewerinother

parties

saidtheymight

switch.

【7】UndercutbyMsWagenknecht,DieLinkelooksclosetofallingunderthe

5%

threshold.Yetitistoosoonforright-wingers

tocheer.Hans-GeorgMaassen,aformerheadofGermanintelligencewhoheadsahard-right

splinter

inthe

opposition

ChristianDemocraticUnion,the

flagship

ofGerman

conservatism,nowwantstosetuphisownparty.MeanwhiletheFreeDemocrats,asmallright-of-centrepartnerinthetraffic-light

coalition,also

flounder

nearthe

5%

threshold.Bythetimeofthenextnationalelection,in

2025,the

upstart

BSWmaylooklessa

minnow

among

sharks

thanoneamongmanyfish.短语：1.原文：Asstatisticiansrevealedgrimfinalnumbersfor2023-suchasa3.1%real-termsfallinretailsalesfrom2022-pollstersunsurprisinglyfoundthat8.2%ofGermansaredissatisfiedwiththegovernment.词典：real-term实际条件例句：Salehasgoneupby3%butwithinflationrunningat5%thatisafallin

realterm.销售额增加3%，但通货膨胀率为5%，实际销售额还是下降了。2.原文：MsWagenknecht,whoinOctoberquitGermany'smainleftistparty,DieLinke,leanstotheleftofthegovernmentonsocialspendingandinreluctancetosupportUkraine,buttoitsrightinseekingsharpcurbsonimmigration.词典：leanto依靠、倾向例句：Theflagpole

leansto

thesouth.旗杆向南倾斜。词典：reluctanceto不情愿例句：Troopsweredisplayinganobvious

reluctanceto

getinvolvedinquashingdemonstrations.词典：curbon限制、控制例句：Puta

curbon

yourtemper.收敛一下你的脾气。3.原文：Herpoise,precisedictionandrelentlessscornheapedonthegovernmentscorestronglyinaregionmadeanxiousbyhighinflation,relativepoverty,fearofimmigrantsandasenseofalienationfromtheelite.词典：heap

on堆积例句：Praiseswere

heapedon

meafterthegame.比赛后人们对我大加赞扬。词典：alienationfrom与……疏远例句：Martin's

alienationfrom

hisfamilycontinued.马丁跟他的家人越来越疏远了。4.原文：ManyEastGermansshareMsWagenknecht'ssuspicionoftheWestandblameUkraine,notRussia,for"provoking"awarforitsownsurvival.词典：suspicionof涉嫌、怀疑例句：Anumberofdoctorscameunder

suspicionof

unethicalbehaviour.5.原文：Onesurveyfound55%ofAfDsupporters,and40%inDieLinke,wouldconsidervotingfortheBSW.Farfewerinotherpartiessaidtheymightswitch.词典：vote

for投票支持例句：Didyou

votefor

oragainsther?你投了她的赞成票还是反对票？长难句：1.原文：MsWagenknecht,

who

inOctoberquitGermany'smainleftistparty,DieLinke,

leans

totheleftofthegovernmentonsocialspendingandinreluctancetosupportUkraine,buttoitsrightinseekingsharpcurbsonimmigration.分析：本句较长，包含非限定性定语从句。“MsWagenknecht”是主语，“who”引导非限定性定语从句，从句内容对先行词进行解释说明；“leans”是谓语动词，后接不定式。2.原文：Hans-GeorgMaassen,

aformerheadofGermanintelligence

who

headsahard-rightsplinterintheoppositionChristianDemocraticUnion,theflagshipofGermanconservatism,now

wants

tosetuphisownparty.分析：本句较长，包含限定性定语从句。“Hans-GeorgMaassen”是主语也是先行词，“aformerheadofGermanintelligence”是同位语，后面“who”引导的定语从句，对先行词进行解释说明；“wants”是谓语动词，后面接动词不定式。写作技巧：1.

Asurveymeasuringconfidenceintheofficeofthechancellordetectedavertiginous55-point

plunge

betweenlate2020,whenAngelaMerkelstillreigned,andnowunderOlafScholz.生词：

plunge

n.（突然的）坠落；跳水，快速游泳；（价值或数量的）骤然下跌；突然陷入v.（使）突然向前倒下（跌落）；猛推，猛插；投入（液体中以使淹没）；（价值）猛跌；（剧烈）颠簸，震荡；（马）猛地用后腿直立；陡然向下倾斜；骤然陷入；（鲁莽地）开始；（使）投身，（使）突然开始从事；种下（植物）“plunge”对大多数同学来说很陌生，表示“（突然的）坠落；跳水，快速游泳；（价值或数量的）骤然下跌；突然陷入”，本文中作者所采用的含义是“骤然下跌”，在英语财经、政治新闻中会经常遇到，请牢记认真记好。例句：Hisweightbeganto

plunge.他的体重开始骤然下降。Thecompanyisplanningadeeper

plunge

intothecommercialmarket.这家公司正计划进一步投入商业市场。Japan'sbanksareintroublebecauseofbadloansandthestockmarket

plunge.Economyisverysolidandthe

plunge

inthestockmarketthisweekisnotanindicationofanyseriousproblem.Therewasaflashoflightningandthehousewas

plunged

intodarkness.雷电闪过，房子陷入一片黑暗之中。2.

MeanwhiletheFreeDemocrats,asmallright-of-centrepartnerinthetraffic-lightcoalition,also

flounder

nearthe5%threshold.生词：flounder

v.

不知所措，支吾；困难重重；（在水、泥等中）挣扎，折腾；心乱如麻n.鲆，鲽，比目鱼（同flatfish）；挣扎“flounder”相信不少同学是第一次见到，作动词时表示“不知所措，支吾；困难重重；（在水、泥等中）挣扎，折腾；心乱如麻”，本文中正采用其动词含义，英语中表示“挣扎、折腾”还有其他表达，如“struggle;

turnfromsidetoside;tossabout”等。例句：Whatapitythathiscareerwasleftto

flounder.真遗憾，他的事业陷入了困境。Rightnow,you'vegotapresidentwho's

floundering,tryingtofindsomewaytogethiscampaignjump-started.此时此刻你们的总统不知所措，尽力想办法推动他的竞选。Threemenwere

floundering

aboutinthewater.三名男子正在水中挣扎。Hisabruptchangeofsubjectlefther

floundering

helplessly.他突然改变话题，使她茫然不知所措。Atthattimetheindustrywas

floundering.那时这个行业举步维艰。Shewas

floundering

aroundinthedeependoftheswimmingpool.她在游泳池深水区挣扎着。语法填空训练：Mostpeopleliketolistentosomethinginthecar-itcouldbethelatestpoptunesontheradio,1.________(scream)yourfavouritebandfromaphoneormaybeanaudiobookorpodcast.Inastudy,64%ofpeoplesaidthatmusicisessential2.________agooddrivingexperience.Butiftherearepassengersinthecar,tunechoicescancausearguments.It'snotjust3.________issueofclashingtastes,though.Researchshowsthatdifferenttypesofmusiccanchangepeople'smoodandaffecthowtheyoperateacar.Loudvolumescanalsoaffecthowpeopledriveandinfluencedecision-making.It'sillegalfordriverstousetheirphoneswhileonthemove,sosomepeoplesayit's4.________(safe)forpassengerstocontroltheentertainment.Whatdoyouthink:shouldthedriverchoosethecartunes?Yes-it'saperkofthejobThedriveristakingyou5.________youneedtogo(plusit'sprobablytheircar),sotheyshouldbeinchargeofthesounds.Singingalongtotheirfavouritesongistheirrewardandtheyshouldn'thavetolistentosomethingtheyhate.Onalongjourney,thedrivercan'tenjoythescenery,read6.________snooze,sotheyshouldchoosetheentertainment.Passengerscouldchoosemusicthatputsthedriverinabadmoodordistractsthem.Studiesshowthat7.________(energy)orloudmusiccanactuallyleadtofaster,moredangerousdriving.Besides,ifthedriveralwayschoosesthetunesthereislesschanceofarguments.Andit'sanopportunityfordriverstosharetheirtastes.Forexample,mumsordadscanintroducetheirchildrentocoololdsongs.No-it'snotsafeThedrivershouldbe8.________(full)focusedontheroad,notthinkingaboutthenextsongtheywant.Losingattentioncanleadtoroadaccidents,and9.________(look)atadevicewhiledrivingisillegalandcarriesabigfine.Passengershavetheirhandsfree10.________itissafeforthemtoscrollformusic.Besides,itisnotfairthatonlythepersonbehindthewheelgetstochoose.Longcarjourneyscanbesoboringandifkidshearthemusictheywanttohearit'smorelikelytokeepthementertained,stopanyargumentsandmakethetimegomorequickly.Besides,passengerscanalsotakemusicrequestsfromthedriveroranyoneelseinthecar.Withthepassengerincharge,roadtripsaresafer,funforeveryoneandabondingexperience.参考答案：1.screaming2.for3.an4.safer5.where6.or7.energetic8.fully9.looking10.so写作训练：ThenumberofprivatecarsinbigcitieslikeBeijingandShanghaiisgrowingdailybringingwithitnoise,pollutionandtrafficjams.Isitnecessarytoreducethenumberofcarsinbigcities?SuggestONEwayinwhichthiscouldbedone.参考范文：IncreasePublicTransportationBeijingisfacedwithanuphillbattletoimprovedeterioratingairqualityandalleviatetrafficjamscausedbythesurgeincaruse.Whatisthebestwaytodecreasethenumberofprivateautomobilesontheroad?Inmyopinion,developingsustainablepublictransportationstrategiesshouldbegiventoppriority.Firstly,awell-managedandpunctualpublictransportationsystemmakescommutingandtravellingeasierandmoreconvenient.Onebigheadacheforp