各位同學，考研英語複習進度怎麼樣？為了心中的目標，一定要堅持哦！為了幫助各位同學更加有效地複習，考研英語老師繼續為大家梳理歷年考研英語真題閱讀文章中涉及的要點，包括詞彙、短語、長難句以及簡單的閱讀方法。接下來看一下2014年考研英語真題閱讀Text 4，這篇文章主要探討了AAAS新發表的報告可能弊大於利。
Unfortunately, despite 2½ years in the making, ...: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities. The commission ignores that for several decades America’s colleges and universities have produced graduates who don’t know the content and character of liberal education and are thus deprived of its benefits. Sadly, the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of the humanities and social sciences as vehicles for publicizing 「progressive,」 or left-liberal propaganda.
unfortunately「不幸地」，反義詞fortunately，閱讀文章中出現均可理解為but；despite「儘管」，相當於in spite of；in the making「在形成中，在發展中」；illiberal可以指「粗鄙的，缺乏文化素養的」；liberal education「文科教育」；ignore「忽視」；produce「培養」；content「內容」；character「特性」；be deprived of「被剝奪，被奪去」；benefit「好處」；inquiry「探究，探索」；at home「熟悉，無拘無束」；the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus可以理解為「曾經瀰漫在校園裡的探索精神」；be replaced by「為...所取代」；vehicle「工具」；publicize「宣傳」；progressive「先進的」；left-liberal「左翼自由派的」；propaganda「宣傳」。
Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas -- such as free markets or self-reliance -- as falling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes legitimate, intellectual investigation.
routinely可以指「慣例地，老一套地」；treat...as...「把...看作...」；interpretation「解釋」；proper「恰當的」；subject「科目」；portray...as...「把...描繪成...」；conservative「保守的」；classical「傳統的」；self-reliance「自力更生」；fall outside「超出...範圍」；boundary「範圍」；legitimate「合理的，正統的」；intellectual「學術的」；investigation「調查」。
The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education. Yet its report may well set back reform by obscuring the depth and breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to illuminate.
display「顯示，表現」；enthusiasm「熱情」；set back「延誤，使...受挫折」；obscure「使...模糊不清」；challenge「挑戰」；illuminate「闡明」。
以上就是考研英語老師為大家梳理的2014年考研英語真題閱讀Text 4後三段的要點。「百川東到海，何時復西歸？少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。」「勸君惜取少年時」，各位同學，好好把握學習和努力的黃金時期吧！不要等到來不及的時候才知道後悔。