2015考研尘埃落定，有太多成功的喜悦、落榜的无奈汇聚在这个五月的天空上，各位2016考研人，对于考研英语的备考，你们的进度如何了呢？ 是只停留在词汇阶段并未涉及真题，还是已经着手对真题中难解的长难句进行逐一分析了呢？备考宜早不宜晚，快快开动脑筋，让都教授带你来“见识”一下真题的 厉害。
【2011年真题】
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health ”. But --despite some claims to the contrary , laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness. Laughter does produce short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels , boosting heart rate and oxygen consumption . But because hard laughter is diffcult to sustain , a good laugh is unlikely to have measurable .But because hard laughter is diffcult to sustain , a good laugh is unlikely to have measurable benefits the way , way , walking or jogging does 。
●闪光词组
产生短期的变化：produce short-term changes
增加心跳速度和氧气消耗：boost heart rate and oxygen consumption
身体健康：physical fitness
有明显的效果：have measurable benefits
相反的观点：some claims to the contrary
●练练吧
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health ”.
古希腊哲学家亚里士多德把笑视为一种对健康珍贵的身体运动。
【2012年真题】
Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social concepts like liberty and property . When the court deals with social policy decisions , the law it shapes is inescapably political-which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily dismissed as unjust. The justices must address doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves accountable to the code of conduct.That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and , as a result, convincing as law。
●闪光词组
根源于基本的社会概念：root in fundamental social concepts
根据意识路线做决定：split decisions along ideological lines
因为不公平而被拒绝：be dismissed as unjust
解决怀疑：address doubts
是自己遵守行为规则：make oneself accountable to the code of conduct
●练练吧
When the court deals with social policy decisions , the law (it shapes ) is inescapably political - which is why decisions (split along ideological lines )are so easily dismissed as unjust。
结构提示：(it shapes)是省略了that的定语从句，修饰前面的law，(split along……)是过去分词短语充当后置定语修饰前面的decisions。
当法院处理社会决策的时候，它所形成的法律不可避免地具有政治性——这就是为什么根据不同思想意识路线做出的决策如此容易因为不公平而被拒绝。
【2012年真题】
At the very least , the court should make itself subject to the code of conduct that applies to the rest of the federal judiciary. This and other similar cases raise to the rest of federal judiciary. This and other similar cases raise the question of whether there is still a line between the court and politics . The framers of the Constitution envisioned law as having authority apart from politics. They gave justices permanent positions so they would be free to upset those in power and have no need to cultivate political support . Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely tied 。
●应用到其他联邦司法部门：apply to the rest of the federal judiciary
提出问题：raise the question
打搅当权者：upset those in power
如此紧密联系：be so closely tied
是自己遵守行为规则：make oneself subject to the code of conduct
At the very least , the court should make itself subject to the code of conduct (that applies to the rest of the federal judiciary )
结构提示：(that applies to.。。)作为定语从句修饰前面的the code of conduct
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