考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 32

[00:00.04]易考范文三十二
[00:03.78]A donation box with a heart—the symbol of love—
[00:09.66]is surrounded by men and women, old and young,
[00:13.03]who put money into the box
[00:15.11]and say their help is insignificant¹.
[00:17.36]This picture, as far as I can see,
[00:19.73]aims to call on every member in the society
[00:22.35]to contribute their aids to those who are in need.
[00:25.62]The scene depicted² in the above picture reminds me
[00:29.23]of what happened to us. When the catastrophic earthquake
[00:33.45] occurred in Sichuan, millions of people at home and abroad,
[00:37.08]responded to it immediately by donating money
[00:40.12]or goods to the victims in the stricken area.
[00:42.79]Some of them contributed almost all their savings³,
[00:46.32]even though they themselves find it hard
[00:49.19]to make ends meet. As a matter of fact,
[00:52.01]love cannot be measured by the amount of donations:
[00:55.06]a cent is as precious as a million.
[00:58.43]Whatever we offer, be it money or goods,
[01:01.67]or volunteer work, it is a token of love,
[01:04.32]which will save a life, or encourage one
[01:07.32]to face up to the misfortunes.
[01:09.06]If everyone is always ready to give a helping⁴ hand
[01:12.71]to those who are in trouble,
[01:14.00]we will overcome all the obstacles,
[01:17.10]no matter how arduous⁵ they are.
[01:19.45]Because any major difficulty one confronts
[01:22.37]becomes minor⁶ when divided by two.

1 insignificant   

adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的

参考例句：

• In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
• This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。

2 depicted   

描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
• They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

3 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 arduous   

adj.艰苦的，费力的，陡峭的

参考例句：

• We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
• The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。

6 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。