2020年考研英语一完形填空详解

　　Even if families are less likely to sit down to eat together than was once the case, millions of Britons will none the less have partaken this weekend of one of the nation's great traditions: the Sunday roast.

　　即使家庭成员不像以前那样频繁聚餐了，但是数百万英国人周末依然会参加英国最大的传统活动之一：周末烤肉大餐。

　　(生词：less...than 比……少 than was once the case比以前as was once the case和以前一样none the less 依然 partake 参加，吃)

　　周日烤肉大餐Ona cold winter's day, few culinary pleasures can match it.

　　在一个寒冷的冬日，没有什么烹饪乐趣比得过它了。

　　（生词：culinary烹饪的，厨房的）

　　Yet as we report now , the food police are determined that this enjoyment should be rendered into another guilty pleasure guaranteedto damage our health.

　　但是正如我们报道的那样，食品监督部门断定吃的快乐肯定会变成有损健康的自责。

　　(生词：the food police 食品监督部门 render 致使，造成 be rendered into 变成 be guaranteed to do sth. 肯定去做某事 )

　　The Food Standards Authority (FSA) has issueda public warning about the risks of a compound called acrylamide that forms in some foods cooked at high temperatures.

　　英国食品标监局警告民众注意一种在高温烹饪食物过程中产生的致癌物质——丙烯酰胺的化学物质的危险。

　　（生词：FSA 英国食品标准局issue 发布，发行 that forms... high temperatures是acrylamide 的定语从句。at high temperatures在高温下）

　　This means that people should avoidcrisping their roast potatoes, spurn thin -crust pizzas and only partially toast their bread.

　　这就意味着人们应该避免吃炸土豆片，薄脆披萨和烤面包。

　　（ 生词：crisp 使食物变脆 roast 在火上或者火炉中把食物烤焦 crust 面包皮，外壳 toast 在火上或者火旁把食物烤脆，烤成黄色 partially toast 指把面包的表皮烤焦 ）

　　But where is the evidence to support such alarmist advice?

　　但是支持这么危言耸听的建议的证据在哪里呢？

　　（生词：alarmist 危言耸听的）

　　Whilestudies have shown that acrylamide can cause neurological damage in mice, there is no conclusive evidence that it causes cancer in humans.

　　尽管研究已经表明丙烯酰胺能够致老鼠神经损坏，但是没有确凿的证据证明它会致人癌症。

　　（生词：while 位于句首引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管”neurological神经上的，神经学的 conclusive 令人信服的，确凿的 that it ... in humans是evidence的同位语从句。）

　　Scientists say the compound is likelyto be “carcinogenic” but have no hard scientific proof .

　　科学家说这种化学物质有可能致癌，但是没有有力的科学依据。

　　On the basis ofthe precautionary principle, it could be argued that it is advisable to follow the FSA advice.

　　根据预防性原则，可以说采纳英国食品标监局的建议是明智的。

　　（生词：on the basis of 根据，依据 precautionary小心的，预先警戒的 It could be argued that... 可以说…… advisable 明智的，可取的）

　　After all, it was rumored that smoking caused cancer for years before the evidence was found to prove a connection.

　　别忘了，人们传言吸烟致癌许多年后才找到证据证明二者有关。（生词: it was rumored that ...人们传言……）

　　Doubtless a piece of boiled beef can always be servedup on Sunday alongside some steamed vegetables, without the Yorkshire pudding and no wine. But would life be worth living?

　　毫无疑问，周日上桌的总是煮牛肉和蒸熟的蔬菜，没有约克郡布丁，没有酒。但是那样的话，生活还值得过吗？生活还有意思吗？

　　（生词：Doubtless毫无疑问serve 服务，端上serve meal 端菜，上饭 alongside 和……一起）

　　约克郡布丁To be fair,the FSA says it is not telling people to cut out roast foods entirely , but reduce their lifetime intake.

　　公平地讲，FSA说不是让人们完全不吃烤制食物，而是减少烤制食物的摄入量。

　　（生词：to be fair公平地讲 cut out放弃 intake摄入,摄取,吸入）

　　However their campaignrisks coming across as exhortation and nannying. Constant health scares just end up with no one listening.

　　但是他们的这一倡导冒着被人们当作是极力劝戒和担心过度的风险。不断担心健康就会以没人听而告终。（人们会觉得FSA太过于夸大其危害，杞人忧天，所以没有人听，也不再担心健康问题了。）

　　（生词：campaign 运动，活动，战役 come across 碰到，偶遇，发现 exhortation极力劝戒 nannying过度保护 end up with以……结束）

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