2027考研英语真题精讲|2006阅读 Text 2 EP2

2006 阅读 Text 2 精讲

第二段

①The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. ②They frankly dislike the RSC’s actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. ③It’s all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise-making.斯特拉特福德的尊贵居民认为，该剧院并没有给他们带来任何一毛钱的收入。该镇的居民公开表示，不喜皇家欢莎士比亚剧团的演员，这些演员留着长发，留着胡子，穿着凉鞋，吵吵闹闹的。当你想到，为这些小镇居民，提供生计的莎士比亚本人就是一个演员（留着胡子），也是噪音的制造者，你会觉得这一切颇具讽刺意味。

①The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue.斯特拉特福德的尊贵居民认为，该剧院并没有给他们带来任何一毛钱的收入。

worthy adj. 值得的；有价值的；值得尊敬的

resident n. 居民

that部分是宾语从句

the theatre：指的是莎士比亚皇家剧院

add vt. 添加

penny n. 便士；分，1英镑=100便士，1英镑大概8元人民币左右。

revenue n. 收入；收益。

②They frankly dislike the RSC’s actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness.该镇的居民公开表示，不喜欢皇家莎士比亚剧团的演员，这些演员留着长发，留着胡子，穿着凉鞋，吵吵闹闹的。

frank adj. 坦白的。—— frankly adv. 坦白地

dislike vt. 不喜欢；厌恶；讨厌

actor n. 演员。

them是actor的同位语，with后面是介词短语修饰them

with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness

beard n. 胡须

sandal n. 凉鞋（可能类似于日本的木屐这样的），有个形近词，scandal n. 丑闻（尤其指性丑闻sex scandal）；可耻行为。以后会考哦！

noisy adj. 吵闹的。—— noisiness n. 吵闹。

③It’s all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise-making.当你想到，为这些小镇居民，提供生计的莎士比亚本人就是一个演员（留着胡子），也是噪音的制造者，你会觉得这一切颇具讽刺意味。

it这里是泛指

delicious adj. 美味的；可口的。—— deliciously adv. 美味地；有趣地

irony n. 讽刺。—— ironic adj. 讽刺的

when部分是时间状语从句：when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise-making.

that后面是宾语从句：that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise-making.

who部分是非限定性定语从句，修饰莎士比亚

earn one’s living：谋生；维持生计

这里的their指代小镇居民

share n. 股份（这里表示莎士比亚自己也是制造过噪声的人）

noise-making：噪音制造。

总结：第二段是说，这两个群体之间的矛盾是，当地的居民不喜欢这个剧团，讨厌他们的演员，他们的演员，有长头发、胡子，还制造了很多的噪声，影响生活，而且，也有给他们带来收入。