计划说明
考研人数逐年增加，竞争之激烈使得我们不得不加急复习的日程。众所周知，阅读理解占据了考研英语二100分试卷的一半分值，而考研英语阅读文章大多来自英美国家的主流报刊杂志，所以如果能在日常就多多阅读这些文章，对以后读懂文章做对题目来说会大有裨益。但是对大多数备考的同学来说，刚开始投入复习，就去读考试文章难度的新闻报刊，也是不现实、并且不符合循序渐进的学习规律的，所以我们会在每次推送中，给大家给出两篇短文，一篇是初阶水平（大致在初高中水平）；一篇是高阶水平（四六级到考研水平）；同学们可以根据自己当前的情况，选择其中一篇进行学习。
学习步骤如下：
1.不看汉语译文自己看一遍短文做理解
2.看汉语译文比对自己理解的意思与之出入
3.强化记忆重点单词（以记忆其汉语意思为主）
初阶文段
Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we’ll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.
短文翻译
我们的邻居查尔斯·艾莉森船长明天将从朴茨茅斯启航。我们一大早在港口见他。他将乘坐他的小船“托普赛尔号”。托普赛尔是一艘有名的小船。它已多次横渡大西洋。艾莉森船长将在八点钟出发，所以我们有足够的时间。我们去看看他的船，然后和他道别。他将离开两个月。我们为他感到骄傲。他将参加一场横渡大西洋的重要比赛。
重点单词
neighbour [ˈneɪbə(r)]
n.邻居; 邻人;
captain[ˈkæptɪn]
n.船长; 机长;
harbour[ˈhɑːbə(r)]
n.(海)港; 港口; 港湾;
set out
出发
plenty of
大量的
take part in
参与
Atlantic [ətˈlæntɪk]
n.大西洋;
高阶文段
Donald Trump has issued his presidential pardons including one for the former key political aide Steve Bannon.Mr Trump earlier released a farewell video on his last day in office saying he was proud of his achievements in the White House.
短文翻译
唐纳德·特朗普发布了总统赦免令，其中包括对前重要政治助手史蒂夫·班农的赦免。早些时候，特朗普在任期最后一天发布了一段告别视频，称他为自己在白宫取得的成就感到骄傲。
重点单词
issue [ˈɪʃuː]
v.宣布; 公布
pardon [ˈpɑːdn]
n.赦免; 特赦; 原谅; 宽恕;
aide [eɪd]
n.(尤指从政者的)助手;
farewell [ˌfeəˈwel]
n.告别; 辞行;
achievement [əˈtʃiːvmənt]
n.成就; 成绩;
White House
白宫
