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　　“逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜。”时光如白驹过隙，转瞬即逝。各位同学，复习进度如何?赶紧行动起来哦!文都考研英语老师继续为2018考研同学们梳理历年真题阅读文章中涉及的要点，包括词汇、短语、长难句以及简单的阅读方法。接下来看一下考研英语真题阅读2012年Text 4，这篇文章主要探讨了工会组织的情况。

　　If the trade unionist Jimmy Hoffa were alive today, he would probably represent civil servants. When Hoffa’s Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36%do. In 2009 the number of unionists in America’s public sector passed that of their fellow members in the private sector...

　　if引导虚拟条件句，与现在事实相反;trade unionist“工会会员，工团主义者”;represent“代表”;civil servant“公务员”;be in one’s prime“风华正茂，兴旺”;one in ten“十分之一”;belong to“属于”;do相当于belong to a union;public sector“国营部门”;pass“超过”;that指number;fellow member“会员”;private sector“私营部门”。

　　There are three reasons for the public-sector unions’ thriving. First, they can shut things down without suffering much in the way of consequences. Second, they are mostly bright and well-educated. A quarter of America’s public-sector workers have a university degree. Third, they now dominate left-of-centre politics. Some of their ties go back a long way. Britain’s Labor Party, as its name implies, has long been associated with trade unionism. Its current leader, Ed Miliband, owes his position to votes from public-sector unions.

　　thriving“繁荣”;shut down“关闭，停工”;suffer“遭受”;in the way of“关于...方面”;consequence“后果”;bright“聪明的”;well-educated“受过良好教育的”;a quarter of“四分之一”，一年的四分之一是一季度，因此，比如“在第二季度”，可以用in the second quarter;degree“学位”;dominate“支配，在...中占主要地位”;left-of-centre politics“左派政治”;tie“关系”;go back“回溯”;imply“暗示”;be associated with“与...有关”;current“现在的”;owe...to...“归功于”;position“职位”;vote“选票”。

　　At the state level their influence can be even more fearsome. Mark Baldassare ... points out that much of the state’s budget is patrolled by unions. The teachers’ unions keep an eye on schools, the CCPOA on prisons and a variety of labor groups on health care.

　　influence“影响力”，exert a great influence on“对...造成极大影响”;fearsome“可怕的”;point out“指出”;budget“预算”;patrol“巡查”;keep an eye on“密切注视”;prison“监狱”;a variety of“各种各样的”;health care可以指“医疗保健”。

　　以上就是文都考研英语老师为大家梳理的2012年Text 4前三段的要点。“学而时习之，不亦说乎?”某些知识点，尤其是相对陌生的，复习一遍是不够的。对于相对重要的内容，建议各位同学定期回顾，同时应用于实践。Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

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