【2011年真题】
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as "a bodily exercise precious to health ". But --despite some claims to the contrary , laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness. Laughter does produce short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels , boosting heart rate and oxygen consumption . But because hard laughter is diffcult to sustain , a good laugh is unlikely to have measurable .But because hard laughter is diffcult to sustain , a good laugh is unlikely to have measurable benefits the way , way , walking or jogging does .
●词组
产生短期的变化：produce short-term changes
增加心跳速度和氧气消耗：boost heart rate and oxygen consumption
身体健康：physical fitness
有明显的效果：have measurable benefits
相反的观点:some claims to the contrary
●练习
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as "a bodily exercise precious to health ".
古希腊哲学家亚里士多德把笑视为一种对健康珍贵的身体运动。
【2012年真题】
Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social concepts like liberty and property . When the court deals with social policy decisions , the law it shapes is inescapably political-which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily dismissed as unjust. The justices must address doubts about the court's legitimacy by making themselves accountable to the code of conduct.That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and , as a result, convincing as law.
●词组
根源于基本的社会概念：root in fundamental social concepts
根据意识路线做决定：split decisions along ideological lines
因为不公平而被拒绝：be dismissed as unjust
解决怀疑：address doubts
是自己遵守行为规则：make oneself accountable to the code of conduct
●练习
When the court deals with social policy decisions , the law (it shapes ) is inescapably political - which is why decisions (split along ideological lines )are so easily dismissed as unjust.
结构提示：(it shapes)是省略了that的定语从句，修饰前面的law，(split along……)是过去分词短语充当后置定语修饰前面的decisions.
当法院处理社会决策的时候，它所形成的法律不可避免地具有政治性--这就是为什么根据不同思想意识路线做出的决策如此容易因为不公平而被拒绝。