大学英语六级考试阅读单词：第二期
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阅读理解
[背景了解]
文章取自于2002年6月的阅读真题，是篇关于瘦身的文章。
[文章部分]
Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating and excessive eating is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.
[单词学习]
repellent 令人厌恶，反感
refrain 节制,克制
religious 宗教的，宗教上的
salvation 拯救
moral 道德的，伦理的
[课后作业]
请翻译下列3个句子
1.I find his selfishness repellent.
2.Let's hop they will refrain from hostile action.
3.In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.
答案为：1.我很讨厌他那么自私。
2.希望他们能克制不采取敌对行动。
3.一些宗教团体把财富看作是拯救和有高尚道德的象征，把肥胖看作是富有和康乐的象征。
文章取自于2002年6月的阅读真题，是篇关于瘦身的文章。
[文章部分]
Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating and excessive eating is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.
[单词学习]
repellent 令人厌恶，反感
refrain 节制,克制
religious 宗教的，宗教上的
salvation 拯救
moral 道德的，伦理的
[课后作业]
请翻译下列3个句子
1.I find his selfishness repellent.
2.Let's hop they will refrain from hostile action.
3.In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.
答案为：1.我很讨厌他那么自私。
2.希望他们能克制不采取敌对行动。
3.一些宗教团体把财富看作是拯救和有高尚道德的象征，把肥胖看作是富有和康乐的象征。