考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 28

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[00:00.45]易考范文二十八
[00:04.13]As is vividly¹ depicted² in the picture,
[00:09.60]a man attempts to fill a basket with water,
[00:12.76]but water, which symbolizes³ lessons drawn⁴
[00:16.16]from the past failures according to the picture,
[00:18.92]leaks out of the holes of the basket.
[00:21.71]It seems to me that this picture aims to
[00:24.80]satirize those who fail to learn their lessons
[00:27.77]from the mistakes they have committed.
[00:30.09]Ignoring the lessons derived⁵ from
[00:32.95]our previous frustrations⁶ is a serious problem
[00:35.83]both to the individuals and to the society.
[00:39.04]As individuals, if we fail to incorporate
[00:43.00]the experience into our life,
[00:45.00]we will slip back into the old pattern
[00:47.81]and repeat our mistakes. Similarly,
[00:50.85]unable to assimilate former lessons,
[00:53.89]the society is bound to get into bigger trouble.
[00:57.91]It is known, for example, that about a decade ago
[01:01.90]Beijing was subjected to an unprecedented⁷ sandstorm
[01:06.11]resulting from the excessive deforestation
[01:09.00]in the western part of China.
[01:11.43]But recently some people are still cutting
[01:13.92]trees blindly just to make money
[01:16.24]without taking account of environment.
[01:18.77]If they continue to do so,
[01:21.24]they will encounter more destructive
[01:23.68]environmental problems.Personally,
[01:26.42]I think it is high time that we attached
[01:29.83]more importance to past lessons so as to
[01:33.39]avoid taking a roundabout route
[01:35.59]in the process of development.