考研词汇
refreshing
adj.提神的, 凉爽的, 使人喜欢的
safeguard
vt.维护, 保护, 捍卫；n.安全装置, 安全措施
torture
v.①拷问，拷打；②折磨，磨难；n.①拷问；②折磨，痛苦
［真题例句］This view, which holds that torturing (v.②) a monkey is morally equivalent to chopping wood, may seem bravely “logical”.［1997年翻译］
［例句精译］ 按照这种观点，折磨猴子从道德上讲与砍柴相当；这种观点似乎很符合逻辑。
obligation
n.义务, 职责, 债务
cotton
n.棉花, 棉线 v. 理解
passionate
a.热情的，激昂的
［真题例句］I have been transformed from a passionate advocate of the philosophy of “ have it all ”, preached by Linda Kelsey for the past seven years in the pages of She magazine, into a woman who is happy to settle for a bit of everything.［2001年阅读5］
［例句精译］ 我已从一个“获得一切”哲学(琳达·凯尔茜过去七年中在《她》这本杂志所宣扬的)的狂热支持者，变成了很容易心满意足的女人。
来源：《2011考研英语历年真题来源报刊阅读100篇》
