考研英語：歷年真題閱讀要點之1995-Text 2（一）

　　There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language -- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.

　　view... as...“把...看作...”;external“表面的”，反義詞internal“內(nèi)在的”;that引導定語從句，修飾限定其前并列名詞result or product;identify“識別”;measure“衡量”，形容詞measurable;the worker, the student, the foreigner三個并列的名詞分別由定語從句修飾限定，大家可以借鑒一下這樣的寫作手法，從而使得內(nèi)容更為充實;get a promotion“升職”;破折號后補充說明，可以略過。

　　By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they encounter new experiences and unexpected obstacles. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.

　　by contrast“相反”;determine“確定”，也可以表示“決定”，determine to do“決定做某事”，名詞determination;since“因為”，引導原因狀語從句;it指代the process of personal growth;specific signposts or landmarks“特定的路標或地標”;along the way“沿途”;but rather可以表示“更確切地說”;caution“謹慎”;as充當連詞，“當...時”;encounter“遇到”可以充當及物動詞，也可以充當不及物動詞與with連用;unexpected“意想不到的”;obstacle“障礙”;最后一句由兩個分號連接，分號前后語義并列，看懂其一即可;...there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.大家可以把這個句子背誦下來，用于寫作。