考研The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.

围绕该法案达成的共识表明，立法者们对美国邮政在政治上令人尴尬的短期崩溃感到害怕。

2018年考研阅读原文

考研There's no change to collective bargaining at the USPS, a major omission considering that personnel accounts for 80 percent of the agency's costs.

USPS的集体谈判没有改变，考虑到人事成本占机构成本的80%，这是一个重大遗漏。

2018年考研阅读原文

四级After Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, mail facilities were set up in dozens of locations across the country in the two weeks that USPS was unable to provide street delivery.

2005年卡特里娜飓风袭击后，在美国邮政无法提供街道递送的两周内，全国数十个地方都建立了邮件设施。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研The latter step would largely offset the financial burden of annually pre-funding retiree health care, thus addressing a long-standing complaint by the USPS and its union.

后一个步骤将在很大程度上抵消每年为退休人员医疗保健预先提供资金的财政负担，从而解决USPS及其联盟长期以来的抱怨。

2018年考研阅读原文

考研Fundamentally, the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail, and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operations to the new reality.

从根本上说，美国邮政正处于一个历史性的两难境地：技术变革永久性地降低了对其面包和黄油产品、一流邮件的需求，监管结构剥夺了管理层根据新现实调整其运营的灵活性。

2018年考研阅读原文

考研Fundamentally, the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail, and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operati

从根本上说，美国邮政正处于一个历史性的两难境地：技术变革永久性地降低了对其面包和黄油产品、一流邮件的需求，监管结构剥夺了管理层调整其运营的灵活性

2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级After Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael last fall, USPS worked with state and local election boards to make sure that absentee ballots were available and received or time.

在去年秋天的佛罗伦萨飓风和迈克尔飓风之后，USPS与州和地方选举委员会合作，以确保缺席投票可用并及时收到。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级Days after the deadly 2017 wildfires in Santa Rosa, California, a drone (无人机) caught footage (连续镜头) of a USPS worker, Trevor Smith, driving through burned homes in that familiar white van, collecting mail in an affected area.

2017年加利福尼亚州圣罗莎发生致命野火几天后，一架无人驾驶飞机(无人机) 拍摄的镜头(连续镜头) 一名美国邮政工作人员特雷弗·史密斯驾驶着熟悉的白色面包车穿过被烧毁的房屋，在受灾地区收集邮件。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级"I think we're unique as a federal agency," USPS official Mike Swigart told me, "because we're in literally every community in this country."

“我认为作为一个联邦机构，我们是独一无二的，”USPS官员Mike Swigart告诉我，“因为我们几乎遍布这个国家的每个社区。”

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四级In a 2011 USPS case study, the agency emphasized its massive infrastructure as a "unique federal asset" to be called upon in a disaster or terrorist attack.

在2011年USPS案例研究中，该机构强调其庞大的基础设施是灾难或恐怖袭击中需要动用的“独特联邦资产”。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研Legislation is moving through the House that would save USPS an estimated $286 billion over five years, which could help pay for new vehicles, among other survival measures.

众议院正在通过立法，这项立法将在五年内为USPS节省约2860亿美元，这将有助于支付新车的费用，以及其他生存措施。

2018年考研阅读原文

考研Legislation is moving through the House that would save USPS an estimated $28.6 billion over five years, which could help pay for new vehicles, among other survival measures.

众议院正在通过立法，这项立法将在五年内为USPS节省286亿美元，这将有助于购买新车，以及其他生存措施。

2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级According to Rae Ann Haight, the program manager for the national-preparedness office at USPS, Smith was fulfilling a request made by some of the home owners to pick up any mail that was left untouched.

据美国邮政国家防备办公室的项目经理Rae Ann Haight说，史密斯正在满足一些房主提出的要求，即拿起任何未被触动的邮件。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研And interest groups ranging from postal unions to greeting-card makers exert self-interested pressure on the USPS's ultimate overseer-Congress-insisting that whatever else happens to the Postal Service, aspects of the status quo they depend on get protected.

从邮政联盟到贺卡制造商等各种利益集团对USPS的最终监督者大会施加利己主义压力，坚持认为无论邮政服务发生什么，他们所依赖的现状的各个方面都会得到保护。

2018年考研阅读原文

四级Every day, USPS processes, on average, 493.

美国邮政平均每天处理493件。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级It can be hard to identify which parcels are carrying crucial items such as Social Security checks, but USPS and UPS try their best to prioritize sensitive material.

很难确定哪些包裹携带着社会安全检查等重要物品，但USPS和UPS会尽最大努力优先处理敏感物品。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研That common-sense change enjoys wide public support and would save the USPS $2 billion per year.

这种常识性的改变得到了广泛的公众支持，每年将为美国邮政节省20亿美元。

2018年考研阅读原文

考研That common- sense change enjoys wide public support and would save the USPS $2 billion per year.

这一常识性的改变得到了广泛的公众支持，并将为美国邮政每年节省20亿美元。

2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The U.Postal Service ( ' , USPS) continues to bleed red ink.

美国邮政局（USPS）仍在继续亏损。

2018年考研阅读原文

四级Spokespeople from both USPS and UPS told me all mail is important.

USPS和UPS的发言人告诉我所有邮件都很重要。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级"Due to this arctic outbreak and concerns for the safety of USPS employees,55 USPS announced Wednesday morning," the Postal Service is suspending delivery Jan.

“由于这次北极疫情以及对USPS员工安全的担忧，55家USPS周三上午宣布，”邮政服务于1月1日暂停投递。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级Even the United States Postal Service (USPS) suspended mail delivery.

甚至美国邮政局（USPS）也暂停了邮件递送。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研And interest groups ranging from postal unions to greeting-card makers exert self-interested pressure on the USPS's ultimate overseer-Congress一insisting that whatever else happens to the Postal Service, aspects of the status quo they depend on get protect

从邮政联盟到贺卡制造商等利益集团对美国邮政服务局的最终监督者大会施加了利己主义的压力一坚持不管邮政服务发生了什么，他们所依赖的现状的各个方面都会得到保护

2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级One official says USPS is unique in that it has more direct reach to communities compared with other federal agencies.

一位官员表示，USPS的独特之处在于，与其他联邦机构相比，它更能直接接触社区。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级USPS has sophisticated emergency plans for natural disasters.

USPS有复杂的自然灾害应急计划。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级A dedicated USPS employee was on the job carrying out duties in spite of extreme conditions.

一名敬业的USPS员工在极端条件下执行任务。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级USPS urges those without standing addresses to file change-of-address forms with their new location.

USPS敦促那些没有固定地址的人向新地址提交地址变更表。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级“Due to this arctic outbreak and concerns for the safety of USPS employees,” USPS announced Wednesday morning, “the Postal Service is suspending delivery Jan. 30 in some 3-digit ZIP Code locations.

美国邮政周三上午宣布：“由于此次北极疫情的爆发和对美国邮政员工安全的担忧，邮政局将于1月30日暂停在一些邮政编码为3位数的地点投递。”。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级Days after the deadly 2017 wildfires in Santa Rosa, California, a drone (无人机）caught footage (连续镜头）of a USPS worker, Trevor Smith, driving through burned homes in that familiar white van, collecting mail in an affected area.

2017年加利福尼亚州圣罗莎发生致命野火几天后，一架无人机(无人机）拍摄的镜头(连续镜头）美国邮政工作人员Trevor Smith驾驶那辆熟悉的白色面包车穿过被烧毁的房屋，在受灾地区收集邮件。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级USPS has sophisticated emergency plans for natural disasters.

美国邮政有复杂的自然灾害应急计划。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级In response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, USPS redirected incoming New Orleans mail to existing mail facilities in Houston.

为了应对2005年的卡特里娜飓风，美国邮政总局将收到的新奥尔良邮件重定向到休斯顿现有的邮件设施。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级Every day, USPS processes, on average, 493.4 million pieces of mail—anything from postcards to Social Security checks to medicine.

美国邮政平均每天处理4.934亿封邮件，从明信片到社会保障支票再到药品。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级In a 2011 USPS case study, the agency emphasized its massive infrastructure as a “unique federal asset” to be called upon in a disaster or terrorist attack.

在2011年美国邮政的一项案例研究中，该机构强调其庞大的基础设施是灾难或恐怖袭击中的“独特联邦资产”。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级“I think we’re unique as a federal agency,” USPS official Mike Swigart told me, “because we’re in literally every community in this country…We’re obligated to deliver to that point on a daily basis.

“我认为我们作为一个联邦机构是独一无二的，”美国邮政官员Mike Swigart告诉我，“因为我们几乎在这个国家的每个社区……我们有义务每天做到这一点。”。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）