考研The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.

该公司是新英格兰的一家主要能源供应商，上周在佛蒙特州宣布违背遵守严格核法规的长期承诺，引发了合理的愤怒。

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考研A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 207 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee’s safety and Entergy’s management- especially after the company made misleading statements about the pipe.

一系列事故，包括207年冷却塔部分倒塌和地下管道系统泄漏的发现，对佛蒙特扬基的安全和Entergy的管理提出了严重质疑，尤其是在该公司对管道做出误导性陈述之后。

2012年考研阅读原文

考研A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 2007 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee's safety and Entergy's management– especially after the company ma

一系列事故，包括2007年冷却塔的部分倒塌和地下管道系统泄漏的发现，对佛蒙特扬基的安全和Entergy的管理提出了严重的问题——特别是在该公司破产后

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考研Enraged by Entergy’s behavior, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 last year against allowing an extension.

佛蒙特州参议院去年以26票对4票反对通过了延长投票期限的议案，因因因内瑞的行为而愤怒。

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考研Enraged by Entergy's behavior, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 last year against allowing an extension.

佛蒙特州参议院去年以26票对4票反对通过了延长投票期限的议案，因因因内瑞的行为而愤怒。

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The conflict has been surfacing since 2002, when the corporation bought Vermont’s only nuclear power plant, an aging reactor in Vernon.

自2002年该公司收购佛蒙特州唯一的核电站——弗农一座老化的反应堆以来，这场冲突就一直浮出水面。

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考研The company seems to have concluded that its reputation in Vermont is already so damaged that it has noting left to lose by going to war with the state.

该公司似乎已经得出结论，其在佛蒙特州的声誉已经受到严重损害，与该州开战已无可挽回。

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考研In 2006, the state went a step further, requiring that any extension of the plant’s license be subject to Vermont legislature’s approval.

2006年，该州更进一步，要求该工厂许可证的任何延期必须得到佛蒙特州立法机构的批准。

2012年考研阅读原文

考研In 2006, the state went a step further, requiring that any extension of the plant's license be subject to Vermont legislature's approval.

2006年，该州更进一步，要求该工厂许可证的任何延期必须得到佛蒙特州立法机构的批准。

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running.

相反，该公司已经做了它长期以来承诺的事情，它不会在联邦法院质疑佛蒙特州规则的合宪性，这是保持其佛蒙特扬基核电站运行的绝望努力的一部分。

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考研The legal issues in the case are obscure: whereas the Supreme Court has ruled that states do have some regulatory authority over nuclear power, legal scholars say that Vermont case will offer a precedent-setting test of how far those powers extend.

该案中的法律问题并不明确：最高法院裁定各州确实对核能拥有一定的监管权限，但法律学者表示，佛蒙特州的案件将为这些权力的延伸提供一个先例。

2012年考研阅读原文

考研Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not: challenge the constitutionality of Vermont's rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running.

相反，该公司已经做了它长期以来承诺不会做的事情：在联邦法院质疑佛蒙特州规则的合宪性，作为保持其佛蒙特扬基核电站运行的绝望努力的一部分。

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The conflict has been surfacing since 2002, when the corporation bought Vermont's only nuclear power plant, an aging reactor in Vernon.

自2002年该公司收购佛蒙特州唯一的核电站——弗农一座老化的反应堆以来，这场冲突就一直浮出水面。

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Middlebury College in Vermont, another top school, had a 19-point gap in 2007 and a 22-point gap in 2006.

佛蒙特州的米德尔伯里学院是另一所顶尖学校，2007年和2006年的差距分别为19分和22分。

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