考研To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students’ ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day.

为了鼓励创新和竞争，该报告呼吁增加对研究的投资，制定连贯的课程，提高学生在21世纪解决问题和有效沟通的能力，增加对教师的资助，鼓励学者将他们的学习成果用于应对当今的巨大挑战。

2014年考研阅读原文

考研To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students' ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teac

为了鼓励创新和竞争，报告呼吁增加对研究的投资，制定连贯的课程，提高学生在21世纪解决问题和有效沟通的能力，增加对teac的资助

2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研But it is really happiness that's linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities explain why firms there spend more on R and D?

但真正与投资相关的是幸福感，或者幸福城市的其他因素能解释为什么那里的企业在研发上花费更多吗？

2016年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研So they compared U.S. cities' average happiness measured by Gallup Polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas.

因此，他们将盖洛普民意调查所测量的美国城市平均幸福感与这些地区上市公司的投资活动进行了比较。

2016年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研They link between happiness and investment generally held even after accounting for these things.

即使考虑到这些因素，幸福感和投资之间的联系仍然普遍存在。

2016年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研Although electric cars are still a rarity on roads now, this massive investment could change the picture rapidly in coming years.

尽管电动汽车现在在道路上仍然很少见，但这项巨大的投资可能会在未来几年迅速改变局面。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal cost—are depleted.

这一说法背后的理由是，低油价阻碍了对新产能的投资，最终使石油供应曲线向后移动，并随着可以以相对较低的边际成本开采的现有油田枯竭而使价格回升。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Perhaps the reason why so many universities offer their students so little is they know studying at a top university remains a brilliant investment even if you don't learn anything.

也许许多大学对学生提供的帮助如此之少的原因是他们知道，即使你什么也学不到，在一流大学学习仍然是一项杰出的投资。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级If there's a downward pressure on costs, because of a need for investment in other areas, I would argue that this is a perfectly feasible solution.

如果由于其他领域的投资需求，成本面临下行压力，我认为这是一个完全可行的解决方案。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

考研Cooper and her colleagues argue that the success of the crown for Hull, where it brought in £220m of investment and an avalanche of arts, out not to be confined to cities.

库珀和她的同事们认为，《赫尔王冠》的成功带来了2.2亿英镑的投资和大量的艺术作品，这并不局限于城市。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级That means there's little money around for investment that would make cities liveable and more productive.

这意味着几乎没有钱用于投资，使城市更宜居，更具生产力。

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

高考Investment in arts could produce potential positive economic results.

对艺术的投资可以产生潜在的积极经济效益。

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文

考研Similarly, some Wall Street investment films armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice.

类似地，一些华尔街投资电影在法庭上反对金融产品专利的同时，也为自己配备了金融产品专利。

2010年考研阅读原文

六级The second question is "How can I assess the investment risk of a particular bond issue

第二个问题是“我如何评估特定债券发行的投资风险

2014年6月阅读原文

六级These 18-hour cities are beginning to make waves in real estate rankings and attract more real estate investment.

这些18小时的城市开始在房地产排名上掀起波澜，吸引更多的房地产投资。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors attribute to "less codified decision making process" and the possible presence of "younger and less experienced managers who are more likely to b

对于年轻的公司来说，幸福感和投资之间的相关性特别强，作者将其归因于“不太规范的决策过程”和可能存在的“更年轻、经验更少、更有可能

2016年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

四级A Pearson spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that "digital materials are less expensive and a good investment" that offer new features, like audio texts, personalized knowledge checks and expert videos.

Pearson的一位发言人告诉BuzzFeed News，“数字材料更便宜，是一项不错的投资”，它提供了新功能，如音频文本、个性化知识检查和专家视频。

2018年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级The British airports Authority, recently bought by a Spanish company, says the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity, which it's addressing through a programme of heavy investment.

最近被一家西班牙公司收购的英国机场管理局（British airports Authority）表示，问题的根本原因不是所有权结构，而是跑道和航站楼容量不足，该局正在通过一项大规模投资计划解决这一问题。

2016年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

四级Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, cancelled a conference in Las Vegas in order to avoid seeming wasteful

投资银行高盛（Goldman Sachs）取消了在拉斯维加斯举行的一次会议，以避免显得浪费

2013年6月阅读原文

六级The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal c

这句话背后的理由是，低油价阻碍了对新产能的投资，最终将石油供应曲线向后移动，并使价格回升，成为可以以相对较低的边际成本开采的现有油田

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real-estate bubble, the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.

尽管过度乐观会助长不良的投资模式，导致房地产泡沫，但报告作者低估了这一潜在结果，因为它尚未出现。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real-estate "bubble", the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.

尽管过度乐观会助长不良的投资模式，导致房地产“泡沫”，但报告作者却低估了这一潜在结果，因为它尚未出现。

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级Analyzing and comparing cities using the lens of this basic divide gives interesting context to how investment capital flows and housing prices have shifted.

利用这一基本差异的视角对城市进行分析和比较，为投资资本流动和房价的变化提供了有趣的背景。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment.

Raynor Winn和她的丈夫Moth因为错误的投资而无家可归。

2018年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文

六级Government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government.

政府债券是一种安全的投资，因为这些债券有联邦政府的财政支持和充分信任。

2014年6月阅读原文

四级Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, cancelled a conference in Las Vegas at the last minute and rebooked it in San Francisco, which cost more but sounded less fun.

投资银行戈德曼Sachs在最后一分钟取消了在拉斯维加斯召开的一个会议，并在旧金山重新预订了一个会议，费用更高，但听起来不那么有趣。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级The right urban mix has propped up home occupancy, increased property values, and attracted significant investment capital.

正确的城市组合支撑了房屋入住率，增加了房地产价值，并吸引了大量投资资本。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级However, Dr Mehmood Khan,chief scientific officer, said the company had doubled research and development spending in the past five years and was "committed to sustaining investment", adding that companies cannot cost-cut their way to increasing sales.

然而，首席科学官Mehmood Khan博士表示，该公司在过去五年中研发支出翻了一番，并“致力于维持投资”，并补充称，公司无法通过削减成本来增加销售额。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

四级The author believes that buying a house in a ZEH community is a worthy investment in the long run

作者认为，从长远来看，在ZEH社区买房子是一项值得投资的投资

2013年6月阅读原文

四级Aydin Municipality bought the plane from a private company for just under US100,000, but they hope to see a return on that investment through the tourism industry.

艾丁市政府从一家私人公司以不到10万美元的价格购买了这架飞机，但他们希望通过旅游业从这项投资中获得回报。

2019年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

考研In France, shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can sometimes earn more voting rights in a company.

在法国，持有公司投资至少两年的股东有时可以在公司获得更多的投票权。

2019年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Given the rising investment in college education, parental concern is not surprising, but learning where and when to intervene (干预 ) will help students take more ownership of the outcomes of these increasingly costly educations

鉴于对大学教育的投资不断增加，家长的担忧并不令人惊讶，但要学会在何时何地进行干预(干预 ) 将帮助学生更多地掌握这些日益昂贵的教育成果

2013年12月阅读原文

六级In return for the scale of investment, they should share their expertise in order to build greater confidence in the sector.

作为投资规模的回报，他们应该分享他们的专业知识，以建立对该行业更大的信心。

2011年12月阅读原文

四级Given the rising investment in college education, parental concern is not surprising, but learning where and when to intervene (干预 ) will help students take more ownership of the outcomes of these increasingly costly educations.

鉴于对大学教育的投资不断增加，家长的担忧并不令人惊讶，但要学会在何时何地进行干预(干预 ) 将帮助学生更多地掌握这些日益昂贵的教育成果。

2013年12月阅读原文

考研similarly, some Wall Street investment firms armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice.

类似地，一些华尔街投资公司以金融产品专利武装自己，即使他们在法庭上反对这种做法。

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级If there was a greater coordination of technology transfer offices within regions and a simultaneous investment in the scale and functions of our graduate schools, universities could, and should, play a key role in positioning the UK for the next growth cycle.

如果各地区内的技术转让办公室能够更好地进行协调，同时对我们研究生院的规模和功能进行投资，那么大学可以也应该在为英国下一个增长周期定位方面发挥关键作用。

2011年12月阅读原文

六级For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income,U.S. Government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government.

对于那些希望获得低风险和有保证收入的投资者来说，美国政府债券是一种安全的投资，因为这些债券拥有联邦政府的财政支持、充分的信心和信用。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级Societies that cannot replace their populations discourage investment and innovation.

无法取代人口的社会阻碍了投资和创新。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级She made a wise investment in real estate.

她在房地产上做了明智的投资。

2014年6月听力原文

六级Everyone is looking for a good investment these days.

现在每个人都在寻找一笔好的投资。

2011年6月听力原文

四级There was also more financial investment and, as a result, we went from having 20 employees to 200.

还有更多的金融投资，因此，我们的员工从20人增加到200人。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

六级These18-hour cities are beginning to make waves in real estate rankings and attract more real estate investment.

这些18小时城市开始在房地产排名中掀起波澜，吸引更多的房地产投资。

2017年12月英语六级考试真题（卷一）

六级There was a clear divide between large and small cities They were places where large investment capital flowed.

大城市和小城市之间有明显的区别

2017年12月英语六级考试真题（卷一）

六级Appl’s emerging global brand is privacy; it has staked its corporate reputation, not to mention the investment of considerable technical and financial resources, on limiting the sort of mass surveillance that was uncovered by Mr. Snowden.

Appl的新兴全球品牌是隐私；它把自己的企业声誉押在了限制斯诺登揭露的那种大规模监控上，更不用说投入大量的技术和财政资源了。

2017年12月英语六级考试真题（卷三）

六级That’s because quickly growing energy demand requires immense investment in new supply, not to mention the drain of rising energy prices.

这是因为快速增长的能源需求需要对新的供应进行巨大投资，更不用说能源价格上涨的消耗了。

2007年12月英语六级真题

六级Shenwu puts up the initial investment to install a heat exchanger that preheats the air going into the furnace，slashing the client’s fuel costs .

神武公司投入了最初的投资，安装了一个热交换器，对进入熔炉的空气进行预热，从而大幅削减了客户的燃料成本。

2007年12月英语六级真题

六级That holds double for the landlord or developer, who won’t actually see a penny of the savings his investment in better insulation or a better heating system might generate.

这对房东或开发商来说是双倍的，他们实际上看不到他在更好的隔热或更好的供暖系统上的投资可能带来的一分钱节省。

2007年12月英语六级真题

六级But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends.

但经济学家表示，即将负债为四年的聚会和学习提供资金的家庭可以安慰自己，因为与许多银行股不同，大学是一项投资，应该会产生巨大的股息。

2009年6月英语六级真题

六级No, in this consumerist age, most buyers aren’t evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product—like a car or clothes or a house.

不，在这个消费主义时代，大多数买家并没有将大学视为一种投资，而是将其视为一款消费品——比如汽车、衣服或房子。

2009年6月英语六级真题

六级Is college an investment product like a stock or a consumer product like a car?

大学是像股票一样的投资产品，还是像汽车一样的消费产品？

2009年6月英语六级真题

六级High savings lead, over time, to increased investment, which in turn generates productivity gains, innovation and job growth.

随着时间的推移，高储蓄导致投资增加，进而产生生产力提高、创新和就业增长。

2012年12月英语六级真题

四级For in nations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working population is needed to raise food and few people are available for production of investment goods or for other activities required for economic growth.

因为在农民生产力较低的国家，大多数劳动人口都需要用来生产粮食，很少有人可以用于生产投资产品或从事经济增长所需的其他活动。

1990年1月英语四级真题

四级And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.

在工程等领域，教育投资的回报比艺术学位更直接。

1993年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级For in nations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working population is needed to raise food and few people are available for the production of investment goods or for other activities required for economic growth.

因为在农民生产力较低的国家，大多数劳动人口都需要用来生产粮食，很少有人可以用于生产投资产品或从事经济增长所需的其他活动。

1994年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people.

知道财产受到保险保护的安全性使得购买火灾保险对大多数人来说是一项值得的投资。

1999年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world.

对女孩进行教育的回报率很可能高于发展中国家的任何其他投资。

2006年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级A case in point is Ivy, 57, a pioneer in investment banking.

57岁的Ivy就是一个很好的例子，她是投资银行业的先驱。

2006年12月大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题

四级Most politician recognize the link between investment in science and national Economic strength, but support for research funding has been unsteady.

大多数政治家都认识到科学投资与国家之间的联系

2007年12月大学英语四级考试真题

四级Catherine’s father used to be a successful investment banker.

凯瑟琳的父亲曾经是一位成功的投资银行家。

2007年12月大学英语四级考试真题

四级Given the rising investment in college education，parental concern is not surprising，but learning where and when to intervene ( 干预 ) will help students take more ownership of the outcomes of these increasingly costly educations .

考虑到对大学教育的投资不断增加，家长们的担忧并不令人惊讶，但了解何时何地进行干预（干预 ) 将帮助学生更多地掌握这些日益昂贵的教育的成果。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级Given the rising investment in college education, parental concern is not surprising, but learning where and when to intervene (干预) will help students take more ownership of the outcomes of these increasingly costly educations.

鉴于对大学教育的投资不断增加，家长们的担忧并不令人惊讶，但要知道何时何地进行干预(干预) 将帮助学生更多地掌握这些日益昂贵的教育的成果。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级Maybe it’s time to ask a question that seems almost sacrilegious (大不敬的): is all this investment in college education really worth it?

也许是时候问一个看似亵渎神明的问题了(大不敬的): 所有这些对大学教育的投资真的值得吗？

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)

四级Promotional literature for colleges and student loans often speaks of debt as an “investment in yourself.

针对大学和学生贷款的宣传文献经常将债务称为“对自己的投资”。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)

四级” But an investment is supposed to generate income to pay off the loans.

“但投资应该产生收入来偿还贷款。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)

四级While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real- estate “bubble,” the report’s writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.

尽管过度乐观会助长不良的投资模式，导致房地产“泡沫”，但该报告的作者淡化了这一潜在结果，因为它尚未发生。

2017年6月大学英语四级真题 (第3套)

四级That means there’s little money around for investment that would make cities liveable and more productive.

这意味着几乎没有资金用于使城市宜居和提高生产力的投资。

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级However, Dr Mehmood Khan, chief scientific officer, said the company had doubled research and development spending in the past five years and was “committed to sustaining investment”, adding that companies cannot cost-cut their way to increasing sales.

然而，首席科学官Mehmood Khan博士表示，该公司在过去五年中将研发支出翻了一番，并“致力于维持投资”，并补充说，公司不能通过削减成本来增加销售额。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

考研New ways of organizing the workplace -- all that re-engineering and downsizing -- are only one contribution to the overall productivity of an economy, which is driven by many other factors such as joint investment in equipment and machinery, new technology, and investment in education and training.

组织工作场所的新方式——所有这些重新设计和缩小规模——只是对经济整体生产力的一种贡献，而生产力是由许多其他因素驱动的，如设备和机械的联合投资、新技术以及教育和培训的投资。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研To take advantage of this tool, some impoverished countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices with respect to foreign investment.

为了利用这一工具，一些贫穷国家将不得不克服他们在外国投资方面过时的反殖民偏见。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Countries that still think foreign investment is an invasion of their sovereignty might well study the history of infrastructure（the basic structural foundations of a society）in the United States.

那些仍然认为外国投资是对其主权的侵犯的国家，很可能会研究美国基础设施（社会的基本结构基础）的历史。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研And that is why America’s Second Wave infrastructure-including roads, harbors, highways, ports and so on-were built with foreign investment.

这就是为什么美国的第二波基础设施，包括道路、港口、高速公路、港口等，都是由外国投资建造的。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研International affiliates account for a fast-growing segment of production in economies that open up and welcome foreign investment.

在开放和欢迎外国投资的经济体中，国际子公司在生产中占据了快速增长的份额。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研I believe that the most important forces behind the massive M&A wave are the same that underlie the globalization process: falling transportation and communication costs, lower trade and investment barriers and enlarged markets that require enlarged operations capable of meeting customers’ demands.

我认为，大规模并购浪潮背后最重要的力量是全球化进程的基础：运输和通信成本下降，贸易和投资壁垒降低，市场扩大，需要扩大能够满足客户需求的业务。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研For much of the past year, President Bush campaigned to move Social Security to a savings-account model, with retirees trading much or all of their guaranteed payments for payments depending on investment returns.

在过去一年的大部分时间里，布什总统致力于将社会保障转变为储蓄账户模式，退休人员根据投资回报将大部分或全部保证付款换成付款。

2007年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题

考研Both the absolute cost of healthcare and the share of it borne by families have risen—and newly fashionable health-savings plans are spreading from legislative halls to Wal-Mart workers, with much higher deductibles and a large new dose of investment risk for families’ future healthcare.

医疗保健的绝对成本和家庭承担的份额都有所上升，新时尚的医疗储蓄计划正从立法大厅蔓延到沃尔玛员工，免赔额高得多，家庭未来的医疗保健面临着新的投资风险。

2007年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题

考研“Setting the proper investment level for security, redundancy, and recovery is a management issue, not a technical one,” he says.

他说：“为安全、冗余和恢复设定适当的投资水平是一个管理问题，而不是技术问题。”。

2007年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题

考研The value of knowledge and the return on the public investment in research depends, in part, upon wide distribution and ready access.

知识的价值和公共研究投资的回报在一定程度上取决于广泛的传播和随时可获得的机会。

2008年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题