考研Even as we humans count on forests to soak up a good share of the carbon dioxide we produce, we are threatening their ability to do so.

即使我们人类指望森林吸收我们产生的大量二氧化碳，我们也在威胁他们这样做的能力。

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研These new forms were at first mainly written by scholars and performed by amateurs, but in England, as everywhere else in western Europe, the growth of a class of professional actors was threatening to make the drama popular, whether it should be new or old, classical or medieval, literary or farcical.

这些新形式最初主要由学者创作，由业余爱好者表演，但在英国，与西欧其他地方一样，一类专业演员的成长正威胁着这部戏剧的流行，无论它是新的还是旧的、古典的还是中世纪的、文学的还是滑稽的。

2018年考研翻译原文

四级A 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of soil were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations.

苏格兰一座16世纪的城堡因洪水冲走了一块块泥土而濒临倒塌，威胁到了它的地基。

2016年12月听力原文

考研Planning ahead should eliminate wastage, but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup, and all fruits threatening to "go off" will be cooked or juice.

提前计划应该可以避免浪费，但如果你有多余的蔬菜，你会做蔬菜汤，所有可能“变质”的水果都会被煮熟或榨汁。

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级They showed threatening, pleasant and neutral expressions.

他们表现出威胁、愉快和中立的表情。

2017年6月听力原文

四级When dogs looked at expressions of angry dogs, their eyes rested more on the mouth, perhaps to interpret the threatening expressions.

当狗看到愤怒的狗的表情时，它们的眼睛更多地停留在嘴上，也许是为了解释这些威胁性的表情。

2017年6月听力原文

六级Industrial fishing for krill in the unspoilt waters around Antarctica is threatening the future of one of the world's last great wildernesses, according to a new report.

根据一份新的报告，在南极洲周围未受破坏的水域进行磷虾的工业捕捞正在威胁着世界上最后一个大荒原之一的未来。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级However, today is a new era in which taking antibiotics can cause some very dangerous and potentially life threatening situations.

然而，今天是一个新时代，服用抗生素可能会导致一些非常危险和潜在的生命威胁情况。

2017年6月听力原文

四级Failing states are of international concern because they are a source of terrorists, drugs, weapons and refugees ( ' , 难民), threatening political stability everywhere.

失败国家引起国际关注，因为它们是恐怖分子、毒品、武器和难民的来源（“，难民), 威胁着各地的政治稳定。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级The black slaves from Guinea and Angola have demanded to be well treated, threatening to refuse to have children.

来自几内亚和安哥拉的黑奴要求得到良好的待遇，威胁要拒绝生育。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

高考When he reads of the threatening foreign situation, the mounting national debt, rising taxes, falling market, scarce housing, and cancer.

当他读到威胁性的国外形势、不断增加的国债、不断上升的税收、不断下跌的市场、稀缺的住房和癌症时。

2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

六级Disaster movies often portray catastrophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy earth's entire population.

灾难电影通常描绘毁灭或至少威胁毁灭地球全体人口的灾难。

2013年6月听力原文

六级Earlier this month a separate study found that a combination of climate change and industrial fishing is threatening the krill (磷虾) population in Antarctic waters, with a potentially disastrous impact on whales, seals and penguins.

本月早些时候，另一项研究发现，气候变化和工业捕鱼的结合正在威胁磷虾(磷虾) 南极水域的人口，对鲸鱼、海豹和企鹅有潜在的灾难性影响。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

高考When he selects news of the other kind, he usually withdraws from the world of threatening reality toward the dream world.

当他选择其他类型的新闻时，他通常会从威胁现实的世界中撤退到梦境中。

2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

六级Rather than just another weird episode in the town that brought you protesting environmentalists, this latest drama is a trial for how today’s parents perceive risk, how we try to keep our kids safe—whether it’s possible to keep them safe—in what feels like an increasingly threatening world.

这部最新的电视剧不仅仅是小镇上另一个让你抗议环保主义者的奇怪插曲，而是对当今父母如何看待风险，以及我们如何努力保护孩子的安全——是否有可能保护他们的安全——在一个日益威胁的世界里进行的一次考验。

2009年12月英语六级真题

四级She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers’ rights.

她或他可以威胁将卖方告上法庭，或向负责保护消费者权利的私人或公共组织举报卖方。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us.

大多数绕太阳运行，远离地球，不会威胁到我们。

2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse.

就个人而言，他们以非常不同的方式塑造一个人；它们加在一起可能会混淆。

2001年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级A new study reports the common drug aspirin greatly reduces life threatening problems after an operation to replace blocked blood vessels to the heart.

一项新的研究报告称，普通药物阿司匹林在心脏血管置换术后大大减少了危及生命的问题。

2005年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Most Americans recognize that universities contribute to the nation’s well-being through their scientific research, but many fear that foreign students threaten American competitiveness by taking their knowledge and skills back home.

大多数美国人认识到，大学通过其科学研究为国家的福祉做出了贡献，但许多人担心外国学生将他们的知识和技能带回国内会威胁到美国的竞争力。

2007年12月大学英语四级考试真题

四级Failing states are of international concern because they are a source of terrorists, drugs, weapons and refugees(难民), threatening political stability everywhere.

失败的国家引起国际关注，因为它们是恐怖分子、毒品、武器和难民的来源(难民), 威胁着世界各地的政治稳定。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

考研“You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our nation and threaten our children as well?

“你出卖了自己的灵魂，但你一定要腐蚀我们的国家，威胁我们的孩子吗？

1997年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Several giant dam projects threaten to do more harm than good.

几个巨型水坝项目可能弊大于利。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研“They have in common only one thing that they tend to annoy or threaten those who regard themselves as more enlightened.

“他们只有一个共同点，那就是他们往往会惹恼或威胁那些认为自己更开明的人。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care.

科学家需要对动物权利倡导者做出有力回应，他们的论点混淆了公众，从而威胁到健康知识和护理的进步。

2003年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题