Ⅰ. It might be tempting, therefore, to think that the old barriers have been broken down and equal opportunity achieved.(2011. 06 阅读 Text3)

　　【翻译】所以“旧的障碍已经消除了，能做到机会均等了”这样的想法似乎很吸引人。

　　【词汇】1. tempting a. 诱人的，吸引人的

　　例：I turned down their tempting offer.

　　我拒绝了他们诱人的邀约。

　　2. barrier n. 栅栏，障碍物

　　例：The barriers kept them from moving on.

　　障碍物使得他们无法继续前进。

　　3. opportunity n. 机会，时机

　　例：He grasped this rare opportunity.

　　他抓住了这次良机。

　　Ⅱ. At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities. (2011.06 阅读 Text3)

　　【翻译】现在，候选人是根据一套相当有局限性的准则来选出的，比如先前的学习成绩和职业表现，分析能力和解决问题的能力等。

　　【词汇】1. candidate n. 候选人

　　例：She was nominated as candidate for the Best Actress.

　　她被提名为最佳女演员的候选人。

　　2. criteria n. 标准，准则;criterion的复数形式;

　　例：The new criteria should be made known to all staff.

　　新标准应该让所有职员都清楚知道。

　　3. prior a. 在……之前的，优先的

　　例：She claimed that she had no prior knowledge of the strike.

　　她声称她事前对于罢工并不知情。

　　4. analytical a. 分析的

　　例：He lacks analytical ability.

　　他缺乏分析能力。