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od morning!

in less than an hour ,aircraft from here will join others from around the world

and you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind

mankind,that word should have new meaning for all of us today

we can,t be consumed by our petty differences any more

we will be united in our common interest

perhaps it,s fate that today is the fourth of july

and you will once again be fighting for our freedom

not from tyranny ,oppression or persecution

but from annihilation

we,re fighting for our right to live 

to exist

and should we win the day

the fourth of july will no longer be known as an american holiday

but as the day when the world declared in one voice

         we will not quietly into the night

         we will not vanish without a fight

         we,re ing to live on

         we,re ing to survive

 today we celebrate our independence day!

今天的题目：

Supporters of the new super systems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly, they argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks. But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.

According to those who support mergers, railway monopoly is unlikely because ________.

[A] cost reduction is based on competition

[B] services call for cross-trade coordination

[C] outside competitors will continue to exist

[D] shippers will have the railway by the throat

昨天题目的解析：

1. Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit. 

参考译文：但是一个社会在这种追求上能花的资源是有限的。

2.As a physician, I know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful. 

参考译文:作为一个医生，我知道最贵的和最激烈的手段有可能是无效和痛苦的。

3.I also know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that spend far less on medical care, have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have.

切分和独立成句：

1）I also know that people in Japan and Sweden have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have.

2）(I also know that) (Japan and Sweden are) countries that spend far less on medical care（than we do）

我同时也知道日本和瑞典这样的国家在医疗上花的钱要少很多，但是这些国家的人民寿命比我们长，而且也活的更好。

4. As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people’s lives.

参考译文：作为一个国家，我们可能在探究不可能的治疗手段上花钱过多，而在能提高人民生活的普通治疗手段上花钱太少。

1.In contrast to the U.S., Japan and Sweden are funding their medical care ________.

（和美国相比，日本和瑞典在他们医疗上的花销________）

根据题干可以知道第3句是线索句。

[A] more flexibly（更灵活）

[B] more extravagantly（更铺张）

[C] more cautiously

[D] more reasonably

A和B直接排除!

根据第三句：花钱更少，活的更好！

因此D 选项是正确选项！更理性；

有同学说你看，花的少啊也就是花的谨慎啊！C选项也对啊！

是的，但是在同一句中还有一个信息是：活的更好啊！

花钱少，效果好！那确实D选项才是最佳替换啊！

不服不行啊！