考研Charlie McCreevy, a European commissioner, warned the IASB that it did “not live in a political vacuum” but “in the real word” and that Europe could yet develop different rules.

欧盟专员查理·麦克里维（Charlie McCreevy）警告国际会计准则理事会，它“不是生活在政治真空中”，而是“真实地生活在现实中”，欧洲可能会制定不同的规则。

2010年考研阅读原文

考研Charlie McCreevy, a European commissioner, warned the IASB that it did "not live in a political vacuum" but "in the real world" and that Europe could yet develop different rules.

欧盟专员查理·麦克里维（Charlie McCreevy）警告国际会计准则理事会，它“不是生活在政治真空中”，而是“生活在现实世界中”，欧洲还可以制定不同的规则。

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级The cordless, hand-held tools we use in our homes, such as vacuum cleaners, flashlights, drills and saws came from the technology of these early space programs.

我们在家里使用的无绳手持工具，如真空吸尘器、手电筒、钻头和锯子，都来自这些早期太空计划的技术。

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级Harvard professor Steven Pinker says: “This is an invitation to look foolish, as with the predictions of domed cities and nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners that were made 50 year ago.

哈佛大学教授史蒂文·平克说：“这是一种愚蠢的邀请，就像50年前对圆顶城市和核动力吸尘器的预测一样。

2008年6月英语六级真题

六级Surgeons may survive the robot invasion, but others at the hospital might not be so lucky, as iRobot, maker of the Roomba, a robot vacuum cleaner, has been showing off Ava, which could be used as a messenger in a hospital.

外科医生可能会在机器人入侵中幸存下来，但医院里的其他人可能就没那么幸运了，因为机器人吸尘器Roomba的制造商iRobot一直在炫耀Ava，它可以在医院里用作信使。

2012年12月英语六级真题