考研英语高频词汇
fire v.开除，解雇;点燃，激发 n.火
<历年真题考查频次:46次>
真题复现1：ln 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for releasingIce-T’s violent rap song Cop Killer, Levin described rap asalawful expression of street culture. which deserves an outlet(1997年text4P3)
真题翻译：1992年，当时代华纳公司因发行Ice-T的暴力说唱歌曲《警察杀手》而受到抨击时，莱文称说唱是街头文化的一种合法表达方式，应该有一个出口。
真题复现2：But by the end of 2009 Ms. Simmons was under fire for having sat on Goldman’s compensation committee; how could she have let those enormous bonus payouts pass unremarked?(2011年英语二text1P1)
真题翻译：但到2009年底，西蒙斯因担任高盛薪酬委员会成员而受到抨击:她怎么能让那些巨额奖金不了了之呢?
真题复现3：Splitting kids, or adults, into ever-tinier categories has proved a sure-fire way to boost profits.(2012年英语二 text2P4)
真题翻译：事实证明，将儿童或成人划分为更小的类别是提高利润的必胜之策。
