新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第45課 媒體的力量 (1)

　　The Power of the Press 媒體的力量

　　In democratic countries any efforts to restrict thefreedom of the press are rightly condemned.However, this freedom can easily be abused. Storiesabout people often attract far more public attentionthan political events.

　　1.In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightlycondemned.

　　在民主國家里，任何限制新聞自由的企圖都理所當(dāng)然地受到譴責(zé)。

　　語言點:由democratic(民主的)一詞拓展學(xué)習(xí):

　　Democrat民主人士，Democratic Party民主黨，Conservative Party保守黨，Radical Party激進黨，Communist Party共產(chǎn)黨

　　2.However, this freedom can easily be abused.

　　然而，這種自由很容易被濫用。

　　語言點:由abuse一詞拓展學(xué)習(xí):

　　Abuse of rights權(quán)力濫用，drug abuse藥物濫用，abuse of substance物質(zhì)濫用，abuse of womenand children虐待婦女兒童

　　3.Stories about people often attract far more public attention than political events.

　　常人軼事往往比政治事件更能引起公眾注意。

　　本句適合模仿寫作:

　　寫作:相比自己平淡的生活，人們往往更喜歡在電視上看到一些奇聞軼事。

　　Anecdotes about society on TV often draw much more attention than common life of people.