新概念英語第三冊(cè)逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第45課 媒體的力量 (7)

　　The oldfarmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by a new $500,000 home. Reporterskept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokes-men forthe family at press conferences. While the five babies were still quietly sleeping inoxygen tents in a hospital nursery, their parents were paying the price for fame.

　　19.The old farmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by a new 500,000 home.

　　這家人住的舊家舍將由一座價(jià)值50萬美元的新住宅所取代。

　　語言點(diǎn):be replaced by的意思是“由…代替”。

　　20.Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act asspokes-men for the family at press conferences.

　　由于記者紛紛要求會(huì)見，他們不得不請(qǐng)了律師充當(dāng)他們家的發(fā)言人舉行記者招待會(huì)。

　　21.While the five babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in a hospital nursery,their parents were paying the price for fame.

　　眼下，五胞胎還靜靜地躺在醫(yī)院嬰兒室的氧氣帳里，他們的父母卻為這名聲付出了代價(jià)。

　　語言點(diǎn):pay for的意思是“為…而付出代價(jià)”。