新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第45課 媒體的力量(8)

　　It would never again be possible forthem to lead normal lives. They had become the victims of commercialization, for theirnames had acquired a market value. Instead of being five new family members, thesechildren had immediately become a commodity.

　　22.It would never again be possible for them to lead normal lives.

　　他們再也無法過正常的生活。

　　語言點:never be possible ofr sb.jto do sth.的意思是“某人再也不可能做某事。”

　　23.They had become the victims of commercialization, for their names had acquired amarket value.

　　他們成了商業(yè)化的受害者，因為他們的名字具有了市場價值。

　　24.Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become acommodity.

　　這些孩子立即成了商品，而不是5個新的家庭成員。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:become a commodity實際上是把孩子比喻成了商品，是一種暗喻修辭格。