Stories about people often attract far more public attention than political events.
常人轶事往往比政治事件更能引起公众注意。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 45 The power of the press
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt. 吸引;诱惑;引起…的好感（或兴趣）;
vi. 具有吸引力;引人注意;
💡 at一再+tract拉→拉过来→吸引
"If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper."
如果你要吸引更多顾客，就试试在当地报纸登广告。
近义：magnetize, beckon, bewitch, beguile, enthral, captivate
反义：loathe, rebuff, recant, reject, repudiate, repulse
adj. 公众的，公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;（文学家等的）爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的，公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
n. 注意，注意力;照料，关怀;殷勤;
int. [口令]立正;
💡 at向+tent延伸+ion表名词 →伸展出去听别人讲 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他专心注视着屏幕，只是心不在焉地点了点头。
近义：heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness
反义：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
adj. 政治的;政党的;对政治有兴趣的;
💡 polit 国家，城市 + ical ...的 → a.政治的，政治上的
"People converged on the political meeting from all parts of the city."
人们从城市的四面八方涌向这次政治集会.