💬 新概念英语第三册
共 1411 条英汉对照例句 · 第 32 页
Lesson 45 The power of the press
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。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
Though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others, it is extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading about ourselves.
我们都喜欢看关于别人生活的报道，但是否同样喜欢看关于自己生活的报道，就很难说了。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.
记者按事实至上的论点行事，发表有关别人生活的细节，有时会给当事人造成极大的痛苦。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
Newspapers exert such tremendous influence that they can not only bring about major changes to the lives of ordinary people but can even overthrow a government.
新闻具有巨大的威力。它们不仅可以给寻常人家的生活带来重大的变化，甚至还能推翻一个政府。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press.
下面这户穷人一夜之间出名发财的故事戏剧性地说明了新闻报道威力。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23,000 inhabitants in South Dakota.
这户人家住在南达科他州一个人口为23，000 的小镇上，镇名为阿拜丁。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty.
家里已有5个孩子，全家人常年在贫困中挣扎。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
They were expecting their sixth child and were faced with even more pressing economic problems.
第6个孩子即将问世，他们面临着更为严峻的经济问题。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed.
如果他们只添了1个孩子，这件事本来就不会引起任何人的注意。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity.
这家人会继续为克服经济上的拮据而奋斗，并默默无闻地活下去。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets,
但是他们出人意料生了个五胞胎，
Lesson 45 The power of the press
four girls and a boy, an event which radically changed their lives.
4女1男。这事使他们的生活发生了根本的变化。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.
五胞胎降生第二天，一架飞机飞抵阿拜丁，随机带来60名记者与摄影师。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
The rise to fame was swift.
这一家迅速出了名。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
Television cameras and newspapers carried the news to everyone in the country.
电视摄像机和报纸把消息传送到全国。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
Newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish stories and photographs.
报纸、杂志出高价向他们购买文字、图片的独家报道权。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
Gifts poured in not only from unknown people, but room baby food and soap manufacturers who wished to advertise their products.
不但素昧平生的人寄来了大量的礼物，而且婴儿食品、婴儿肥皂制造厂商为了替自己产品做广告也寄来了大量的礼物。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
The old farmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by new $500,000 home.
这家人住的旧家舍将由一座价值50万美元的新住宅所取代。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences.
由于记者纷纷要求会见，他们不得不请了律师充当他们家的发言人举行记者招待会。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
While the five babies were babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in hospital nursery,
眼下，五胞胎还静静地躺在医院婴儿室的氧气帐里，
Lesson 45 The power of the press
their parents were paying the price for fame.
他们的父母却为这名声付出了代价，
Lesson 45 The power of the press
It would never again be possible for them to lead normal lives.
他们再也无法过正常的生活。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
They had become the victims of commercialization, for their names had acquired a market value.
他们成了商业化的受害者，因为他们的名字具有了市场价值。
Lesson 45 The power of the press
Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity.
这些孩子立即成了商品，而不是5个新的家庭成员。
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.
现在我们自己动手做事的热情很高，结果对于专业工人的依赖越来越少了。
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for these are countless do-it-yourself publications.
由于出版了不计其数的教人自己动手做事的书报杂志，没有人再能说对某事一无所知。
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.
新婚夫妇找来合适的工具和材料，喜气洋洋地开始布置新房。
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.
特别是男人，常利用空闲时间安装壁炉、布置花园、建造车库、制作家具。
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.
有些热衷于自己动手的人甚至自己组装电脑。
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
为了满足自己动手热的需要，商店不仅为初学者提供专门的咨询服务，而且为顾客准备了各种零件，供他们买回家去安装。