新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 45 The power of the press
1 . But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets,但是他們出人意料生了個五胞胎，
2 . Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences.由於記者紛紛要求會見，他們不得不請了律師充當他們家的發言人舉行記者招待會。
3 . The rise to fame was swift.這一家迅速出了名。
4 . 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.新聞具有巨大的威力。它們不僅可以給尋常人家的生活帶來重大的變化，甚至還能推翻一個政府。
5 . 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。
6 . While the five babies were babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in hospital nursery,眼下，五胞胎還靜靜地躺在醫院嬰兒室的氧氣帳裡，
7 . Though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others, it is extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading about ourselves.我們都喜歡看關於別人生活的報道，但是否同樣喜歡看關於自己生活的報道，就很難說了。
8 . It would never again be possible for them to lead normal lives.他們再也無法過正常的生活。
9 . The old farmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by new $500,000 home.這家人住的舊家捨將由一座價值50萬美元的新住宅所取代。
10 . The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press.下面這戶窮人一夜之間出名發財的故事戲劇性地說明了新聞報道威力。
11 . In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned.在民主國家裡，任何限制新聞自由的企圖都理所當然地受到譴責。
12 . They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity.這家人會繼續為克服經濟上的拮据而奮鬥，並默默無聞地活下去。
13 . Newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish stories and photographs.報紙、雜誌出高價向他們購買文字、圖片的獨家報道權。
14 . However, this freedom can easily be abused.然而，這種自由很容易被濫用。
15 . Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity.這些孩子立即成了商品，而不是5個新的家庭成員。
16 . They had become the victims of commercialization, for their names had acquired a market value.他們成了商業化的受害者，因為他們的名字具有了市場價值。
17 . Television cameras and newspapers carried the news to everyone in the country.電視攝像機和報紙把消息傳送到全國。
18 . 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來了大量的禮物，而且嬰兒食品、嬰兒肥皂製造廠商為了替自己產品做廣告也寄來了大量的禮物。
19 . The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23,000 inhabitants in South Dakota.這戶人家住在南達科他州一個人口為23，000 的小鎮上，鎮名為阿拜丁。
20 . 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，一架飛機飛抵阿拜丁，隨機帶來60名記者與攝影師。
21 . As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty.家裡已有5個孩子，全家人常年在貧困中掙扎。
22 . They were expecting their sixth child and were faced with even more pressing economic problems.第6個孩子即將問世，他們面臨著更為嚴峻的經濟問題。
23 . four girls and a boy, an event which radically changed their lives.4女1男。這事使他們的生活發生了根本的變化。
24 . If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed.如果他們只添了1個孩子，這件事本來就不會引起任何人的注意。
25 . Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.記者按事實至上的論點行事，發表有關別人生活的細節，有時會給當事人造成極大的痛苦。
26 . their parents were paying the price for fame.他們的父母卻為這名聲付出了代價，