新概念英语第三册 Lesson 45(3)

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第三部分 LANGUAGE POINTS
1.In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly
condemned.
eg:The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism.
eg:The prisoner condemned(punished) to death.
2. Acting on the contention that facts are sacred,reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by pub-lishing details about their private lives.
acting on ：to  behave according to  以......来行事，遵循......来行事
contention:opintion;disagreement  eg:The issue is still in contention.
sacred :神圣的,重要的     Life is sacred.
untold:too much to be measured
结构分析：复合句，现在分词短语极其所带同位语从句做原因状语，that引导的部分是contention 的同位语从句，by引导方式状语
3.Though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others, it is extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading about ourselves.
doubtful =uncertain ;
read of/about 读到（有关......的情况）
结构分析:though引导让步状语从句,主句含有一个主语从句,it 形式主语
unlikely 经常跟wherther引导的从句