新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第45课 媒体的力量 (7)

　　The oldfarmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by a new $500,000 home. Reporterskept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokes-men forthe family at press conferences. While the five babies were still quietly sleeping inoxygen tents in a hospital nursery, their parents were paying the price for fame.

　　19.The old farmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by a 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。

　　语言点:be replaced by的意思是“由…代替”。

　　20.Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act asspokes-men 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。

　　21.While the five babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in a hospital nursery,their parents were paying the price for fame.

　　眼下，五胞胎还静静地躺在医院婴儿室的氧气帐里，他们的父母却为这名声付出了代价。

　　语言点:pay for的意思是“为…而付出代价”。