新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第45课 媒体的力量 (4)

　　They were expecting their sixth child and faced with even more pressing economicproblems. If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed.They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived inobscurity

　　10.They were expecting their sixth child and faced with even more pressing economicproblems.

　　第6个孩子即将问世，他们面临着更为严峻的经济问题。

　　语言点:be faced with sth.的意思是“面临某事。”

　　11.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。

　　12.They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have livedin 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。