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For years I have been mercilessly lampooned by friends and acquaintances alike for my unorthodox lifestyle choice of having no TV. In an age of increasingly large flat-screens and surround sound which accost you the minute you walk into someone"s house, people regularly look at me like I"m either severely handicapped or chronically hard done by when I mention that I have no television. I can see the mixture of genuine pity, raw pathos and sheer disbelief in their faces as they stare at me open-mouthed. And no, contrary to the jokes and insinuations from the equally incredulous young people I mentor, it"s not because I can"t afford to pay the TV license.
To be sure, television is a great invention, if handled in moderation. The composite etymological derivation (from the Greek and the Latin words—literally meaning "to see from afar") tells of a tremendous technological feat which certainly deserves to be applauded. What"s more, if one is discerning, it can be the source of some quality entertainment, instruction and enjoyment. Some of the nature documentaries and arts programmers on BBC 2 are truly fantastic. But the sad reality is that young people are rarely discerning and, by dint of poor time management skills, often end up wasting an inordinate amount of precious, never-returning time watching trash, their brains wallowing in a trough of mental lethargy.
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For years I have been mercilessly lampooned by friends and acquaintances alike for my unorthodox lifestyle choice of having no TV. In an age of increasingly large flat-screens and surround sound which accost you the minute you walk into someone"s house, people regularly look at me like I"m either severely handicapped or chronically hard done by when I mention that I have no television.
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I can see the mixture of genuine pity, raw pathos and sheer disbelief in their faces as they stare at me open-mouthed. And no, contrary to the jokes and insinuations from the equally incredulous young people I mentor, it"s not because I can"t afford to pay the TV license.
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【答案解析】他们目瞪口呆地盯着我，我能从他们脸上看出其复杂的表情：有发自内心的同情，有毫不掩饰的怜悯，或者根本不予置信。我所指导的年轻学子同样也不相信我的话，与他们编的关于我的笑话和对我的含沙射影恰恰相反，我没有电视机并不是因为我付不起电视收视费。
[解析] 本例两句均为复合句。前句带一状语从句，后句带一定语从句，主句为强调句结构(it"s not because…)。汉语译文采用“目瞪口呆”和“含沙射影”的四字成语与原文语义对应，又具有“形式美”，简洁明了。
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To be sure, television is a great invention, if handled in moderation. The composite etymological derivation (from the Greek and the Latin words—literally meaning "to see from afar") tells of a tremendous technological feat which certainly deserves to be applauded.
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【答案解析】当然，电视是一项伟大发明，如果使用适度的话。“电视”这个复合派生词(来源于希腊词和拉丁词一其字面意思是“从远处看见”)显示的是一个巨大的技术成就，它当然值得赞扬。
[解析] 本例两句为复合句，前句带if条件句，后句带which引导的定语从句。短语To be sure(=it must be accepted that，admittedly)和in moderation(=within sensible limits)分别译成”当然、固然”和“适度地、适宜地”。
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What"s more, if one is discerning, it can be the source of some quality entertainment, instruction and enjoyment, Some of the nature documentaries and arts programmers on BBC 2 are truly fantastic.
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【答案解析】而且，如果我们有辨识力，电视可以成为一些高质量娱乐、教育和享受的来源。英国广播公司第二频道播出的一些大自然纪录片和艺术节目真的很棒。
[解析] 本例两句为复合句和简单句。复合句含一条件句if one is discerning，此句不宜理解为现在进行时，这里的discerning可视为具形容词功能，意为“眼力好的、目光敏锐的”。句中的quality一词同样具形容词功能，相当于“优质的、高级的”，如：quality paper(优质纸)， quality writer(优秀作家)等。
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But the sad reality is that young people are rarely discerning and, by dint of poor time management skills, often end up wasting an inordinate amount of precious, never-returning time watching trash, their brains wallowing in a trough of mental lethargy.