《新版新概念英语第三册(英音)Lesson (45)》歌词

歌曲： 新版新概念英语第三册(英音)Lesson (45)

所属专辑：新版新概念英语第三册(英音)

歌手： 朗文

时长： 03:35

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--- lesson 45 the power of the press[00:00:01]

--- listen to the tape then answer the question below.[00:00:06]

--- does the writer think the parents were lucky or unlucky to gain prosperity in this way? why?[00:00:11]

in democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned.[00:00:21]

however, this freedom can easily be abused.[00:00:28]

stories about people often attract far more public attention than political events.[00:00:32]

though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others, it is extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading about ourselves.[00:00:38]

acting on the contention that facts are sacred,[00:00:48]

reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.[00:00:51]

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.[00:00:59]

the story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press.[00:01:10]

the family lived in aberdeen, a small town of 23,000 inhabitants in south dakota.[00:01:18]

as the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty.[00:01:25]

they were expecting their sixth child and were faced with even more pressing economic problems.[00:01:30]

if they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed.[00:01:36]

they would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity.[00:01:42]

but they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girl and a boy, an event which radically changed their lives.[00:01:48]

the day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.[00:01:57]

the rise to fame was swift.[00:02:06]

television cameras and newspapers carried the news to everyone in the country.[00:02:09]

newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish stories and photographs.[00:02:15]

gifts poured in not only from unknown people, but from baby food and soap manufacturers who wished to advertise their products.[00:02:23]

the old farmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by a new $500,000 home.[00:02:32]

reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences.[00:02:39]

while the five babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in a hospital nursery,[00:02:47]

their parents were paying the price for fame.[00:02:53]

it would never again be possible for them to lead normal lives.[00:02:56]

they had become the victims of commercialization, for their names had acquired a market value.[00:03:01]

instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity.[00:03:08]