Lesson 45 The power of the press
democratic [demə'krætɪk]
adj. 民主的
a democratic country / government / society
the democratic process
dem(o)=people crat=ruler cracy=rule
democratic democrat democracy
demography (graphy=write)
epidemic (epi=among)
autocrat autocratic autocracy
bureaucrat bureaucratic bureaucracy
restrict [rɪ'strɪkt]
v. 限制，局限
The long skirt restricted her movements.
The government passed a law to restrict the sale of guns.
restrict … to …
Access to the club is restricted to members only.
I restrict myself to a glass of wine per day.
limit … to ...
The air strikes are limited to military targets.
confine … to ...
..., for collectors are not confined to any one country.
perpetual [pə'petʃuəl]
adj. 永恒的，长久的；没完没了的 A perpetual mist hung over the valley.
He soon grew tired of her perpetual demands for money.
eternal
eternal love幼儿园早操律动 / life / optimist
the eternal arguments between 口袋妖怪攻略mother and son
everlasting
everlasting fame / glory / life
赌王家产5000亿I'm tired of his everlasting complaints.
immortal
Plato believed that the soul is immortal.
the immortal Shakespeare
Emily Bronte's immortal love story
mortal
丁俊晖第五杆147All human beings are mortal.
a mortal wound
permanent
a permanent job
my permanent address
temporary
a temporary job
a temporary measure
temporary relief from pain
obscurity [əb'skjʊərəti]
n. 默默无闻
obscurity obscure
Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the hero's mother.
live in obscurity live in comfort
live in peace live in fear
live in poverty live in luxury
live in happiness live in misery
commodity [kə'mɒdəti]
n. 商品
agricultural commodities
Coal is becoming a rare 蹈组词和拼音commodity.
Commodity prices fell sharply.
goods
industrial / agricultural goods
wares
craftspeople selling their wares
Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
merchandise
a wide selection of merchandise
These tokens can be exchanged for merchandise in any of our stores.
the press / the Press
This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were
supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie.
(the) freedom of the press
(the) freedom of speech / expression / thought / choice
(the) press / academic / political / religious freedom
rightly adv. for a good reason 应该
They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they
rightly belong.
condemn A for / as B
The movie was condemned for its sexism.
The terrorist attack was condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
造句：在民主国家，任何限制言论自由的企图都应该受谴责。
In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of speech are rightly condemned.
造句：在文明社会，任何歧视妇女的行径 社会百态(act) 都应该受谴责。
In civilized society any act of discrimination against women is rightly condemned.
attract / receive attention
This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, …
public / media / press attention
Her case attracted a great deal of media attention.
far / much / even / still / yet …
slightly / a little / a bit …
These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than clerks who work in
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