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Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communic
Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communic
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2016-12-06
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Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society.
Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionised the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.
No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programme that is being channelled into millions of homes.
Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining.
Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modern network of communications is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.
What does "be eclipsed by"(Para. 2)mean in the context?
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答案
Take back seat to./Be outweighed by./Be not as important as.
解析
第2段最后一句中的takes back seat to…和定语从句中的itself表明了本地新闻、国内新闻和国际新闻的排列顺序,本题新闻不如国内新闻重要,国内新闻又不如国际新闻重要,可以说,takes back seat to是is eclipsed by的近义词,都表示“不如……重要”,所以作答时,可以直接套用take back seat to,也可以用其他词组表达,如be outweighed by,be not as important as等。
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