新概念英语第四册10-04

The houses look like houses : 房子都象房子(逼真)

empty of :(=lack) 缺乏 = short of

humanity : 人性

unperson: 僵化的人 credibility: 可信度 motivation: 激情

Needless to say:毫无疑问 disgraceful: 不光彩的 丢人的 censorship: 审查制度

code: (=rule)规则 法规

is an important factor: 是很重要的一个因素.

disgraceful censorship 臭名昭著的: infamous notorious

profits: 利润

nor: 否定并列

to prevent them from : 阻止

being credible

industry :电影业

It isn't too heavy ...to ...它不是一个太重的负担,而不能承受.

In addition to:除了(=besides, apart from )

camera: 摄象机 (video) camera at times = (sometimes) 有时候

magical : 魔幻般的

并列词

when :状语从句

representation : 体现 hollow:空洞的 stupid:愚蠢的 banal: 平庸的 childish :幼稚的

all this skill , all this effort, all this energy

in the production of effects: 在制作效果方面

of what human import = what human import is ...of ---be of 结构

=> All this skill, all this effort,all this energy ...is of what human import ...

How importent is all this skill, all this effort,all this energy... to human...

when 表示条件

The houses look like houses, the streets look like streets; the people look and talk like people; but they are empty of humanity, credibility, and motivation. Needless to say, the disgraceful censorship code is an important factor in predetermining the content of these pictures. But the code does not disturb the profits, nor the entertainment value of the films; it merely helps to prevent them from being credible. It isn't too heavy a burden for the industry to bear. In addition to the impressiveness of the settings, there is a use of the camera, which at times seems magical. But of what human import is all this skill, all this effort, all this energy in the production of effects, when the story, the representation of life is hollow, stupid, banal, childish ?