田静每日一句DAY01

It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of fortyto imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big city newspapers.

【2010年-英语一阅读-TEXT1】

词汇

① to the point of ... 

达到...的程度

② impossibility 

n.不可能，不可能的事

③ average 

adj.普通的；平均的

④ high-quality 

高质量的

⑤ art criticism 

艺术评论

参考译文

四十岁以下的普通读者，无法想象，在大多数大城市报纸上能够找到高质量艺术评论的年代。

难点突破

难点1：主语

It 只是形式主语，真正的主语是 to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers.

难点2：多个介词短语

“to the point of impossibility ”、“for the average reader under the age of forty ”

是介词短语，不是句子的核心。

可以先去掉不看，降低阅读难度，提高阅读速度。

写作运用

It is difficult to the point of impossibility for sb. to do sth.

表示：对于某人来说，做某事是困难，难到了不可能的程度。

预习作业

Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

【2010年-英语一阅读-TEXT1】