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文本While comment and reaction from lawyers may enhance stories, it is preferable for journalists to rely on their own notions of significance and make their own judgments. These can only come from a well-grounded understanding of the legal system.

Question 1

What can we infer from the last paragraph?

✔A. well-understanding of law is the premise for journalists to have independent judgements

B. comment and reaction from lawyers may increase the quality of news reports

对应关系:well-understanding of law——a well-grounded understanding of the legal system；

premise——come from；to have independent judgements—— rely on their own notions of significance and make their own judgments

Question 2

Please translate the sentences into Chinese.

While comment and reaction from lawyers may enhance stories,

尽管来自律师的评论和反应（反馈）可能增强故事性。

it is preferable for journalists to rely on their own notions（观念） of significance（意思,意义） and make their own judgments. These can only come from a well-grounded understanding of the legal system.

但记者更愿意（更好的是）依靠自己对法律意义的理解，并作出自己的判断，而这些前提是对法律制度有扎实基础的理解。

学霸翻译↓

尽管律师们的评论和反应可能会增强报道的效果，但对于记者们来说通过自己的观念来做出判断是更可取的。这给基于对法律体系有一个良好的全局观。

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逐句精解↓

第一句

[1] While comment and reaction from lawyers may enhance stories,

[2] it is preferable for journalists to rely on their own notions of significance and make their own judgments.

句子结构

[1] 让步状语从句（S+V+O）

引：While 虽然

主：comment and reaction from lawyers 来自于律师的评论和反馈

谓：may enhance 能够促进

宾：stories 报道

意译：虽然律师的评论和反馈会提升新闻报道（的质量）

[2] 主句（S+LV+P）

主：it（形式主语）

系：is

表：preferable 更为可贵的

主：for journalists to rely on their own notions of significance and make their own judgments（真正主语）

注意：

此处是“不定式复合结构”做真正主语，不定式复合结构由“逻辑主语for sb. + 不定式to do + 逻辑宾语sth.”构成，内容如下：

for journalists 新闻记者

to rely on 依靠

their own notions of significance 自己对重要性的理解

and

(to) make 做出

their own judgments 自己的判断

意译：但更为可贵的是，新闻记者应该依靠自己对重要性的理解来做出判断

本句译文

虽然律师的评论和反馈会提升新闻报道的质量，但更为可贵的是，新闻记者应该依靠自己对重要性的理解来做出判断。

第二句

These can only come from a well-grounded understanding of the legal system.

句子结构（S+V）

主：These 这些

谓：can come 会发生

状：only … from a well-grounded understanding of the legal system.

字面：仅仅于 | 依据充分的理解 | 对法律体系

意译：对法律体系具备深入准确的理解

本句译文

只有对法律体系具备深入准确的理解，才能做到这些。