2014考研英语临考作文预测:媒体过度关注名人
作文题目：
　　15 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television, newspapers, magazines, and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities. Use specific reasons and details to explain your opinion.
　　范文：
　　I think the media pay too much attention to the private lives of famous people. Television, newspaper magazines and web sites dig up all kinds of past bad actions. They say that these are true reflections of a person's character. This may be true if they occurred only a few years before, but some of these are things people did as teenagers. People in their forties are expected to explain something they did when they were fifteen. If they killed someone, obviously that's more than a youthful mistake. Usually, though, these incidents involve experiments with drugs or being reckless in a car. They're not something that the public needs to know. <A hRef=htTps://Www.EuZw.net/MiNifoRm.html>苏州中小学生作文培训班</a>
　　The media love to say that the public has a right to know. That's not true. We don't need to know if a movie star or politician has had an extramarital affair. That is something of concern only to the people involved. We do need to know if someone we're electing to public office has been involved in shady business deals, but we don't need to know if he or she defaulted on a loan twenty years ago.
　　It seems the media dig up these facts without giving thoughtful consideration to what might happen. It has an effect on the celebrity's family, especially the children. A celebrity's good name and credibility may be ruined before he or she can prove that rumors are false. If a case goes to court, paying a lawyer can use up all their money. Even if it doesn't come to that, they may find their career ruined.
　　When are we, the public, going to make it clear to the media that we're tired of having to watch this kind of thing on the news? Wouldn't it be better if they would concentrate on more important issues?


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specific [spi'sifik] 想一想再看
adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
n. 特
联想记忆 X 单词specific 联想记忆：
speci外观+fic带来→带来外观的→具体的
disagree [.disə'gri:] 想一想再看
v. 不一致，有分歧，不适应，不适宜
联想记忆 X 单词disagree 联想记忆：
dis不+agree同意→不一致，争执
thoughtful ['θɔ:tful] 想一想再看
adj. 深思的，体贴的

celebrity [si'lebriti] 想一想再看
n. 名人，名誉，社会名流
联想记忆 X 单词celebrity 联想记忆：
cerebr脑
involve [in'vɔlv] 想一想再看
vt. 包含，使陷入，使忙于，使卷入，牵涉
联想记忆 X 单词involve 联想记忆：
in进入，volve滚动，转动－卷入
politician [.pɔli'tiʃən] 想一想再看
n. 政治家，政客
联想记忆 X 单词politician 联想记忆：
polit国家，城市+ician人→爱国家之人→政客
statement ['steitmənt] 想一想再看
n. 声明，陈述
联想记忆 X 单词statement 联想记忆：
state站，立+ment→站着说话→声明；陈述
concentrate ['kɔnsntreit] 想一想再看
v. 集中，专心，浓缩
n. 浓缩物
联想记忆 X 单词concentrate 联想记忆：
con共同，centra＝center中心：共同向中心－集中。
reckless ['reklis] 想一想再看
adj. 不计后果的，大意的，鲁莽的
联想记忆 X 单词reckless 联想记忆：
reck（v 顾忌），less一不顾忌后果一轻率的
credibility [.kredi'biliti] 想一想再看
n. 可信，确实性，可靠
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