be subject to groundless doubts 受到無端的懷疑
downgrade ?低估
overestimate ?高估
has fallen victim of bias ?成為偏見的犧牲品
far-reaching 影響深遠的
inexorable decline 不可阻擋的衰落之勢
scope 范圍
coverage 新聞報道
to the point of 達到某種程度
It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers.對于40歲以下的普通讀者來說，他們幾乎無法想象，曾經有一段時期，在大多數大都市的報紙上可以讀到高品質的藝術評論?！鞠聢D為句子分析】
yet 然而
表轉折：however,
but ,in fact , ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?rather than ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? contrary to , ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? though
instead (of)
rather
after all
in turn
yet
nevertheless
against
on the contrary
not just
considerable 相當大（或多）的
consisted in 存在于，在于
marvel at 對...感到驚奇
deem 認為，視為
circulation 發行，流通
general-circulation daily 普通讀者發行的日報
certain ?確信
abstract 抽象的
a long and purely abstract train of ?thought ? ? ?長時間的純抽象思考【a... train of ?一系列，可不翻譯】
assert 宣稱
reasoning 推理
far-reaching 影響深遠
inexorable decline 不可阻擋的衰落之勢
coverage 新聞報道
to the point of 達到某種程度
average reader 普通讀者
It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers. 對于40歲以下的普通讀者來說，他們幾乎無法想象，曾經有一段時期，在大多數大都市的報紙上可以讀到高品質的藝術評論。
considerable 相當大（或多）的
consist in 存在于，在于
Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews. ?然而，20世紀出版的大量最有意義的評論文集中，大部分是報紙評論。
The beauty of the plan consists in its simplicity. 這計劃的好處就在于簡單易行
marvel at 對... 感到驚奇
deem 視為，認為
circulation 發行，傳遞，流傳，血液循環
in general-circulation dailies ?在普通讀者發行的日報上
The coins were taken out of circulation.這種硬幣已經停止流通。
removed 遙遠的，分離的，隔代的
the turn of the 20th century ?20世紀初期
the eve of World War II ?二戰前夕
newsprint 新聞用紙
dirt-cheap 廉價的
stylish 時髦的，有風度的，漂亮的
ornament 裝飾品
In those far-off days ?在那些遙遠的日子里
take it for granted 認為... 是理所當然
in detail and at length 充分詳細地
We have already discussed this matter in detail and at great length. 我們已經十分詳盡地討論了這個問題。
wear one's learning lightly 以輕松活潑的當時表現學識
be about sth 從事于...，忙于...
Everywhere people were about their daily business. 到處的人們都在忙著干日常生活。
calling 職業
press 出版社
gift 天賦
literary gift 文學天賦
keep their own end up （在困難面前）不泄氣，保持樂觀
be tempted to do sth 打算做某事
contempt 輕蔑，輕視
So few authors have brains enough or literary gift to keep their own end up in journalism , that I am tempted to define 'journalism' as 'a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are'.只有極少數作家足夠聰明，也足夠有文學天賦去堅持新聞寫作，以至于我想把'新聞工作'定義為'不受讀者歡迎的作家拿來嘲笑擁有大量讀者的作家的蔑稱'。
virtually 幾乎，實際上
cricket 板球運動
foremost 最著名的
knight 【動】封... 為爵士
in point 已出版，（指書）可買到
body of sth （某事物的）大量，片，塊，堆等
a body of evidence 大量證據
save 除了... ，除... 外
