Unit 10 Task 2 Celebrity

Question 1

Celebrities appear to play an increasingly prominent role in popular culture today.

Answer 1

prominent: important, famous, 1. 突出 2. 杰出

Question 2

with some people claiming that children are being corrupted.

Answer 2

corrupted: 1. 损坏

2. cause to become morally depraved.
   antonyms: purify
3. cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Question 3

This essay will argue that these fears are unnecessarily alarmist.

Answer 3

alarmist: 1. 危言耸听。

noun: alarmist; plural noun: alarmists
1. someone who exaggerates a danger and so causes needless worry or panic.
“the problem is a fabrication by alarmists”
synonyms: scaremonger
antonyms: optimist, Pollyanna

adjective: alarmist
1. creating needless worry or panic.
“alarmist rumours”

Question 4

Firstly, some people maintain that children cannot distinguish between notoriety and genuine fame.

Answer 4

Maintain: 主张,认定,拥护

state something strongly to be the case; assert.
“he has always maintained his innocence”
synonyms: insist (on), declare, assert, protest, state, aver, say, announce, affirm, avow, profess, claim, allege, contend, argue, swear (to), hold to; rareasseverate
“he always maintained his innocence”
antonyms: deny

notoriety 1. 骂名 2. 臭名
/nəʊtəˈrʌɪɪti/
the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed.

Question 5

Moreover, historically famous figures have also been flawed.

Answer 5

famous: prominent, noteworthy

Question 6

and these commonly reflect the preoccupations of their society.

Answer 6

preoccupations: 当务之急
the state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something.
“his preoccupation with politics”
synonyms: pensiveness, concentration, engrossment, absorption, self-absorption, musing, thinking, thinking of other things, deep thought, brown study, brooding; More

a subject or matter that engrosses someone.
plural noun: preoccupations
“their main preoccupation was how to feed their families”
synonyms: obsession, concern, fixation; More

Question 7

In the 19th century, for example, British children often aspired to being famous explorers.

Answer 7

aspire to being…. 1. 立志chengwei
direct one’s hopes or ambitions towards achieving something.

“we never thought that we might aspire to those heights”

synonyms: desire (to), aim for/to, hope for/to, long for/to, yearn for/to, hanker after/for/to, set one’s heart on, wish for/to, want (to), expect (to), have the objective of, dream of, hunger for/to, seek (to), pursue, have as one’s goal/aim, set one’s sights on; More
antonyms: feckless

Question 8

As children grow up, they learn to draw inspiration from their heroes and heroines without emulating them literally.

Answer 8

draw … from … : draw something from somebody/something
to take or obtain something from a particular source
to draw support/comfort/strength from your family
She drew her inspiration from her childhood experiences.

emulate: 1. 仿真 2. 看齐

match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
“most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great”
synonyms: imitate, copy, reproduce, mimic, mirror, echo, follow, model oneself on, take as a model, take as an example; More

imitate.
“hers is not a hairstyle I wish to emulate”

Question 9

Provided children are given appropriate guidance, they are unlikely to be adversely affected.

Answer 9

adversely: 1. 不利
in a way that prevents success or development; harmfully or unfavourably.
“his self-confidence was adversely affected for years to come”