1.尽管媒体上大量的犯罪事件报道会导致公众存在一定程度的多疑，但在今天这个时代，任何想对公众隐瞒信息的尝试最终都很可能会适得其反。Althoughthesheervolumeof（1.大量的）crimestoriesinthemediacanleadtoadegreeofparanoiaamongthepublic,inthisdayandage（2.在这个时代）anyattemptstohideinformationfromthepublicwouldlikelybecounterproductive（3.适得其反）.1-thesheervolumeof词典释义：sheerUK[ʃɪər]US[ʃɪr]adjectiveCOMPLETE完全的ADVANCED[beforenoun]■usedtoemphasizehowverygreat,importantorpowerfulaqualityorfeelingis;nothingexcept完全的，彻底的•Thesuggestionissheernonsense.这个建议纯粹是胡言乱语。•Hissuccesswasduetosheerwillpower/determination.他的成功全靠自己的意志力／决心。•Itwassheercoincidencethatwemet.我们的相遇纯属巧合。volumeUK['vɒl.ju:m]US['vɑ:l-]nounAMOUNT数量ADVANCEDuncountable■thenumberoramountofsomethingingeneral总数；总量；总额•It'sthesheervolumeoftrafficinthecitythatiscausingtheproblems.造成这些问题的就是城里的交通流量。外刊例句：IfyouhadthegoodfortunetositnexttoGarretFitzGeraldatdinner—wrappedroundbyhisnaturalwarmthandcuriosity,aswellasnumbedbythesheervolumeofDublin-tincturedwordsthattumbledoutofhim—youmightlearnmanydozensofmind-bogglinglyarcanefacts.（www.economist.com）如果你有幸在晚餐时坐在GarretFitzGerald旁边——置身于他天生的热情与好奇中，谈定地听着他都柏林味十足的口音在那里滔滔不绝——你也许能得知很多神秘的事实，开阔了眼界。学生错误表达：（1）agreatamountof点评：amountof后面应该接不可数名词，不能用来修饰crimestories（2）massive点评：massive是指事物的规模大，例如：Clubmemberscangetamassivediscountof￡50.会员可以有50英镑的大折扣。Massive不可以用来指数量多。2-inthisdayandage词典释义：inthisdayandage■atthepresenttime如今，当前，当今•Youcan'taffordtorunbusinessesinefficientlyinthisdayandage.如今低效经营企业是行不通的。外刊例句：SianBloorfromTraffordspokeofherfeelingsatmissingoutonagrammarschoolplaceattheageof11:“Iwasthefailure.Isthatwhatwewantforchildreninthisdayandage,tobeclassedascleverorfailures?”（www.theguardian.com）来自特拉福德的席恩·布鲁尔...
