Part Two
With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation's news coverage, as well as listen to it.
And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can tune in to two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio station. They are brought sport , comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs , education , religion , parliamentary coverage, children ' s programs and films for an annual license fee of 83 pounds per household.
It is a remarkable record, stretching back over 70 years--yet the BBC' s future is now in doubt. The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programs are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain.
The debate was launched by the Government , which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC-including ordinary listeners and viewers--to say what was good or badabout the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping. The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC' s royal charter runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organization as it is ,or to make changes.
Defenders of the Corporation-of whom there are many---are fond of quoting the American slogan "If it isn't broke, don't fix it. " The BBC "an' tbroke" ,they say, by which they mean it is not broken （as distinct from the word 'broke' , meaning having no money）, so why bother to change it?
Yet the BBC will have to change, because the broadcasting world around it is changing. The commercial TV channels--TV and Channel 4--were required by the Thatcher Government's Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs. But it is the arrival of new satellite channels--funded partly by advertising and partly by viewers' subscriptions-which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term .
5 . The world famous BBC now faces__ .
（A） the problem of new coverage （B）an uncertain prospect
（C） inquiries by the general public （D）shrinkage of audience
6. In the passage, which of the following about the BBC is not mentioned as the key issue?
（A）Extension of its TV service to Far East.
（B）Programmes as the subject of a nation-wide debate.
（C）Potentials for further international co-operations.
（D）Its existence as a broadcasting organization.
7. The BBC's "royal charter" （Line 4, Paragraph 3）stands for__
（A）the financial support from the royal family
（B）the privileges grantedby the Queen
（C）a contract with the Queen
（D）a unique relationship with the royal family
8. The foremost reason why the BBC has to readjust itself is no other than__
（A）the emergence of commercial TV channels
（B）the enforcement of Broadcasting Act by the government
（C）the urgent necessity to reduce costs and jobs
（D）the challenge of new satellite channels
Unit 3 （1996）Part 2
重點(diǎn)詞匯：
coverage（覆蓋范圍；新聞報(bào)導(dǎo)）←cover+age名詞后綴。
stretch（一段時(shí)間或路程v.n.伸展）與sketch（v.速寫；略圖；梗概）一起記。Babies do not want to hear about babies, they like to be told of giants and castles, and that which can stretch and stimulate their little minds.幼童不愿聽(tīng)關(guān)于幼童的故事，他們喜歡給他們講巨人和城堡，那可以擴(kuò)張和刺激他們小小的心靈。
slogan（標(biāo)語(yǔ)，口號(hào)）看作s+log+an，s形的圓木（log）上刻著一條（an）標(biāo)語(yǔ)（slogan）。
難句解析：
① They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, children's programmes and films for an annual licence fee of ￡83 per household.
句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是They are brought... for an annual license fee...，其中謂語(yǔ)部分使用了被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。實(shí)際結(jié)構(gòu)是bring后接雙賓語(yǔ)：bring sb. sth.，在這句話中，直接賓語(yǔ)很長(zhǎng)，是一系列名詞的羅列，前面的名詞用逗號(hào)連接，最后兩個(gè)并列成分用and連接。
重點(diǎn)要注意they指代前面提到的listeners and viewers，這里使用了bring sb. sth.這一結(jié)構(gòu)的被動(dòng)式：sb. was brought sth.。介詞for在這里相當(dāng)于at the price of。另外news and current affairs中的and是連接news和current affairs的，而這個(gè)詞組作為一個(gè)整體與其它的名詞music，education等并列。
② The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programmes are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain.
句子的結(jié)構(gòu)是but連接了兩個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的句子。其中at least for the time being前后用逗號(hào)與句子其它部分分開(kāi)，是插入語(yǔ)。前一句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是The Corporation will survive as...，后一句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是its role, its size and its programs are now the subject...。
The Corporation指代前面提到的BBC=British Broadcast Corporation。另外注意as的用法，這里它用作介詞，是“作為……”的意思。publicly-funded由公眾提供資金的；nation-wide全國(guó)范圍內(nèi)的。
③ The debate was launched by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC — including ordinary listeners and viewers — to say what was good or bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping.
這個(gè)句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是：The debate was launched by the Government，使用了被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。后面which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC...修飾government，定語(yǔ)從句中不定式to say后面是兩個(gè)并列的賓語(yǔ)從句，一個(gè)由what引導(dǎo)，一個(gè)由whether引導(dǎo)，兩部分用and連接，副詞even表示進(jìn)一步強(qiáng)調(diào)。另外兩個(gè)破折號(hào)之間的部分屬于插入成分，是用來(lái)進(jìn)一步定義anyone的。anyone后面的with介詞詞組也是用來(lái)修飾anyone的。
重點(diǎn)是要弄清楚后面定語(yǔ)從句，兩個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，還有插入成分之間的層次關(guān)系。另外要注意be worth doing的用法，這一結(jié)構(gòu)本身就可以表達(dá)被動(dòng)含義，因而the Corporation was worth keeping就是“英國(guó)廣播公司值得被保留”的意思。
④ The BBC "ain't broke", they say, by which they mean it is not broken （as distinct from the word "broke", meaning having no money）, so why bother to change it?
這句話是so連接的兩個(gè)因果關(guān)系的句子。they say是插入語(yǔ)。which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句修飾前面引號(hào)中的部分“ain't broke”。
注意which指代的是前面引號(hào)中的部分；而且注意區(qū)別broke和broken在這里的不同意思。why do sth.這里是個(gè)反問(wèn)句，是不太正式的用法。注意在此處，作者修正了前面美國(guó)俚語(yǔ)“ain't broke”中broke一詞的用法錯(cuò)誤，指出其應(yīng)該被寫為broken。
⑤ But it is the arrival of new satellite channels — funded Partly by advertising and Partly by viewers' subscriptions — which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term.
首先這個(gè)句子使用了強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)：it is... which，which指代前面的channels。破折號(hào)中間部分的插入成分相當(dāng)于定語(yǔ)，（which are） funded Partly by advertising and Partly by viewers' subscriptions修飾channels。其中and連接兩個(gè)Partly by。
注意bring about在句中的含義是“引起，導(dǎo)致，產(chǎn)生”。
試題解析：
5. 【正確答案】 [B]
意為：前景不定。第三段指出，英國(guó)廣播公司（BBC）已有70多年的光輝歷程，然而，目前其前景不明（in doubt）。雖然（至少就目前而言）作為一個(gè)公辦廣播機(jī)構(gòu)，廣播公司將繼續(xù)存在下去，但是，其作用、規(guī)模、節(jié)目成為目前英國(guó)舉國(guó)上下?tīng)?zhēng)論的話題。第四段指出，這場(chǎng)爭(zhēng)論是由政府發(fā)起的。政府要求普通聽(tīng)眾和觀眾評(píng)論廣播公司的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)——甚至于值不值得把它辦下去（was worth keeping）。最后一段指出，廣播公司也的確面臨著新的挑戰(zhàn)，它只有改變自己才能適應(yīng)新的形勢(shì)。
A意為：新聞報(bào)道（的范圍）問(wèn)題。C意為：公眾的質(zhì)詢。公眾并未主動(dòng)對(duì)廣播公司的發(fā)展前景及狀況評(píng)頭論足，而是政府要求他們這樣做的。D意為：觀（聽(tīng)）眾的減少。
6. 【正確答案】 [C]
意為：進(jìn)一步進(jìn)行國(guó)際合作的潛力。最后一段指出，由于廣播領(lǐng)域（broadcasting world）正在發(fā)生變化，英國(guó)廣播公司也應(yīng)改變自己，以適應(yīng)新形勢(shì)。撤切爾政府制定的廣播法要求電視頻道進(jìn)一步商業(yè)化、搞廣告競(jìng)爭(zhēng)并削減開(kāi)支與勞務(wù)。新電視頻道的開(kāi)播將帶來(lái)長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的巨變?？梢?jiàn)，這里并未提到國(guó)際合作問(wèn)題。
A意為：將電視廣播擴(kuò)展到遠(yuǎn)東地區(qū)。第一段指出，隨著英國(guó)廣播公司國(guó)際電視節(jié)目的開(kāi)播，數(shù)百萬(wàn)亞洲和美洲人不僅可以聽(tīng)到它的廣播，還可以觀看到它的電視新聞報(bào)道（news coverage）。文章最后一段還提到了衛(wèi)星頻道將會(huì)給廣播公司帶來(lái)的變化。B意為：電視節(jié)目成為舉國(guó)上下談?wù)摰脑掝}。D意為：它作為廣播機(jī)構(gòu)的存在。另請(qǐng)參閱第5題題解。
7. 【正確答案】 [C]
可直譯為：與女王簽的契約。眾所周知，英國(guó)是君主立憲國(guó)家，國(guó)王代表國(guó)家。因此，與女王簽約就等于說(shuō)該公司是國(guó)家辦的廣播公司（a publicly-funded broadcasting station），而不是私營(yíng)的。charter意為：契約，特許證。原句可譯為：質(zhì)詢的原因是：廣播公司的皇家契約1996年將要到期，因此必須決定廣播公司是保持原樣還是要改革。
A意為：皇族的財(cái)政支持。皇族指國(guó)王的家庭，與國(guó)家是兩碼事。B意為：女王準(zhǔn)予的一系列特權(quán)。D意為：與皇族的特殊關(guān)系。
8. 【正確答案】 [D]
意為：新電視頻道的挑戰(zhàn)。該題提問(wèn)部分意為：英國(guó)廣播公司不得不自行調(diào)整的最主要原因恰恰是……。文章最后一句指出：從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的觀點(diǎn)來(lái)看，新電視頻道的開(kāi)播將無(wú)疑會(huì)帶來(lái)的變化（注意：本句是強(qiáng)調(diào)句）。
A意為：商業(yè)性電視頻道的出現(xiàn)。B意為：政府廣播法的實(shí)施。C意為：降低成本和勞務(wù)的緊迫性。[A]、[B]、[C]雖然都提到了，但都不是作為主要原因而提的。
全文翻譯：
隨著B(niǎo)BC（英國(guó)廣播公司）全世界電視節(jié)目的開(kāi)播，亞洲和美洲的數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì)的人不僅可以聽(tīng)到廣播，也能看到它的電視新聞報(bào)道了。當(dāng)然，英國(guó)聽(tīng)眾和觀眾可以收到兩個(gè)BBC電視頻道，五個(gè)BBC全國(guó)廣播電臺(tái)和幾十個(gè)地方電臺(tái)，每戶每年交83英鎊的收視費(fèi)便可收看體育、喜劇、戲劇、音樂(lè)、新聞時(shí)事、教育、宗教、議會(huì)報(bào)道、兒童節(jié)目及電影。
延續(xù)七十多年，BBC可謂歷程輝煌，然而現(xiàn)在，BBC的未來(lái)卻令人疑慮。至少目前，它仍可以公辦廣播機(jī)構(gòu)的身份生存下去，但它的作用、規(guī)模和節(jié)目卻成了全英國(guó)爭(zhēng)論的話題。
英國(guó)政府發(fā)起了這場(chǎng)爭(zhēng)論，它邀請(qǐng)每一位對(duì)BBC有看法的人——包括普通的聽(tīng)眾和觀眾——對(duì)公司好壞進(jìn)行評(píng)說(shuō)，甚至可以評(píng)說(shuō)他們是否認(rèn)為公司值得辦下去。這樣做的原因是BBC所持的皇家特許證于1996年到期，政府必須決定讓公司維持原狀還是進(jìn)行變革。
公司的捍衛(wèi)者——他們中有很多人——喜歡引用美國(guó)的廣告口號(hào)：“如果沒(méi)壞，就不要修。”他們說(shuō)英國(guó)廣播公司“沒(méi)有破產(chǎn)”，他們的意思是說(shuō)它沒(méi)有垮掉（broken和單詞broke是有區(qū)別的，broke的意思是沒(méi)有錢），那為什么還要自找麻煩去改變它呢？
然而B(niǎo)BC將不得不進(jìn)行變革，因?yàn)橹車膹V播世界正發(fā)生變化。商業(yè)電視頻道——ITV和第四頻道——應(yīng)撒切爾政府廣播法案的要求進(jìn)行商業(yè)化，彼此競(jìng)爭(zhēng)廣告業(yè)務(wù)，降低成本，裁減員工。但從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看會(huì)引起變化的是新的衛(wèi)星頻道的出現(xiàn)，它們的部分資金來(lái)自廣告收入，部分來(lái)自用戶收視費(fèi)。
With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation's news coverage, as well as listen to it.
And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can tune in to two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio station. They are brought sport , comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs , education , religion , parliamentary coverage, children ' s programs and films for an annual license fee of 83 pounds per household.
It is a remarkable record, stretching back over 70 years--yet the BBC' s future is now in doubt. The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programs are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain.
The debate was launched by the Government , which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC-including ordinary listeners and viewers--to say what was good or badabout the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping. The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC' s royal charter runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organization as it is ,or to make changes.
Defenders of the Corporation-of whom there are many---are fond of quoting the American slogan "If it isn't broke, don't fix it. " The BBC "an' tbroke" ,they say, by which they mean it is not broken （as distinct from the word 'broke' , meaning having no money）, so why bother to change it?
Yet the BBC will have to change, because the broadcasting world around it is changing. The commercial TV channels--TV and Channel 4--were required by the Thatcher Government's Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs. But it is the arrival of new satellite channels--funded partly by advertising and partly by viewers' subscriptions-which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term .
5 . The world famous BBC now faces__ .
（A） the problem of new coverage （B）an uncertain prospect
（C） inquiries by the general public （D）shrinkage of audience
6. In the passage, which of the following about the BBC is not mentioned as the key issue?
（A）Extension of its TV service to Far East.
（B）Programmes as the subject of a nation-wide debate.
（C）Potentials for further international co-operations.
（D）Its existence as a broadcasting organization.
7. The BBC's "royal charter" （Line 4, Paragraph 3）stands for__
（A）the financial support from the royal family
（B）the privileges grantedby the Queen
（C）a contract with the Queen
（D）a unique relationship with the royal family
8. The foremost reason why the BBC has to readjust itself is no other than__
（A）the emergence of commercial TV channels
（B）the enforcement of Broadcasting Act by the government
（C）the urgent necessity to reduce costs and jobs
（D）the challenge of new satellite channels
Unit 3 （1996）Part 2
重點(diǎn)詞匯：
coverage（覆蓋范圍；新聞報(bào)導(dǎo)）←cover+age名詞后綴。
stretch（一段時(shí)間或路程v.n.伸展）與sketch（v.速寫；略圖；梗概）一起記。Babies do not want to hear about babies, they like to be told of giants and castles, and that which can stretch and stimulate their little minds.幼童不愿聽(tīng)關(guān)于幼童的故事，他們喜歡給他們講巨人和城堡，那可以擴(kuò)張和刺激他們小小的心靈。
slogan（標(biāo)語(yǔ)，口號(hào)）看作s+log+an，s形的圓木（log）上刻著一條（an）標(biāo)語(yǔ)（slogan）。
難句解析：
① They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, children's programmes and films for an annual licence fee of ￡83 per household.
句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是They are brought... for an annual license fee...，其中謂語(yǔ)部分使用了被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。實(shí)際結(jié)構(gòu)是bring后接雙賓語(yǔ)：bring sb. sth.，在這句話中，直接賓語(yǔ)很長(zhǎng)，是一系列名詞的羅列，前面的名詞用逗號(hào)連接，最后兩個(gè)并列成分用and連接。
重點(diǎn)要注意they指代前面提到的listeners and viewers，這里使用了bring sb. sth.這一結(jié)構(gòu)的被動(dòng)式：sb. was brought sth.。介詞for在這里相當(dāng)于at the price of。另外news and current affairs中的and是連接news和current affairs的，而這個(gè)詞組作為一個(gè)整體與其它的名詞music，education等并列。
② The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programmes are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain.
句子的結(jié)構(gòu)是but連接了兩個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的句子。其中at least for the time being前后用逗號(hào)與句子其它部分分開(kāi)，是插入語(yǔ)。前一句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是The Corporation will survive as...，后一句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是its role, its size and its programs are now the subject...。
The Corporation指代前面提到的BBC=British Broadcast Corporation。另外注意as的用法，這里它用作介詞，是“作為……”的意思。publicly-funded由公眾提供資金的；nation-wide全國(guó)范圍內(nèi)的。
③ The debate was launched by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC — including ordinary listeners and viewers — to say what was good or bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping.
這個(gè)句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是：The debate was launched by the Government，使用了被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。后面which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC...修飾government，定語(yǔ)從句中不定式to say后面是兩個(gè)并列的賓語(yǔ)從句，一個(gè)由what引導(dǎo)，一個(gè)由whether引導(dǎo)，兩部分用and連接，副詞even表示進(jìn)一步強(qiáng)調(diào)。另外兩個(gè)破折號(hào)之間的部分屬于插入成分，是用來(lái)進(jìn)一步定義anyone的。anyone后面的with介詞詞組也是用來(lái)修飾anyone的。
重點(diǎn)是要弄清楚后面定語(yǔ)從句，兩個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，還有插入成分之間的層次關(guān)系。另外要注意be worth doing的用法，這一結(jié)構(gòu)本身就可以表達(dá)被動(dòng)含義，因而the Corporation was worth keeping就是“英國(guó)廣播公司值得被保留”的意思。
④ The BBC "ain't broke", they say, by which they mean it is not broken （as distinct from the word "broke", meaning having no money）, so why bother to change it?
這句話是so連接的兩個(gè)因果關(guān)系的句子。they say是插入語(yǔ)。which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句修飾前面引號(hào)中的部分“ain't broke”。
注意which指代的是前面引號(hào)中的部分；而且注意區(qū)別broke和broken在這里的不同意思。why do sth.這里是個(gè)反問(wèn)句，是不太正式的用法。注意在此處，作者修正了前面美國(guó)俚語(yǔ)“ain't broke”中broke一詞的用法錯(cuò)誤，指出其應(yīng)該被寫為broken。
⑤ But it is the arrival of new satellite channels — funded Partly by advertising and Partly by viewers' subscriptions — which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term.
首先這個(gè)句子使用了強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)：it is... which，which指代前面的channels。破折號(hào)中間部分的插入成分相當(dāng)于定語(yǔ)，（which are） funded Partly by advertising and Partly by viewers' subscriptions修飾channels。其中and連接兩個(gè)Partly by。
注意bring about在句中的含義是“引起，導(dǎo)致，產(chǎn)生”。
試題解析：
5. 【正確答案】 [B]
意為：前景不定。第三段指出，英國(guó)廣播公司（BBC）已有70多年的光輝歷程，然而，目前其前景不明（in doubt）。雖然（至少就目前而言）作為一個(gè)公辦廣播機(jī)構(gòu)，廣播公司將繼續(xù)存在下去，但是，其作用、規(guī)模、節(jié)目成為目前英國(guó)舉國(guó)上下?tīng)?zhēng)論的話題。第四段指出，這場(chǎng)爭(zhēng)論是由政府發(fā)起的。政府要求普通聽(tīng)眾和觀眾評(píng)論廣播公司的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)——甚至于值不值得把它辦下去（was worth keeping）。最后一段指出，廣播公司也的確面臨著新的挑戰(zhàn)，它只有改變自己才能適應(yīng)新的形勢(shì)。
A意為：新聞報(bào)道（的范圍）問(wèn)題。C意為：公眾的質(zhì)詢。公眾并未主動(dòng)對(duì)廣播公司的發(fā)展前景及狀況評(píng)頭論足，而是政府要求他們這樣做的。D意為：觀（聽(tīng)）眾的減少。
6. 【正確答案】 [C]
意為：進(jìn)一步進(jìn)行國(guó)際合作的潛力。最后一段指出，由于廣播領(lǐng)域（broadcasting world）正在發(fā)生變化，英國(guó)廣播公司也應(yīng)改變自己，以適應(yīng)新形勢(shì)。撤切爾政府制定的廣播法要求電視頻道進(jìn)一步商業(yè)化、搞廣告競(jìng)爭(zhēng)并削減開(kāi)支與勞務(wù)。新電視頻道的開(kāi)播將帶來(lái)長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的巨變?？梢?jiàn)，這里并未提到國(guó)際合作問(wèn)題。
A意為：將電視廣播擴(kuò)展到遠(yuǎn)東地區(qū)。第一段指出，隨著英國(guó)廣播公司國(guó)際電視節(jié)目的開(kāi)播，數(shù)百萬(wàn)亞洲和美洲人不僅可以聽(tīng)到它的廣播，還可以觀看到它的電視新聞報(bào)道（news coverage）。文章最后一段還提到了衛(wèi)星頻道將會(huì)給廣播公司帶來(lái)的變化。B意為：電視節(jié)目成為舉國(guó)上下談?wù)摰脑掝}。D意為：它作為廣播機(jī)構(gòu)的存在。另請(qǐng)參閱第5題題解。
7. 【正確答案】 [C]
可直譯為：與女王簽的契約。眾所周知，英國(guó)是君主立憲國(guó)家，國(guó)王代表國(guó)家。因此，與女王簽約就等于說(shuō)該公司是國(guó)家辦的廣播公司（a publicly-funded broadcasting station），而不是私營(yíng)的。charter意為：契約，特許證。原句可譯為：質(zhì)詢的原因是：廣播公司的皇家契約1996年將要到期，因此必須決定廣播公司是保持原樣還是要改革。
A意為：皇族的財(cái)政支持。皇族指國(guó)王的家庭，與國(guó)家是兩碼事。B意為：女王準(zhǔn)予的一系列特權(quán)。D意為：與皇族的特殊關(guān)系。
8. 【正確答案】 [D]
意為：新電視頻道的挑戰(zhàn)。該題提問(wèn)部分意為：英國(guó)廣播公司不得不自行調(diào)整的最主要原因恰恰是……。文章最后一句指出：從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的觀點(diǎn)來(lái)看，新電視頻道的開(kāi)播將無(wú)疑會(huì)帶來(lái)的變化（注意：本句是強(qiáng)調(diào)句）。
A意為：商業(yè)性電視頻道的出現(xiàn)。B意為：政府廣播法的實(shí)施。C意為：降低成本和勞務(wù)的緊迫性。[A]、[B]、[C]雖然都提到了，但都不是作為主要原因而提的。
全文翻譯：
隨著B(niǎo)BC（英國(guó)廣播公司）全世界電視節(jié)目的開(kāi)播，亞洲和美洲的數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì)的人不僅可以聽(tīng)到廣播，也能看到它的電視新聞報(bào)道了。當(dāng)然，英國(guó)聽(tīng)眾和觀眾可以收到兩個(gè)BBC電視頻道，五個(gè)BBC全國(guó)廣播電臺(tái)和幾十個(gè)地方電臺(tái)，每戶每年交83英鎊的收視費(fèi)便可收看體育、喜劇、戲劇、音樂(lè)、新聞時(shí)事、教育、宗教、議會(huì)報(bào)道、兒童節(jié)目及電影。
延續(xù)七十多年，BBC可謂歷程輝煌，然而現(xiàn)在，BBC的未來(lái)卻令人疑慮。至少目前，它仍可以公辦廣播機(jī)構(gòu)的身份生存下去，但它的作用、規(guī)模和節(jié)目卻成了全英國(guó)爭(zhēng)論的話題。
英國(guó)政府發(fā)起了這場(chǎng)爭(zhēng)論，它邀請(qǐng)每一位對(duì)BBC有看法的人——包括普通的聽(tīng)眾和觀眾——對(duì)公司好壞進(jìn)行評(píng)說(shuō)，甚至可以評(píng)說(shuō)他們是否認(rèn)為公司值得辦下去。這樣做的原因是BBC所持的皇家特許證于1996年到期，政府必須決定讓公司維持原狀還是進(jìn)行變革。
公司的捍衛(wèi)者——他們中有很多人——喜歡引用美國(guó)的廣告口號(hào)：“如果沒(méi)壞，就不要修。”他們說(shuō)英國(guó)廣播公司“沒(méi)有破產(chǎn)”，他們的意思是說(shuō)它沒(méi)有垮掉（broken和單詞broke是有區(qū)別的，broke的意思是沒(méi)有錢），那為什么還要自找麻煩去改變它呢？
然而B(niǎo)BC將不得不進(jìn)行變革，因?yàn)橹車膹V播世界正發(fā)生變化。商業(yè)電視頻道——ITV和第四頻道——應(yīng)撒切爾政府廣播法案的要求進(jìn)行商業(yè)化，彼此競(jìng)爭(zhēng)廣告業(yè)務(wù)，降低成本，裁減員工。但從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看會(huì)引起變化的是新的衛(wèi)星頻道的出現(xiàn)，它們的部分資金來(lái)自廣告收入，部分來(lái)自用戶收視費(fèi)。