英语翻译Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which

英语翻译
Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live,we must communicate with other people.A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech.If we travel in buses,buy things in shops,or eat in restaurants,we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions,receive news or comment,and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society.
Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication,and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the main factors of current society.Two things,above others,have caused the extreme growth of the communication industry.Firstly,inventiveness has led to advances in printing,telecommunications,photography,radio and television.Secondly,speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news,which itself is often almost eclipsed(失去优势) by international news.
No longer is the possession of information confined(局限于) to a privileged minority.In the last century,the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate,but today there are public libraries.Forty years ago,people used to go to the cinema,but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a program that is being channeled into millions of homes.
Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information.The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information,education and entertainment.The printing,broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing,educating and entertaining.
Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part,the vast modern network of communication is open to abuse.However,the mass media are with us for better,for worse,and there is no turning back.

显然,如果我们要参与到我们生活的社会中,就必须与他人交流.很多交流是通过人与人之间简单的语言方式进行的.如果我们乘公共汽车出行,在商店买东西,或在餐馆吃饭,我们可能给出我们的意见和建议,获取新闻或评论,也可能会有社会其他成员质疑我们的观点.
面对面联络绝不是唯一的交流方式.在上上个世纪,大众传媒艺术已成为当前社会的主要因素之一.两件最重要的事件,引起了传媒业的极端发展.首先,创造力,带来了印刷、通讯、摄影、广播和电视的发展.其次,速度使通信得传输和接收发生了彻底的变革,使本地新闻往往让位给国家新闻,也就远远比不上国际新闻了.
信息不在局限于拥有特权的少数人.在上个世纪,拥有自己的图书馆的富人们很幸运,但现今有公共图书馆.40年前,人们常常去电影院,但现在更多的人在家就能打开电视收看传送到千家万户的电视节目.
通信不再仅仅是信息的传递.现代的通信业使人们能接触到更多的信息、教育以及娱乐,极大地影响了人们的生活方式,拓宽了人们的眼界.印刷,广播和广告业也都涉及到了信息,教育和娱乐性.
虽然大众传媒所传播的大量资料对个人和他所处的社会十分宝贵,但大量的现代通信网络开放滥用.不过,大众传媒,对我们有好,有坏,而且也没有退路.