be subject to groundless doubts 受到无端的怀疑
downgrade 低估
overestimate 高估
has fallen victim of bias 成为偏见的牺牲品
far-reaching 影响深远的
inexorable decline 不可阻挡的衰落之势
scope 范围
coverage 新闻报道
to the point of 达到某种程度
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.对于40岁以下的普通读者来说，他们几乎无法想象，曾经有一段时期，在大多数大都市的报纸上可以读到高品质的艺术评论。【下图为句子分析】
yet 然而
表转折：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 相当大（或多）的
consisted in 存在于，在于
marvel at 对...感到惊奇
deem 认为，视为
circulation 发行，流通
general-circulation daily 普通读者发行的日报
certain 确信
abstract 抽象的
a long and purely abstract train of thought 长时间的纯抽象思考【a... train of 一系列，可不翻译】
assert 宣称
reasoning 推理
far-reaching 影响深远
inexorable decline 不可阻挡的衰落之势
coverage 新闻报道
to the point of 达到某种程度
average reader 普通读者
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. 对于40岁以下的普通读者来说，他们几乎无法想象，曾经有一段时期，在大多数大都市的报纸上可以读到高品质的艺术评论。
considerable 相当大（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世纪出版的大量最有意义的评论文集中，大部分是报纸评论。
The beauty of the plan consists in its simplicity. 这计划的好处就在于简单易行
marvel at 对... 感到惊奇
deem 视为，认为
circulation 发行，传递，流传，血液循环
in general-circulation dailies 在普通读者发行的日报上
The coins were taken out of circulation.这种硬币已经停止流通。
removed 遥远的，分离的，隔代的
the turn of the 20th century 20世纪初期
the eve of World War II 二战前夕
newsprint 新闻用纸
dirt-cheap 廉价的
stylish 时髦的，有风度的，漂亮的
ornament 装饰品
In those far-off days 在那些遥远的日子里
take it for granted 认为... 是理所当然
in detail and at length 充分详细地
We have already discussed this matter in detail and at great length. 我们已经十分详尽地讨论了这个问题。
wear one's learning lightly 以轻松活泼的当时表现学识
be about sth 从事于...，忙于...
Everywhere people were about their daily business. 到处的人们都在忙着干日常生活。
calling 职业
press 出版社
gift 天赋
literary gift 文学天赋
keep their own end up （在困难面前）不泄气，保持乐观
be tempted to do sth 打算做某事
contempt 轻蔑，轻视
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'.只有极少数作家足够聪明，也足够有文学天赋去坚持新闻写作，以至于我想把'新闻工作'定义为'不受读者欢迎的作家拿来嘲笑拥有大量读者的作家的蔑称'。
virtually 几乎，实际上
cricket 板球运动
foremost 最著名的
knight 【动】封... 为爵士
in point 已出版，（指书）可买到
body of sth （某事物的）大量，片，块，堆等
a body of evidence 大量证据
save 除了... ，除... 外
