1. It is difficult to the point
ofimpossibility
for the average reader under
theage
of forty to imagine a time when high- quality arts criticism could be found in most big-
citynewspapers
. ( T1 P2)
　　对于平均年龄40岁如下读者而言，她们很难想象在大多数大都市主流报纸上可以读到高质量艺术评论那一年代。
　　2. To read such books today is
tomarvel
at the fact that their learned
contents
were once deemed suitable for publication in general- circulation dailies. ( T1 P2)
　　今天咱们阅读这样书籍,会惊讶于这样一种事实:这些学术性文艺评论曾经被认为适合刊登在面向大众发行日报上。
　　3. In those far-off days ...