Right. Well， my idea is that a 1）fine should be paid in the form of a 2）hefty donation to 3）charity by television stations every time they show an unnecessary instance of weeping. Tears are shed far too cheaply on our screens. British upper lips 4）quiver too often， I feel. I didn’t know what this 5） tendency can be traced to， but perhaps back to Princess Diana’s death， or perhaps to reality television shows. But if， for instance， news channels had to pay ￡5，000 every time they 6）intruded on a 7）bereaved person’s grief， or every time a celebrity wept on screen at some sort of fashion statement， then at least a worthy cause would be benefiting in the form of the appropriate charity.


　　嗯，好吧，我（改变世界）的想法是，每次电视台播放一个不必要的煽情片段，都要以向慈善事业捐赠一笔巨款的形式缴纳罚金。现在，我们太容易在荧幕前掉眼泪。我感觉，保守的英国人太容易被感动了。我不知道这种趋势是从何时开始的，但也许可以追溯到戴安娜王妃的离世，或者是电视真人秀节目。但是，例如，如果电视新闻频道播放一次痛失亲友的悲伤（场面），或者一位名人为了某个时尚宣言流泪的时候，每次都应该缴纳5000英镑的罚款，那么至少（电视台捐款）能以慈善的方式成为一项有意义的事业。