Indeed, the economy is vastly inferior to Hollywood as a source of glitterati gossip, but much economic reporting makes the coverage of the birth of Brad Pitt’s and Angelina Jolie’s baby look profoundly serious. Likewise, government is vastly inferior to the World Cup as a sporting spectacle, but much political reporting focuses on who played well and who played badly.
实际上，在为时髦一族提供茶余饭后的谈资方面，经济的作用远比不上好莱坞。但是众多的经济报道使布拉德·皮特（Brad Pitt）和安吉莉娜·茱丽（Angelina Jolie）的孩子的出世俨然平添了几分严肃。同样道理，政府在体育领域受人关注的程度远不及世界杯，但很多政治报导却对哪位政治家步步高升、哪位政治家灰头土脸更加津津乐道。