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For example, notions of evidence and fact, of basic rights and public interest are at work in the process of journalistic judgment and production just as in courts of law.
比如，有关证据和事实、基本权利和公众利益的概念在新闻判断和新闻制作过程中起作用，就像在法庭上一样。
Sharpening judgment by absorbing and reflecting on law is a desirable component of a journalist’s intellectual preparation for his or her career.
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1. 本句主干为主系表结构，即Sharpening … +is +a desirable component of …
2. 主语为动名词短语sharpening judgment by absorbing and reflecting on law …
sharpen vt. 削尖；磨快；使敏捷；加重
sharpening judgment by …通过……来使判断敏锐/通过……事判断更敏锐
absorb vt. 吸收；吸引；承受；理解；(此处意译为：学习)
reflect vi. 反射，映现；深思
desirable adj. 令人满意的；值得要的
intellectual adj. 智力的；聪明的；理智的
career n. 生涯；职业；事业；速度，全速
Sharpening judgment by absorbing and reflecting on law is a desirable component of a journalist’s intellectual preparation for his or her career.
通过学习并且反省法律知识来培养自己的敏锐判断，这是一名新闻记者为其事业进行知识储备时渴望拥有的（一部分）。
But the idea that the journalist must understand the law more profoundly than an ordinary citizen rests on an understanding of the established conventions and special responsibilities of the news media.