Paraphrasing (24th paragraph)
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The most pressing question right now is what will happen in TV, already reeling from a big drop in advertising. Although the new season has been pretty well purged of any references that might be deemed offensive in the wake of the attack, there is serious doubt about viewers ' tastes in the future. “We have no idea whether we can interest viewers in new shows,” said one network executive who asked not to be identified. “The new season could be a total shambles, and there is nothing we can do about it.”
The main idea of the paragraph
The most pressing task for the entertainment industry is to find out the viewers’ tastes, and to produce shows accordingly.
娱乐业目前最紧迫的任务就是去了解观众的口味，然后相应地提供娱乐产品。
句子分析
1、Although the new season has been pretty well purged of any references that might be deemed offensive in the wake of the attacks, there is serious doubt about viewers’ tastes in the future.
在此句中
1）“there is serious doubt about viewers’ tastes in the future”是主句
2）“although the new season has… in the wake of the attack”是个让步状语从句，修饰主句中的谓语“is serious doubt”，其中“that might be deemed offensive in the wake of the attacks”是个限制性的定语从句，修饰名词“references”
2、We have no idea whether we can interest viewers in new shows.
在此句中
“whether we can interest viewers in new shows”是个同位语从句，说明“idea”的内容，原先在这样用时通常在“idea”之后加上复合介词“as to”。
词语解释
purge
在使用时常与介词“of”搭配，“of”引出“purge”的内容：
e.g.
1）The local government took an initiative to purge the PC market of software pirates.
当地政府主动采取行动清除个人电脑市场上的盗版软件。
2）She and Mary purged themselves of their mutual prejudices.
她和玛丽消除了相互间的偏见。
