The way an event is portrayed in the media largely determines how it will be viewed by the public.
媒体对新闻的报道方式很大程度上决定着观众看待这件事的试。
but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护,似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。