Although tobacco ads are prohibited, companies get around the ban by sponsoring music shows.是什么意思？

Although tobacco ads are prohibited, companies get around the ban by sponsoring music shows.

虽然严禁为烟草做广告，但一些烟草公司却通过赞助音乐会来打擦边球。

although

conj. 尽管，虽然，但是，然

例句
He was in love with her, although he did not put that name to it.
他爱着她，虽然他没有将其称为爱。

tobacco

n. 烟草，烟叶，烟草制品，卷烟，纸烟；

例句
Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies.
两家很有名的律师事务所准备向烟草公司提起诉讼。

ADS

abbr. area, date, subject 地区，air defense system 防空系统，advance data system 高级数据系统，accessory drive system 附属驱动系统；n. 广告( ad的名词复数 )，(administration) 管理，(advance) 预付，(addendum) 附录；

例句
The ads helped Nike to achieve iconic status.
这些广告帮助耐克公司成就了其偶像地位。

are

vi. （用于第二人称单复数现在时，第一、三人称复数现在时）是；n. 公亩（等于100平方米）；

例句
We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
我们不敢放纵自己的情感，以免显得太过软弱或缺乏自制。

prohibited

v. 禁止，阻止( prohibit的过去式和过去分词 )，不许；

例句
Minicabs are prohibited by law from touting passers-by for business.
无标志的预约型出租车沿街拉客是非法的。

companies

n. 公司( company的名词复数 )，[军事]连，连队，客人；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

get

vt. 得到，抓住，说服，受到（惩罚等）；vt.& vi. 到达，来；vi. 成为，开始，设法对付，获得利益或财

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

around

adv. 大约，旋转，到处，四处，在周围；prep. 围绕，在附近，前后，左右，在…周围；

例句
He has never put an arm around his wife to accommodate photographers...
他从未为了迎合摄影师而搂住妻子。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

ban

vt. 禁止，下令禁止，剥夺权利，[古]诅咒；n. 禁止，禁令，谴责，诅咒，诅骂，革出教门；

例句
Canada will ban smoking in all offices later this year.
加拿大将从今年晚些时候起在办公场所全面禁烟。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

sponsoring

v. 赞助( sponsor的现在分词 )，资助（某人的培训或教育），为慈善活动捐资，倡议；

例句
Mercury, in association with The Independent, is sponsoring Britain's first major Pop Art exhibition for over 20 years...
《信使报》正携手《独立报》一起为 20 多年来英国举办的首届大型通俗艺术展览提供赞助。

music

n. 音乐，乐曲，乐谱，乐队；

例句
Avant-garde music to this day has not found general public acceptance.
先锋音乐时至今日都没有得到大众的广泛认可。

shows

v. 给…看( show的第三人称单数 )，表现出，显露出，上演；

例句
...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating.
丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头