Oscar-Nominated Film Censored in China
奧斯卡提名電影在中國受審查
By Wan-Chun Chang, David Lee
【新聞關鍵字】
1. best documentary short: n. 最佳紀錄短片
2. Telegraph: n.電報
3. censor: vt.審查
4. nominee: n. 被提名者
5. left out: v.ph.省去、遺漏
6. speculate: vt.推測
“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” is a 2010 Oscar nominee for best documentary short.
”中國的非自然災難：四川省的眼淚”是2010年奧斯卡提名最佳紀錄短片。
According to the U.K.-based Telegraph, the film has been blocked from airing in China and the words ‘unnatural disaster’ are being censored on the Chinese Internet.
根據英國的《電報》，這部影片已被中國禁止播出。“非自然災難”一詞已經在中國的網站上被審查。
The newspaper also says when the 2010 Oscar nominees were first announced Chinese media either excluded the documentary from their report, or completely left out the best documentary short category.
報上也說，當2010年奧斯卡受提名最先公布時，中國的媒體要不就是不報導這部資料片，要不就是完全不提最佳紀錄短片類。
The 39-minute film, by Matthew O’Neil and Jon Alpert, tells the story of parents whose children died in the Sichuan earthquake in 2008.
這部由馬修‧歐尼爾與瓊‧艾伯特所製作的39分鐘的影片中，講述了在2008年四川大地震中，那些喪失孩子的父母們的故事。
The Sichuan earthquake is a highly sensitive issue in China, as many parents lost their only child.
四川大地震是ㄧ個高敏感度的問題，很多的父母喪失的他們唯一的孩子。
According to official state statistics, more than 70,000 people were killed in the quake. At least 5,000 of them were children who died when their school buildings collapsed.
根據官方的統計數據，超過7萬多人死於地震中。其中至少5千名孩童，在學校建築物倒塌中喪生。
The film shows the families’ protests and failure to get answers from local officials.
這部影片呈現了受災家庭們的抗議，及無法得到當地官方的回應。
Some speculate Chinese state-run TV probably won’t show the Oscar ceremony on March 7th in case the film wins the award.
有人推測，假設這部影片得獎，中國國營電視台可能不會播出3月7號的奧斯卡頒獎典禮。
本新聞影音出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_china/2010-02-08/064559008702.html
【聽力加強訓練】聲音詞組烙印
1. 2010 Oscar nominee
2. unnatural disaster
3. best documentary short
4. official state statistics
5. the film has been blocked from airing
6. excluded the documentary from their report
7. completely left out the best documentary short category.
highly sensitive issue
8. in case the film wins the award
【每日一句】
Where’ve you been during Spring Festival?
春節期間都去哪啦？
【今日諺語】
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.
美德遠遠勝過美貌
【看笑話學英語】
Teacher: Now class, whatever I ask, I want you to all answer at once. How much is six plus 4?
Class: At once!
老師：現在同學們，不論我問什麼，我要你們都要立刻回答。六加四是多少？
同學們：立刻！
Teacher: Why do monkeys have big noses?
Pupil: Because they’ve got big fingers.
老師：為什麼猴子有大鼻子？
小朋友：因為牠們有大手指！