Oscar-Nominated Film Censored in China
奥斯卡提名电影在中国受审查
By Wan-Chun Chang, David Lee
【新闻关键字】
1. best documentary short: n. 最佳纪录短片
2. Telegraph: n.电报
3. censor: vt.审查
4. nominee: n. 被提名者
5. left out: v.ph.省去、遗漏
6. speculate: vt.推测
“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” is a 2010 Oscar nominee for best documentary short.
”中国的非自然灾难：四川省的眼泪”是2010年奥斯卡提名最佳纪录短片。
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.
根据英国的《电报》，这部影片已被中国禁止播出。“非自然灾难”一词已经在中国的网站上被审查。
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.
报上也说，当2010年奥斯卡受提名最先公布时，中国的媒体要不就是不报导这部资料片，要不就是完全不提最佳纪录短片类。
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.
这部由马修‧欧尼尔与琼‧艾伯特所制作的39分钟的影片中，讲述了在2008年四川大地震中，那些丧失孩子的父母们的故事。
The Sichuan earthquake is a highly sensitive issue in China, as many parents lost their only child.
四川大地震是ㄧ个高敏感度的问题，很多的父母丧失的他们唯一的孩子。
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.
根据官方的统计数据，超过7万多人死于地震中。其中至少5千名孩童，在学校建筑物倒塌中丧生。
The film shows the families’ protests and failure to get answers from local officials.
这部影片呈现了受灾家庭们的抗议，及无法得到当地官方的回应。
Some speculate Chinese state-run TV probably won’t show the Oscar ceremony on March 7th in case the film wins the award.
有人推测，假设这部影片得奖，中国国营电视台可能不会播出3月7号的奥斯卡颁奖典礼。
本新闻影音出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_china/2010-02-08/064559008702.html
【听力加强训练】声音词组烙印
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?
春节期间都去哪啦？
【今日谚语】
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.
美德远远胜过美貌
【看笑话学英语】
Teacher: Now class, whatever I ask, I want you to all answer at once. How much is six plus 4?
Class: At once!
老师：现在同学们，不论我问什么，我要你们都要立刻回答。六加四是多少？
同学们：立刻！
Teacher: Why do monkeys have big noses?
Pupil: Because they’ve got big fingers.
老师：为什么猴子有大鼻子？
小朋友：因为它们有大手指！
