ESL Podcast 439 – Talking about Censorship
时间：2019-02-05 作者：英语课 分类：英文特辑精选
The school that my daughter attends is trying to decide whether or not to ban certain books, which some parents think are inappropriate. The school called a parents meeting to talk over the issue.
At the meeting, one woman said: “The books on this list are obscene! I don’t want my children reading that filth 1!”
Another parent responded: “That’s absurd! Haven’t you ever heard of free speech? Banning books violates everything we Americans believe in.”
Another parent said: “I don’t like the way this book portrays 2 history. To me, it’s morally objectionable.”
Still another parent complained: “There is too much graphic 3 violence in these books and I won’t allow my son to be exposed to it.”
A parent stood up and yelled: “People who want to ban books are fear mongering. They don’t give our kids enough credit.”
The meeting turned into a shouting match. If you ask me, I’m very glad that none of the students were at this meeting. They would be learning an important lesson, but not one that any parent would want!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- I don't know how you can read such filth.我不明白你怎么会去读这种淫秽下流的东西。
- The dialogue was all filth and innuendo.这段对话全是下流的言辞和影射。
- The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》