VOA标准英语2012--Movie, Game Violence Are Focus in Wake of School Shooting
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十二月)
Movie, Game Violence Are Focus in Wake of School Shooting
When Chris Nolan’s film The Dark Knight 1 Rises came out in July, the on-screen death and destruction served as the backdrop to a mass shooting during its premiere in Aurora 2, Colorado. The shooter, 24-year-old James Holmes, had dyed his hair red to resemble the Batman character, “The Joker.” Holmes killed 12 people and wounded 58.
Production of violent films continued after the massacre 3.
Hollywood violence
One of them, Andrew Dominik’s graphic 4 drama Killing 5 Them Softly, about a hired gun with feelings, was released late November.
The Hollywood premiere this week of Quentin Tarantino’s bloody 6 western Django Unchained was canceled out of respect for those killed in Connecticut, though the movie will be released.
Criminal defense 7 attorney Rene Sandler said on-screen gunfights can inspire real-life shootings.
“The perpetrator becomes a character, takes on the persona of an aggressive, violent individual or superhero, and in Aurora it’s a perfect example of just that,” she said.
Video game carnage
But Sandler said, even more than films, violent video games are at the core of brutal 8 behavior, and she said they should be regulated.
“I have seen clients who have engaged in that interactive 9 video experience where they are killing, where they are using guns, where they are gaining points and winning given the more bodies that they amass 10. In this country we can ban sugary drinks for children because it’s unhealthy. We have done nothing to stop violent video games for children and adults,” she said.
Sandler said on-screen violence itself is not dangerous. But it can be "weaponized" in the hands of people with mental issues.
Mental health issues
Law enforcement authorities in the Connecticut shooting have said very little about the 20-year-old shooter, Adam Lanza's mental health. But the elementary school attack has raised the issue and many are calling on society to be more vigilant 11.
A game industry group calls any link between video games and violence a myth. And following the movie theater massacre in July, a movie industry mogul suggested a summit on violence and film, which has not yet been convened 12.
Still, an Oscar-nominated movie last year, We Need to Talk About Kevin, eerily 13 mirrors the Newtown shooting. The 16-year-old upperclass Kevin goes goes on a killing spree at his high school after murdering his family - the movie raising loaded questions about teen mental health, family breakdown 14 and violence in American society.
- He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
- A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
- The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
- Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。
- There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
- If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
- The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
- Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
- He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
- This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。
- How had he amassed his fortune?他是如何积累财富的呢？
- The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。
- He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
- The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。
- The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
- The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。
- It was nearly mid-night and eerily dark all around her. 夜深了，到处是一片黑黝黝的怪影。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
- The vast volcanic slope was eerily reminiscent of a lunar landscape. 开阔的火山坡让人心生怪异地联想起月球的地貌。 来自辞典例句