美国国家公共电台 NPR Disney Announces Changes To Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：2017年NPR美国国家公共电台7月
(SOUNDBITE OF DISNEY STUDIO CHORUS SONG, "YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)")
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
This is the soundtrack to one of Disney's most beloved theme park rides.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)")
UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
SHAPIRO: "Pirates Of The Caribbean."
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:
The ride opened at Disneyland in 1967, when attitudes were different. Now, in 2017, Disney has announced that there will be some updates to the ride.
SHAPIRO: Like getting rid of a scene that shows a line of weeping women standing 1 under a sign that says auction 2, take a wench for a bride.
SIEGEL: The new scene will feature a female pirate auctioning 3 off stolen gold and jewelry 4.
SHAPIRO: Eric J. Lawrence is a longtime Disney fan and amateur Disney historian. He says this isn't the first time the ride has had to be updated.
SIEGEL: In the 1990s, Disney changed a scene that showed pirates chasing women around a building.
ERIC J LAWRENCE: They just simply changed the tone of it by having the women be carrying food. And so instead of the sexual urge it was more a gluttony urge that was sort of motivating these pirates to be chasing the women.
SHAPIRO: Lawrence says a fair amount of controversy 5 bubbled up over that change. People eventually got used to it.
SIEGEL: Today, many people have praised Disney for removing a wink 6 to human trafficking. Still, there are purists out there.
Please don't do this. It would break my heart. That's one comment on Disney's announcement. Is nothing sacred?
SUSAN VENESS: People get so emotionally connected to these attractions. And when they change it is really difficult. But I do think some of the changes Disney has made have been for the better. And it probably is about time this one moves on a bit.
SHAPIRO: That's Susan Veness. She wrote the "Hidden Magic Of Walt Disney World" book series. And she herself is a bit on the fence about the new female pirate.
VENESS: I tend to be a person who really likes the classics to stay in their original form. But she can be a cool lady pirate. And I think they add a fun element for girls to look beyond just the princesses. And that, to me, is always a good thing.
SIEGEL: Meanwhile, no changes have been announced to the song.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)")
UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) We kidnap and ravage 7 and don't give a hoot 8. Drink up, me hearties 9, yo ho.
SHAPIRO: But Disney does give a hoot whether its pirates kidnap and ravage.
SIEGEL: Pillage 10 and plunder 11 - still on the table.
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UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) Drink up, me hearties, yo ho. Maraud and embezzle 12 and even hijack 13. Drink up, me hearties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We kindle 14 and char 15 and enflame and ignite. Drink up, me hearties, yo ho. We burn up the city, we're really a fright. Drink up, me hearties, yo ho. We're rascals 16, scoundrels, villains 17 and knaves 18. Drink up, me hearties, yo ho.
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
- They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
- The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。 来自辞典例句
- So she's auctioning off a chance to go to an awards dinner? 那么她在拍卖与她共赴晚宴的机会了？ 来自电影对白
- The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
- Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
- The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。
- Just in time to watch a plague ravage his village.恰好目睹了瘟疫毁灭了他的村庄。
- For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.20年来，这个国家一直被内战外侵所蹂躏。
- The sudden hoot of a whistle broke into my thoughts.突然响起的汽笛声打断了我的思路。
- In a string of shrill hoot of the horn sound,he quickly ran to her.在一串尖声鸣叫的喇叭声中，他快速地跑向她。
- Heave ho, my hearties! 伙伴们，用力呀！
- Pull away, my hearties! 使劲划，伙计们！
- The invading troops were guilty of rape and pillage.侵略军犯了抢劫和强奸的罪。
- It was almost pillage.这简直是一场洗劫。
- The thieves hid their plunder in the cave.贼把赃物藏在山洞里。
- Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段。
- I suppose they embezzle a lot.我想他们贪污了不少。
- The cashier embezzled $50,000 from the bank and ran away.银行的出纳盗用了五万美元，并且逃跑了。
- Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
- The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。
- This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
- A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。
- Without a drenching rain,the forest fire will char everything.如果没有一场透地雨，森林大火将烧尽一切。
- The immediate batch will require deodorization to char the protein material to facilitate removal in bleaching.脱臭烧焦的蛋白质原料易在脱色中去除。
- "Oh, but I like rascals. "唔，不过我喜欢流氓。
- "They're all second-raters, black sheep, rascals. "他们都是二流人物，是流氓，是恶棍。
- The impression of villains was inescapable. 留下恶棍的印象是不可避免的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Some villains robbed the widow of the savings. 有几个歹徒将寡妇的积蓄劫走了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》