Internet and privacy互联网和隐私
stay up all night playing a computer game通宵玩电脑游戏
It's a bit embarrassing but I stayed up all night playing a computer game.说起来有些惭愧,我通宵玩电脑游戏了。
be addicted上瘾了
All night?! You must be addicted.通宵?!你一定是上瘾了。
be bad for one's health对健康有害
Today were discussing whether computer games are bad for our health-and in particular-bad for children.今天我们要讨论电脑游戏对人们尤其是对孩子的健康是否有害。
role-playing games角色扮演类的游戏
fantasy虚构的
Well,I quite like those role-playing games. You know, the fantasy role-playing games我挺喜欢那种角色扮演类的游戏的。你知道吗,就是那种虚构的角色扮演的游戏。
create your own characters and stories为自己挑选人物及故事
in a fantasy or imaginary-world在虚构或者想象的世界里
OK,well, role playing is where you create your own characters and stories in a fantasy or imaginary-world. 角色扮演就是你在虚构或者想象的世界里为自己挑选的人物及故事。
be not really up my alley我并不拿手
But, to be honest,those kind of games aren't really up my alley.但是,说实话,那类游戏我并不拿手,也就是并不是我所喜好或擅长的。
quite like shoot-'em-up games喜欢射击游戏
do a lot of shooting有很多射击场面
a lot of violence很多暴力
Yeah,I also quite like shoot-'em-up games. These are games where you have to do a lot of shooting and there's a lot of violence.有,我还喜欢射击游戏。这种游戏有很多射击和暴力场面。
you don't strike me as a violent person你给我的印象并不是一个暴力的人
It's funny because you don't strike me as a violent person, Finn.奇怪,你给我的印象并不是一个暴力的人啊,菲恩。
wouldn't hurt a fly苍蝇都不忍伤害
shoot people on a computer screen 在电脑屏幕上用枪杀人
seems a bit more harmless感觉无伤大雅
I'm not, at all I wouldn't hurt a fly ! But maybe shooting people on a computer screen seems a bit more harmless.我一点也不暴力。我连一只苍蝇都不忍伤害!或许是因为在电脑屏幕上用枪杀人感觉无伤大雅吧。
adult computer games成人电脑游戏
have a negative effect on children给儿童造成负面影响
Well, let's hear Internet safety advisor Alan MacKenzie discussing how adult computer games can have a negative effect on children.让我们听一听网络安全顾问艾伦麦肯锡讨论成人电脑游戏如何会给儿童造成负面影响。
understandably可以理解地
not realise the explicit content没有意识到游戏中的内容很开放
the violence and sexualisation of women in particular暴力和性化,尤其是对女性
is wholly inappropriate for anybody对于任何人都是不适合
never mind children更别提儿童
Many people understandably will just think that a game is just a game and not realising the explicit content that's in there and as you suggest,the violence and sexualisation of women in particular, which is wholly inappropriate for anybody never mind children.当然,有很多人认为游戏就仅仅是游戏,但是他们没有意识到游戏中的内容很开放,其中包括正如你提到的暴力和性化,尤其是对女性。这些内容对于任何人都是不适合的,更别提儿童了。
a harmless form of entertainment一种无害的娱乐方式
Well,you know,if you want my opinion, a game is just a game.It's generally a harmless form of entertainment.
如果你问我的看法,我觉得游戏就是游戏。它就是一种无害的娱乐方式。
be torn很纠结;很难下定论
be not affected by what you see in computer games没有被你在电脑游戏中看到的东西所影响
I'm torn, actually . Most people, like you Finn, probably aren't affected by what you see in computer games.实际上,我很纠结大部分人,比如你菲恩,可能没有被你在电脑游戏中看到的东西所影响。
can't ignore the small percentage of people who are affected不能忽视那一小部分被影响的人
But we can't ignore the small percentage of people who are affected.
但是我们不能忽视那一小部分被影响的人。
doesn't make me violent没有让我变得暴力
makes me very tired让我很疲惫
Well,that's true really isn't it Rob?And whilst playing computer games all night doesn't make me violent, it certainly makes me very tired!
这是事实,对吗,罗伯?整晚玩电脑游戏虽然没有让我变得暴力,但是它让我很疲惫!
in your own computer fantasy world for hours on end连续数小时沉浸在虚构的网络世界中
I can see that Butalso Finn-when do you and your wife actually talk to each other - when you're in your own computer fantasy world for hours on end?我可以看出来。但是菲恩,如果你连续数小时沉浸在虚构的网络世界中,你什么时候和你的妻子进行沟通呢?
through the shape of a woman's body通过对女人的身材
the clothes she wears她穿的衣服
the way she behaves动作的设计
This might be through the shape of a woman's body or the clothes she wears,or the way she behaves in these games.这些游戏可能是通过对女人的身材、她们穿的衣服或者她们的动作的设计来将她们性化。
access this type of content接触这些内容
And he is worried about children accessing this type of content.他很担心孩子们会接触这些内容。让我们再听一听他的建议。
educate the parents and the wider community in these issues对家长及更广泛的相关人群进行教育
So it's a matter of educating the parents and the wider community in these issues, and making them aware of the type of content that's in there, and why it's inappropriate,and the effects that it may be having on their children and their behaviour.这就需要我们针对这一问题加强对家长及更广泛的相关人群的教育,让他们了解游戏当中都有什么内容,这些内容有什么不妥以及它们会对孩子以及他们的行为造成什么影响。
the responsibility of parents and the wider community是家长及更广泛的相关人群的责任
friends,relatives and teachers朋友、亲戚和老师
check on what children are viewing and playing监督孩子们观看和娱乐的内容
Alan thinks it's the responsibility of parents and the wider community-now that means other groups of people,such as friends,relatives and teachers for example -to check on what children are viewing and playing.艾伦认为监督孩子们观看和娱乐的内容是家长及更广泛的相关人群的责任。更广泛的相关人群是指除父母以外的其他人,比如朋友、亲戚和老师。
understand which types of content are OK and which aren't知道什么内容恰当什么内容不恰当
But this will only work if they understand which types of content are OK and which aren't.但是这也得需要这些人知道什么内容恰当什么内容不恰当才可以。
need educating接受教育
That's right. So the adults need educating too. They need to be shown.
对。所以家长也需要接受教育。需要有人来告知他们。
check on your behaviour监督你的行为
Yes,that's right. So I'll be checking on your behaviour from now on, Finn!是的,说得对。那么从现在开始我就要监督你的行为了,菲恩!
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