新奇事件簿 英协会发布儿童必看电影

The British Film Institute (BFI) has released¹ a list of 50 movies that they say all under-14-year-old children must see. More than 70 movie critics gave their top ten children’s movies from around the world. The result is a wide variety of famous Hollywood blockbusters, such as ET and Toy Story, as well as more obscure² movies, like Where is the Friend’s House, an Iranian movie released in 1987. The number one film is Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 movie Spirited Away. Five of the top ten movies were not in English.

英国电影协会公布“50部儿童（14岁以下）必看影片”。在全球范围内，超70名影评人挑选十大儿童必看影片。包括《E.T.》，《玩具总动员》在内的好莱坞巨制，以及像《何处是我朋友的家》等不知名电影，该部影片是一部上映于1987年的伊朗电影。高居榜首的是宫崎骏于2001年发表的《千与千寻》。前五名均不是英文电影。

The BFI wants to encourage parents and schools to treat film as a serious school subject, the same as literature and art. The BFI website highlights³ the fact that films are a part of children’s heritage⁴. The top-50 list was created to promote the movies that children should see rather than those they shouldn’t see. The website also notes some weak points of the list. The majority of the films are from English-speaking countries and most of the movies have boys as the central character.

“英协会”希望让父母和校方了解到，电影同文学艺术一样，也是一门严肃的学科。“英协会”官网强调称，电影是儿童遗产的一部分。公布“50部榜单”目的在于鼓励儿童看电影，而不是“禁看榜单”。网站还表示称，榜单存在缺陷。绝大多数为英语国家电影，多数也均以男孩为主人公讲述。

1 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

2 obscure   

adj.微暗的，难解的，不著名的，（语音学）轻音的；vt.使...阴暗，隐藏，使...含糊，成为含糊的元音；n.暗淡，模糊

参考例句：

• The point of his speech is obscure.他发言的要点模糊不清。
• The joke did not obscure the underlying seriousness of his point.玩笑并没有掩盖他的观点隐含的严肃性。

3 highlights   

n.头发挑染部分；全球知名儿童刊物及相关产品的发行和销售商的名称、商号及商标

参考例句：

• The report highlights the major problems facing society today. 报告特别强调了当今社会所面临的主要问题。
• The report highlights a number of instances of injustice. 这篇报道重点列举了一些不公正的实例。

4 heritage   

n.传统，遗产，继承物

参考例句：

• The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。
• We Chinese have a great cultural heritage.我们中国人有伟大的文化遗产。