2018年12月英语六级作文精讲：你对出版物审查持什么态度？思维导图

Supposeyouareinthepositionofaparent.Wouldyouallowyourchildrentoreadanybookorseeanyfilmtheywantedtowithoutfirstcheckingitscontentorfindingoutwhetheritissuitableforthem?Ifyouranswertothequestionis"yes,"thenyouareeitherextremelypermissiveorjustplainirresponsible.Ifyouransweris"no,"thenyouareexercisingyourrightasaparenttoprotectyourchildrenfromwhatyouconsidertobeundesirableinfluences.Inotherwords,byactingasacensoryourself,youareadmittingthatthereisastrongcaseforcensorship.

Perhapsyouwillsaythatchildrenneedprotectionanditistheparents'responsibilitytoprovideit.Butwithadults,itisanotherthing.Ofcoursemanyadultscandecidewhatisgoodandwhatisbad,butnotallofthemcandoso.Censorshipisforthegoodofsocietyasawhole.Justimaginewhatchaostherewouldbeifwelivedinasocietywithoutlaws!Likethelaw,censorshipcontributestothecommongood.

Moreover,whendiscussingcensorship,weshouldnotconfineourattentiontogreatmasterpiecesofgenuineart,butshouldconsiderthevastnumbersofpublicationsandfilmswhichmakeupthebulkoftheentertainmentindustry.Whencensorshiplawsarerelaxed,unscrupulouspeoplearegivenalicencetoproducevirtuallyanythinginthenameof"art",butactuallyareveryfarfrombeingworksofart.Thereisatendencytoequate"artistic"with"pornographic".Thevastmarketforpornographywouldrapidlybeexploited.Oneofthegreatthingsthatcensorshipdoesistopreventcertainpeoplefrommakingfatprofitsbycorruptingthemindsofothers.

Publicationsshouldbecensored

1.Shouldchildrenreadbooksorseefilmswithoutcensoring?

2.Censorshipisgoodforsociety

3.Istheworkartisticorpornographic?

本文是一篇议论文。作者从多方面、多角度主张出版物应受审查,第一段从儿童的角度辩论,第二段从成人和全社会角度辩论,第三段从区分真假艺术作品角度辩论。全文议论文体表现强烈,书面语气息很浓。

censor(ship)v.(n.)审查

inthepositionof设身处地

plain/completelyirresponsible极不负责

exerciseright行使权利

undesirableinfluences不良影响

getalicence得到通行证

inthenameof"art"以“艺术”的名义

corruptthemindsofothers腐蚀别人的思想

forthegoodof为了萢利益

confineourattentionto注意力局限于

masterpiecesofgenuineart真正的艺术杰作

thebulkofpublications大量出版物

unscrupulouspeople不法之徒

pornography(ic)黄色(的)

lawsrelaxed法律松弛

chaos混乱