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Brick Lane

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  Yvonne:  Hello!  You're listening to Entertainment from bbclearningenglish.com – and

  I'm Yvonne Archer1.

  Today, we find out about a very abrupt2 ending to the making of a film that's

  based on a prize winning book by author Monica Ali.  The book is about a

  young woman who comes to live in ”Brick Lane“, East London, after her

  arranged marriage.  The movie version of the book was being filmed in and

  around Brick Lane but several people weren't happy.   As you listen to this

  short but rather fast BBC Radio London news clip, try to catch the expression

  that's used to mean that filming has suddenly stopped…

  BBC London newsclip

  A protest is taking place in East London against the film being made of the prize winning

  book ”Brick Lane“.   Film Four, who are making the production, have pulled out of filming

  in the area because of local feeling.  But the protest will still go ahead.

  Yvonne:  The filmmakers have 'pulled out' of filming in the Brick Lane area – they've

  stopped filming there despite their plans.  Listen again to find out who is

  protesting against the filming of ”Brick Lane“ in that area and what phrase

  does the news reader use to tell us that?

  BBC London newsclip

  Film Four, who are making the production, have pulled out of filming in the area because of

  local feeling.  But the protest will still go ahead.

  Yvonne:  People who live and work locally were upset and offended by the movie being

  filmed in the Brick Lane area, so, as we heard, the company have stopped

  filming there -  'because of local feeling'.  So if the filming has stopped,

  why haven't the protests stopped?  Try to work that out as we hear part of a

  telephone call with the organiser of the protest, Abdus Salique…

  Abdus Salique, campaign organiser

  She said something not true about us in the book and we've got a right to protest these things,

  you know, because this is not right.  What she said about our history through her characters,

  she's imaging the things in the head.

  Yvonne:  According to Abdus Salique, Monica Ali's characters say things that seem to

  be historical facts, but they're not actually true.  He says those things have

  been imagined by Monica and so the protest continues.  In fact, we

  understand that this protest is part of a campaign to stop the film from being

  made at all.

  Of course, many copies of ”Brick Lane“ have been sold and Monica's writing

  has received praise as well as complaints.   An article in the Guardian3

  newspaper calls her book 'a disgrace' – disrespectful and embarrassing.  Let's

  find out why and how Monica reacts to that criticism…

  Monica Ali, author ”Brick Lane“

  I think the Guardian newspaper said that the book was a disgrace because although it's true

  that 50,000 Sylhetis live in Tower Hamlets in overcrowded conditions, I shouldn't have

  written about that.  I should have written about some other successful Sylhetis, a region of

  Bangladesh, who've got big houses and swimming pools and so on.  Which is - that's a book

  for somebody else to write if they wish to!

  Yvonne:  Brick Lane is in the East London borough4 of Tower Hamlets and there are

  often too many Bangladeshis having to live in each house or flat.  But Monica

  Ali's book ”Brick Lane“ is described as a disgrace because she chose to write

  about those people in her book rather than about the Bangladeshis who are

  much more successful and rich.   And did you catch Monica's response to that

  suggestion?  Here's a little more of it:

  Monica Ali, author ”Brick Lane“

  That's a book for somebody else to write if they wish to!  You have to be free to write the

  truth about the world as you see it otherwise there's no point in writing.

  Yvonne:  Monica Ali, award winning author of ”Brick Lane“, makes it very clear that

  someone else can write about the richer Bangladeshis if they want to, but she

  chose not to!  In Monica's opinion, authors should be allowed to write about

  what they want to from their own point of view – or else it's not worth writing!

  But what's your view - do authors have a responsibility to make sure that they

  only write books which won't offend people?   Will books become boring if

  writers aren't allowed to mix the truth with imagined situations and characters?

  Lots to think about until our next 'Entertainment' but in the meantime do visit

  us at bbclearningenglish.com!


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1 archer KVxzP     
n.射手,弓箭手
参考例句:
  • The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
  • The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。
2 abrupt 2fdyh     
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的
参考例句:
  • The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
  • His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。
3 guardian 8ekxv     
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
参考例句:
  • The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
  • The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
4 borough EdRyS     
n.享有自治权的市镇;(英)自治市镇
参考例句:
  • He was slated for borough president.他被提名做自治区主席。
  • That's what happened to Harry Barritt of London's Bromley borough.住在伦敦的布罗姆利自治市的哈里.巴里特就经历了此事。
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