PBS高端访谈:学生对预防枪支暴力事件的看法

 　　RAY SUAREZ:Now a different perspective on guns and public safety from young people who participate in the "NewsHour"'s Student Reporting Labs program.

　　And again to Hari Sreenivasan.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:We brought together high school students from around the country into a Google Hangout to talk about recent gun proposals that affect schools, the connection between video games and violence and what can be done to prevent mass shootings like the one that took place in Newtown, Conn. We asked them about recent proposals, such as arming teachers.

　　Jacqueline Mears is from Magnolia, Texas.

　　JACQUELINE MEARS, Magnolia, Texas: I wouldn't trust a teacher who's trained to teach to protect me. We also have three armed constables¹ all our school. And I would trust constables. And I would trust somebody that is trained to protect me to protect me. So I feel safe with the constables, and I feel like they can do the job better than a teacher that's armed.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:Spencer Baldwin is from Shenandoah, Iowa, a place he describes as a rural community with many hunters and farmers.

　　SPENCER BALDWIN, Shenandoah, Iowa: A lot of our teachers are already gun owners. They have conceal² and carry permits. They have been trained to do that kind of thing. And I think that having one in every classroom wouldn't necessarily be a danger to the students at all.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:Students also talked about the changes they have seen since Newtown. Many oft schools are increasing restrictions³ on who can enter the school, times that kids can go off campus, and they're trying to keep individuals from walking the halls alone.

　　SaDarius Clayton is from Las Vegas, Nev.

　　SADARIUS CLAYTON, Las Vegas, Nev.: Our school has implemented⁴ a closed school campus, where students cannot leave the school for lunch anymore and not too many people can get into the school without going through the front office. Therefore, now they have teachers guarding the door where students cannot sneak⁵ out or cannot sneak anything in without teachers being around.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:Patrick Avognon, who goes to school in Los Angeles, described what he sees as a useful tool.

　　PATRICK AVOGNON, Los Angeles, Calif.: We have random⁶ searches. And so what happens is an administrator⁷ will come in and she will ask for the attendance list. And they will do every third person or everyone who has a birthday in the month of February. And they will take them. They will search their locker⁸. They will search their backpack. And it's completely random.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:The students had a lot to say about whether video games cause real gun violence.

　　Elitza Batchiyska from Los Angeles thinks the underlying⁹ causes are more complicated.

　　ELITZA BATCHIYSKA, Los Angeles, Calif.: I mean, I think that we have been witnessing violence for years, whether in reality through the media or through video games. And I don't think that's a first-hand effect. A lot of the shooters that we know of might not even be interested in that stuff. I go to school with a lot of kids, teenaged boys who are into that, but they would never even dream of owning a weapon.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:Jacqueline?

　　JACQUELINE MEARS:I feel like it's a false placement of blame, because other countries have the exact same video games, they have the exact same movies, exact same cartoons that children and teenagers and adults are watching, and those other countries don't have the same violence as we do.

　　And I feel like it's basically just the fear ingrained in Americans' minds that you need that gun to protect yourself, when, in reality, it's kind of putting you out to be a victim of crime.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:A separate group of students said families and parents have to counter the effects of a violent media culture which can desensitize people to the brutality¹⁰ around them.

　　Ben Hudson from Magnolia, Texas, believes media violence can be desensitizing.

　　BEN HUDSON, Magnolia, Texas: When they see in video games they're killing¹¹ people or they see it on a movie, it kind of makes the whole violence thing, even hearing it on the news, like it's not real.

　　I don't think it will affect someone enough to pick up a gun and kill someone just because they played a video game.

　　PATRICK AVOGNON:I disagree, because I think if you were raised on a game like "Grand Theft Auto¹²," like you played it when you were 6 years old and now you're playing something like "Call of Duty' now, you're a lot more comfortable with the idea of a weapon or a gun, especially if you don't have parents or you don't have someone telling you that this is the wrong thing or this -- you shouldn't be -- this is just a game.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:Gerald, you had your hand up.

　　GERALD HARRIS, Nashville, Tenn.: Yes, I don't think that we should legislate¹³ against a culture or cultures. And I'm not comfortable with restricting choice. I think if it's the parents' choice and if it's the child's choice to go and buy that video game ...

　　ROGER MCLAUGHLIN, Richwood, W.Va.: I don't always agree with, you know, a 6-year-old, for instance, my nephew, playing "Grand Theft Auto." But I won't say that video games themselves are the problem.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:Madison, go ahead.

　　MADISON THOMAS, Missoula, Mont.: I agree with Ben about video games numbing¹⁴ us as people to when we hear about violent things. You don't feel as much as you would before, like, playing the video game. But without having playing these video games, you probably feel more when you hear about tragedies like these.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:Thank you all for participating in this student Reporting Labs Google Hangout chat by the NewsHour. Thanks for joining us.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF:And you can watch the full conversations with the students speaking candidly¹⁵ about guns on our Web site.

　　Also online, you can explore our entire week's worth of coverage¹⁶ for the "After Newtown" series. That's at NewsHour.PBS.org.

1 constables   

n.警察( constable的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The constables made a desultory attempt to keep them away from the barn. 警察漫不经心地拦着不让他们靠近谷仓。 来自辞典例句
• There were also constables appointed to keep the peace. 城里也有被派来维持治安的基层警员。 来自互联网

2 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

5 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

6 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

7 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

8 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

9 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

10 brutality   

n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

11 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

12 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

13 legislate   

vt.制定法律；n.法规，律例；立法

参考例句：

• Therefore,it is very urgent to legislate for the right of privacy.因此，为隐私权立法刻不容缓。
• It's impossible to legislate for every contingency.为每一偶发事件都立法是不可能的。

14 numbing   

adj.使麻木的，使失去感觉的v.使麻木，使麻痹( numb的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Watching television had a numbing effect on his mind. 看电视使他头脑麻木。
• It was numbing work, requiring patience and dedication. 这是一种令人麻木的工作，需要有耐心和忘我精神。 来自辞典例句

15 candidly   

adv.坦率地，直率而诚恳地

参考例句：

• He has stopped taking heroin now,but admits candidly that he will always be a drug addict.他眼下已经不再吸食海洛因了,不过他坦言自己永远都是个瘾君子。
• Candidly,David,I think you're being unreasonable.大卫，说实话我认为你不讲道理。

16 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。