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The surging reliance on direct-to-home distribution is encouraging producers to experiment with genres¹ and storylines

日益增长的对直接到户发行方式的依赖，

that don't fit the traditional formula for Indian fare.

鼓励制片人尝试不符合印度传统模式的剧集类型和故事情节。

Such efforts include Netflix's Indian Matchmaking.

这些尝试包括网飞公司的《印度媒婆》。

The reality show on arranged marriages has become a hit as people remain homebound;

因为现在人们依然留在家中，所以这个安排婚姻的真人秀成为了一个热门节目；

it's also sparking controversy³ for its portrayal⁴ of caste and obsession⁵ with fair skin, qualities Indians consider when choosing a suitable mate.

它对种姓制度的描绘和对白皙皮肤的痴迷，也引发了争议，而印度人在选择合适的伴侣时，会考虑这些特点。

Another is Home Stories, a collection of four rough-hewn short films set amid the lockdown

另一部是《家的故事》，这是一部由四个短片组成的集锦，

that play off the anxiety and confusion that quarantine creates—everything

它以疫情隔离造成的焦虑和困惑为背景，

including watching the deteriorating⁶ mental health of one homebound character and the tale of a delivery man working during the pandemic.

其中包括看着一个待在家里的角色心理健康状况不断恶化，以及在疫情期间，一个送货员工作的故事。

The shift also opens up more space for grittier dramas such as Amazon Prime's acclaimed⁷ Paatal Lok,

这一转变也为更为真实的剧集开辟了更多的空间，比如，亚马逊金牌会员网站广受赞誉的《地下世界》，

a glimpse into the netherworld of Indian policing,

这部剧集是对印度治安网络的一瞥，

because streamed content is able to bypass the country's censor⁸ board that often bedevils multiplex-bound productions.

因为流媒体内容能够绕过印度的审查委员会，而该委员会常常困扰着多方制作的作品。

"Rather than signaling the end of the big box office numbers, instead we're seeing a broadening of the field,"

伦敦大学语言、文化和语言学学院的研究员大卫·伦恩表示：

says David Lunn, a researcher at University of London's School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics⁹.

“我们看到的不是大片票房数字的终结，而是该领域得到拓宽。”

"In this new, more diverse landscape, there will be greater space for experimentation¹⁰ and novelty

在这个全新、更加多样化的环境中，将会有更大空间进行实验探索和创新，

—and failure—and filmmakers are already trying their hand at new formats¹¹."

也会有失败，电影制作人已经开始尝试新模式。”

Still, all experiments need to comply with the 16-page protocol¹² issued by the government in Maharashtra,

不过，所有的实验都需要遵守印度马哈拉施特拉邦政府发布的16页协议，

the Indian state that's home to Bollywood's capital city of Mumbai.

该邦首府是宝莱坞所在地孟买。

It advises studios to cast real-life kin² as family members on screen to limit strangers interacting.

此项协议建议电影公司让现实生活中的亲属来扮演家庭成员，以此限制陌生人之间相互接触。

There are daily temperature checks, plus fumigation¹³ of sets and editing rooms.

每天都要检查体温，还要对场地和电影剪接室进行熏烟消毒。

People older than 65 aren't welcome on the set in an industry known for its generation-spanning sagas¹⁴.

在这个以跨代著称的行业里，年龄超过65岁的人不受欢迎。

No wedding, marketplace, or fight scenes, which typically involve crowds, are allowed.

通常涉及很多人参加的婚礼、集市或打斗场面，是不允许的。

And only a third of pre-Covid-era crew is permitted on set during filming.

在拍摄期间，允许进入片场的工作人员数量只有疫情爆发前的三分之一。

1 genres   

（文学、艺术等的）类型，体裁，风格( genre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
• But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆，古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

2 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。

3 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

4 portrayal   

n.饰演；描画

参考例句：

• His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community.他的小说生动地描绘了矿区的生活。
• The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike.该书中的人物写得有血有肉。

5 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

6 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

7 acclaimed   

adj.受人欢迎的

参考例句：

• They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
• Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。

8 censor   

n./vt.审查，审查员；删改

参考例句：

• The film has not been viewed by the censor.这部影片还未经审查人员审查。
• The play was banned by the censor.该剧本被查禁了。

9 linguistics   

n.语言学

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• Linguistics is a scientific study of the property of language.语言学是指对语言的性质所作的系统研究。

10 experimentation   

n.实验，试验，实验法

参考例句：

• Many people object to experimentation on animals.许多人反对用动物做实验。
• Study and analysis are likely to be far cheaper than experimentation.研究和分析的费用可能要比实验少得多。

11 formats   

n.（出版物的）版式( format的名词复数 )；[电视]电视节目的总安排（或计划）

参考例句：

• They are producing books in all kinds of different formats. 他们出版各种不同开本的书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A true GUI includes standard formats for representing text and graphics. 真正的图形用户界面包括表示文字和图形的标准格式。 来自互联网

12 protocol   

n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节

参考例句：

• We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
• The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。

13 fumigation   

n.烟熏，熏蒸；忿恨

参考例句：

• We think that the fumigation can be done in a large, round metal container. 我们觉得熏蒸过程可以在一个大圆金属容器内进行。 来自辞典例句
• In the northern states fumigation is needed only after insect outbreaks occur. 在北部各州，只在虫害发生后才进行熏蒸。 来自辞典例句

14 sagas   

n.萨迦（尤指古代挪威或冰岛讲述冒险经历和英雄业绩的长篇故事）( saga的名词复数 )；（讲述许多年间发生的事情的）长篇故事；一连串的事件（或经历）；一连串经历的讲述（或记述）

参考例句：

• Artwork depicted the historical sagas and biblical tales for the illiterate faithful. 墙上的插图为不识字的信徒描绘了历史传说和圣经故事。 来自互联网
• It will complete one of the most remarkable transfer sagas in English football. 到时候，英格兰史上最有名的转会传奇故事之一将落下帷幕。 来自互联网