英文原版对话1000个:1125 Video Games and Violence

 　　Kat: You know I was reading the other day that maybe video games might not be so bad for children. What do you think about that?

 

　　Matt: I think it depends on what you're talking about is so bad for children, I think if you're talking about supposedly educational video games such as Sesame Street video games etc, I don't think that those help children in any way whatsoever¹. Sports games, I don't think that those are going to help kids learn how to play sports either. Violent video games, I think that's kind of a fine line, is it going to make children more violent or less violent?

 

　　Kat: What the article was actually about was that video games, especially violent video games, actually decrease crime instead of increasing it.

 

　　Matt: How come? That doesn't seem to make much sense?

 

　　Kat: At first I thought it didn't make a lot of sense either but it was saying that children that play a lot of video games stay inside and they get some of their aggressions out actually playing these games.

 

　　Matt: Do you think that the reason the crime goes down is because they get their aggression² out or do you think it's because they're just staying indoors³ more often? Or did the article say either way or another?

 

　　Kat: Actually the actual article was saying that kids stay inside more, so they don't really have time to commit crimes.

 

　　Matt: In that sense then it doesn't matter if it's educational, it doesn't actually matter if they are playing violent video games or not I would think. It would just be any type of video game keeps them inside.

 

　　Kat: That's true.

 

　　Matt: I don't know. I think that I was always growing up playing video games and my mom would always try to kick me out of the house to go outside and play and sure it's good that video games keep kids from doing violent things on the streets but I don't think that video games should be the center of their life and keep them indoors all the time.

 

　　Kat: What do you think should be the maximum amount of hours that kids should be allowed to play?

 

　　Matt: More than an hour or two a day, I think the part the study doesn't look at is the long term effects that makes kids stay indoors all day and they become less social, so because they're less social they're going to end up having more pent up frustration⁴ in the long term when they become thirty and forty and they are not able to connect with other people.

 

　　Kat: I think that's a good point. Children should definitely⁵ not play more than one or two hours a day and they should not neglect⁶ their friends for it.

1 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

2 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

3 indoors   

adv.(在)室内，(在)户内

参考例句：

• Because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.我们因天气寒冷呆在家里。
• It is very cold outside,you'd better come indoors across the board.外面很冷，你们所有人最好都进屋。

4 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

5 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

6 neglect   

vt.忽视，忽略；疏忽，玩忽；n.疏忽，玩忽

参考例句：

• Don't neglect to lock the door when you leave.你离开时别忘了锁门。
• Today's housing problems are the product of years of neglect.今天的住房困难是多年来忽视的结果。