AS IT IS 2016-04-14 Real or Not? Snowboarder’s Video In Question

AS IT IS 2016-04-14 Real or Not? Snowboarder’s Video In Question

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A young woman from Australia posted an unusual snowboarding video to social media earlier this week.

Kelly Murphy says she recorded the video during a visit to a ski area in Japan.

She used a “selfie stick” to take pictures of herself snowboarding down a mountain. When she played back the video, she got a big surprise.

The video starts out as you might expect.

Murphy is seen listening to music on her headphones. She is singing along to a song by Rihanna.

The video shows Murphy connecting her boots to the snowboard. She pushes off, and starts down the mountain.

You can hear her repeating words from the song: “Work, work, work, work, work, work…”

And the next thing you hear is a loud noise.

At first, you do not see what is making the noise, but then the camera angle¹ changes.

What is that behind her?

Oh, no. It looks like she is being chased² by a bear!

The animal is running at full speed, and Murphy is not moving very fast.

It looks like she might be caught. You hear more sounds from the angry bear.

But then Murphy’s speed increases.

She continues down the mountain. And the image of the bear grows smaller in the distance. It is too slow.

At the bottom of the hill, Murphy slows down, and turns the off the camera.

The video lasts just over one minute.

Murphy says she posted the video to YouTube because when she played it back, she could not believe what she saw!

The video already has over 4 million views in only three days.

But a lot of people want to know if the pictures of the running bear were real.

Some people think they were not. They think the video was edited⁴ to make it look like there was a bear, but Murphy was actually alone.

They think Murphy or her friends used a computer program to add the bear images and sound effects to the original video.

As part of the video’s description, Murphy writes, “I nearly got eaten!”

David McKay once worked as a video investigator⁵ for a police agency⁶ in Canada. A television station in Vancouver asked him what he thought.

“Our eyes are pretty complex,” he says. “And if we can visually look at something, and something just doesn’t feel right or just doesn’t seem right, that’s probably the case.”

A video producer from London also says he found a problem in the video that proves it is a fake⁷.

He says the bear’s body splits⁸ in half for less than a second at one point.

The British-based company Sky News also ordered an investigation⁹. Its expert also reported problems with the video.

But investigators¹⁰ think they may have found a reason for the video. They say the company that manufactures¹¹ her headphones could have something to do with it.

Words in This Story

selfie stick – n. a stick with a camera at the end used by someone who wants to take a photograph of himself or herself

angle – n. the position from which something is looked at or seen

edit³ – v. to prepare a film, recording¹² or photograph to be seen or heard; to change, move, or remove parts of a film, recording or photo

sound effects – n. sounds added to movies, radio or television programs to represent something real (such as an explosion)

fake – adj. meant to look real

snowboarding – v. a recreational activity done on snow

1 angle   

n.角，角度，立场，观点

参考例句：

• The high jumper took off at a bad angle.跳高运动员的起跳角度不好。
• The old house leans to the right at a dangerous angle.那所老宅向右斜得很危险。

2 chased   

vt.追捕（chase的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes. 那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy chased the decoys down to the place of ambush. 敌人将诱骗者一直追到伏兵所在地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 edit   

vt.编辑，校订，主编，编辑，剪辑（影片等）

参考例句：

• You'll have to edit that tape,it's too long.那盘录音带太长，你得把它剪辑一下。
• It is not yet decided who will edit it.由谁校订未决。

4 edited   

编辑( edit的过去式和过去分词 )； 剪辑（电影、录音磁带、无线电或电视节目、书等）； 主编（报纸、杂志等）

参考例句：

• I know that this draft text will need to be edited. 我知道这篇草稿需要校订。
• All references to the scandal were edited out of the tape. 所有涉及这件丑闻的内容都从录音带中删去了。

5 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

6 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

7 fake   

vt.伪造，造假，假装；n.假货，赝品

参考例句：

• He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
• You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。

8 splits   

劈叉； 划分( split的名词复数 )； 分歧； 裂缝； 劈叉

参考例句：

• The river splits into three smaller streams at this point. 这条河在此处分成三条小河。
• Usually only a trained dancer can do the splits. 通常只有训练有素的舞蹈演员才会劈叉。

9 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

10 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 manufactures   

n.制造业( manufacture的名词复数 )；制造品；（文学作品等的）粗制滥造v.（大规模）制造( manufacture的第三人称单数 )；捏造；加工；粗制滥造（文学作品）

参考例句：

• These new orders for our manufactures will mean working overtime. 这些订购我们产品的新订单意味着要加班。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The center of these glands manufactures adrenaline. 这些腺的中心分泌肾上腺素。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。