英国新闻听力 电影为何通不过贝克德尔测验（在线收听）

What have the following three movies got in common? Whiplash, American Sniper and The Grand Budapest Hotel.Do the three films pass the Bechdel Test? The what? The Bechdel Test. It’s named after the US cartoonistAlison Bechdel. To pass, a movie must have at least two women characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. The answer to that question is that they don’t pass the Bechdel Test. Now London is hosting a film festival called the Bechdel Test Fest. My colleague Julian Martial asked its curator what it means if a film does pass the test.

It just got two female characters in it. And one can hope that that means the dynamics of their character and the narratives that they pursue within the film is more dynamic than something like somebody’s wife, mother, sister.

In Sweden it’s been introduced alongside certification as a means for customers to decide whether films are worthy of their attention.

Yes. I think it has benefitted the film industry because it raises the topic of where are all the women infilms and the fact that barely half of the films that get cinematic releases pass. And you have 2.2 for men per one female on the screen. It’s just crazy statistics especially when women make up half if not moreof the cinema-going audience.

But the Bechdel Test is not a guarantee that a film will present interesting female parts for actors, is it?

No, that’s actually right. But it’s interesting she raise a topic and make conversation about it.

Here in Britain, the main opposition Labor Party has pledged a policy of zero tolerance of homophobia bullying in English schools if it wins the general election in May. The Party’s shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said the persistence of homophobia in schools was partly the legacy of legislation in the 1980s known as Section 28 which prevented schools from promoting homosexuality. Mr. Hunt said a Labor government would encourage gay and lesbian teachers to declare their sexuality openly in classrooms. So would thatbe a good idea? Well, here is a sample of opinion from teachers, pupils and experts.

My head said to me “you don’t need to tell anyone that you are a lesbian”.

I don’t think they need to explain their sexuality to people because, you know, it doesn’t define who they are like hundred percent. They can still do their job without telling you their sexuality.

以下三部影片——《爆裂鼓手》，《美国狙击手》，《布达佩斯大饭店》有什么共同点？这三部电影通过贝克德尔测验了吗？通过什么？贝克德尔测验，是以美国漫画家艾莉森·贝克德尔的名字命名的。测验的标准是影片中至少有两位女性角色讨论与男人无关的话题。问题的答案是，它们都没有通过贝克德尔测验。现在，一个名为“贝克德尔测验节”的电影节正在伦敦举行。我的同事朱利安·马夏尔向电影节的策划者请教，一部电影怎么才算通过了测验？

影片中至少要包含两个女性角色，而且她们的角色和在影片中对话的力度要超过某人的妻子、母亲或妹妹。

在瑞典，贝克德尔测验是带证书的，顾客以此判定电影值不值得一看。

是的，我认为该测验对电影行业产生了很好的影响，因为它让人们开始关注——电影里的女人都去哪了，而且影院发行的影片仅有不足一半通过测验。另外，大银幕上的男女比例为2.2:1。这个数据很惊人，特别是鉴于女观众占影院观影人数的一半甚至以上。

但通过贝克德尔测验的电影里也并不一定就有非常有趣的女性角色，是吗？

是的，没错。但这个女性角色提出一个话题并展开讨论，也能增加电影的趣味性。

英国主要反对党工党承诺五月份大选获胜后颁布对英国学校欺凌同性恋的零容忍政策。英国影子内阁教育大臣特里斯坦·亨特称，学校里的恐同现象源于20世纪80年代的一项立法——阻止学校倡导同性恋的“第28条款”。亨特说，工党政府将鼓励男女同性恋教师在教室公开自己的性取向。那么，这会是一个好提议吗？下面是一些教师、学生和专家的看法。

我的上司跟我说：“你不用跟别人说你是女同性恋。”

我认为他们没必要向别人解释自己的性取向，因为这不能百分之百地展现他们是怎样的人。不告诉你性取向，他们也能工作。