Section_ⅥLesson_4
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According to① a research published by Leeds University yesterday②, people don't mind bad language on television as long as③ it is not used in programmes watched by children④.
The study found there was"amazing agreement" about when bad language was serious and when it was not⑤. Even a group of mothers agreed that a certain amount of⑥ bad language in the wellknown film Pulp Fiction⑦ was "OK" because the dialogue and situation made it "funny". Some people said they found the use of drugs in the film more worrying than the bad language⑧.
People were asked to comment on⑨ scenes⑩ from films like Pulp Fiction, TV series like Channel 4's Brookside and cartoons like South Park. Leeds University concluded⑪ that people made a distinction between bad language used in programmes for adults, and⑫ those meant for children.
Peter Moore, a writer at the BBC, said,"The result does not surprise⑬ us at all⑭. We have always tried to keep bad language away from⑮ innocent⑯ ears and this is a very important consideration⑰ when deciding at what times⑱ of day certain programmes are shown." Susan Bold, director of programmes at ITV, said,"The report gives interesting information about attitudes to⑲ bad language on screen. But it doesn't mean that we can increase the amount of bad language used on television⑳."
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①according to"根据,按照",后接名词、代词。
②过去分词短语作定语,修饰a research。
③as long as"只要",引导条件状语从句。
④过去分词短语作定语,修饰programmes。
⑤when引导的从句作介词about的宾语;and连接两个when引导的宾语从句。
⑥a certain amount of一定数量的
"a large amount of+不可数名词"作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。