翻译题 More than half of British films produced in the last 10 years do not include any black actors in named roles, new research says. The British Film Institute (BFI) said that 59 percent of U.K. films did not have any roles for black stars, while just 18 percent of films released in the last 10 years cast a black actor in a lead role. 【F1】The BFI announced its findings as it celebrates black actors, from the U.K. and U.S., in a new season of program called Black Star.
Of the 1,172 films made and released in the U.K. in the last decade, 691 did not feature any black actors "in either lead or named roles," the BFI said. "Whilst we feel from what we see on screen that most U.K. films do not cast black actors in them, and that black actors are playing the same types of roles over and again, we now have the data to support this," said the BFI's creative director Heather Stewart. 【F2】"The number of lead roles for black actors has not really changed over 10 years and the types of films in which they have had leading roles suggests stereotyping. Color-blind casting across genres does not really exist on the big screen, ultimately limiting representation. Diversity is one of the biggest issues facing film—audiences want to see the world in which we live reflected back at them."
At a Black Star season conference as part of London Film Festival on Thursday, Stewart said 【F3】the BFI "will now champion the collection of accurate and meaningful data that will help the sector understand accurately what is being offered to audiences, and what we need to change."
【F4】At the same conference, the British actor David Oyelowo, who appears in two upcoming movies, criticized the U.K. film industry for its lack of representation of minority talent.
"If you are not part of the solution, trust me, my friend, you are part of the problem," he said. " 【F5】If you look at your companies and half of your staff are not female and a decent percentage of them are not people of color, then you are part of the problem because you need people working for you and you need people in positions of leadership who can exercise their bias and who can exercise their perspective. That is the only way this thing is going to change."
问答题 11.【F1】
【正确答案】英国电影协会在“黑人明星”新季度节目中祝贺英国及美国黑人演员之时,宣布了这一调查结果。
【答案解析】①此句为主从复合句,含有一个时间状语从句。②主句为The BFI announced its findings。宾语findings指的是上文具体提到的调查结果。③as引导的时间状语从句较长,一直至句尾。as作连词,此处相当于when,意为“当……时候”;介词短语from the U.K.and U.S.修饰black actors,说明黑人演员来自英国和美国。地点状语in a new season of program说明庆祝的地点。句末的过去分词called Black Star修饰a new season of program,说明节目的名称。
问答题 12.【F2】
【正确答案】为黑人设定的主要角色数量已有十年未有太大的变化,而由他们扮演主角的电影类型也一成不变。
【答案解析】①此句为并列复合句,分句2包含一个定语从句。②分句1为简单的主谓结构。句尾有一个时间状语over 10 years,修饰谓语has not change,说明长达10年没有作出变化。③and连接的分句2中,关系副词in which引导定语从句,修饰主语the types of films,说明他们扮演主角的电影类型。从句的they指代black actors“黑人演员”。stereotyping作名词,意为“模式化,模板化”。
问答题 13.【F3】
【正确答案】“英国电影协会支持这一准确而富有意义的数据采集结果,这个数据将会帮助相关部门清楚地认识到他们正在向观众呈现什么,以及我们需要作出哪些改变”。
【答案解析】①此句为主从复合句,包含一个定语从句,该定语从句包含两个并列的宾语从句。②主句谓语champion为动词,意为“支持,拥护”。③定语从句由that引导,that充当从句的主语,修饰先行词data,说明这个数据会有助于什么。此从句谓语是help sb.do sth.结构,其中do sth.为宾语补足语。此宾语补足语包含两个由连接代词what引导的宾语从句,说明understand的内容。
问答题 14.【F4】
【正确答案】在这次会议上,出演两部即将上映的电影的英国演员大卫-奥伊罗评价道,英国电影产业缺少其他少数族裔的优秀表演人才。
【答案解析】①本句为主从复合句,中间包含一个非限定性定语从句。②句首At the same conference为地点状语,说明主句谓语动词criticized动作发生的地点。主语中人名David Oydowo是the British actor的同位语。主句谓语结构criticize A for B意为“因B批评解论A”。③非限定性定语从句中的引导词who充当从句的主语,修饰先行词the British actor。
问答题 15.【F5】
【正确答案】如果你发现你的同伴以及有一半与你共事的人当中没有女性,而且绝大多数都是白人,那么你已经卷入问题当中了。
【答案解析】①此句为主从复合句,含有一个条件状语从句,主句为you are part of the problem。②条件状语从句中由and连接3个并列句,分句1为主谓宾结构,分句2和分句3为主系表结构。