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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 concluded? that people made a distinction between bad language used in programmes for adults, and? those meant for children.
Peter Moore, a writer at the BBC, said，“The result does not surprise? us at all?. We have always tried to keep bad language away from? innocent? ears and this is a very important consideration? when deciding at what times? of day certain programmes are shown.” Susan Bold, director of programmes at ITV, said，“The report gives interesting information about attitudes to? bad language on screen. But it doesn’t mean that we can increase the amount of bad language used on television?.”
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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。
“amounts of＋不可数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。
⑦fiction/'fIk?(?)n/n.小说，虚构的事
⑧“find＋宾语＋宾补”结构。
⑨comment on评论，发表意见
make comments on sth.评论某事
scene/si?n/n.场面，场景 on the scene出现，在场
?conclude/k?n'klu?d/vt.做出结论；结束
conclusion n．结论
?make a distinction between ... and ...区分……和……
?surprise vt.使惊奇n.惊奇
to one's surprise (＝to the surprise of sb.)使某人惊奇的是
?not ... at all一点儿也不
?keep (...) away from离开，避开
?innocent/'In?s?nt/adj.天真无邪的，单纯的；无罪的
be innocent of没有……罪
?consideration/k?n?sId?'reI??n/n.(作计划或决定时)必须考虑的事 take ... into consideration把……考虑在内
under consideration在考虑中
?times常用复数表示“(特定的)时段，时期，时节，日子”。
?attitude to ...对……的态度
?过去分词短语used on television作定语，修饰bad language。
