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加拿大大学推“热吻”招生宣传片:你怎么看?

  加拿大一所大学近日推出新的招生宣传片,其中一幕是一对情侣在图书馆的书架旁热吻,此举引发了网友们的热议,有人认为这部宣传片堪比“啤酒广告”。
       


          A Canadian college has come under fire after filming two students kissing
against the bookshelves of an on-campus library for a new promotional video that
has been likened to a 'beer commercial'.
          加拿大一所大学近日推出新的招生宣传片,其中一幕是一对情侣在图书馆的书架旁热吻,此举引发了网友们的热议,有人认为这部宣传片堪比“啤酒广告”。
          In the video, dozens of attractive teenagers are captured solving math
problems on a board, carrying out scientific research and discussing financial
statistics to promote the University of Moncton.
          宣传片中出现了很多俊男靓女,他们在白板前解决数学题,或在进行科学研究,或在探讨金融统计数字。
          However, they are also seen playing as hard as they work - from
participating in a football game and dancing at a music concert with friends to
attending a beach party at sunset.
          不过,他们的课余生活也同样精彩——参加足球赛、在音乐会上狂欢跳舞,甚至举行日落海滩派对。
          In one short clip, a male and female student are even filmed hooking up in
the university's library, as a narrator emphasizes that the French language is
good reason to attend the New Brunswick college.
          其中一个片段是男女在大学图书馆里忘情热吻,而旁白还在强调说法语是读新布朗斯维克学院的充分理由。
          'At the University of Moncton, our language is our pride. A force. It's a
language of progress, of affairs. And other affairs,' the male narrator says in
French, as the couple kiss amid the library stacks.
          这对情侣在图书馆书堆中接吻时,旁白用法语这样说道,“在麦克敦大学,语言就是我们的资本,也是一种力量。法语是一种进步的语言、实用的语言,也是艳遇中不可缺少的语言。”
          The steamy footage has sparked outrage among the university's professors
and librarians, with many deeming it 'pathetic', 'similar to selling beer' and
attracting the wrong sort of students.
          这样的画面激起了大学教授和图书馆员们的愤怒,他们批评影片的宣传手法“可悲”以及“太像啤酒广告”,根本无法吸引用心学术的学生。
          Speaking to CBC News, Marie-Noelle Ryan, president of the university's
association of librarians and professors, declared: 'It’s the way it’s like
selling the university, like it’s a beer product.'
          玛丽·诺艾尔·瑞安是图书馆员学会的主席兼大学教授,她公开表示:“这种宣传方式就像在兜售大学,把大学当成了啤酒这种商品。”
          She added: 'It’s not the way that you will recruit serious students and
people who really want to learn and have good diplomas.'
          她补充道:“这样的方法吸引不到严谨求学的学生,也吸引不到有意追求学术成就的学生。”
          Student Simon Paulin agreed, saying: 'I can understand how they are trying
to bring popularity to it because young people think about it a lot. But still I
don't think they should focus on that.
          学生西蒙·波林赞同地说:“我能理解宣传片这样拍是为了吸引眼球,因为年轻人都会关注这些。但我认为学校不应该将重点放在这里。
          'It's not really professional, cause we're here to learn.'
          “这样做很不专业,因为我们到这里主要是为了学习。”
          Some social media users also criticized the advertising campaign for its
'sexy' theme, with one woman, with the handle @MLISmeg, tweeting: 'Disappointing
representation/use of the #library.'
          一些网友也在社交媒体上对用性感的主题来做广告表示不满。一位名为@MLISmeg的女士在推特上说:“如此使用图书馆一词,实在令人失望。”
          Another woman, Jeanne Fontaine Corm, wrote: 'Not the way I'd want to
promote a university. What's the message here?'. And one man joked: 'University
of Moncton offering dental degrees.'
          另一位名为Jeanne Fontaine
Corm的女网友写到:“这不是我赞成的大学宣传方式。这段影片到底想告诉我们什么?”还有网友调侃说:“麦克敦大学想宣传它提供牙医学位。”
          However, others claimed the footage was a 'smart' and 'fun' way to target
potential students.
          然而,也有人认为影片“聪明”而“风趣”地瞄准了潜在学生的市场。
          One man, using the handle ‏@Darlaten, tweeted: 'I love the University of
Moncton 'kissing' ad. It is hilarious to see the hatred towards it too.'
          一名名为@Darlaten的男士在推特上写:“我很爱麦克敦大学推出的‘热吻’广告,那些抨击它的言论很滑稽。”
          Student Sebastein Mallet added: 'I thought that's awesome. I really enjoyed
it.'
          学生塞巴斯蒂安·马利特(Sebastein Mallet)也表示:“我认为短片真的很棒,我很喜欢。”
          The video, which the college has defended, will shortly air on Radio-Canada
television.
          校方表示这则视频没有问题,它不久将在加拿大广播公司(Radio-Canada television)上播放。
          It is due to play until the end of March.
          这则视频将一直播放到三月底。
          Vocabulary:
          liken: 比拟
          hook up: (与某人) 相恋
          stacks: 书库
          steamy: 色情的
          footage: 片段镜头
          
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