著名主持毕福剑不雅言论惹争议 央视严查
Famous state TV host suspended for 'improper remarks'

【新闻速递】一段疑似央视著名主持人毕福剑在饭桌上唱评《智取威虎山》的视频近日流出。视频中毕福剑唱了该京剧里《我们是工农子弟兵》的著名选段，并且边唱边戏谑，对毛泽东使用了羞辱性词汇，称他“把我们害苦了”等等。央视8日晚发声明认真调查毕福剑网络视频，严肃处理。

央视网新闻中心微博发声明，称毕福剑作为央视主持人，在此次网络视频中的言论造成了严重社会影响，我们认真调查并依据有关规定作出严肃处理。

事件发酵：毕福剑被撤销爱心大使称号

4月8日，全国红军小学建设工程理事会发布了撤销毕福剑形象大使的声明。声明称，毕福剑在网络视频中的言论造成了严重的社会影响，在革命老区红军小学群众家长和广大师生中造成无可挽回的恶劣影响，经全国红军小学建设工程理事会研究，决定撤销毕福剑全国红军小学爱心大使称号。

相关英语新闻:

A popular CCTV host's "improper remarks" that were caught on video at a dinner party have led to an investigation into the incident and a suspension of his programs.

The video, released online on Monday, showed host Bi Fujian using vulgar words about Chairman Mao Zedong while singing in the style of Peking Opera, enraging some netizens and causing a stir on the Internet.

CCTV said on its micro blog on Wednesday that it will investigate the incident, which it said many have found disturbing.

Bi's programs will stop being broadcast until at least Sunday, as his comments in the video have seriously damaged the broadcaster's image, Huaxi Metropolis Daily quoted a CCTV staff member as saying.

The CCTV employee said it is uncertain whether the programs can be broadcast again after Sunday, the report added.

Bi, 56, is popular for a hosting style that engages the audience. He has hosted the CCTV Spring Festival Gala since 2012, as well as a popular talent show involving Westerners speaking Chinese. The cancellation was the first decision after Nie Chenxi was named CCTV president on Tuesday, the report said, adding that Nie had ordered all staff members to strictly correct work styles.

A micro-blogger named Zhou Junchi said that free speech doesn't mean it is OK to defame others, adding that Bi's comments were not proper for a popular host. Cheng Manli, a professor specializing in communication at Peking University, echoed Zhou, saying Bi should pay more attention to his behavior and speech as a public figure.

"It does not mean we cannot share our opinions, but using ugly words and sarcasm to comment on Chinese leaders who have passed away is improper," Cheng said.

"The actions and words of celebrities are easily exaggerated in today's Internet era, which is transparent and can have a huge influence, so it is a must for the public figures to boost the quality of their speech and behavior. Otherwise, their images will be affected, such as the stars who were recently punished for drug use," she said.

"Everyone should take responsibility for what he or she says in public and online. It's better, I think, to share different ideas in a normal way," she suggested. But she added that the party in the video seemed private, "so its release is also improper to some extent."

The video was recorded by someone sitting on Bi's right, but who it is and why the video was put online is unknown.（英文文本 via China Daily）

重点解析 Key Phrases/Words

1. improper remarks 错话，不得体言论

2. vulgar adj. 庸俗的，俚俗的，粗俗的

3. enrage v. 激怒，使暴怒

4. cause a stir 引起轰动

5. defame v. 诽谤，中伤

6. sarcasm n. 讥讽，讽刺话

7. to some extent 某种程度上，（多少）有一点