VOA慢速英语:Game Over for Limits on Violent Video Games

短语讲解：

1. The state of California tried to argue that this was not speech, it was more of an activity because children interact and play with the video games, and so it’s not traditional speech like a book or like a magazine.

play with同…一起玩
例句：The kid was playing with his ball.
孩子在玩皮球。

2. California lawmakers argued that violent games were especially harmful to children.

be harmful to对…有害
例句：It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.
很明显, 抽烟对健康有害。

3. He pointed to the violence in fairy tales like "Snow White" and "Cinderella" and in cartoons.

point to显示…的位置〔方向〕; 表明
例句：The building points to the east.
这座楼面朝东。
fairy tales童话

4. Professor McGreal says the court sees its job as only to decide what is and is not legally protected speech.

see as视…为, 把…看做
例句：I see difficulties as temporary setbacks.
我把困难看成暂时的不顺。

5. The Supreme Court said we’re going to decide what counts as speech and then leave it up to private individuals, not the government, to decide what speech they want to see and want to view.

leave up to由某人作决定
例句：At some colleges, the amount of work you will do is left entirely up to you.
在有些大学里, 做多少功课完全由你自己来决定。

6. Once you start deciding that, what’s to stop the government from saying that, for example, Grimm’s fairy tales themselves are too violent, or that particular books should be banned?

stop from阻止某事发生
例句：Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes.
眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
for example例如, 譬如
例句：I know many women who have a career and a family—Kehr for example.
我知道有许多妇女能事业家庭兼顾——凯尔就是其中之一。

7. In fact, from nineteen fifteen to nineteen fifty-two, the Supreme Court permitted censorship of movies for fear they could be "used for evil."

for fear以免
例句：He left an hour early for fear of missing his train.
他提前一小时离开以免误了火车。
use for作…用
例句：Parsley is used for flavoring food.
欧芹常用来给食品调味。

8. If their parent says it’s okay we’re obligated to sell it to them.

be obligated to有义务
例句：Parents are obligated to support their children.
父母有抚养子女的义务。

9. And if they still agree with it then we’ll sell it to them.

agree with与某人〔观点〕一致, 同意〔赞同〕某人的意见
例句：They might not agree with his opinions.
他们或许会不同意他的意见。