会吸烟的鱼：逗比渔夫恶作剧惹争议

 　　A group of fishermen have been criticised after they forced a fish to smoke a cigarette before posting a video of the cruel joke online.

　　一群渔夫强迫一条鱼吸烟，还把这个残酷的恶作剧拍成视频发布到了网络上，他们受到人们的指责。

　　The group of men can be heard laughing as they film the fish on their phone with a lit cigarette stuck into its mouth.

　　这群人在鱼嘴里塞了一根点燃的香烟，并用手机进行拍摄。人们可以在视频中听到他们的笑声。

　　The video has now been criticised after it was posted online, with viewers² calling the group 'disrespectful' and accusing³ them of 'animal cruelty⁴.'

　　这段视频发布到网上以来已经受到争议，看了这段视频的人们认为这群渔夫“亵渎自然”，指责他们“虐待动物”。

　　One viewer¹ commented: 'I am a fisherman myself but the disrespect here towards mother nature is just sad.'

　　一个观看了这段视频的网友如此评论到：“我自己也是一个渔夫，但是这种对大自然母亲不敬的行为真令人感叹。”

　　A number of other posters commenting on the video however have criticised those complaining about the video and posted puns.

　　然而，也有另外一些网友指责那些对这段视频发表批评意见的人，他们在网上吐槽那些发表指责意见的人。

　　It is not clear where or when the video was filmed, although it appears to have been posted yesterday.

　　这段视频拍摄的时间和地点还不清楚，不过看起来它是在昨天被上传到网上的。

1 viewer   

n.观察者，看电视者，视察员，观察器

参考例句：

• Every viewer has his personal rainbow.每一个观察者各自看到不同的彩虹。
• These images are likely to evoke a strong response in the viewer.这些图像可能会在观众中产生强烈反响。

2 viewers   

n.电视观众( viewer的名词复数 )；观看者；勘查孔；看片机（把幻灯片等放大观看的装置）

参考例句：

• The programme attracted millions of viewers. 这个节目吸引了数百万电视观众。
• Television allows viewers to experience an event without any loss of immediacy. 电视让观众可以即时经历某一事件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 accusing   

adj.责难的，问罪的，归罪的v.指责，谴责，控告( accuse的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Husband and wife turned coldly accusing backs toward each other. 这两口子冷冷地背向而坐，互相埋怨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking. 他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 cruelty   

n.残忍；残酷

参考例句：

• He was treated with great cruelty.他受到残酷虐待。
• Mercy to the enemies means cruelty to the people.对敌人的仁慈就意味着对人民的残忍。