一位母亲对垃圾食品的诉讼

Carol Lin: Sherri Carlson is the mother of three young children, ages 4, 8 and 11. Her biggest concern? Keeping junk food away from her kids.

Sherri Carlson: It's an uphill battle. I try.

Carol Lin: Carlson says her children are always asking her to buy the high-sugar snacks they see on store shelves and on television commercials. She blames kid-friendly advertising¹ for her children's cravings.

Sherri Carlson: They just make them so enticing² with the~just fun, upbeat, you know, eat-this-and-have-fun, kind of situation. You know, if I go off for a granola bar, it's not quite the same as, you know, having some fun Pop-Tart or something.

Carol Lin: Carlson joined two consumer activist³ groups in a pending⁴ class action lawsuit⁵ in Massachusetts against Viacom, owner of the children's network, Nickelodeon, and the cereal maker⁶ Kellogg. The plaintiffs say Kellogg and Viacom practised deceptive⁷ advertising by specifically marketing⁸ high-sugar products to young children.

". . . Apple Jacks⁹! "

Carol Lin: They want Nickelodeon to stop airing junk food ads during programming for kids under eight years old. They also want both corporations to stop using popular children's figures, like SpongeBob SquarePants .

---Do you know who this is?
---SpongeBob !
---Yes! That's SpongeBob!

Carol Lin: Carlson says her youngest child, four-year-old Paige is already responding to this type of advertising.

Sherri Carlson: She’ll see a character , even though, if she's never even tasted the product, never even had it but since she sees her friend on the box she wants it.

Carol Lin: Kellogg and Nickelodeon declined to speak to CNN on camera, but released the following statements. Nickelodeon says it has been an acknowledged leader and positive force in educating and encouraging kids to live healthier lifestyles. Kellogg says it is proud of its products and the contributions they make to a healthy diet. We have a longstanding commitment to marketing in a responsible manner and our messages accurately¹⁰ portray¹¹ our products. Carlson disagrees.

Sherri Carlson: . . health in respect of Nickelodeon, yeah, they have really good health messages and then, you know, then they put on some junky ad right after the health food messages.

Carol Lin: The Center for Science in the Public Interest one of the groups involved in the lawsuit agrees that both Nickelodeon and Kellogg have initiatives to promote children's health. But they say, it's not enough.

If you see the kinds of foods that bear characters like SpongeBob and Fairly Odd Parents and~and~and so on. It's junk, 90% or more.

Carol Lin: Sherri Carlson knows that kids will always want to eat sugary foods and hopes this lawsuit will protect them.

Sherri Carlson: Our kids are so important and so vulnerable.

Carol Lin, CNN.

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 enticing   

adj.迷人的；诱人的

参考例句：

• The offer was too enticing to refuse. 这提议太有诱惑力，使人难以拒绝。
• Her neck was short but rounded and her arms plump and enticing. 她的脖子短，但浑圆可爱；两臂丰腴，也很动人。

3 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

4 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

5 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

6 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

7 deceptive   

adj.骗人的，造成假象的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• His appearance was deceptive.他的外表带有欺骗性。
• The storyline is deceptively simple.故事情节看似简单，其实不然。

8 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

9 jacks   

n.抓子游戏；千斤顶( jack的名词复数 )；（电）插孔；[电子学]插座；放弃

参考例句：

• Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement. 是机器下面的液压千斤顶造成的移动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The front end is equipped with hydraulic jacks used for grade adjustment. 前瑞安装有液压千斤顶用来调整坡度。 来自辞典例句

10 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

11 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？