Good Wednesday Evening! This is NEO, the 9th episode brought to you by Lewis from Yangzhou.
大家周三晚上好，我是靖磊，在扬州给大家带来第九期新闻英语在线节目。
For this edition, you shall hear a general description about the hacker event that recently brought SONY Pictures into limelight and garnered worldwide attention for the reason of the release of a film titled "The Interview".
本期节目，大家将了解到最近发生的一件黑客入侵索尼影视娱乐网站的新闻概述。 据称，黑客的入侵行为和索尼影业制作并发行的电影《访问》有关。
Let's hear the story.
Tensions between the USA and North Korea are rising following the cyber-attack on the film company Sony Pictures, and the subsequent decision by Sony to cancel all screenings of its movie 'The Interview'. The cancelled film is a political action comedy about two US journalists who arrange an interview with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with the intention of assassinating him. A group calling itself The Guardians of Peace has claimed responsibility for the attack. It warned that it would attack 9/11 style any cinema that showed the movie. It also threatened Sony that it would put online more confidential data that could damage the company if it did not pull the movie.
Sony canceled the release of its movie "in the interests of public safety" after several US cinema chains refused to screen it. This has caused a storm of protest in America. President Obama said: "We cannot have a society in which some dictators some place can start imposing censorship here." He added: "Imagine what they start doing once they see a documentary that they don't like or news reports that they don't like." Senator John McCain called the cyber-attack "an act of war" and "the greatest blow to free speech" he had seen in his lifetime. Another politician said: "America has lost its first cyber-war." Actor Rob Lowe tweeted: "Everyone caved [in]. The hackers won. An utter and complete victory for them."
Now time for the News Review-- Language Points 语言点
You shall hear a list of useful phrases and expressions selected from the article. 本部分是从新闻中挑出来的实用短语和表达，供参考学习。
1. The rising tensions between the USA and North Korea 不断紧张升级的美朝关系
2. The Cyber-attack on the film company 针对电影公司的网络黑客攻击
3. The Subsequent decision by Sony 索尼随后做出的决定
4. A political action comedy 一个带有政治色彩的动作喜剧片
5. To arrange an interview with sb. with the intention of assassinating him 安排一个意在谋杀他的访问
6. To claim responsibility for the attack 为袭击负责
7. To put online more confidential data 公布更多机密数据到网上
8. In the interests of public safety 出于对大众安全的考虑
9. To cause a storm of protest 引发大规模抗议
10. To start imposing censorship 开始强制执行审查制度
11. The greatest blow to free speech 对言论自由的重创
12. An utter and complete victory 彻彻底底的胜利，完胜
Well, that's all for this edition of NEO and I decide not to include the "News Angle" section this time. I'm gonna view the film first and see how bad it is 'cause I have already seen quite negative critiques posted on various websites. I may share with you listeners this coming Friday. Bye.
本期节目不包括新闻视角环节，我准备观看下这部电影，主播已经留意到看过这部电影的网民在网上声讨这部影片，看来是个烂片。不管怎样，本周五和大家分享下观影体会。
