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人文英语4 13篇课文 Graffiti涂鸦艺术 　　Graffiti painting is traditionally a daredevil pursuit. Teenagers dodge security guards to put their names on trains and buses. But over the past decade, graffiti has all but disappeared from Britains cities. Between 2007 and 2012 the number of incidents of graffiti recorded by the British Transport Police fell by 63%. A survey by the Environment Ministry shows that fewer places are blighted by tags than ever. Graffiti are increasingly confined to sanctioned walls, such as the Stockwell Ball Courts. In time the practice may die out entirely. 　　涂鸦传统上是一个冒险的追求。青少年们避开保安人员，把自己的名字涂在火车和公交车上。但在过去十年，涂鸦几乎从英国城市中消失了。2007~2012年，英国交通警察局记录的涂鸦事件下降了63%。环境部的一项调查显示，被乱涂乱画破坏的地方比以前少了。涂鸦越来越被限制在被批准的墙上进行，比如斯托克韦尔球场。最终涂鸦也许会完全消失。 　　The most obvious reason for the decline in tagging and train-painting is better policing. Numerous CCTV cameras mean it is harder to get away with painting illegally. And punishments are more severe. A generational shift is apparent, too. Fewer teenagers are getting into painting walls. They prefer to play with iPads and video games. Some have gone to art school and want to make money from their paintings. The Internet means that painters can win far more attention by posting pictures online than they can by breaking into a railway yard. 　　乱涂乱画和火车涂鸦风靡程度下降最主要的原因是政策法规更加完备。非法在墙上绘图越来越难以逃离无处不在的闭路电视监控系统摄像头，相应的惩罚也更加严厉了。代际变化也很明显。现在越来越少的年轻人想参与墙上涂鸦活动。他们更喜欢玩iPad和电子游戏。他们中有一些人去了艺术学校，他们想通过绘画挣钱。网络的普及意味着这些人可以把自己的绘图在线上传，相较于把它们画在铁路调车场，这样更能吸引别人的注意。 　　Taggers and graffiti artists mostly grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. Those men — and almost all men — are now older and less willing to take risks. Graffiti may eventually disappear. But for now the hobby is almost respectable. The former graffiti artists paint abandoned warehouses during the weekend. It has become something to do on a Sunday afternoon — a slightly healthier alternative to sitting and watching football. 涂鸦艺人大都是80或90后。这个群体——大多是男士——现在年纪越来越大，不太愿意冒险了。涂鸦最终可能会消失。但是直至现在，这种爱好仍然受到人们的尊敬。前涂鸦艺术家们会在周末去废弃的仓库