This year many new prohibitions have been issued in cultural fields. Some of them were well received, such as prohibiting teachers from accepting gifts, while others triggered heated buzz, such as the removal of several US TV shows. Let's have a review。
2014年，中国文化产业领域出台了不少禁令新规。其中不乏广为大众认可的规定，例如禁止教师收礼，也有引来一片争议的禁令，诸如禁播部分美剧。现在就让我们来回顾一下。
Smoking to be banned on screen
荧屏“禁烟令”
Smoking may be banned from the small and the big screen, and media workers are welcoming the idea。
影视剧中的吸烟镜头应该被取缔。对此，媒体工作者们表示欢迎。
According to the website of the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, the Health and Family Planning Committee issued a draft in late November on Regulations on Smoking in Public, which will punish those who show smoking scenes in media platforms, including films, television and the Internet。
11月下旬，据国务院法制办公室网站消息，卫生计生委起草了一份有关控制公共场所吸烟的条例，内容包括禁止电视、电影、网络等大众媒体平台播放吸烟镜头。
中国国家版权局关停侵权美剧字幕组
In late November, the National Copyright Administration suspended the website of one of the largest fansub groups, YYeTs, and blocked several of its servers. At around the same time, a popular portal that collects and provides subtitles was also shut down。
国家版权局11月底关停了国内最大字幕网站之一的人人影视及相关服务站点，同时关闭的还有同样提供字幕资源的射手网。
广电总局禁止荧屏“网络用语”
Use of Internet slang and non-standardized Chinese on media programs and advertisements will be banned。
使用网络语言等非标准国家通用语言的影视节目及广告将被禁止播放。
According to a notice issued in late November by State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, use of words, terms and proverbs and other phrases must follow standardized rules in the Chinese language。
广电总局11月底发布一项通知，要求各类广播电视节目和广告必须严格按照规范写法和标准含义使用国家通用语言文字的字、词、谚语和其他短语。
涉毒嫖娼等劣迹艺人遭封杀
The country's top press and media watchdog has ordered TV stations and other outlets to stop broadcasting material featuring stars who use drugs or visit prostitutes。
中国新闻媒体业的最高审查机构要求各级电视台和相关机构不得播放涉毒嫖娼等违法犯罪艺人的作品。
The ban released in October, which covers online media, film producers and publishers, is intended to keep the industry healthy. It applies to films, advertisements and TV and radio shows。
这项范围涉及网络媒体、电影制片人和出版商的禁令出台于10月，适用于影视剧、广告以及各类电台节目，旨在维护文化产业的健康发展。
名人广告接受严格审查
The planned revision of the Advertising Law in August will prohibit endorsers from endorsing products and services before using them themselves。
8月出台的《广告法》修订案规定明星等不得为其未使用过的商品或未接受过的服务作代言。
教育部禁止教师收礼
Teachers are not permitted to accept gifts or money from their students, according to a clean-governance regulation issued by the Ministry of Education in July。
7月教育部的一项廉政管理措施规定教师不得接受学生赠送的礼品或礼金。
文化部限制国内艺术团体出国“镀金”
China's cultural authority in July has restricted domestic artistic troupes from performing at famous venues abroad, as many such events are deemed to be publicity stunts rather than in pursuit of artistic merit。
针对许多国内艺术团体纯粹以“镀金”为目的赴海外著名剧院演出的行为，7月，中国文化部发通知称将对此严格控制。
禁播美剧引发网络争议
Many popular American TV shows including the Big Bang Theory were removed from Chinese video websites due to policy her regulations on television series produced in the United States may be coming afterwards, analysts warned in late April。
受相关政策影响，国内网站将无法观看包括《生活大爆炸》在内的多数流行美剧。4月末就有相关分析人士指出针对美国电视剧未来将有更严格的管理规定。
中国记者不得泄露国家机密
China's press authority has issued rules to tighten management on information including state secrets received by journalists during their work。
国家新闻管理机构颁布有关加强信息管理的规定，内容包括加强管理新闻从业人员涉及国家机密的行为。
Journalists are banned from illegal copying, recording, or storage of state secrets, according to the rules released by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television on June 30.
6月30日，国家新闻出版广电总局出台规定，新闻记者严禁非法记录和传递国家机密。
北京市教委叫停中小学评选排名
The Beijing Commission of Education released a notice in May, requiring that any exam to gain a certificate or any academic competition for primary and middle school students should be cancelled, and that any ranking of schools is forbidden, no matter whether it is organized by organizations or individuals, Beijing Times reported。
据京华时报报道，5月北京市教育委员会发布通知称，北京市将取消针对中小学生的各类等级证书考试和学科竞赛活动。同时，禁止中小学参与任何组织或个人举办的针对学校的各种评选排名。