The pictures were sensationalist and could seriously disturb younger readers.是什么意思？

The pictures were sensationalist and could seriously disturb younger readers.

这些图片大肆渲染，会让一些比较年轻的读者们惶恐不安。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

pictures

n. <非正>（过时）电影院； 电影业，影片( picture的名词复数 )，情况，图画，（生动的）描述；v. 绘画( picture的第三人称单数 )，描绘，想像，设想；

例句
The walls were painted in muted tones to show the pictures to good advantage.
墙面被漆成了淡色调，以突出照片。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

seriously

adv. 认真地，严肃地，严重地；

例句
Any aspirant to the presidency here must be seriously rich...
要想当这儿的主席一定要家财万贯。

disturb

vt. 打扰，妨碍，使骚动，使不安，使烦恼，妨碍睡眠（休息等）；

例句
I dream about him, dreams so vivid that they disturb me for days...
我几次梦见了他，梦境如此逼真，我好几天都心神不宁。

younger

n. 年纪较小者；adj. 较年轻的，年幼的( young的比较级 )，有朝气的，年轻人的，青年的；

例句
She was accompanied by her younger brother...
她由弟弟陪着。

readers

n. 读者（复数），读者( reader的名词复数 )，初级读物，电子阅读器，审稿人；

例句
He used his newspapers to beguile the readers into buying shares in his company.
他利用他的报纸诱骗读者买他公司的股票。