英译汉

PASSAGE 2 

China has used many different forms of trade mark for many hundreds of years. In fact, bricks on the Great Wall were stamped with the producers’ marks so that emperors can be assured of the quality and accountability. In most countries, any means of intellectual property rights can be sold, licensed or inherited. Unfortunately, almost everywhere, it can also be stolen. Today, intellectual property piracy and counterfeiting are robbing and endangering Chinese artists, innovators, businesses and consumers. Intellectual property protection is not a luxury for the rich. It is what inspires technological advances, protects us form dangerous products and creates cultural and economic wealth around the world for countries at all levels of development. Each year, nearly 7% of world trade is in pirated and counterfeit products. Some of these counterfeit products can injure and even kill people. Fake automobile brakes, airplane parts, infant milk formula and medicine are sold by unscrupulous manufactures and dealers who profit from consumers’ lack of awareness and failure to understand the importance of buying legitimate products. Many of these criminals are not just local street venders, but also organized criminal groups. Some of these products can also destroy an entire industry. For example, Hong Kong’ s legendary film studios have taken a beating as pirates continue to steal their movies and sell fake DVDs. The studios are left with little income to invest in new films and actors. The music industry is also affected. Illegal downloading from the Internet and counterfeit CDs are stealing the music and the livelihoods of these talented artists and preventing new artists from emerging. 

【正确答案】中国使用过形形色色的商标,已经有几百年的商标历史了。事实上,长城的砖头上面就烙刻了生产者的标志,以便皇帝对产品质量更放心。在大部分国家,任何种类的知识产权都可以出售、注册或者继承。不幸的是,在几乎每个地方,知识产权会遭到盗窃。今天,知识产权的盗版和伪造正在掠夺和危及中国的艺术家、创意者、企业以及消费者。保护知识产权不是富人的奢侈,而是鼓励创新的动力,可以让人免于遭到危险产品的伤害,创造文化和经济财富,使得全球不同发展水平的国家受益。每年,世界上7%的贸易都是盗版和冒牌产品。有一些假冒品会伤及人类,甚至致人于死地。假冒的汽车刹车、飞机零件、婴儿奶粉和药品都有一些毫无良知的制造商和代理商在销售。他们得益于人们的保护意识不强,没能认识到买正品的重要性。这些罪犯中的很多人不仅仅是街上的小贩,而是有组织的犯罪团伙。有些假冒产品甚至会毁掉整个行业。举例来说,香港传奇式的电影工业遭到了盗版的打击,因为盗版DVD不断猖獗。电影公司没有什么收入来投资新的影片和演员。音乐产业也收到了波及,从网上的非法下载以及盗版CD盗窃了音乐人的劳动成果,让他们无以为继,毁掉了才华横溢的艺术家的生活,也制止了新人的出现。
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