时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(五)月


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AS IT IS 2016-05-01 Market for Illegally-Made Goods Reaches $460 Billion 全球假冒伪劣商品价值规模达4600亿美元


A new report says as much as $461 billion was spent on counterfeit 1 and pirated goods around the world in 2013, and that trade continues to grow.


The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released the report on April 18. The OECD studies economic information to help governments develop economic policies.


Counterfeit goods are illegally-made copies of products. They are made and sold without the permission of the owner. Intellectual property rights, such as copyrights and patents, are forms of ownership that can be difficult to enforce in international trade.


Counterfeit goods can travel through many countries before they reach the place where they are sold.


A study by the OECD found that international trade in counterfeit goods is rising. The group says the amount of money earned from this illegal activity may be larger than the illegal drug trade. It warns that the sales of pirated products may even finance terrorists and criminal groups.


The study found that trade in fake and pirated goods has grown to about 2.5 percent of the world’s imported products — up from 1.9 percent in 2008.


The Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD, Doug Frantz, says counterfeit goods are the biggest single provider of money to the world's underground economy. He said that sales of such products provided some of the financing for the terror attacks at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo. 


Frantz also said that counterfeiting 2 creates products that endanger lives. He said examples include "auto 3 parts that fail, pharmaceuticals 4 that make people sick, toys that harm children, baby formula that provides no nourishment 5 and medical instruments that deliver false readings.”


Products from the United States, Italy, France, Japan, and Germany are the ones most often copied. Twenty percent of the illegal goods seized are copies of American-made products.


Among OECD member nations, the United States is most affected 6, the study found. China, it says, is by far the largest source of faked goods. However, Chinese-made products are increasingly being copied, too. 


The report says that all countries that create new, innovative 7 products depend on the protection of intellectual property rights.


It adds that OECD countries are hit most by counterfeiting. Thirty-four nations in Asia, Europe, and North and South America are OECD members.


Words in This Stories


counterfeit – adj. to make an exact copy of a something, such as a product, to trick people into buying it or believing it is real


copyright – n. the legal right to reproduce, publish or make things such as books or music recordings 8 for a certain amount of time


fund – v. to provide money for


patents – n. a document that gives the holder 9 the right to make or sell a product for a specific period of time


underground – adj. in or into a place that is hidden or secret


source – n. someone or something that provides what is wanted or needed



vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的
  • It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
  • The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远,实际是最近的一幅赝品。
n.伪造v.仿制,造假( counterfeit的现在分词 )
  • He was sent to prison for counterfeiting five-dollar bills. 他因伪造5美元的钞票被捕入狱。 来自辞典例句
  • National bureau released securities, certificates with security anti-counterfeiting paper technical standards. 国家质量技术监督局发布了证券、证件用安全性防伪纸张技术标准。 来自互联网
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
  • Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
  • The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
n.医药品;药物( pharmaceutical的名词复数 )
  • the development of new pharmaceuticals 新药的开发
  • The companies are pouring trillions of yen into biotechnology research,especially for pharmaceuticals and new seeds. 这些公司将大量资金投入生物工艺学研究,尤其是药品和新种子方面。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.食物,营养品;营养情况
  • Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力。
  • He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air.他大胆提出植物从空气中吸收部分养分的观点。
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
adj.革新的,新颖的,富有革新精神的
  • Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
  • He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。
n.记录( recording的名词复数 );录音;录像;唱片
  • a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
  • old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐
n.持有者,占有者;(台,架等)支持物
  • The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
  • That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
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