英伦广角 2011-01-09 假冒商品大量走私进入英国市
Stashed 1 on shelf after shelf, seized counterfeit 2 goods worth millions of pounds. And the amount being smuggled 3 into the country is on the increase.
“Counterfeiting is rising because of the pressure on the economy. The smugglers are actively 4 attacking the UK, sending dodgy goods into the UK to the marketplace, and ripping off the British consumer.”
From April 2009 to April 2010, seven million pounds worth of counterfeit items were seized at Heathrow alone. The same amount was discovered in the following six months. So the UK Border Agency expects the amount to double this financial year.
Christmas is one of their busiest times, so more staff fall on shift, but the criminals are constantly finding new ways to beat the system.
“Often, legitimate 5 items are imported along with counterfeit labels. And when they arrive in the UK, the labels are stuck onto the item. The markup 6 can be massive, but because the labels are so small, it makes it harder for the UK Border Agency to spot them.”
Once discovered, companies, police and trading standards try to prosecute 7 the criminals, and then the items are destroyed. But successful smugglers avoid paying duty and VAT 8.
“The downside to the economy is we're losing jobs. We're losing manufacturing jobs. We're losing retail 9 jobs, where these companies just can't compete with people selling on the street, selling online, at cheap prices, thereby 10 undermining the whole structure of retail and wholesale 11. ”
Counterfeit goods can be poorly made, even dangerous. But do we care when the price is right?
“Well, I thought it was fairly good.”
“Even that you knew it's a counterfeit, you still buy it.”
“Yeah. Why not?”
“And as you can't trust it, to be lured 12, I think I may"
“The quality of the goods can become questionable 13. I think I would rather buy from a reputable store. ”
We are being warned not to buy counterfeit goods this Christmas as the profit made often funds other crimes. It is a shadowy industry, but also a lucrative 14 one.
- She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts. 她有一大笔钱存在几个不同的银行账户下。
- She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts. 她在不同的银行账户上秘密储存了一大笔钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网
- During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
- We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
- This mean that international delivery will line markup from today.这意味着国际快递将从今天起全线涨价。
- Our products are expensive,and distributors and retailers always want a large markup.我们的产品很贵，经销商和零售商总是要求高额利差。
- I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
- Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？
- The office is asking for the vat papers.办事处要有关增值税的文件。
- His father emptied sacks of stale rye bread into the vat.他父亲把一袋袋发霉的黑面包倒进大桶里。
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
- I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
- He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。
- The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
- Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。
- The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
- Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。
- There are still a few questionable points in the case.这个案件还有几个疑点。
- Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。