时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:轻松英文阅读


英语课

 No doubt you are familiar with counterfeit 1 products. Though they have been a problem for many years for name-brand manufacturers, usually the knockoff goods are easy to identify. They have shoddy sewing, crooked 2 logos and are made with low quality materials. So far, these low quality copies have not been a serious threat to them.


 
Recently however, there is a new type of counterfeit. Their quality is so high, it is nearly impossible to distinguish them from the real thing. They are called ‘superfakes,’ and name-brand manufacturers are worried.
 
An authentic 3 Chanel bag can cost 5,000 dollars. A cheap knockoff typically runs around 50 dollars. Superfakes can sell for over 500 dollars.
 
It has not been determined 4 where the superfakes are coming from. However, there are some theories. Some may be defective 5 products stolen directly from the designers’ factories or products made secretly in the factories after hours.
 
In any case, you should think twice about buying such goods. Besides being illegal, the money from such purchases often goes to organized crime syndicates.

1 counterfeit
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。
2 crooked
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
  • He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指,示意我们到他那儿去。
  • You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
3 authentic
a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的,有根据的
  • This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
  • Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。
4 determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
5 defective
adj.有毛病的,有问题的,有瑕疵的
  • The firm had received bad publicity over a defective product. 该公司因为一件次品而受到媒体攻击。
  • If the goods prove defective, the customer has the right to compensation. 如果货品证明有缺陷, 顾客有权索赔。
学英语单词
ADIH
alphabetic telegram
alpine strawberry
ankersmit
anomal-
anterior pituitary gonadotrophin
arabidopsis lyratas
arms backward lift
arsenous acid anhydride
bad lot
barium enemator
blendent
blood-activating drug
breunig
Bruins
Calciobiotite
cape winter
caradons
clean up your act
cobbling
conditional independence graph
contactor density
craker
crystallosicope
cuparenone
curtains
cytometopus
decimal coefficient of absorption
decreasingly
demess
diazides
Dick Tracy
dimension size
dodecaedron
domestic population
Donovans Corner
eletronic oxytocic apparatus
enamcl bud
ethionamides
exhaust gas nozzle
free evaluation of the evidence
Galfan
gasket
girardelli
gulped down
gynecology of TCM
hadars
Harrower-Erickson tests
holy bark
hydroxyamino-norleucine
incision of scalp
indirectly heated thermister
indium arsenide
keiun
lactoproteinotherapy
latirus polygonus
lazyback
lithopedian
lowest tone
magastromancy
middlefield
Mlicrococcus acidi lactis
molded epoxy insulated coil
monophthongise
mpa (modulated pulse amplifier)
N-bromoacetamide
new-mercantilism
non-constant cost
not long
oeillet
of unsound mind
officered
Okawe
optically tracked
oscillator supply
oxalyl-urea
Palmarola, I.
Pechi
perfervid
phylic
podsolisation
programmed amplifier
pulsimeters
punier
queue arrangement
radial chromatic displacement
raghu
reduced cycle matrix
rounded bottom
senior certificate
single ingot pit
space detector
sthreal
Stovall-Black stain
tax on gifts
through and through
trimodular
twillies
undisclose
uninerviate
wrapping post
yoichis