Benny买了便宜的盗版影碟,他室友Carl觉得这样做无异于盗窃。Benny争辩说, B: Come on. If you steal, it means you hurt someone, right? When I buy fake DVDs, who am I hurting? C: Actually, lots of people. Movie and software com

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 礼节美语

Speaking Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Richard: I understand why publishing houses have called for a crack down on illegal copies of books. Its a big loss for them if everyone buys pirated books instead of paying the full price. Nancy: I ag

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 新视野大学英语:视听说教程 2

By Sarah Simpson Lagos 13 March 2008 Pirate attacks in the waters of Africa's largest oil producer, Nigeria, have surged in recent weeks, linked to a decline in general security in the southern oil-producing region. A leading international worker's u

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(三月)

Somali pirates are denying reports that have accused them of sharing ransom payments with an al-Qaida-linked radical Islamist group called the Shabab. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu recently visited the pirate sanctuary of Hobyo in the Galmudug region

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)

By Steve Herman Nalaguraidhoo, Maldives 21 May 2008 Unprecedented cooperation among Asian government maritime authorities is beginning to pay off, with serious acts of piracy declining in part of the region. But, as VOA Correspondent Steve Herman rep

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(五月)

Joe DeCapua 06 April 2010 International naval patrols against Somali pirates have made shipping lanes much safer. But theyve not been able to eliminate the threat altogether. Naval experts look at whats been done and what could be done to keep the pi

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(四)月

The mother of the Somali piracy suspect being held for trial in the United States is appealing for mercy for her son. She says he did not know what he was doing when he and three other men boarded a U.S.-flagged ship earlier this month and took the

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(四月)

EU Naval Force French warship FS Nivose with Somali pirate skiffs off the Somali coast (file photo) Somali pirates hijacking vessels at sea have become an almost daily occurrence. But the latest incident is raising the alarm far from the East African

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(四)月

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 18 November 2009 A U.S.-flagged container ship which was hijacked by Somali pirates seven months ago has been attacked again off the coast of Somalia. Pirates were unsuccessful in their second attempt to hijack the Maersk Alaba

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Wednesday a multi-pronged U.S. effort to curb Somali-based maritime piracy. Among other things, the United States will move to track and freeze assets of pirate gangs, and press Somali authorities to sh

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年4月

European Union Defense ministers have wrapped up a two-day meeting in France focused on beefing up the bloc's defense capabilities and looking at EU missions in Bosnia, Chad and elsewhere. 欧洲联盟国防部部长在巴黎结束了为期两天的会

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年10月

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says more people will die if Burma's military government does not lift restrictions on relief aid soon. Mr. Gates spoke at an Asian security forum in Singapore, part of his tour of Asia. 美国国防部长盖茨说,

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年6月

Two anti-whaling protesters who boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean have been released. The transfer defuses a tense situation on the Antarctic seas, but activists say they will continue to harass the Japanese fleet. 两名登上日本

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年1月

By Phil Mercer Sydney 01 February 2008 The United States Navy has proposed a global maritime partnership of like-minded countries working together to combat common threats at sea. The idea was floated at a maritime conference in Sydney on security an

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

By Scott Stearns Dakar 09 November 2009 The international law enforcement agency Interpol is cracking down on the sale of stolen luxury cars in Central Africa. Interpol says thousands of luxury cars stolen in Belgium, France, and Japan enter Cameroo

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)

European Union Defense ministers have wrapped up a two-day meeting in France focused on beefing up the bloc's defense capabilities and looking at EU missions in Bosnia, Chad and elsewhere. For VOA, Lisa Bryant has more on the talks from Paris. EU mi

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

The United States is planning to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles in the Seychelles islands in the coming weeks to combat piracy. The use of land-based drones is a new approach to deter ship hijackings in the region. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper takes off f

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(九月)

China says it had great success in its crackdown on intellectual property rights violations in 2007. Officials say there will be even greater vigilance for the Beijing Olympics in August. 中国说,去年在保护知识产权方面取得了巨大的成

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年4月

The top U.S. military officer is in Moscow for talks on missile defense, arms control and other issues in advance of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the Russian capital in 10 days. 美国军方高级官员正在莫斯科举行关于导弹防御、

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the global financial crisis may have shaken world confidence, but not the international community's resolve to help the United Nations continue working to fight poverty and disease. 联合国秘书长潘基文说

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年10月