英文杂志-Pirates and piracy

Piracy - the act of robbery from ships at sea - has existed for thousands of years. It was written about by the ancient Greeks and has been written about ever since. As long as some people have moved valuable cargo in ships, other people have wanted

Hong Kong Exporters May Be Unready for Strict New Security M

Broadcast: Jan 27,2003 Measures under the new U.S. Container Security Initiative, or CSI, go into effect February second in Hong Kong and there could be a slow down in exports. The new rules, which re

VOA慢速英语2012 Economics Report - Websites Cut Service to Protest US Antipiracy Bills

Economics Report - Websites Cut Service to Protest US Antipiracy Bills This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Some popular websites have protested two proposed United States laws aimed at fighting illegal copying of writing, movies and oth

VOA标准英语10月-NATO Launches Anti-Piracy Operation for Horn of A

NATO warships have launched an anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia by escorting one ship to port with plans for a similar operation on Tuesday. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris. The NATO operation aims to help calm the situation off Somali

VOA标准英语2009年-Software Piracy in Asia Expands

Photo: VOA photo - Pos Laput A vendor sells pirated DVDs in Vietnam Despite some gains in fighting copyright infringement in many countries, brazen piracy remains visible in Asia. In a scene found in many Asian cities, pirated movies, music and softw

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Piracy Chief: More Countries Should

With piracy on the rise off the east-African coast, a top U.N. advisor has called for the international community to ease the burden placed on Kenya to try and jail convicted hijackers. The statement comes just weeks after Kenya announced its interna

VOA标准英语2009年-Rise in Somali Piracy Contributes to Incre

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 22 October 2009 The rise in piracy off the Somali coast has resulted in more global piracy cases in 2009 than in all of 2008, according to a maritime watchdog group. Despite the rise in attacks, the number of successful hijac

09年12月六级作文预测及范文（22）

09年12月六级作文预测及范文（22） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Internet and Piracy. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: 1

Internet Pact Sparks Outrage Across Europe

Tens of thousands of Europeans braved bitterly cold temperatures to rally against a controversial treaty intended to protect intellectual property. Anger spilled into the streets of European cities, from Sofia and Vilnius to Prague and Paris to voice

VOA标准英语2008年-Horn of Africa Piracy Spurs International Actio

Maritime specialists say a surge in pirate attacks on ships between Somalia and Yemen is affecting global commerce and they are urging the international community to quickly find a solution to the crisis. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from

VOA标准英语2008年-Somali Islamist Denies Involvement in Piracy

A factional leader in Somalia's Eritrea-based opposition group is denying allegations by a piracy specialist in Kenya that he is aiding radical Islamists by providing them with weapons bought with money earned from piracy. Yusuf Mohamed Siad, better

VOA标准英语2010年-Pirate Attacks Off Somalia Nearly Doub

The International Maritime Bureau in London reports piracy incidents on the high seas increased nearly 40 percent in 2009 from a year ago. Pirate activities off the coast of Somalia accounted for more than half of all attacks worldwide. In its annual

Experts Brainstorm on Digital Rights Protection in Beijing

More than 100 business people, government officials, industry experts and academics from China and the UK gathered in Beijing to probe ways to better protect digital property rights and stem online piracy. CRI's Wujia reports. Protecting digital righ

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一些常用词语的地道表达（ 续） 91．减员增效：increase efficiency by downsizing staff； 92．抓大放小：manage large enterprises well while ease control over small ones； 93．市政府要办的X件实事：x major projects th

新西兰英语 548 Internet Piracy

Four men were arrested yesterday and charged with internet piracy of movies and TV shows. Their website MegaUpload was a file-sharing website, with 50 million hits daily. It was based in Hong Kong. One of the founders of the website, a man who calls

英伦广角 Issue 117 IPS开始打击音乐盗版

In what appears to be a historic about-face, Britain's six biggest Internet Service Providers or ISPs have agreed to join the fight against online piracy, sending letters to those suspected of illegally downloading files, warning them to stop or else

关于互联网的10条使用规则 你遵守了吗？

1. Were All Judging You 人人都会评价你 Nobody likes to be judged, but the truth is, were all judging everyone. Part of growing up is realizing, understanding, and accepting that not only is everyone judging books by their covers, its actually

新西兰英语 225 Film and Music Piracy

This week the Commerce Minister has announced there will be a new law to fine people who download films and music from the internet without paying. Illegal downloading is called piracy. Downloading music illegally is a big problem for the recording i

New sea satellite system helps South Africans combat piracy

JOHANNESBURG, March 8 (Xinhua) -- In order to combat piracy and to improve maritime safety, South African authorities（当局官方） have begun using a sophisticated（复杂的精细的 ） navigation satellite system, it was announced on Tuesday

VOA标准英语2009年-Officials Say Somali Piracy is Declining

By David Axe Aboard the USS Donald Cook 07 October 2009 In 2008, Somali pirates captured more than 100 large commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, provoking a massive international response. Today, some 40 warships patrol Soma