新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 8-16

Speaking
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
Richard: I understand why publishing houses have called for a crack down on illegal copies of
        books. It’s a big loss for them if everyone buys pirated books instead of paying the full
        price.
Nancy:  I agree. If the publishers don’t take action against illegal publications, they and the
        authors of the books lose money. Then the publishers have to save money by lowering
        the quality of their books.
Richard: That’s why intellectual property rights have to be protected. It will do do good not only
        for the publishers, but to consumers as well.
Nancy:  You said it. I’m all for protecting intellectual property rights. But I also think books are
        getting more expensive every day, and some students have no choice but yo buy cheap
        books.
Richard: I beg to disagree. There is no excuse for college kids to buy mobile phones and then say                 
        they can’t afford books.
Nancy:  But to really solve the piracy¹ problem, we need cheaper books as well as harsher²
        punishments.
                          
 

1 piracy   

n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害

参考例句：

• The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
• They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。

2 harsher   

adj.刺耳的( harsh的比较级 )；粗糙的；严厉的；残酷的

参考例句：

• The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes. 这种植物在气候条件稍差一点的地区长势尤其好。 来自辞典例句
• Other mathematicians attacked analytic methods in harsher language. 别的数学家用比较粗鲁的语言攻击分析方法。 来自辞典例句