每日一句口语 208

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

Fake designer brand purses, clothing and even 

prescription¹ medications are made and sold around 

the world. Investigators² say it is bigger business 

than the illegal drug trade. And police say that 

when consumers buy counterfeit³ items, they could be 

contributing to the funding of other crimes.

全球各地都有仿制和销售假冒名牌包、服装，甚至处方药的

情况。调查人员说，其规模甚至比非法毒品交易还要庞大。

警方说，当消费者购买一件假冒产品时，他们有可能会资助

其他犯罪活动。

【Vocabulary】

1. purse:钱包；小钱袋

Example:When did you first miss your purse.你什么时候发现丢了钱包的?

2. prescription medication:处方用药

Example:Human growth hormone⁴ is a prescription medication.人类生长荷尔蒙是处方用药。

3. counterfeit:膺品；伪造品

Example:This ten-dollar bill is a counterfeit.这张十元钞票是伪钞。

1 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 counterfeit   

vt.伪造，仿造；adj.伪造的，假冒的

参考例句：

• 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。

4 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。