For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled “On Piracy” of no less than 150 words. You may base your writing on the following outline:
1.目前盗版的现象比较严重。
2.造成这种现象的原因及危害
3.我们应该怎么做
Useful words and expressions
盗版piracy (n)
盗版产品pirated products
知识产权intellectual products
侵犯版权infringe sb’s copyright, copyright infringement
作文范文
Nowadays, it is known to all that China has become a place of rampant pirated products: pirated CDs, pirated VCDs, pirated DVDs, pirated books… They are available everywhere and we are so accustomed to the phenomenon that we won’t feel it strange to see pirated copies of the latest movies even before they are on shown in theatres.
The reasons for the phenomenon, which are obvious to all, can be listed as follows: First of all, the price of the products that are pirated is too high that most people cannot afford it. Second, the price of the pirated products is much lower and, in some cases, the pirated product doesn’t necessarily mean low quality. Also playing a part is the local government. Some officials give top priority to economy. They will tolerate, or even encourage, anything so long it can bring them financial income.
But the pirated products really do much harm. First, they infringe intellectual property rights. Second, they offend against the rules of the market. As a result of piracy, companies investing in invention will inevitably run bankruptcy and our society will stop where it is.
No advance. No progress. In view of the seriousness of the problem, effective measures should be taken: for one thing, it is high time that people all over China realized the harm of piracy; for another, the government should issue strict laws and regulations in order to put the situation under control.
参考译文
现在，众所周知，中国已成为一个日益猖獗的盗版产品的地方：盗版光碟，盗版光碟，盗版DVD，盗版书……他们是无处不在的，我们习惯于这种现象，我们不会觉得甚至在他们上电影院看盗版的最新电影奇怪的。
这一现象的原因，这是有目共睹的，可以列出如下：首先，这是盗版的产品价格太高，大多数人买不起。第二，盗版产品的价格低得多，在某些情况下，盗版产品并不一定意味着低质量。也发挥了部分地方政府。一些官员优先考虑经济。他们会容忍，甚至鼓励，任何东西只要它能给他们带来财政收入。
但盗版产品真的有多大伤害。首先，他们侵犯知识产权。其次，他们违反市场规则。由于盗版，公司投资的发明将必然破产，我们的社会会停在哪里。
没有提前。没有任何进展。在考虑到问题的严重性，必须采取有效的措施：一方面，它是高的时候，所有的中国人意识到盗版的危害；另一方面，政府应该颁布以严格的法律法规，把局面控制住。
