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　　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 fake1 DVDs, who am I hurting?
C: Actually, lots of people. Movie and software companies all over the world have lots of employees performing all kinds of jobs. There are designers, lighting2 people, make-up people and many, many more. If the company doesn't make money, these people lose their jobs.
买盗版影碟，会伤害到很多人。另外，盗版影碟质量也不好。
C: Besides, isn't the quality of pirated DVDs really terrible?
B: Some of them are pretty bad. Sometimes you can barely3 hear the dialogue because the audio4 is so poor.
C: Then why not really enjoy the movie by renting a legal copy? You don't usually watch films again anyway. They just sit on your shelf taking up space!
B: (Laughs) That's true. I have 1000 of these things just lying around. OK, I can sort of see your point. But originals are still way too expensive!
盗版影碟质量差，有时连对话都听不清楚。况且，Carl说，一部电影也不会反复看，无非是放在架子上占地儿。Benny承认，I have 1000 of these things just lying around. 他确实有很多盗版影碟放在那里。可他又说，正版实在是太贵了。Originals are way too expensive. 这里的way起到了强调的效果。
C: Yes, I agree, but I think that will begin to change soon. Pretty soon everything will be digital and you'll be able go online and cheaply buy a legal copy to download. Prices should start to go down soon.
B: It's already happened for music. I can now buy single songs online legally for a very cheap price. Before I had to buy the whole CD, but usually I only liked a couple of the songs on it.
Carl说，用不了多久，电影也会数字化，可以很便宜地合法下载。Benny表示同意，因为他现在已经可以上网付费下载单曲，而不用象从前那样买整盘CD了。
C: Also, don't forget that buying original copies helps pay the salaries of your favorite movie stars. You're a big Jackie Chan fan, right?
B: Yeah! Jackie Chan is the best! Nobody can do stunts5 like Chan!
C: But how can the movie studios pay Jackie Chan millions of dollars to star in the films if everybody buys fake copies of his movies?
B: Ok, Ok I get it! ...I'll give up pirated movies. ....Now what am I going to do tonight?
C: Want to play chess?
B: Sure!
Carl知道Benny是成龙的影迷，他继续劝Benny说，如果大家都买盗版，谁还付得起几百万美元请成龙拍电影呢？Benny这才终于表示，Ok I get it! I'll give up pirated movies. 意思是，好了，我明白了，以后不买盗版了。


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1 fake RlDx4     
vt.伪造，造假，假装；n.假货，赝品
参考例句：
  • He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
  • You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。
2 lighting CpszPL     
n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光
参考例句：
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
3 barely gyFz0w     
adv.仅仅，几乎没有，几乎不
参考例句：
  • The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
  • He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。
4 audio 9yOziJ     
n./adj.音频(响)(的)；声音(的)，听觉(的)
参考例句：
  • Often,the meeting is recorded on audio or video media for later reference.通常这种会议会以视频或者音频形式记录下来，供以后查阅。
  • You don't even have to pay for audio programs.你大可不必为自己听这些节目付费。
5 stunts d1bd0eff65f6d207751b4213c4fdd8d1     
n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
  • The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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