好萊塢用獵狗反盜版英語美文

好萊塢用獵狗反盜版 Hollywood unleashes dogs in war on movie piracy

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - This time, Hollywood really has gone to the dogs.

爲對付電影盜版行爲，好萊塢此次開始求助於獵犬。

The Motion Picture Association of America on Thursday unveiled its latest tool in the war on movie piracy: a pair of DVD-sniffing Labrador Retrievers named Lucky and Flo.

上週四，美國電影聯合會公佈了反盜版戰爭中的最新“武器”：兩隻能夠嗅出DVD光盤、分別名爲“拉基”和“弗洛”的拉布拉多獵犬。

The MPAA, which represents the major U.S. movie studios in government and legal affairs, claims the illegal copying of movies and television shows on DVDs and other media cost them more than $6.1 billion in lost revenues in 2005.

美國電影聯合會通常代表美國主要電影製片廠和政府部門打交道以及處理法律事務等。該聯合會稱，非法將影視劇複製成DVD和其它媒介的行爲使得美國電影業2005年的收入損失超過61億美元。

Of that total, about $2.4 billion was lost to copying movies to videocassettes, DVDs or video CDs. In recent years, the organization has waged a vigorous battle against global piracy.

其中，24億美元的損失是由非法複製的錄影帶、DVD和VCD造成。近年來，美國電影聯合會一直針對全球性的盜版行爲展開強有力的圍剿。

In July, for instance, the MPAA and foreign government officials wrapped up "Operation Red Card," which resulted in the seizure of some 6.7 million pirated discs in 12 countries across the Asia-Pacific region.

如今年7月，該聯合會與外國政府聯合發起了一項名爲“紅牌行動”的反盜版行動，結果在亞太地區的12個國家內查獲出了大約670萬張盜版光盤。

The job for Lucky and Flo will be to sniff out optical discs in luggage or other containers, and stop the discs from getting to manufacturing plants where they can be reproduced.

獵犬拉基和弗洛的`工作是嗅出隱藏在行李箱和其它容器中的光盤，防止這些光盤被帶到加工廠去複製。

But before they begin their new job, Lucky and Flo will go on a world tour of cities such as Hong Kong and Singapore, just as movie stars go on tour to promote their latest films.

如同電影明星到各地宣傳新片一樣，拉基和弗洛將會前往香港和新加坡在內的城市進行環球旅行。

They will travel throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico and even visit Dubai in the Middle East to showcase their talents to customs agents and other officials.

它們會前往美國、英國、墨西哥以及遠在中東的阿聯酋迪拜，向當地海關人員和官員展示自己的“獨門絕技”。

And, of course, they will make a stop in Hollywood.

當然，它們會在好萊塢這一站做停留。