(八)The Rise of Shanzhai Culture

　　1. 最近興起了一股"山寨熱"

　　2. 你如何看待山寨現象

　　● 審題概述●

　　本文是一篇論述山寨現象以及人們和你對此看法的文章。第一段，概述方興未艾的山寨

　　熱。第二段，闡述山寨產品的優勢以及給人們帶來的好處。第三段，論述人們和你對山寨現象的反對立場和觀點，即山寨產品的非法性。

　　【范文】

　　The Rise of Shanzhai Culture

　　The vast array of knockoff name-brand products, such as cell phones, DVDs, MP3 players, have made "shanzhai" the hottest word of the year. Now we wear shanzhai watches, talk through shanzhai cell phones, play shanzhai video games, use shanzhai computers, even watch shanzhai TV shows. Once a term used before some electronic products to suggest a copycat version of inferior quality, shanzhai now suggests to many Chinese creativity and trendiness. With the media all over the rise of shanzhai culture, public opinions are clearly divided.

　　Advocates invariably associate it with innovation, stylishness, the DIY spirit, open-mindedness and practicality, as shanzhai products often mix imitation with innovation - a similar skin but a different heart. The end products are usually more functionaland much cheaper than the original. Besides, they respond to the market more swiftly and they are more considerate in design. Thanks to them, more people at the grassroots level can enjoy the benefit of modern technology.

　　However, other people, including myself, hold more reserved attitudes towards the shanzhai fever. For all the popularity it has won, a copycat is a copycat. The mockery of the prestige products not only steals their profits but also upsets market competition. Moreover, shanzhai products thrive on the current legal loopholes. Under the disguise of anti-dominance slogans, they make illegal profits by violating intellectual property rights and evading taxes. And to top it off, the so-called innovation is only senseless talk as true innovation always faces huge costs and potential failures, while plagiarism simply builds success on other people's risks.

　　◇第一段思路點評：

　　綜述山寨熱現象。

　　◇語言點提示：

　　...public opinions are clearly divided此句起承上啟下的作用

　　◇第二段思路點評：

　　主要闡述山寨產品的優勢。

　　◇語言點提示：

　　(1)mix imitation with innovation混淆模仿與創新

　　(2)respond to the market對市場做出反應

　　◇第三段思路點評：

　　主要闡述對山寨產品侵權、擾亂市場等方面的看法。

　　◇語言點提示：

　　(1)The mockery of the prestige products拙劣地模仿名牌

　　(2)thrive on茁壯成長、蓬勃發展、繁榮

　　(3)legal loopholes法律漏洞(空子)

　　(4)Under the disguise of anti-dominance slogans在反壟斷口號的偽裝下

　　(5)violating intellectual property rights違反知識產權

　　(6)evading taxes逃稅

　　(7)plagiarism剽竊、抄襲