家乡的特产2020年大学英语四级考试作文题目练习(8)

2020

年大学英语四级考试作文题目练习（

8

）

It's Time to Stop Software Piracy

1.

盗版软件比比皆是

2.

盗版软件猖獗的原因

3.

如何打击盗版软件

【作文范文】

It's Time to Stop Software Piracy

China has often been criticized for the rampant practice

of software piracy. Take a look around. We operate on pirated

Windows systems, defend PC security with pirated Kaspersky

anti-virus programmes, process files with pirated Microsoft

Office, draft 3D designs with pirated AutoCAD, refine

pictures with pirated Adobe Photoshop, and study English with

pirated Kingsoft's electronic dictionaries and translators.

It's no exaggeration that pirated software is everywhere.

The logic behind the phenomenon is simple and clear

：

if

a pirated copy is available for just a tiny fraction of the

normal price, not to speak of many of the free downloads

online, who would pay for an authentic copy? Cheaper prices

aside, easy access is another important factor. With such a

large gathering of pirated upgrades around, who would bother

to spend time and money searching the stores for an

authorized yet outdated version?

Despite these apparent benefits, the practice of software

piracy should be banned, because it represents unfair

competition and by nature it's a no-win situation. But how?