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Australia's campaign to ban fake aboriginal art 澳大利亚呼吁禁止进口及买卖土著风格的赝品

Music good enough to eat 维也纳交响乐团体演奏能吃的“乐器”

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Millions of people visit Australia every year. Many want to take a souvenir home with them and what could be more authentic, more Australian, than a boomerang? These two come with aboriginal-looking designs, but both are fake, both imported from Indonesia. The trade in rip-off goods led to calls for a new law in Australia to stop the import and sale of imitation art.

每年有成百上千万人去澳大利亚旅游。其中有很多游客想要买纪念品带回家，而说到纪念品，还有什么比回力镖更具有澳大利亚当地特色的呢？这两个回力镖上装饰着澳大利亚土著风格的设计图案，但二者均是从印度尼西亚买来的假货。在澳大利亚，赝品交易的盛行导致人们开始呼吁政府出台新法规禁止艺术仿品的买卖和进口。

Are they preparing a salad? No, these are musicians from the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra. With instruments good enough to eat, they have been helping to celebrate the centenary of Madrid's famous San Miguel Market. Founded in the Austrian capital in 1998, the orchestra has travelled the world performing their unusual take on a range of musical styles to curious audiences.

这些人是在准备蔬菜沙拉吗？不是，这些其实是来自维也纳蔬菜交响乐团的音乐家。他们利用这些能吃的“乐器”为西班牙马德里的著名地点圣米格尔市场演奏以庆祝其开业一百周年。自1998年在奥地利首都维也纳成立以来，该交响乐团已踏遍世界各地并为感兴趣的观众们呈现了他们对不同音乐类型的独特理解。

词汇

rip-off goods

冒牌货

a range of

各类，一系列

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请从以下词汇中选择适当的答案来完成句子。注意：你可能需要改变单词的时态来完成句子。

rip-off goods / a range of

1. You should avoid shopping at the market round the corner. The police are always there trying to put an end to illegal trading in______.

2. Bradley is a genius. He's a bit shy but capable of discussing ______ subjects – from biology to pop music.

答案

1. You should avoid shopping at the market round the corner. The police are always there trying to put an end to illegal trading inrip-off goods.

2. Bradley is a genius. He's a bit shy but capable of discussing a range of subjects – from biology to pop music.