英文新闻原文：
Europe just passed sweeping new copyright rules that Big Tech hates
① Europe is changing the internet again.
② Lawmakers have approved a sweeping overhaul of copyright rules, dealing a blow to major tech companies that argued the changes will be costly and limit free expression.
③ The European Parliament voted Tuesday to approve fiercely contested changes that make platforms such as YouTube responsible for copyright infringements committed by their users.
④ The proposal was opposed by tech companies, which warned they would need to build expensive content filters and stop linking to publications.
⑤ Critics say provisions included in the bill are far too broad and could hit material that is not protected by copyright, such as quotations or parody. They warn the law could even kill off internet memes.
⑥ On the other side of the two-year battle were record labels, artists and media companies. They said reforms were needed to update copyright protections for the internet age and to ensure they’re fairly paid for content.
⑦ Antonio Tajani, the president of the European Parliament, said the vote would “put an end to the existing digital Wild West by establishing modern rules.”
翻译版：
Europe just passed sweepingnew copyrightrules that Big Tech hates
欧洲议会通过影响深远的新版权法案科技巨头表示不满
① Europe is changing the internet again.
欧洲正再一次重塑互联网。
② Lawmakershave approveda sweeping overhaulof copyright rules, dealing a blow to majortech companies that arguedthe changes will be costly and limit free expression.
立法者通过了影响深远的版权改革法案，这对各大科技公司是一记重创，他们称这项改革耗资巨大并且会限制言论自由。
③ The European Parliament voted Tuesday to approve fiercely contestedchanges that make platformssuch as YouTube responsible for copyright infringements committed by their users.
欧洲议会周二投票通过了一项备受争议的法案，要求YouTube等平台为用户的侵权行为负责。
④ The proposalwas opposed by tech companies, which warned they would need to build expensive content filtersand stop linking to publications.
这一提案遭到科技公司的反对，他们提醒称，这意味着自己要建立昂贵的内容过滤器，而且要停止链接到外部出版内容。
⑤ Critics say provisionsincluded in the bill are far too broadand could hit materialthat is not protected by copyright, such as quotationsor parody.They warn the law could even kill offinternet memes.
批评人士认为，法案中的条款过于宽泛，可能会影响不受版权保护的材料，比如引文或恶搞。他们警告说这项法律甚至可能会使网络文化现象消失殆尽。
⑥ On the other side of the two-year battlewere record labels, artists and media companies. They said reformswere needed to updatecopyright protections for the internet age and to ensure they’re fairly paid for content.
在这场长达两年的争论当中，另一方是唱片公司、艺术家和媒体公司。他们认为改革势在必行，互联网时代需要确保他们输出的内容得到合理的回报。
⑦ Antonio Tajani, the president of the European Parliament, said the votewould “put an end tothe existing digital Wild Westby establishing modern rules.”
欧洲议会议长Antonio Tajani表示，这次投票将“建立现代规则，终结现有的电子蛮荒时代。”
文章脉络：
先声夺人➡️标题扩写（交代清楚矛盾双方）➡️矛盾如何得来➡️反对者的声音➡️支持者的言论➡️可能产生的后果
词语扩展：
1、sweeping adj. 影响广泛的
这里相当于extensive
sweep vt. 清扫；迅速蔓延在这里运用的非常形象
2、copyright n. 版权；著作权
3、Big Tech 美国几大互联网巨头的统称，包括 Google、Amazon、Facebook 和 Apple（有些说法也包括了 Microsoft）开头字母大写，专有名词
在我国也存在这样的，如BAT（百度、阿里、腾讯）
4、lawmaker n. 立法者
5、approve vt. 批准；认可
approve of 赞成；同意
6、overhaul n. （系统、体制的）全面修改
7、deal a blow to 使（计划或希望）破灭；使受挫，使失败
8、blow n. 打击
9、costly adj. 昂贵的（expensive）注意这里虽然加了ly后缀，但是形容词。
10、limit free expression 限制自由表达
11、European Parliament 欧洲议会
12、fiercely adv. 激烈地；极其地
13、contest vt. 质疑；驳斥（debate）
14、make sb. responsible for 使某人为……负责
15、copyright infringement侵犯版权
16、commit vt. 做（违法或错误的事）；犯（罪、错）
17、proposal n. 提案，建议；求婚
18、content filter 内容过滤器
19、publication n. 出版物；出版，发表
20、link tax 链接税
21、provision n. 规定；条款
22、broad adj. 宽泛的；广泛的
23、quotation n. 引语；引文
24、parody n. 滑稽模仿
25、kill off 灭绝；杀光
26、meme n. 网络文化现象；文化基因；表情包
27、record label 唱片公司
28、reform n. 改革
29、put an end to 使终止；毁掉；消灭
相当于end/stop/finish
30、Wild West 大开发之前的美国西部；西大荒（尤指当时美国西部缺乏法律制度和规范的蛮荒状态）
文章内容扩展及思考：
如今的时代，版权越来越受重视。自《都挺好》热播后，苏大强成为了“网红”，网络上有关他的表情包也层出不穷。虽然苏大强表情包的漫画作者表示并不在意版权，但如今人们的版权意识越来越强化。
对于内容方面来说，版权确实能很好的保护作者，但欧盟的这项条款，因其宽泛性也引起了众多质疑。无疑这一法案的推出，的确能抑制部分侵权情况的发生，但权利的边界在哪却很难有明确具体量化的底线，这也就是导致分歧的最根本原因。
法规制定的过于宽松，就不能保证版权人的合法权益；法规制定特别严格（如上文的链接税，谷歌聚合新闻标题也要向版权方交税），又会限制互联网的蓬勃发展。所以界限在哪，很重要。
再来看一遍原文吧。
Europe just passed sweeping new copyright rules that Big Tech hates
① Europe is changing the internet again.
② Lawmakers have approved a sweeping overhaul of copyright rules, dealing a blow to major tech companies that argued the changes will be costly and limit free expression.
③ The European Parliament voted Tuesday to approve fiercely contested changes that make platforms such as YouTube responsible for copyright infringements committed by their users.
④ The proposal was opposed by tech companies, which warned they would need to build expensive content filters and stop linking to publications.
⑤ Critics say provisions included in the bill are far too broad and could hit material that is not protected by copyright, such as quotations or parody. They warn the law could even kill off internet memes.
⑥ On the other side of the two-year battle were record labels, artists and media companies. They said reforms were needed to update copyright protections for the internet age and to ensure they’re fairly paid for content.
⑦ Antonio Tajani, the president of the European Parliament, said the vote would “put an end to the existing digital Wild West by establishing modern rules.”
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