纪录片《深入暗网》 第02期 黑市

I realise now that that was naive¹.

现在我明白当时年少天真

But thanks to a collection of brilliant thinkers and researchers,

但多亏有杰出的智囊团和研究人员

science has been fighting back...

科技现在已经开始反击了

It's really no surprise that

隐私问题这样展现在人们面前

the privacy issue has unfolded the way it has.

并未出乎意料

..Developing technology to

开发技术

defeat surveillance, protecting activists²...

以打击监控 保护激进分子

They tried to intimidate³ me.

他们想恐吓我

I knew that they don't know anything.

我知道他们其实什么都不知道

..And in the process coming into conflict with global power.

这一过程中与国际势力发生了冲突

They are detaining me at airports, threatening me.

他们把我扣押在机场 威胁我

But now, thanks to a new digital currency...

但如今 多亏了新型电子货币

If you're buying less than half a Bitcoin,

如果你买入小于半个比特币

you'll have to go to market price.

那你就要走市场价

..This technology is sending law makers⁴ into a panic,

由于在暗网中崛起了一个新的黑市

due to the growth of a new black market in the Dark Web.

这项技术使立法者陷入了恐慌

It was like a buffet⁵ dinner for narcotics⁶.

这就像是毒枭的自助餐厅一样

Our detection rate is dropping. It's risk-free crime.

我们的侦测率在下降 犯罪是无风险的

This is the story of a battle to shape the technology

这个故事讲述了一场影响科技的战役

which now defines our world,

这项科技如今定义了整个世界

and whoever wins

无论是谁取胜

will influence not only the future of the internet

它将不仅影响未来的互联网

but the very idea of what it means to be free.

也将影响我们对自由的定义

1 naive   

adj.幼稚的，轻信的；天真的

参考例句：

• It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了。
• Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。

2 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

4 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

6 narcotics   

n.麻醉药( narcotic的名词复数 )；毒品；毒

参考例句：

• The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》