纪录片《深入暗网》 第05期 信息革命

To understand the enormous changes taking place,

为了理解这正在发生的巨大变化

it's necessary to come here.

我们有必要来这里

Almost 150 years ago, this hut was on the frontier

大约一百五十年前 这个棚屋正处在

of the world's first information revolution

全世界第一次信息革命的前沿

the telegraph.

电报的使用

It was a crucial hub for a global network of wires -

它是全球网络的重要枢纽

a role that is just as important today.

迄今仍起到至关重要的作用

Seeing the cables in a room like this shows that

看到这间屋子里的电缆 我们才意识到

the physical infrastructure¹ needed to move information

信息在全球范围内传递

around the world hasn't changed very much

需要实体基础设备这个事实

in the past hundred years.

在过去的一个世纪中并无改变

I think that the internet, we tend to think of

我们习惯将互联网看做是

as acloud floating somewhere off in cyberspace²,

网络世界里虚无缥缈的云

but they're physical wires, physical cables

但实际上是用实体导线 电缆

and sometimes wireless³ signals

有时还有无线信号

that are communicating with each other.

进行相互交流

Cornwall, where the telegraph cables come ashore⁴,

康沃尔郡是电报电缆上岸的地方

still remains⁵ crucial for today's internet.

这里对如今的互联网仍起着至关重要的作用

25% of all traffic passes through here.

四分之一的信息都要经过这里

1 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

2 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。

3 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

4 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。