世界节假日博览 第159期:世界电信日

 　　World Telecommunication¹ Day (WTD) celebrates the advances we have made in how we communicate with each other. It is on May 17 each year because that is the day in 1865 when the International Telegraph Union (ITU) started. The ITU manages how the world shares and uses communications. It has successfully coordinated² many important developments in our history. These include the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, the world's first satellite in 1957, and the Internet. The ITU has worked to improve telecommunications in the developing world, and to protect individuals and societies from cyber-crime. WTD raises our awareness³ of the importance of telecommunications in today's global village.

　　世界电信日庆祝我们与人交流所取得的进步。1865年5月17日国际电报联盟成立，所以世界电信日定在每年的这一天举办。国际电报联盟管理人们分享和使用通信的方式，历史上，它曾多次妥善协调电信业上的重大发展事件。其中包括1876年亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔发明电话，1957年发射世界首颗卫星和互联网的到来。国际电报联盟致力于改善发展中国家的通信状况，保护个人及社会团体免受网络犯罪的伤害。世界电信日提醒我们电信如今在地球村的重要性。

　　The ITU changed its name to the International Telecommunication Union when technology moved on from telegraphs. Its website says it is "the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector⁴ in developing networks and services." It has 191 member countries and it is "committed to connecting the world". Today the ITU manages many aspects of our lives. It helps make the rules for broadband Internet and the latest-generation wireless⁵ technologies; it helps airplanes and ships navigate⁶ the skies and seas; and it oversees⁷ the way scientists try to communicate with outer space and possible aliens.

　　当技术从电报发展起来后，国际电报联盟更名为国际电信联盟，它的网站宣称国际电信联盟是“联合国的主要机构，负责处理信息和通讯技术问题及政府和私营部门在发展网络和服务项目时的全球焦点问题。”国际电信联盟共有191个成员国，致力于沟通世界。现在，国际电信联盟管理我们生活的许多方面。它帮助为宽带网和最新一代的无线技术制定规则，它帮助飞机航行、轮船航海，它监督科学家试图与外太空和可能的外星人联络的交流方式。

　　1.make advance

　　例句：It is of great necessity and importance to make advance karst prediction during tunnel construction in karst area.

　　在岩溶地区修建隧道过程中进行岩溶超前预报，其必要性和重要性是毋庸置疑的。

　　2.be worked to 努力做

　　例句：Like all habits they need to be worked upon to change them and point them to a proper direction.

　　和许多习惯一样，需要对它们努力，改变它们，让它们指向一个正确的方向。

　　3.change name 更名

　　例句：It has changed name nine times in the subsequent 90 years, in reflection of the differing political winds.

　　这张报纸由持不同政见者创办于1917年二月革命以前，在以后的90年中，已经改了九次名字，反映出了不同的政治气候。

　　4.committed to 致力于

　　例句：This worries many, not least a government committed to cutting drug use.

　　政府誓言要控制毒品，对这一新情况颇为担忧，其他人也在担心。

1 telecommunication   

n.电信，远距离通信

参考例句：

• Telecommunication is an industry of service.电信业是一个服务型的行业。
• I only care about the telecommunication quality and the charge.我只关心通信质量和资费两个方面。

2 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

3 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

4 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 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。

6 navigate   

v.航行，飞行；导航，领航

参考例句：

• He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
• Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。

7 oversees   

v.监督，监视( oversee的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网