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中英文本
The founder of the Internet, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has spoken about his creation 25 years after hehelped to conceive it. He said it has been a forcefor good, but it also has a negative side. Mr Berners-Lee wasspeaking to the BBC at London's Science Museum. He said: "Everywhere Ilook I see a mass of energy, a huge amount of energy, and also in some places,they are using the web for organised protests againstoppressive regimes." He also lamented the growing use of theInternet for trolling and negativity. He said: "It's staggering to me thatpeople who must have beenbrought uplike anybody else will suddenly become very polarised in their opinions andwill suddenly become very hatefulinstead ofvery loving."
互联网的创始人蒂姆.伯纳斯.李先生,在成功构想互联网模式25年之后,谈论起他的这一创造
。他说,虽然互联网一直是一种正面力量,但是也有消极的一面 。蒂姆.伯纳斯.李先生在伦敦的科学博物馆对英国广播公司谈到这一点 。他说,我无论在哪里都能看到大量的能源,大量的能量,而且在一些地方,他们正在使用网络组织人们抗议专制政权 。他还感叹,越来越多的人使用互联网恶意破坏,做坏事 。他说,有些人与其他人都是像平常人一样被抚养长大,但他们却突然会有非常极端的观点,这令我感到很吃惊 。他们会突然变得非常可恨,而不是令人喜爱 。”Berners-Lee was at the ScienceMuseum to view an important part of Internet history. The museum will house theserver that hosted the first ever website. It is part of a new exhibitioncalled the Information Age. The machine still has a reminder on it written byBerners-Lee that warns: "This machineis a server. Do not power it down." Berners-Lee is currently the directorof an organisation called the World Wide Web Consortium, which oversees theWeb's continued development. Talking about the future of the Internet, he said:"Maybe we will be able to build web-based tools that help us keep peopleon the path of collaboratingrather thanfighting." He hopes the Web will remain "a medium for positivechange".
伯纳斯.李在科学博物馆查看了互联网历史上的一个重要组成部分
。博物馆将会把支持有史以来第一个网站的服务器收藏起来 。这是新展览的一部分,被称作“信息时代” 。机器上面还有伯纳斯.李先生写的提示语,提醒说这台机器是一个服务器 。不要切断电源 。现在伯纳斯.李是“万维网联盟”组织的主任 。负责监管网络的持续发展 。谈及互联网的未来,他说,也许我们可以构建以web为基础的工具,帮助我们保持人们之间的合作关系,从而不再有战争 。他希望网络能够一直都是产生积极变化的一种媒介 。译文属可可英语原创,未经允许,不得转载 。
重点讲解
1.oppressiveregimes 专制制度
These deals have drawn criticism fromactivists and politicians, often Western, who say China is stripping Africa ofraw materials while shoring up corrupt and oppressive regimes.
这些交易往往招致西方人士的批评,他们指责中国在获取非洲原材料的同时,也助长了腐败和专制.
2.bringup提出;教育;养育;呕出;(船等)停下
This should bring up a marquee around theplanet.
这样应当会在行星四周生成一个矩形选区
。3.insteadof 代替;而不是…
She frittered away her time in going to thecinema instead of studying.
她不把时间花在学习上,而是浪费在看电影上了
。4.ratherthan 而不是;宁可…也不愿
Or what happens if we have to build thatcomponent rather than buy it?
或者“如果我们必须构建而不是买这个部件时会发生什么?”
5.forgood永久地;一劳永逸地
The previous examples stop right beforethey have to iterate over the items in the order, and for good reason: Thetemplating systems they use can't do that iteration within a templatedefinition.
以前的那些例子恰好在必须按顺序在项上进行迭代之前停止执行,并且有一个好的理由:它们使用的模板系统无法在模板定义内部进行这种迭代
。听力试题
1.What is theconnection between Tim Berners-Lee and the Internet?
a) 1,000 Mbps
b) he's the founder
c) Bill Gates
d) a high-speed cable
2.What kind of forcedid Berners-Lee say the Internet was / is?
a) an armed force
b) a dark force
c) an unknown force
d) a force for good
3.What doesBerners-Lee see wherever he looks?
a) a mass of energy
b) laptops
c) megabytes
d) information
4.Besides negativity,what was Berners-Lee sad about regarding the Internet?
a) frozen screens
b) pop-up windows
c) trolling
d) the lack ofinteractivity
5.What didBerners-Lee say people had become in their opinions?
a) thoughtful
b) polarised
c) forceful
d) strong
6.What importantexhibit was mentioned at the beginning of paragraph two?
a) the first everkilobyte
b) an Apple Icomputer
c) a server
d) an Internet cable
7.What is the name ofthe exhibition at London's Science Museum?
a) The SuperhighwayAge
b) the Knowledge Age
c) the Internet Age
d) the InformationAge
8.What isBerners-Lee's position at the World Wide Web Consortium?
a) director
b) consultant
c) coder
d) owner
9.What doesBerners-Lee hope web-based tools will help us do?
a) collaborate
b) make computers
c) repair householditems
d) become rich
10.What doesBerners-Lee hope the Internet will remain?
a) fast
b) a medium forpositive change
c) cheap
d) a the fountain ofall knowledge
听力答案
1. b
2. d
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. d
8. a
9. a
10. b