M: Hello, Ivan.
男：你好，伊万。
W: Hello, Bob.
女：你好，鲍勃。
M: You know, today is a very special day.
男：你知道，今天是个特别的日子。
M: That's the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web.
男：今天是万维网诞生20周年。
W: Ah, the World Wide Web.
女：啊，万维网。
W: It's really changed our lives, and ... and in such a short space of time.
女：它真的改变了我们的生活，而且……时间很短。
M: En. definitely.
男：嗯，确实如此。
M: Now do you know on average how long does someone spend surfing the net each day?
男：你知道现在大家平均每天有多少个小时在上网吗？
W: En ... honestly I do not know.
女：嗯……老实说我不知道。
W: But I guess people must spend a lot of time on things like Facebook.
女：但是我想在Facebook之类的东西上，人们一定花了很多时间。
M: That's true.
男：那是肯定的。
W: And I'm sure almost everyone uses the Internet now.
女：我敢肯定现在几乎每个人都在使用互联网。
W: But I wonder how we cope without it.
女：但我纳闷如果没有它我们该怎么办。
M: Well, it might it be a bit difficult without it.
男：嗯，没有它可能会有点麻烦。
W: I guess so.
女：我猜也是。
W: For instance, some people need it for social relationships.
女：例如，有些人需要互联网维持社交关系。
M: Yes, especially those who are far away.
男：是的，尤其是那些离得很远的人。
M: Keeping in contact with friends and family would be impossible without the Internet.
男：如果没有互联网，与朋友和家人保持联系，几乎是不可能的。
W: But are there people who would cope without the Internet?
女：但是没有了互联网，真的没人能和亲友保持联系了吗？
M: Yes, there are.
男：有的。
M: These people have some alternatives.
男：他们有其他的方式。
W: What kind?
女：什么？
M: For example, we could write to each other like we used to before we have the Internet.
男：比如说，我们可以像以前还没有互联网时那样，给对方写信。
M: It would be lovely to get more handwritten letters from friends and family rather than just emails, I think.
男：我认为，从朋友和家人那里收到手写的来信比电子邮件要温暖得多。
W: That's what we call snail mail. But, of course, lots more paper would mean that we need bigger file cabinets.
女：就是我们所说的“蜗牛邮件”。但是，当然，纸越来越多，我们就需要更大的文件柜。
M: Yes. Well, it's still incredible how the World Wide Web has expanded in 20 years and how much we now rely on it.
男：是的。然而，20年来万维网的发展仍然令人难以置信，我们现在对万维网的依赖也是如此。
M: I wonder what it will be like after another 20 years.
男：我想知道再过20年会是什么样子。
W: Well, for better or worse, the web will have greater impact on our life and society.
女：嗯，无论好坏，网络将对我们的生活和社会都会产生更大的影响。