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Running from the United States and other places
大量極其重要
to the United Kingdom are a large number of
攜帶著海量數(shù)據(jù)的光纜
the most significant fibre-optic cables
從美國等其他地區(qū)
that carry huge amounts of data.
連接到英國
Alongside this information super-highway is a site
這條信息高速路沿線有一個站點(diǎn)
belonging to the UK Government, GCHQ Bude.
是位于布德的英國情報(bào)機(jī)構(gòu)政府通信總部
We now know that this listening station has been gathering
我們?nèi)缃褚阎@個監(jiān)聽站一直在收集
and analysing everything that comes across these wires.
并分析通過這些光纜傳輸?shù)乃袛?shù)據(jù)
Any data that passes across the internet could theoretically
理論上講 互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上出現(xiàn)的任何數(shù)據(jù)
come down these cables, so that's e-mails,
都會經(jīng)過這些光纜 例如電子郵件
websites, the bit torrent downloads,
網(wǎng)站 種子下載
the films that you're accessing
你從網(wǎng)飛和其他在線網(wǎng)站上
through Netflix and online services.
看的電影
The sheer amount of data captured here
在這里截獲的數(shù)據(jù)龐大到
is almost impossible to comprehend.
幾乎不可能被處理完
In terms of what the GCHQ were looking at,
就英國情報(bào)機(jī)構(gòu)政府通訊總部竊取的信息來看
we've got from internal documents that, in 2011,
內(nèi)部文件揭露出在2011年
they were tapping 200 ten-gigabit cables coming into Cornwall.
他們竊聽了兩百萬兆通過康沃爾郡的光纖信息
To give a rough idea of how much data that is,
大致地來比喻一下這個數(shù)據(jù)量
if you were to
如果你將
digitise the entire contents of the British Library,
大英圖書館的所有信息數(shù)字化
then you could transfer it down that set of cables
通過那套光纖傳輸完畢
in about 40 seconds.
只需要四十秒
重點(diǎn)解釋：
1.run from 從 ... 伸展
例句：The celebration will run from next Monday.
慶?；顒訌南轮芤婚_始。
2.a large number of 大量（后面跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式）
例句：A large number of people have applied.
很多人都已申請。
3.huge amounts of 大量的
例句：They spent huge amounts of money on the bridge.
他們造這座橋花了大量的錢。
