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The History of the Internet
因特網(wǎng)的歷史
A research team in the United States first developed the concept of linking computers together in the 1960s.
美國(guó)的一個(gè)研究小組首次在1960年提出相連計(jì)算機(jī)的概念。
They wanted to have a system that would enable universities, research departments and the army to share resources with each other.
他們想做一個(gè)系統(tǒng)可以讓大學(xué)，研究院和軍隊(duì)之間資源共享。
Computers at this time were as large as refrigerators and could not be transported easily.
這個(gè)時(shí)期的計(jì)算機(jī)和一個(gè)冰箱差不多大，而且運(yùn)輸很不方便。
Another problem was that they were often complicated and not compatible with each other.
另外一個(gè)問(wèn)題就是它們一般是很復(fù)雜的，而且彼此之間兼容性不是很強(qiáng)。
The research team had to overcome these difficulties to create a network that could share computing power.
研究小組得克服這些困難來(lái)創(chuàng)建一個(gè)可以共享資源的網(wǎng)絡(luò)。
Gradually, more and more scholars came online.
漸漸地，越來(lái)越多的學(xué)者也加入進(jìn)來(lái)了。
Years later, businessmen began using the Internet too.
許多年后，商人也開(kāi)始使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)了。
The number of users using it is increasing all the time and it is becoming more widely available across the world.
使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的用戶一直在增加而且世界上互聯(lián)網(wǎng)被使用得更廣泛了。
In fact, it is possible to use the Internet somewhere in every continent in the world.
事實(shí)上，在世界上任何地方，使用因特網(wǎng)都是有可能的。
At the same time, the comuters are becoming smaller and smaller, and more convenient to carry around.
與此同時(shí)，計(jì)算機(jī)越來(lái)越小，并且更便于攜帶了。
There is a wide range of services available on the Internet.
因特網(wǎng)上有廣泛可用的服務(wù)。
This means that there are many different ways to communicate.
這就意味著有很多種不同的通信方式。
One of the most popular way is undoubtedly electronic mail -- more commonly called 'e-mail'.
其中，最為流行的一種方式無(wú)疑就是電子郵件了，更為通俗的叫法就是'電郵'。
Another popular is browsing on the World Wide Web (WWW).
另一種最受歡迎的就是瀏覽萬(wàn)維網(wǎng)(WWW).
The WWW is a very big series of connected pages containing various forms of multimedia.
萬(wàn)維網(wǎng)是一系列相聯(lián)系的網(wǎng)頁(yè)，包括了各種形式的多媒體。
It is quite popular to use online messenger services to sent instant messages to people all over the world.
相當(dāng)受歡迎的方式是全世界的人們可以即時(shí)對(duì)話，基于在線的消息服務(wù)器來(lái)發(fā)送即時(shí)消息。
