The Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet
網絡的利與弊
Internet, a token of modernized society, is becoming a portion of mankind's life at a soaring rate, and is playing an important role in our industrialized social context. The network resources comprise the network facilities and network information. The former provides us with the ability of complicated computation and telecommunication while the latter provides us with rich categories and large amount of data for downloading or skimming.
網絡,作為現代化的標志之一,正以驚人的速度日漸成為人們生活的一部分,它在工業化社會中起著重要的作用。網絡資源由網絡設備資源和網絡信息資源兩部分組成。網絡設備資源使我們能夠進行復雜的計算和遠程通信,而網絡信息資源則向我們提供大量的下載和瀏覽服務。
The noticeable functions of internet make us advocate the standpoint that nobody could actually assess its impacts on human life. Internet has exhibited us kinds of cultures, which enlarges our horizon and enriches our life. Meantime activities among internet users shorten the connection of people worldwide. One could skim news, bulletins, posters and banner advertising on the internet at home. Applicants could fill in files systematically and register without presence. One could bid welfare to friends with electronic postcard through e-mail, costing no postage. Businessmen could conduct payments of imports and exports at minimum cost. Engineers could draw graphs or charts. Students could select their favorite tutors and policemen could refer to the feedback of penalties.
網絡諸多顯而易見的功能使我們不得不承認21世紀網絡對人類生活的影響是難以估量的。網絡給我們展示了不同的文化,拓展了我們的視野,豐富了我們的生活。同時,各種定期舉辦的網上活動拉近了世界各國人之間的距離。坐在家中即可瀏覽新聞,公告,海報以及各種各式的廣告;申請人可以按步驟填寫表格,輕松地進行網上注冊;人們可以通過電子賀卡表達對朋友的祝福,而不必花費郵費;商人可以利用互聯網進行進出口貿易的轉賬業務以節約成本;工程師能利用網絡制圖;學生可以在網上挑選自己喜愛的老師;警察可以在網上追蹤罰款的支付情況等等。

Whereas it has advantages, when illegal activities through websites discount their value, the internet becomes a combination of both an angel and a devil. For example, the commission of a company could call remote video councils among the personnel in different places. On the contrary, there are hostile hackers who steal business documents. In addition, gambling online might trouble victims with great debts. Cops have verified that convicts by usage of internet have been liable to be a widespread social problem which is hard to get rid of.
盡管互聯網有很多優點,當諸多網絡犯罪問題使其大打折扣時,網絡成了天使和魔鬼的雙重化身。例如,因為有了網絡,公司可以異地召開協調會,但另一方面,也有不法黑客盜取商業文件。此外,網絡賭博也會使人們巨債纏身。警察也已經證實網絡犯罪很有可能成為一種影響廣泛但難以擺脫的社會問題。
Therefore, internet is like a double-edged sword only provided the government shields on behalf of the public, enforces relative policies and legislations, supervises the admission of net information, and bans the rubbish websites, can we make full use of Internet.
由此可見,網絡是一把雙刃劍。只有政府維護公眾利益,實施相關政策和法律,加強網絡審查,取締不良網站,這樣網絡才能充分發揮有效作用。