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In 1969, a communication revolution begins.
1969年 一場通信革命開始了
Four computers start talking to each other down a telephone line.
四臺電腦通過一條電話線建立通信
It's the birth of the Internet.
互聯網誕生了
In a sense, it's our kind of DNA as a country to trying jump on whatever new form of communication technology is there,
在某種意義上這就是我們國家的基因 試圖搭上任何新形式的通信技術的快車
because it was so essential for our ancestors in building this large nation.
因為這對我們的祖先建設起如此幅員遼闊的國家至關重要
By the mid 19th century,the continent's vast distances shrink,
19世紀中葉 美國大陸廣袤的距離被拉近了
the horse and wagon give way to the railroad.
馬車被鐵路取而代之
Along with the railroad spreads the telegraph,
與鐵路一起普及的是電報
the Internet of its era.
那個時代的互聯網
Messages that once took days or even months to reach their destinations,
一度需要數日甚至數月將信息傳至目的地
now travel down the wire at the tap of a button.
如今只需敲擊按鈕 信息就會沿著電纜傳播
One young railway clerk from the Midwest has a vision of how the telegraph and railroads
一位來自中西部的年輕鐵路職員 頗具遠見卓識清楚地意識到電報和鐵路
could revolutionize the way we do business.
將如何徹底改變商業運作的模式
By 1900,the Series catalog transforms how Americans buy and sell.
1900年 西爾斯郵購目錄改變了美國人的購物和銷售模式
A century later,the Internet takes this revolution one step further.
一個世紀后 互聯網進一步推進了這場革命
By 2005,almost 200 million homes have computers and internet access,
到2005年 將近兩億家庭擁有電腦并接入了互聯網
with over 5 billion dollars of goods sold on-line in 2009.
2009年 逾50億美元的商品通過網絡交易
You realize that just the power of this connectivity
你意識到僅僅是這種連通性的力量
was unstoppable, overwhelming, incredible and scary at times.
就不可避免 勢不可擋 難以置信 有時甚至有點嚇人
From the first e-mail sent in 1969,
從1969年發出第一封電子郵件起
by 2009, 90 trillion e-mails are sent worldwide,
到2009年 全球一年共發出90萬億封電子郵件
247 billion every day.
每天2470億封
The spirit of liberty, of freedom, of openness,
民主 自由 開放的精神
has been a really core part of the Internet
是互聯網的精髓所在
and this sort of basic idea
是某種基本的理念:
that every one should be able to participate equally in this new medium.
每個人都應該能平等的使用這一新媒體
It's a very American spirit of an idea.
這個理念極具美國精神
This idea that everybody should have access to knowledge.
它認為 每個人都該有獲得知識的途徑
