Telephone,television,radio,telegraph and the Internet all help people communicate with each other.As a result,ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world.For example,within seconds,people can know the results of an election in another country.An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set.News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours.Help is on the way.Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world,information travels fast.
电话,电视,电台,电报和互联网帮助人们互相沟通.因此,世界各地的思想和新闻事件传播的很快.例如,在几秒钟内,人们可以知道在另一个国家的选举结果.国际足球比赛进入一台电视机,每个人的家园.新闻的灾难,如地震或洪水带来的帮助,在几个小时内从遥远的国家.帮助的方式.由于现代技术像卫星环绕地球,信息传播得很快.
How has this speed of communication changed the world?To many people,the world has become smaller.Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller.It means that the world seems smaller.Two hundred years ago,communication between the continents took a long time.All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean.In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America.This time difference influenced people’s actions.For example,one battle,or fight,in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided.A peace agreement had already been signed.Peace was made in England,but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America.During these six weeks,the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought.Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed.In the past,communication took much more time than it does now.
这种通信的速度是如何改变世界?对许多人来说,世界变得更小.当然,这并不意味着世界真的变小.这意味着,世界似乎变小了.二百年前,大陆之间的沟通需要很长的时间.所有的消息都是通过海上花了几周甚至几个月的时间穿越海洋.在第十七和第十八世纪,它花了六周的时间,从欧洲到美国的消息.这个时间差,影响了人们的行为.例如,一战,或者战斗,在1812年间英国和美国的战争是可以避免的.一个和平协议已经签署.和平是英国制造的,但和平的消息花了六个星期到达美国.在这六周时间里,新奥尔良的大战役.许多人失去了他们的生活后,已经签订和平条约.在过去,沟通比现在要花费更多的时间.
There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.
有一个很好的理由为什么世界似乎比它大得多的今天.