China Gets Wired 中国进入网络化时代 [l]It is a narrow room,a meter and a half wide,decorated『装饰； 布置」with the awkward『令人尴尬的；不合适的」minimalism『抽象派 艺术」，peeling『剥落；脱落」white paint,tilting r倾斜；翘起』buffet 『自助餐」tables,schoolroom chairs bolted『用螺栓拴紧」together into haphazard『杂乱的；随意的」couches『沙发」.But the attraction here isn't the decor装饰；布置；it's the machines:a beige米色的Compaq Proliant 2500 computer and an off-white Dell Power edge,hooked 进；钩住」into a refrigerator-size rack of network routers『路由器（连 接数个区域网络的中继装置)」and,from there,via a thumb-thick『拇指 粗的」black cable,to the infinite『无限的；无边的」abundance『丰富」 of the Internet.Edward Zeng,the 35-year-old Chinese entrepreneur, can't resist「忍住；抵抗」a grin『露齿的笑；咧嘴的笑」as he looks around the modest不太大的；适度的」but astonishing『令人惊异的；令人吃惊 的」room buried within a warren『拥挤的地区；拥挤的房屋」of offices in the bunker-like hallways『象地下室样的过道」under Beijing's Capital Stadium."Welcome to ground zero,"he says. [1]这是间狭小的屋子，1.5米宽，装饰着制作粗糙的抽象画，剥脱的白色涂料， 倾斜的快餐店用桌，用铆钉固定在一起的教室用椅。但是这儿引起人们注意的 不是它的装饰，而是机器：一台米色康柏Proliant2500计算机和一台灰白色 31
31 China Gets Wired 中国进入网络化时代 [1]It is a narrow room, a meter and a half wide, decorated『装饰； 布置』with the awkward『令人尴尬的；不合适的』minimalism『抽象派 艺术』, peeling『剥落；脱落』white paint, tilting『倾斜；翘起』buffet 『自助餐』tables, schoolroom chairs bolted『用螺栓拴紧』together into haphazard『杂乱的；随意的』couches『沙发』.But the attraction here isn’t the decor『装饰；布置』; it’s the machines: a beige『米色的』Compaq Proliant 2500 computer and an off-white Dell Power edge, hooked『钩 进；钩住』into a refrigerator-size rack of network routers『路由器（连 接数个区域网络的中继装置）』and, from there, via a thumb-thick『拇指 粗的』black cable, to the infinite『无限的；无边的』abundance『丰富』 of the Internet. Edward Zeng, the 35-year-old Chinese entrepreneur, can’t resist『忍住；抵抗』a grin『露齿的笑；咧嘴的笑』as he looks around the modest『不太大的；适度的』but astonishing『令人惊异的；令人吃惊 的』room buried within a warren『拥挤的地区；拥挤的房屋』of offices in the bunker-like hallways『象地下室样的过道』under Beijing’s Capital Stadium. “Welcome to ground zero,” he says. [1]这是间狭小的屋子，1.5 米宽，装饰着制作粗糙的抽象画，剥脱的白色涂料， 倾斜的快餐店用桌，用铆钉固定在一起的教室用椅。但是这儿引起人们注意的 不是它的装饰，而是机器：一台米色康柏 Proliant 2500 计算机和一台灰白色
的德尔Power edge,联着一台冰箱大小的网络路由器，从那儿，通过一条拇 指粗的黑色电缆线，进入广袤无边的因特网世界。指挥这个小小信息前哨的是 35岁的中国企业家爱德华.曾，此刻，当他环视这个挤在北京首都体育馆脚下 一排拥挤的办公室中简朴然而却令人振奋的小屋时，不禁咧嘴笑了。他说：“欢 迎进入信息革命的中心。” [2]There is very little you cannot reach from Zeng's tiny room. Zeng'sl,000 Internet subscribers预定者；认购者」can dial into his computers from all over Beijing and connect nearly limitlessly『无限 地；没有边界地」to the electronic world.They can send e-mail,photos and news of China.And they can receive practically『差不多；几乎J anything else. [2]在曾的小屋里你几乎没有得不到的东西。曾的1000位因特网用户可以从 北京各个地方拨号进入他的计算机，联通几乎没有边界的电子世界。他们能够 发送电子邮件、照片以及中国新闻。他们也能够收到任何其他东西。 [3]At night,hundreds of Chinese who don't own a PC crowd into 拥而入」Zeng's six Internet Cafes,where Net time retails「零售」for $3.6 an hour.It's fast food for the information age. [3]夜幕降临时，数以百计没有自己的个人计算机的中国人就会拥到曾的6间 “网络咖啡屋”"中，这里的上网机收费为每小时3.6美元。这是信息时代的快餐。 32
32 的德尔 Power edge，联着一台冰箱大小的网络路由器，从那儿，通过一条拇 指粗的黑色电缆线，进入广袤无边的因特网世界。指挥这个小小信息前哨的是 35 岁的中国企业家爱德华·曾，此刻，当他环视这个挤在北京首都体育馆脚下 一排拥挤的办公室中简朴然而却令人振奋的小屋时，不禁咧嘴笑了。他说：“欢 迎进入信息革命的中心。” [2]There is very little you cannot reach from Zeng’s tiny room. Zeng’s 1,000 Internet subscribers『预定者；认购者』can dial into his computers from all over Beijing and connect nearly limitlessly『无限 地；没有边界地』to the electronic world. They can send e-mail, photos and news of China. And they can receive practically『差不多；几乎』 anything else. [2]在曾的小屋里你几乎没有得不到的东西。曾的 1000 位因特网用户可以从 北京各个地方拨号进入他的计算机，联通几乎没有边界的电子世界。他们能够 发送电子邮件、照片以及中国新闻。他们也能够收到任何其他东西。 [3]At night, hundreds of Chinese who don’t own a PC crowd into『蜂 拥而入』Zeng’s six Internet Cafes, where Net time retails『零售』for $3.6 an hour. It’s fast food for the information age. [3]夜幕降临时，数以百计没有自己的个人计算机的中国人就会拥到曾的 6 间 “网络咖啡屋”中，这里的上网机收费为每小时 3.6 美元。这是信息时代的快餐
[4]This is China?That shows that Beijing has settled on『确立；确定」 a policy for the Net that is as bold as it is surprising.A rising generation of Western-educated『接受西方教育的」officials is pressing T催促；劝说」home the argument that the Net is the perfect vehicle to transport『运送；运输」the Middle Kingdom into the2 lst century. "The Chinese get the Net,O.K.?"says Sean Maloney,who ran Intel's Asia-Pacific operations for three years."China is going to be unrecognizable『无法认出的；不能识别的」in five years.And a large part of that change is going to come through「显露」the Internet and onto computer screens." [4]这是中国吗？这表明北京已经选定了一种赞同网络的政策，这是一种既大胆 又出人意料的举措。处于上升态势的一代受过西方教育的官员正在竭力使人们 接受这种观念，即网络是将中央王国带入21世纪的最好交通工具。曾经为英 特尔公司负责过3年亚太业务的肖恩.马洛尼说：“中国人上网了，对吗？5年 后中国人会变得让你认不出来。这种变化的一大部分将通过因特网反映到计算 机屏幕上。” [5]In]anuary the Chinese government approved「批准」a new series of laws designed『设计；计划」to control how citizens connect to the Internet.But although the laws featured『以.为特色」the usual restrictive『约束的；限制性的」rhetoric『辞令；言语」，they were clearly 33
33 [4]This is China? That shows that Beijing has settled on『确立；确定』 a policy for the Net that is as bold as it is surprising. A rising generation of Western-educated『接受西方教育的』officials is pressing 『催促；劝说』home the argument that the Net is the perfect vehicle to transport『运送；运输』the Middle Kingdom into the 21st century. “The Chinese get the Net, O.K.?” says Sean Maloney, who ran Intel’s Asia-Pacific operations for three years. “China is going to be unrecognizable『无法认出的；不能识别的』in five years. And a large part of that change is going to come through『显露』the Internet and onto computer screens.” [4]这是中国吗？这表明北京已经选定了一种赞同网络的政策，这是一种既大胆 又出人意料的举措。处于上升态势的一代受过西方教育的官员正在竭力使人们 接受这种观念，即网络是将中央王国带入 21 世纪的最好交通工具。曾经为英 特尔公司负责过 3 年亚太业务的肖恩·马洛尼说：“中国人上网了，对吗？5 年 后中国人会变得让你认不出来。这种变化的一大部分将通过因特网反映到计算 机屏幕上。” [5]In January the Chinese government approved『批准』a new series of laws designed『设计；计划』to control how citizens connect to the Internet. But although the laws featured『以.为特色』the usual restrictive『约束的；限制性的』rhetoric『辞令；言语』, they were clearly
designed not to keep the Chinese off the Net but to get them online in an orderly way. [5]今年1月，中国政府批准了一系列旨在控制公民接通因特网的新法律，这 些法律的初衷是控制公民与国际互联网相连。尽管法律条文中充满了具有限制 特色的词语，但其目的显然不是不让中国人上网，而是使他们有秩序地上网。 [6]The official curiosity I好奇心Jabout the power of the Internet,.have Beijing buzzing『唧唧喳喳」these days.From dinner parties given by top officials at the Great Hall of the People to bull『通过」sessions『会 议」among young technocrat『技术专家官员」planners,the conversation has shifted from how to control the Net to how to exploit it."The government is betting『断定；确信」that PCs and the Net can help competitiveness,"says Thomas Lin,a Beijing-based product manager for Microsoft."Now they want them on every desk." [6]官员们对于互连网的能量的好奇这些天来使得北京议论纷纷。在人民大会堂 举行的高层领导晚餐会上，年轻的技术规划师们已经作出了决定，他们的谈话 已从控制互连网转移到了开发互连网上。北京一个负责微软产品的经理托马 斯·林说：“政府确信，电脑和网络有助于提高竞争力，现在他们想让每个办公 桌上都摆一台。” 34
34 designed not to keep the Chinese off the Net but to get them online in an orderly way. [5]今年 1 月，中国政府批准了一系列旨在控制公民接通因特网的新法律，这 些法律的初衷是控制公民与国际互联网相连。尽管法律条文中充满了具有限制 特色的词语，但其目的显然不是不让中国人上网，而是使他们有秩序地上网。 [6]The official curiosity『好奇心』about the power of the Internet, have Beijing buzzing『唧唧喳喳』these days. From dinner parties given by top officials at the Great Hall of the People to bull『通过』sessions『会 议』among young technocrat『技术专家官员』planners , the conversation has shifted from how to control the Net to how to exploit it. “The government is betting『断定；确信』that PCs and the Net can help competitiveness,” says Thomas Lin, a Beijing-based product manager for Microsoft. “Now they want them on every desk.” [6]官员们对于互连网的能量的好奇这些天来使得北京议论纷纷。在人民大会堂 举行的高层领导晚餐会上，年轻的技术规划师们已经作出了决定，他们的谈话 已从控制互连网转移到了开发互连网上。北京一个负责微软产品的经理托马 斯·林说：“政府确信，电脑和网络有助于提高竞争力，现在他们想让每个办公 桌上都摆一台
[7]And in every home.Every rich promise you've ever heard about digital technology sounds even more beguiling『使陶醉；使着迷」in China.The country has 350 million children to educate-what better vehicle than interactive相互作用的」television?The Finance Ministry needs to establish『建立』bank and savings accounts for china's284 million workers一what more effective solution「办法；解答Jthan smart cards『智能卡」？Agricultural planners dream of more productive Chinese farms-how better to send weather and agro-science「农业 科技」information to323 million farmers than over the Web? [7]并且每个家里都摆一台。你听过的每一个有关数字技术前途无限的承诺在中 国听起来都更具诱惑力。中国有3.5亿需要接受教育的儿童秦有什么教育工具 能比交互式电视更好？财政部需要为中国2.84亿工人建立银行和存款帐户秦 什么办法能比智能卡更有效？农业规划者梦想着提高中国农场的生产力棗通过 网络向3.23亿农民传递有关天气和农业科学方面的信息岂不是更好？ [8]To tap『开发」these benefits,China has embarked『开始」ona series of nine "golden projects"that will shotgun state-of-the-art『先进的；时髦的」technology into every field from health care to finance.By 2010 hundreds of millions of Chinese will be wired to the Golden Bridge financial network,carrying Golden Card smart cards and automatically forking『付出」over a chunk『相 当大的部分」of their salaries to the government via a 35
35 [7]And in every home. Every rich promise you’ve ever heard about digital technology sounds even more beguiling『使陶醉；使着迷』in China. The country has 350 million children to educate—what better vehicle than interactive『相互作用的』television? The Finance Ministry needs to establish『建立』bank and savings accounts for china’s 284 million workers—what more effective solution『办法；解答』than smart cards『智能卡』? Agricultural planners dream of more productive Chinese farms—how better to send weather and agro-science『农业 科技』information to 323 million farmers than over the Web? [7]并且每个家里都摆一台。你听过的每一个有关数字技术前途无限的承诺在中 国听起来都更具诱惑力。中国有 3.5 亿需要接受教育的儿童棗有什么教育工具 能比交互式电视更好？财政部需要为中国 2.84 亿工人建立银行和存款帐户棗 什么办法能比智能卡更有效？农业规划者梦想着提高中国农场的生产力棗通过 网络向 3.23 亿农民传递有关天气和农业科学方面的信息岂不是更好？ [8]To tap 『开发』these benefits, China has embarked『开始』on a series of nine “golden projects” that will shotgun『射击』 state-of-the–art 『先进的；时髦的』technology into every field from health care to finance. By 2010 hundreds of millions of Chinese will be wired to the Golden Bridge financial network, carrying Golden Card smart cards and automatically forking『付出』over a chunk『相 当大的部分』of their salaries to the government via a