ARPANET, one of the Internet’s predecessors, began modestly as a three-node network. (para.1)互联网的前身之一阿帕网,开始时不过是仅有三个节点的网络。modest: adj. not very large, expensive, important, etc. 些许的;不太大(或太贵,太重要等)的Eg: 这个研究项目开展的规模不算太大。
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A decade later, the general public became aware of the Internet as tools like the World Wide Web made it easy for the general user to access it. (para. 1)十年后,万维网之类的工具使普通用户得以轻松连接到互联网,普通民众也开始注意到互联网的存在。Through facial recognition software and a connection to the Internet, you have instant access to public information about your interest. (para.6)通过面部识别软件连接互联网即时找到此人的共享信息,包括他或她加入的任何社交网络。access: vt. (formal) to reach, enter or use sth. 到达;进入;使用Eg: 搭梯子可以上阁楼。access (to sth): n. the opportunity or right to use sth or to see sb./sth. (使用或见到的)机会,权利Eg: 很多离婚的父亲只有在周末才有权见到自己的孩子。
The last few years have pointed toward mobile computing. (para. 1)过去几年的情况指向移动计算。I think these trends point to what the Internet will be in 2050 — pervasive. (para. 1)我认为这些趋势指向了2050年互联网的特点——无所不在。point to/toward: v. to suggest that sth is true or likely 暗示;预示Eg: 一切迹象都预示着来年将一帆风顺。
The evolution of the Internet and the evolution of mobile computing will be one and the same. (para. 3)互联网的发展和移动计算技术的发展将合而为一、不分彼此。one and the same: (idiom) the same person or thing 同一个人;同一事物Eg: 原来她姑妈就是我表姐。
Wireless networks will act as the primary access point for most devices. (para. 3)无线网络将成为绝大多数设备的主要接入点。act as/like sth: v. to perform a particular role or function 充当;起作用Eg: 你能担任口译吗?