英语_阅读_history of the Internet

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
我们都在忙着谈论和使用互联网，但有多少人知道互联网的历史呢？

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s.
许多人感到惊讶，当他们发现互联网是在1960年代建立的。

At that time, computers were very expensive.
那时候，计算机非常昂贵。

Computer networks didn't work very well.
计算机网络运行得不好。

If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped.
如果网络中的一台计算机发生故障，整个网络就会停止工作。

So a new network system had to be set up.
因此，必须建立一个新的网络系统。

It should be good enough to be used by many different computers.
它应该足够好，能够被许多不同的计算机使用。

If one part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another.
如果网络的某个部分无法工作，信息可以通过其他部分传输。

In this way, the computer network would keep on working all the time.
通过这种方式，计算机网络将能够持续运行。

At first, the Internet was only used by the government.
最初，互联网只供政府使用。

In the early 1970s, it was more widely used.
到了1970年代初，互联网的使用变得更加广泛。

Universities, hospitals and banks were also allowed to use it.
大学、医院和银行也被允许使用它。

But computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use.
但计算机仍然非常昂贵，互联网也很难使用。

By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use.
到了1990年代初，计算机变得更加便宜且易于使用。

Computer engineers had also developed software that made “surfing the Internet” more swift and convenient.
计算机工程师们也开发了软件，使得“上网”变得更加快捷和方便。

Today it is easy to get online and millions of people use the Internet every day.
今天，上网变得很容易，数百万人每天都在使用互联网。

Sending e-mails is more popular among the students.
发送电子邮件在学生中间变得更加流行。

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
互联网现在已成为人们生活中最重要的部分之一。

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逐句翻译，不需要序号，先英文然后中文相间

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were very expensive. Computer networks didn't work very well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If one part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another. In this way, the computer network would keep on working all the time.

At first, the Internet was only used by the government. In the early 1970s, it was more widely used. Universities, hospitals and banks were also allowed to use it. But computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Computer engineers had also developed softwares that made “surfing the Internet” more swift and convenient. Today it is easy to get online and millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more popular among the students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.