But killing the whole internet is harder than just cutting off a couple submarine cables.

但扼杀整个网路世界比单纯切掉一些海底电缆要难上许多。

But killing the whole internet is harder than just cutting off a couple of submarine cables.

但切断互联网远比切断几根海底电缆要困难。

Communication with Tonga was possible only by satellite phone initially; the submarine cable that connects it to Fiji and thence to the outside world was severed.

最初只能通过卫星电话与汤加通信；接着，连接斐济和外界的海底电缆被切断。

Amidst the dotcom bubble in the 1990s, international consortiums began to invest in submarine cables too.

在 1990 年代的互联网泡沫中，国际财团也开始投资海底电缆。

A burst of activity associated with the laying of submarine cables soon confirmed the Challenger's observation that many parts of the ocean were two to three miles deep, and the existence of underwater features of considerable magnitude.

铺设海底电缆的热潮很快证实了“挑战者”号的观察结果：海洋中很多地方可深达两三英里，水下特征差异极大。

But the ownership of these submarine cables is drawing scrutiny from governments due to security concerns. Some analysts believe it’s the latest frontier in the geopolitical battle between China and the U.S.

但出于安全考虑，这些海底电缆的所有权正受到政府的审查。一些分析人士认为，这是中美地缘政治斗争的最新前沿。

These submarine cables crisscross the ocean before arriving at an anonymous looking building like this. It's called a landing station and it’s the end of the line for the submarine cable before the data begins its journey overland again.

这些海底电缆在到达这样一座看似无名的建筑之前纵横交错地穿过海洋。它被称为登陆站，在数据再次开始陆路传输之前， 它是海底电缆线路的末端。