The Long Wire

The Long Wire live in Canada. One evening, my elderly aunt called me from England. We were both using cellphones. “ This little cellphone is amazing! ” she said. “ Why?” I asked. “ Well, when I was a little girl, all phones were connected by wires. In 1930, a wire was laid between Europe and North America. That wire allowed people on two continents to connect by phone for the first time. “ It was laid on the bottom of the ocean, " she said. " Just imagine…a wire about 4, 000 kilometres long! lsn't it amazing?" said my aunt.

长长的电线 我住在加拿大。一天晚上，我年迈的姑姑从英国打电话给我。我们都在用手机。 “这个小手机太棒了!”她说。 “为什么?”我问。 “嗯，当我还是个小女孩的时候，所有的电话都是用电线连接的。1930年，在欧洲和北美之间铺设了一根电线。这条电线使两个大洲的人们第一次通过电话联系起来。 “它被埋在了海底，”她说。“想象一下…一根大约4000公里长的电线!这不是很神奇吗?”姑姑说。“

“ Yes, it is. I never thought about it before, ” I said. My aunt continued, " But I'm more amazed that this little cellphone allows me talk to anyone in the world without a wire! " When we hung up, I looked at my little cellphone. She was right. It was amazing.

是的，是这样。我以前从来没有想过这个问题。” 姑姑继续说:“但更让我惊讶的是，这个小手机可以让我和世界上的任何人通话，而不需要数据线!” 挂上电话后，我看了看我的小手机。她是对的。太神奇了。