Despite Advances, South Africa Still Lags in Internet Usage

歌手：英语听力 • 时间：2026-05-01 20:45:52

📝 纯歌词版本

From VOA Learning English,
this is the Technology Report.
South Africa is the richest countries in Africa,
it is also one of the most modern
and technologically advanced.
It has some of the best rail,
road and communication systems in Africa.
Yet more than two-thirds of South African adults
have never used the Internet.
The South African Network Society recently reported
that only 34% of South African adults use the Internet.
That is about 12 million people.
Three-quarters of the country's Internet users live in cities.
Most of them use cell phones to get on the Internet.
The rest go to Internet cafes
or use the Internet at school or work.
Indra de Lanerolle is with the South African Network Society.
He says there are many reasons
why so few South Africans use the Internet.
Cost is one of them.
"We do have expensive costs and cost
is a big limitation to Internet use.
It stops some people (from) using the Internet at all,
and the other thing it does it stops people  (from) using it very much.
So unless we can do much better than 1 in 3 connected,
increasingly that's going to be a real disadvantage for the country."
Poor Internet connectivity in rural South Africa
and the high prices of Internet-ready mobile phones
have also kept the poor disconnected.
Most schools and work places in rural South Africa,
where the majority of country's people live,
have no Internet connection.
And many areas of the country do not have Internet cafes.
Sam Gina lives in Johannesburg, he has never been on the internet.
"At home I don't have it. Laptop is too expensive for me.
Now I am using a phone that doesn't have Internet."
Wilson Ayong is a Cameroonian citizen
who operates an Internet cafe in Johannesburg.
He says the prices at Internet cafes
are too high for many south Africans.
"An hour here we take for five Rand.
We give three hours for 10 Rand,
we give 30 minutes for three Rand,
15 minutes for two Rand.
It's a bit expensive."
So why it is so expensive to get on the internet
in Africa's richest country.
One reason is South Africa has too little bandwidth for its needs.
And these private providers increase the country's bandwidth,
they are making users pay the cost to do so.
Even so the South African Network Society's Mr. de Lanerolle says
Internet access in the country is improving.
He says a new generation of Internet users
from the country's middle class
is quickly entering an area once reserved for the rich.
His believe is supported by reports
that show internet usage and access in South Africa
has increased by more than 100% in the last five years.
And that's the Technology Report from VOA Learning English.
I'm June Simms.

🎵 LRC歌词版本

[00:00.10]From VOA Learning English,
[00:02.72]this is the Technology Report.
[00:05.97]South Africa is the richest countries in Africa,
[00:11.29]it is also one of the most modern
[00:14.29]and technologically advanced.
[00:17.55]It has some of the best rail,
[00:20.14]road and communication systems in Africa.
[00:24.82]Yet more than two-thirds of South African adults
[00:29.75]have never used the Internet.
[00:32.73]The South African Network Society recently reported
[00:38.64]that only 34% of South African adults use the Internet.
[00:45.25]That is about 12 million people.
[00:49.14]Three-quarters of the country's Internet users live in cities.
[00:54.92]Most of them use cell phones to get on the Internet.
[00:59.81]The rest go to Internet cafes
[01:02.79]or use the Internet at school or work.
[01:07.47]Indra de Lanerolle is with the South African Network Society.
[01:13.95]He says there are many reasons
[01:16.90]why so few South Africans use the Internet.
[01:20.33]Cost is one of them.
[01:22.27]"We do have expensive costs and cost
[01:24.11]is a big limitation to Internet use.
[01:26.45]It stops some people (from) using the Internet at all,
[01:28.94]and the other thing it does it stops people  (from) using it very much.
[01:32.45]So unless we can do much better than 1 in 3 connected,
[01:35.34]increasingly that's going to be a real disadvantage for the country."
[01:39.79]Poor Internet connectivity in rural South Africa
[01:43.97]and the high prices of Internet-ready mobile phones
[01:48.27]have also kept the poor disconnected.
[01:52.20]Most schools and work places in rural South Africa,
[01:57.18]where the majority of country's people live,
[02:00.66]have no Internet connection.
[02:03.70]And many areas of the country do not have Internet cafes.
[02:09.34]Sam Gina lives in Johannesburg, he has never been on the internet.
[02:16.21]"At home I don't have it. Laptop is too expensive for me.
[02:20.09]Now I am using a phone that doesn't have Internet."
[02:23.48]Wilson Ayong is a Cameroonian citizen
[02:28.06]who operates an Internet cafe in Johannesburg.
[02:32.20]He says the prices at Internet cafes
[02:36.08]are too high for many south Africans.
[02:40.01]"An hour here we take for five Rand.
[02:42.20]We give three hours for 10 Rand,
[02:45.47]we give 30 minutes for three Rand,
[02:48.11]15 minutes for two Rand.
[02:49.70]It's a bit expensive."
[02:51.09]So why it is so expensive to get on the internet
[02:55.52]in Africa's richest country.
[02:58.21]One reason is South Africa has too little bandwidth for its needs.
[03:04.63]And these private providers increase the country's bandwidth,
[03:09.51]they are making users pay the cost to do so.
[03:13.20]Even so the South African Network Society's Mr. de Lanerolle says
[03:19.78]Internet access in the country is improving.
[03:24.43]He says a new generation of Internet users
[03:28.27]from the country's middle class
[03:30.47]is quickly entering an area once reserved for the rich.
[03:35.44]His believe is supported by reports
[03:39.08]that show internet usage and access in South Africa
[03:43.26]has increased by more than 100% in the last five years.
[03:48.79]And that's the Technology Report from VOA Learning English.
[03:54.39]I'm June Simms.

🌍 纯翻译歌词

这里是VOA慢速英语，
为您带来科技报道。
南非是非洲最富裕的国家之一，
同时也是现代化程度最高
且技术最先进的地区。
拥有非洲最完善的铁路、
公路和通信系统。
但超过三分之二的南非成年人
从未使用过互联网。
南非网络协会最新报告显示
仅有34%的南非成年人使用网络，
约合1200万人口。
其中四分之三用户居住在城市。
多数人通过手机接入网络，
其余则在网吧
或学校/工作场所上网。
南非网络协会的因德拉·德·拉内罗尔指出，
网民比例偏低存在多重原因：
资费问题是主要障碍之一。
"我们的网络资费确实昂贵，
这极大限制了互联网普及。
有些人因此完全无法触网，
更多人则被迫减少使用频率。
若不能突破当前三分之一的网民比例，
这将成为国家发展的重大短板。"

农村地区网络覆盖不足，
智能终端设备价格高昂，
导致贫困群体持续处于数字鸿沟另一端。
占全国人口主体的农村地区中，
多数学校和办公场所
仍不具备网络条件。
许多区域甚至没有网吧设施。
约翰内斯堡居民萨姆·吉纳坦言：
"家里没网络，笔记本太贵，
现在用的手机也不支持上网。"

在约堡经营网吧的喀麦隆人威尔逊·阿永表示，
网吧定价对多数当地人仍属高昂：
"我们这里每小时收费5兰特，
3小时套餐10兰特，
30分钟3兰特，
15分钟2兰特。
这个价格确实不菲。"

为何非洲最富裕国家的网络接入
成本如此之高？
部分源于带宽资源供不应求——
私营供应商扩建带宽时，
将成本转嫁给了终端用户。
不过德·拉内罗尔先生指出，
南非网络环境正在逐步改善：
新兴中产阶级正快速涌入
这个曾经专属富人的数字领域。

近五年数据显示，
南非互联网普及率
已实现超100%的增长。
以上是VOA慢速英语科技报道，
我是琼·西姆斯。

🔤 LRC翻译歌词

[00:00.10]这里是VOA慢速英语，
[00:02.72]为您带来科技报道。
[00:05.97]南非是非洲最富裕的国家之一，
[00:11.29]同时也是现代化程度最高
[00:14.29]且技术最先进的地区。
[00:17.55]拥有非洲最完善的铁路、
[00:20.14]公路和通信系统。
[00:24.82]但超过三分之二的南非成年人
[00:29.75]从未使用过互联网。
[00:32.73]南非网络协会最新报告显示
[00:38.64]仅有34%的南非成年人使用网络，
[00:45.25]约合1200万人口。
[00:49.14]其中四分之三用户居住在城市。
[00:54.92]多数人通过手机接入网络，
[00:59.81]其余则在网吧
[01:02.79]或学校/工作场所上网。
[01:07.47]南非网络协会的因德拉·德·拉内罗尔指出，
[01:13.95]网民比例偏低存在多重原因：
[01:16.90]资费问题是主要障碍之一。
[01:20.33]"我们的网络资费确实昂贵，
[01:22.27]这极大限制了互联网普及。
[01:24.11]有些人因此完全无法触网，
[01:26.45]更多人则被迫减少使用频率。
[01:28.94]若不能突破当前三分之一的网民比例，
[01:32.45]这将成为国家发展的重大短板。"
[01:35.34]
[01:39.79]农村地区网络覆盖不足，
[01:43.97]智能终端设备价格高昂，
[01:48.27]导致贫困群体持续处于数字鸿沟另一端。
[01:52.20]占全国人口主体的农村地区中，
[01:57.18]多数学校和办公场所
[02:00.66]仍不具备网络条件。
[02:03.70]许多区域甚至没有网吧设施。
[02:09.34]约翰内斯堡居民萨姆·吉纳坦言：
[02:16.21]"家里没网络，笔记本太贵，
[02:20.09]现在用的手机也不支持上网。"
[02:23.48]
[02:28.06]在约堡经营网吧的喀麦隆人威尔逊·阿永表示，
[02:32.20]网吧定价对多数当地人仍属高昂：
[02:36.08]"我们这里每小时收费5兰特，
[02:40.01]3小时套餐10兰特，
[02:42.20]30分钟3兰特，
[02:45.47]15分钟2兰特。
[02:48.11]这个价格确实不菲。"
[02:49.70]
[02:51.09]为何非洲最富裕国家的网络接入
[02:55.52]成本如此之高？
[02:58.21]部分源于带宽资源供不应求——
[03:04.63]私营供应商扩建带宽时，
[03:09.51]将成本转嫁给了终端用户。
[03:13.20]不过德·拉内罗尔先生指出，
[03:19.78]南非网络环境正在逐步改善：
[03:24.43]新兴中产阶级正快速涌入
[03:28.27]这个曾经专属富人的数字领域。
[03:30.47]
[03:35.44]近五年数据显示，
[03:39.08]南非互联网普及率
[03:43.26]已实现超100%的增长。
[03:48.79]以上是VOA慢速英语科技报道，
[03:54.39]我是琼·西姆斯。

📝 纯歌词版本

From VOA Learning English,
this is the Technology Report.
South Africa is the richest countries in Africa,
it is also one of the most modern
and technologically advanced.
It has some of the best rail,
road and communication systems in Africa.
Yet more than two-thirds of South African adults
have never used the Internet.
The South African Network Society recently reported
that only 34% of South African adults use the Internet.
That is about 12 million people.
Three-quarters of the country's Internet users live in cities.
Most of them use cell phones to get on the Internet.
The rest go to Internet cafes
or use the Internet at school or work.
Indra de Lanerolle is with the South African Network Society.
He says there are many reasons
why so few South Africans use the Internet.
Cost is one of them.
"We do have expensive costs and cost
is a big limitation to Internet use.
It stops some people (from) using the Internet at all,
and the other thing it does it stops people  (from) using it very much.
So unless we can do much better than 1 in 3 connected,
increasingly that's going to be a real disadvantage for the country."
Poor Internet connectivity in rural South Africa
and the high prices of Internet-ready mobile phones
have also kept the poor disconnected.
Most schools and work places in rural South Africa,
where the majority of country's people live,
have no Internet connection.
And many areas of the country do not have Internet cafes.
Sam Gina lives in Johannesburg, he has never been on the internet.
"At home I don't have it. Laptop is too expensive for me.
Now I am using a phone that doesn't have Internet."
Wilson Ayong is a Cameroonian citizen
who operates an Internet cafe in Johannesburg.
He says the prices at Internet cafes
are too high for many south Africans.
"An hour here we take for five Rand.
We give three hours for 10 Rand,
we give 30 minutes for three Rand,
15 minutes for two Rand.
It's a bit expensive."
So why it is so expensive to get on the internet
in Africa's richest country.
One reason is South Africa has too little bandwidth for its needs.
And these private providers increase the country's bandwidth,
they are making users pay the cost to do so.
Even so the South African Network Society's Mr. de Lanerolle says
Internet access in the country is improving.
He says a new generation of Internet users
from the country's middle class
is quickly entering an area once reserved for the rich.
His believe is supported by reports
that show internet usage and access in South Africa
has increased by more than 100% in the last five years.
And that's the Technology Report from VOA Learning English.
I'm June Simms.

🎵 LRC歌词版本

[00:00.10]From VOA Learning English,
[00:02.72]this is the Technology Report.
[00:05.97]South Africa is the richest countries in Africa,
[00:11.29]it is also one of the most modern
[00:14.29]and technologically advanced.
[00:17.55]It has some of the best rail,
[00:20.14]road and communication systems in Africa.
[00:24.82]Yet more than two-thirds of South African adults
[00:29.75]have never used the Internet.
[00:32.73]The South African Network Society recently reported
[00:38.64]that only 34% of South African adults use the Internet.
[00:45.25]That is about 12 million people.
[00:49.14]Three-quarters of the country's Internet users live in cities.
[00:54.92]Most of them use cell phones to get on the Internet.
[00:59.81]The rest go to Internet cafes
[01:02.79]or use the Internet at school or work.
[01:07.47]Indra de Lanerolle is with the South African Network Society.
[01:13.95]He says there are many reasons
[01:16.90]why so few South Africans use the Internet.
[01:20.33]Cost is one of them.
[01:22.27]"We do have expensive costs and cost
[01:24.11]is a big limitation to Internet use.
[01:26.45]It stops some people (from) using the Internet at all,
[01:28.94]and the other thing it does it stops people  (from) using it very much.
[01:32.45]So unless we can do much better than 1 in 3 connected,
[01:35.34]increasingly that's going to be a real disadvantage for the country."
[01:39.79]Poor Internet connectivity in rural South Africa
[01:43.97]and the high prices of Internet-ready mobile phones
[01:48.27]have also kept the poor disconnected.
[01:52.20]Most schools and work places in rural South Africa,
[01:57.18]where the majority of country's people live,
[02:00.66]have no Internet connection.
[02:03.70]And many areas of the country do not have Internet cafes.
[02:09.34]Sam Gina lives in Johannesburg, he has never been on the internet.
[02:16.21]"At home I don't have it. Laptop is too expensive for me.
[02:20.09]Now I am using a phone that doesn't have Internet."
[02:23.48]Wilson Ayong is a Cameroonian citizen
[02:28.06]who operates an Internet cafe in Johannesburg.
[02:32.20]He says the prices at Internet cafes
[02:36.08]are too high for many south Africans.
[02:40.01]"An hour here we take for five Rand.
[02:42.20]We give three hours for 10 Rand,
[02:45.47]we give 30 minutes for three Rand,
[02:48.11]15 minutes for two Rand.
[02:49.70]It's a bit expensive."
[02:51.09]So why it is so expensive to get on the internet
[02:55.52]in Africa's richest country.
[02:58.21]One reason is South Africa has too little bandwidth for its needs.
[03:04.63]And these private providers increase the country's bandwidth,
[03:09.51]they are making users pay the cost to do so.
[03:13.20]Even so the South African Network Society's Mr. de Lanerolle says
[03:19.78]Internet access in the country is improving.
[03:24.43]He says a new generation of Internet users
[03:28.27]from the country's middle class
[03:30.47]is quickly entering an area once reserved for the rich.
[03:35.44]His believe is supported by reports
[03:39.08]that show internet usage and access in South Africa
[03:43.26]has increased by more than 100% in the last five years.
[03:48.79]And that's the Technology Report from VOA Learning English.
[03:54.39]I'm June Simms.

🌍 纯翻译歌词

这里是VOA慢速英语，
为您带来科技报道。
南非是非洲最富裕的国家之一，
同时也是现代化程度最高
且技术最先进的地区。
拥有非洲最完善的铁路、
公路和通信系统。
但超过三分之二的南非成年人
从未使用过互联网。
南非网络协会最新报告显示
仅有34%的南非成年人使用网络，
约合1200万人口。
其中四分之三用户居住在城市。
多数人通过手机接入网络，
其余则在网吧
或学校/工作场所上网。
南非网络协会的因德拉·德·拉内罗尔指出，
网民比例偏低存在多重原因：
资费问题是主要障碍之一。
"我们的网络资费确实昂贵，
这极大限制了互联网普及。
有些人因此完全无法触网，
更多人则被迫减少使用频率。
若不能突破当前三分之一的网民比例，
这将成为国家发展的重大短板。"

农村地区网络覆盖不足，
智能终端设备价格高昂，
导致贫困群体持续处于数字鸿沟另一端。
占全国人口主体的农村地区中，
多数学校和办公场所
仍不具备网络条件。
许多区域甚至没有网吧设施。
约翰内斯堡居民萨姆·吉纳坦言：
"家里没网络，笔记本太贵，
现在用的手机也不支持上网。"

在约堡经营网吧的喀麦隆人威尔逊·阿永表示，
网吧定价对多数当地人仍属高昂：
"我们这里每小时收费5兰特，
3小时套餐10兰特，
30分钟3兰特，
15分钟2兰特。
这个价格确实不菲。"

为何非洲最富裕国家的网络接入
成本如此之高？
部分源于带宽资源供不应求——
私营供应商扩建带宽时，
将成本转嫁给了终端用户。
不过德·拉内罗尔先生指出，
南非网络环境正在逐步改善：
新兴中产阶级正快速涌入
这个曾经专属富人的数字领域。

近五年数据显示，
南非互联网普及率
已实现超100%的增长。
以上是VOA慢速英语科技报道，
我是琼·西姆斯。

🔤 LRC翻译歌词

[00:00.10]这里是VOA慢速英语，
[00:02.72]为您带来科技报道。
[00:05.97]南非是非洲最富裕的国家之一，
[00:11.29]同时也是现代化程度最高
[00:14.29]且技术最先进的地区。
[00:17.55]拥有非洲最完善的铁路、
[00:20.14]公路和通信系统。
[00:24.82]但超过三分之二的南非成年人
[00:29.75]从未使用过互联网。
[00:32.73]南非网络协会最新报告显示
[00:38.64]仅有34%的南非成年人使用网络，
[00:45.25]约合1200万人口。
[00:49.14]其中四分之三用户居住在城市。
[00:54.92]多数人通过手机接入网络，
[00:59.81]其余则在网吧
[01:02.79]或学校/工作场所上网。
[01:07.47]南非网络协会的因德拉·德·拉内罗尔指出，
[01:13.95]网民比例偏低存在多重原因：
[01:16.90]资费问题是主要障碍之一。
[01:20.33]"我们的网络资费确实昂贵，
[01:22.27]这极大限制了互联网普及。
[01:24.11]有些人因此完全无法触网，
[01:26.45]更多人则被迫减少使用频率。
[01:28.94]若不能突破当前三分之一的网民比例，
[01:32.45]这将成为国家发展的重大短板。"
[01:35.34]
[01:39.79]农村地区网络覆盖不足，
[01:43.97]智能终端设备价格高昂，
[01:48.27]导致贫困群体持续处于数字鸿沟另一端。
[01:52.20]占全国人口主体的农村地区中，
[01:57.18]多数学校和办公场所
[02:00.66]仍不具备网络条件。
[02:03.70]许多区域甚至没有网吧设施。
[02:09.34]约翰内斯堡居民萨姆·吉纳坦言：
[02:16.21]"家里没网络，笔记本太贵，
[02:20.09]现在用的手机也不支持上网。"
[02:23.48]
[02:28.06]在约堡经营网吧的喀麦隆人威尔逊·阿永表示，
[02:32.20]网吧定价对多数当地人仍属高昂：
[02:36.08]"我们这里每小时收费5兰特，
[02:40.01]3小时套餐10兰特，
[02:42.20]30分钟3兰特，
[02:45.47]15分钟2兰特。
[02:48.11]这个价格确实不菲。"
[02:49.70]
[02:51.09]为何非洲最富裕国家的网络接入
[02:55.52]成本如此之高？
[02:58.21]部分源于带宽资源供不应求——
[03:04.63]私营供应商扩建带宽时，
[03:09.51]将成本转嫁给了终端用户。
[03:13.20]不过德·拉内罗尔先生指出，
[03:19.78]南非网络环境正在逐步改善：
[03:24.43]新兴中产阶级正快速涌入
[03:28.27]这个曾经专属富人的数字领域。
[03:30.47]
[03:35.44]近五年数据显示，
[03:39.08]南非互联网普及率
[03:43.26]已实现超100%的增长。
[03:48.79]以上是VOA慢速英语科技报道，
[03:54.39]我是琼·西姆斯。

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