網路上最離奇的未解之謎有哪些？：英語精讀講義

There's nothing like a good unsolved mystery to get the mind going. 講解

沒有什麼比一個好的未解之謎更能引人深思的了。

When we think of such mysteries,

當我們想到這類謎團時，

the first things that often spring to mind revolve around the macabre. 講解

腦海中往往首先浮現出與恐怖相關的事物。

For instance, who was behind the identity of Jack the Ripper,

例如，開膛手傑克的真實身分究竟是誰？

the man that eviscerated women on the streets of London,

那個在倫敦街頭將女性開膛破肚的男人，

sometimes with a surgeon's precision? 慣用語

作案手法有時甚至像外科醫生般精準？

Or where did Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappear to? 文法

或者，馬來西亞航空370航班究竟消失在哪裡了？

Was it shot down by the US military,

它是被美國軍方擊落，

hacked by North Korea,

被北韓駭客劫持，

or are its passengers currently residing on an alien spaceship?

還是機上乘客目前正居住在外星飛船上？

Who was behind the assassination of JFK?

誰是暗殺甘迺迪總統的幕後黑手？

Who was the Zodiac Killer?

黃道十二宮殺手又是誰？

Who was behind one of the biggest cyber attacks in history,

誰策劃了史上最大規模之一的網路攻擊，

what became known as the WannaCry hack? 文法

也就是後來被稱為WannaCry的駭客事件？

Today we are going to focus on computer technology.

今天我們將重點探討電腦技術。

In this episode of the Infographic Show,

在這一集的Infographic Show中，

Weirdest Unsolved Internet Mysteries.

我們要講的是：最詭異的網際網路未解之謎。

Don't forget to subscribe and click the bell button

別忘了訂閱並點擊小鈴鐺按鈕，

so that you can be part of our notification squad.

這樣你就能成為我們通知小隊的一員了。

Number 10, internet black holes.

第十名，網路黑洞。

Yes, you heard that right. 語氣意圖

是的，你沒聽錯。

There is such a thing as internet black holes. 講解

確實存在網路黑洞這種東西。

It's very much a real thing and like a black hole in space,

它是真實存在的，就像宇宙中的黑洞一樣，

we only really know they are there because they swallow things up. 片語動詞

我們之所以知道它們存在，只是因為它們吞噬了東西。

They are easily explained, however.

然而，它們很容易解釋。

Tech people have simply described them as places where packets vanish. 用詞

技術人員簡單地將它們描述為封包消失的地方。

In 2008, Wired reported that hackers were busy creating these black holes,

2008年，Wired雜誌報導稱駭客們正忙於製造這些黑洞，

rerouting traffic towards them, 用詞

將網路流量重新導向到它們那裡，

and surreptitiously collecting valuable data.

並暗中收集有價值的數據。

While we can't say this is an unsolved mystery, 表達脈絡

雖然我們不能說這是一個未解之謎，

we don't exactly know how many black holes there are out there.

但我們並不確切知道外面到底有多少個黑洞。

Number nine, october282011.com.

第九名，october282011.com。

This one is creepier.

這個要更令人毛骨悚然。

In 2011, a website appeared called october282011.com.

2011年，一個名為october282011.com的網站出現了。

On the site, there seemed to be some cryptic messages,

在這個網站上，似乎有一些神秘的訊息，

as well as a picture of Schrödinger's cat and pyramids. 片語搭配

以及薛丁格的貓和金字塔的圖片。

There was also a phone number.

上面還有一個電話號碼。

When the date of the site passed,

當網站網域上的日期過去後，

the site stayed online,

該網站依然在線，

and that's when things got strange. 表達脈絡

這正是事情開始變得離奇的時候。

People called this number

人們撥打這個號碼，

reporting that what they heard was very creepy noises, 文法

報告說他們聽到的是非常令人毛骨悚然的噪音，

muffled voices,

沉悶的說話聲，

or the sounds of what seemed like something heavy being dragged on the floor. 文法

或者是似乎有什麼重物在地上拖曳的聲音。

Others said they got voicemail.

其他人說他們被轉到了語音信箱。

You can, of course, check domain information for this site,

當然，你可以查看該網站的網域資訊，

and that takes you to a business called New Media Investments Inc.

這會把你引向一家名為New Media Investments Inc.的企業，

located in Kingstown, Alabama,

地址位於阿拉巴馬州的金斯敦（Kingstown），

although it seems Kingstown is in the British Virgin Islands.

儘管金斯敦似乎是在英屬維京群島。

No such company seems to exist, though. 文法

然而，似乎並不存在這樣一家公司。

Number eight, who created Bitcoin?

第八名，誰創造了比特幣？

Yes, Bitcoin might be booming,

是的，比特幣可能正在蓬勃發展，

at time of writing anyway, 片語搭配

至少在撰寫本文時是這樣，

but we still don't know who created it.

但我們仍然不知道是誰創造了它。

Why has this remained such a mystery?

為什麼這仍然是個謎？

We do know that the cryptocurrency was created by an alias that goes by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto. 片語搭配

我們確實知道這種加密貨幣是由一個化名為中本聰（Satoshi Nakamoto）的人創造的。

He sounds Japanese, right? 語氣意圖

他聽起來像日本人，對吧？

But this person or persons writes only in flawless English

但這個人或這些人只用完美無瑕的英語寫作，

and uses terms such as bloody something or other. 講解

並且使用了諸如「bloody something or other」之類的詞彙。

That sounds quite British.

這聽起來相當有英國味。

British tabloids reported in January that indeed this person is a mystery,

英國小報在今年一月報導稱，這個人確實是個謎，

but whoever is behind the name could be one of the richest people on the planet. 文法

但無論這個名字背後是誰，他都可能是這個星球上最富有的人之一。

Number seven, Valor por Tamaulipas.

第七名，Valor por Tamaulipas。

Reporting on Mexican drug cartels is no joke, 慣用語

報導墨西哥販毒集團可不是鬧著玩的，

and those that do could find themselves dead. 文法

那些這樣做的人可能會惹來殺身之禍。

So if you are going to try and bring down the cartels and any kind of corruption supporting them, 片語動詞

因此，如果你打算嘗試扳倒販毒集團及支持他們的任何腐敗勢力，

then there would be no better way to do it than doing it anonymously. 文法

那麼沒有比匿名更好的方法了。

This person or persons uses social media to expose the cartels,

這個人或這些人利用社群媒體曝光販毒集團，

and the cartels are not happy.

這讓販毒集團非常不悅。

They even handed out flyers in Mexico offering an almost $50,000 reward for information on the group. 講解

他們甚至在墨西哥散發傳單，懸賞近5萬美元徵集該組織的資訊。

Numerous threats were made while the group was active,

該組織活躍期間受到了無數次威脅，

with criminals actually kidnapping,

犯罪分子甚至綁架、

torturing, and killing someone who supported the group.

折磨並殺害了一名支持該組織的人。

Thankfully for Valor por Tamaulipas,

對Valor por Tamaulipas來說值得慶幸的是，

no one ever found out who they are.

從來沒有人發現他們的真實身分。

Number six, snuff videos.

第六名，虐殺影片（snuff videos）。

We apologize here for discussing the extreme and sadistic nature of mankind at times, 語氣意圖

我們在討論人類有時極端且殘虐的本性時表示歉意，

but the question has often been asked if snuff films actually exist. 表達脈絡

但人們經常問到虐殺電影是否真的存在。

A snuff film shows a real-life murder that can be purchased for entertainment.

虐殺電影展示的是為了娛樂而購買的真實謀殺場景。

A few years ago,

幾年前，

videos showing child rape and torture appeared on the dark web for sale,

在暗網上出現了出售展示強姦和折磨兒童的影片，

which became one of the biggest and grisliest internet mysteries ever known to man.

這成為了人類所知最大、最令人毛骨悚然的網際網路謎團之一。

We won't state in graphic detail what these films contained, 片語搭配

我們不會詳細描述這些電影包含的露骨細節，

as it is unspeakable,

因為那是不可名狀的，

but we can say that these films did exist,

但我們可以說這些電影確實存在過，

although they were considered for a time urban legend. 片語搭配

儘管它們曾一度被認為是都市傳說。

No one was murdered on film,

沒有人是在鏡頭前被謀殺的，

but murders did take place off film.

但謀殺確實在鏡頭外發生了。

An Australian man named Peter Scully was arrested for the crimes.

一名叫彼得·斯卡利（Peter Scully）的澳洲男子因這些罪行被捕。

While this was solved, 表達脈絡

雖然這起案件已被偵破，

we now must ask what horrible videos are out there in the dark web,

但我們現在必須問，暗網上還有什麼可怕的影片，

and which are real and which are fake.

哪些是真的，哪些是假的。

That's a macabre mystery that shouldn't belong in this world.

這是一個不該屬於這個世界的恐怖謎團。

Number five, the dark web.

第五名，暗網。

So, what is the dark web?

那麼，什麼是暗網？

Do we know what's on it?

我們知道上面有什麼嗎？

It's part of the World Wide Web,

它是全球資訊網的一部分，

but to access it,

但要存取它，

you'll require special software and you'll need to be given access by approval.

你需要特殊的軟體，並且需要獲得批准才能存取。

This is a place where drugs are sold,

這是一個出售毒品的地方，

or guns,

或者槍枝，

hired killers,

雇傭殺手，

or even the aforementioned nasty videos. 用詞

甚至前面提到的那種噁心影片。

In fact,

事實上，

it's been said that 96% of the web isn't accessible via standard search engines. 文法

據說96%的網路無法透過標準搜尋引擎存取。

But as Wired Magazine points out, 片語動詞

但正如《Wired》雜誌指出的那樣，

there is a big difference from the deep web 文化背景

深網與

and these darknet sites where criminality takes place.

這些發生犯罪活動的暗網站點之間存在很大差異。

We don't quite know exactly what is going on in the dark web,

我們不太清楚暗網上到底在發生什麼，

so it still remains a bit of a mystery.

所以它仍然有點像一個謎。

Number four, Mariana's Web.

第四名，馬里亞納網（Mariana's Web）。

So,

那麼，

we have the deep web,

我們有深網，

and then harder to find than that is the dark web.

比這更難找到的是暗網。

What's below that?

那在那下面又是什麼呢？

The answer is Mariana's Web,

答案是馬里亞納網，

if it exists. 表達脈絡

如果它存在的話。

It's named after Mariana's Trench, 片語搭配

它是以馬里亞納海溝命名的，

the deepest part of all the world's oceans in the Western Pacific Ocean.

那是西太平洋中世界所有海洋最深的地方。

Some say it's a hoax, 表達脈絡

有人說這是一場騙局，

others are still trying to find it.

其他人仍在試圖找到它。

Number three, Markovian Parallax Denegrate.

第三名，Markovian Parallax Denegrate。

This mystery goes back to the mid-90s when word puzzles appeared on USENET. 片語動詞

這個謎團可以追溯到90年代中期，當時USENET上出現了字謎。

The word salads to some seemed like nonsense 講解

這些語無倫次的文字組合對一些人來說似乎毫無意義，

and to others a great mystery with some meaning.

對另一些人來說則是一個有某些含義的巨大謎團。

This has even been called the internet's oldest and weirdest mystery.

這甚至被稱為網際網路最古老、最奇怪的謎團。

Why is that?

為什麼會這樣？

Because in spite of numerous experts that attempted to decode the puzzles, 片語搭配

因為儘管有許多專家試圖破譯這些謎題，

they all couldn't quite properly figure them out.

他們都無法完全正確地找出答案。

Some people think the messages were left by the government,

一些人認為這些訊息是政府留下的，

while others said journalist and CIA asset Susan Lindauer was behind them.

而另一些人則說記者兼中情局特工蘇珊·林道爾（Susan Lindauer）是幕後黑手。

It's also been said that they are nothing but nonsense, 片語搭配

也有人說這些全是胡言亂語，

and whoever made them was one of the internet's first great trolls. 用詞

不管是哪個人製造了它們，他都是網際網路早期最偉大的酸民之一。

Number two, Unfavorable Semicircle.

第二名，Unfavorable Semicircle。

This comes so high on the list because it has been hailed as YouTube's greatest ever mystery. 片語搭配

這個之所以在名單上排得這麼靠前，是因為它被譽為YouTube史上最大的謎團。

This is because in 2015 and 2016,

這是因為在2015年和2016年，

thousands upon thousands of videos appeared on YouTube belonging to this channel, 慣用語

數以萬計的影片出現在屬於該頻道的YouTube上，

sometimes a new video every few minutes.

有時每隔幾分鐘就會出現一個新影片。

They were often the thing of nightmares, 慣用語

它們往往如同夢魘一般，

weird,

怪異，

spooky,

令人毛骨悚然，

with strange sounds or strange voices.

帶有奇怪的聲音或說話聲。

But the sheer volume of them had internet sleuths in a tizzy. 講解

但其龐大的數量讓網際網路偵探們陷入了瘋狂。

They were all posted with the Sagittarius zodiac symbol

它們發布時全都帶有射手座標誌，

and also a random six-digit number.

以及一個隨機的六位數號碼。

No one has ever figured out what they mean,

從來沒有人弄清楚它們意味著什麼，

if anything, 語氣意圖

如果真有什麼意義的話，

or who was behind them.

或者誰是幕後推手。

YouTube eventually suspended the account for violating its terms of service. 用詞

YouTube最終以違反服務條款為由停權了該帳號。

And finally,

最後，

number one, Cicada 3301.

第一名，Cicada 3301。

This one is our favorite

這是我們最喜歡的一個，

and has rightly been called the most elaborate and mysterious puzzle of the internet age.

被理所當然地稱為網路時代最精心設計和最神秘的謎題。

It was basically a test for very clever codebreakers that first appeared in 2012.

它基本上是一項針對非常聰明的密碼破解者的測試，首次出現於2012年。

Somebody or a group started posting puzzles or games on the internet as a way to recruit smart folks. 片語搭配

某個人或某個團體開始在網路上發布謎題或遊戲，作為招募聰明人的一種方式。

They were so difficult that people have said the CIA or MI6 is behind them. 文法

它們如此之難，以至於人們說中情局或軍情六處在幕後操縱。

Not only were the puzzles mathematical, 文法

這些謎題不僅包含數學，

but people also had to have a good knowledge of psychology,

人們還必須對心理學、

literature,

文學、

philosophy,

哲學、

science,

科學，

and religion.

和宗教有很好的了解。

A few people actually did solve the puzzles. 文法

實際上有幾個人解開了謎題。

Some of those that did said the organization asked them some questions, 文法

其中一些解出謎題的人說，該組織問了他們一些問題，

but nothing else happened.

但再也沒有發生其他事情。

The end of the puzzle was in the dark web,

謎題的終點在暗網，

but there appeared a post from the organization that stated

但該組織隨後出現了一篇貼文，聲明說

they were disappointed people had only solved the puzzles in groups rather than individually. 片語搭配

他們很失望人們只是在團隊中而不是單獨解開了謎題。

Government,

政府，

cult,

邪教，

or some highly intelligent human,

或者是某個極其聰明的人類，

no one really knows who created these puzzles. 文法

沒人真正知道是誰創造了這些謎題。

So,

那麼，

can you add to this list

你能補充這個清單嗎，

or tell us what you know about the ones we've listed?

或者告訴我們你對我們列出的這些了解多少？

Let us know in the comments.

請在留言區告訴我們。

Also,

同時，

be sure to check out our other video called What happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

一定要去看看我們另一部叫做《馬來西亞航空370航班發生了什麼》的影片。

Thanks for watching

感謝觀看，

and as always,

像往常一樣，

don't forget to like,

別忘了點讚、

share,

分享，

and subscribe.

以及訂閱。

See you next time.

我們下次見。