The Cables Under the Sea

When people send a message to another country, the message often travels under the sea. Long cables lie on the bottom of the ocean. They connect cities and countries all over the world.

Saat orang mengirim pesan ke negara lain, pesan itu sering lewat bawah laut. Kabel panjang ada di dasar laut. Kabel ini menghubungkan kota dan negara di seluruh dunia.

The cables are not very big. Many are as thin as a garden hose. Inside, there are thin strands of glass, each one as thin as a hair. Light moves through the glass very fast and carries the information.

Kabel ini tidak terlalu besar. Banyak yang setipis selang air. Di dalamnya, ada serat kaca yang tipis, setipis rambut. Cahaya bergerak sangat cepat lewat kaca itu, dan membawa informasi.

These cables do an important job. They carry about ninety-five out of every hundred messages that go between countries. There are more than six hundred cables in the sea today, and together they are very, very long. They cross every ocean on Earth.

Kabel ini punya tugas penting. Kabel ini membawa sekitar sembilan puluh lima dari seratus pesan antar negara. Sekarang ada lebih dari enam ratus kabel di laut. Semuanya sangat, sangat panjang. Kabel ini melewati setiap laut di Bumi.