上网率在过去的一年里增加了50%以上（1997 年到1998 年）。
Online access was up more than 50 percent just the past year (from 1997 to 1998).
互联网的上网率从人均来看仍会是有限的，尤其是在最贫困的国家，并且仍会远远低于工业国目前达到的水平。
Internet access is likely to remain limited in per capita terms, especially in the poorest countries, and remain well below levels now achieved in industrial countries.
不过，各国的互联网上网率有很大不同，这个因素使得不能有效利用互联网的国家日益面临经济上孤立的危险。
However, Internet access varies dramatically across countries, a factor that brings an increased danger of economic isolation for countries that cannot access it effectively.
应用推荐