看片不缓冲 网速最快的10个国家和地区

With a few clicks on a keyboard and a swipe of the mouse, we have access to an unprecedented amount of information the likes of which humanity has never seen before.
敲几下键盘，滑动几下鼠标，我们就可以获取前所未见的海量信息。

But if you have a slow internet connection speed, then waiting for that page to load, that video to buffer, or that file to download can feel like an eternity.
但若遇网速慢，就会感觉等待页面加载、视频缓冲、文件下载的时间貌似好长啊！

Akamai Technologies, a cloud services provider, made a list of the fastest internet connection speeds in the world that shows where the luckiest netizens reside.
云服务提供商Akamai技术公司对全球互联网网速最快的国家和地区列了榜单，这些地区的网民可谓是最幸运的网民。

Each of these countries or regions is ranked by the average speed of their broadband internet connection in megabits per second (Mbps). And they are all faster than the United States, which ranks 17th in the world in internet connection speed, according the list.
本榜单按每个地区宽带每秒的平均网速排名（单位是兆比特每秒，Mbps），上榜地区的网速都比美国的网速快，美国排在第17位。

#10 Finland
第10名 芬兰

Average Mbps: 12.1. Internet speeds have increased 33% over the last year.
平均网速：12.1M。网速比去年快了33%。

# 9 Czech Republic
第9名 捷克

Average Mbps: 12.3. Internet speeds have increased 8.4% over the last year.
平均网速：12.3M。网速比去年快了8.4%。

#8 Ireland
第8名爱尔兰

Average Mbps: 12.7. Internet speeds have increased 24% over the last year.
平均网速：12.7M。网速比去年快了24%。

#7 Latvia
第7名拉脱维亚

Average Mbps: 13. Internet speeds have increased 25% over the last year.
平均网速：13M。网速比去年快了25%。

#6 The Netherlands
第6名荷兰

Average Mbps: 14.2. Internet speeds have increased 15% over the last year.
平均网速：14.2M。网速比去年快了15%。

#5 Switzerland
第5名瑞士

Average Mbps: 14.5. Internet speeds have increased 21% over the last year.
平均网速：14.5M。网速比去年快了21%。

#4 Sweden
第4名瑞典

Average Mbps: 14.6. Internet speeds have increased 34% over the last year.
平均网速：14.6M。网速比去年快了14.6%。

#3 Japan
第3名日本

Average Mbps: 15.2. Internet speeds have increased 16% over the last year.
平均网速：15.2M。网速比去年快了16%。

#2 Hong Kong
第2名香港

Average Mbps: 16.8. Internet speeds have increased 37% over the last year.
平均网速：16.8M。网速比去年快了37%。

#1 South Korea
第1名韩国　　

Average Mbps: 22.2. Internet speeds have increased 1.6% over the last year.
平均网速：22.2M。网速比去年快了1.6%。

（来源：沪江英语，编辑 Helen）