In the summer of 1918 the express, telephone, and telegraph business of the entire country passed under government control.

1918 年夏天，全国的快递、电话和电报业务都交由政府控制。

But since then, we've only become more dependent on electrical systems. In 1921, another powerful solar storm caused telephones and telegraph equipment around the globe to combust.

但从那时起，我们只会变得更加依赖电气系统。 1921 年，另一场强大的太阳风暴导致全球的电话和电报设备燃烧。