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A Russian court handed down a monumental fine against Google, demanding a total of $20 decillion in compensation, that's a two followed by 34 zeros.
近日，俄罗斯一家法院对谷歌处以巨额罚款，要求其支付总计200亿亿亿亿美元的赔偿金，这个数字是2后面跟着34个0。
The fine stems from YouTube's decision to block hundreds of Russian channels due to U.S. sanctions.
这笔罚款出现的原因是，由于美国的制裁，YouTube决定屏蔽数百个俄罗斯频道。
The case dates back to 2020 when Russian nationalist channel like Tsargrad TV and RIA FAN first sued Google after YouTube blocked their content.
该案件可以追溯到2020年，当时俄罗斯民族主义频道，如Tsargrad TV和RIA FAN，在YouTube屏蔽了他们的内容后首次起诉谷歌。
Over the years, more Russian channels join the lawsuits, expanding the fine which the court has ordered to double each week that Google refuses to pay.
多年来，越来越多的俄罗斯频道加入了诉讼行列，于是法院下令谷歌拒绝支付的罚款每周翻一番。
With 15 Russian outlets now involved, the stakes have reached surreal levels.
现在共有15家俄罗斯媒体参与其中，金额已经达到了超现实的程度。
To put this number in perspective, 20 decillion is a number so large, it eclipses the GDP of every country on Earth by a trillion times.
从数字角度来看，两百亿亿亿亿非常之大，比地球上全部国家的GDP总和都要多万亿倍。
The total global GDP is just over 110 trillion, according to the IMF.
根据国际货币基金组织的数据，全球GDP总额刚刚超过110万亿美元。
In simpler terms, if you spent $1 million every second, it would still take more than 630 billion years to reach 20 decillion, many times longer than the estimated age of the universe.
简单地说，如果你每秒钟花100万美元，你仍然需要6300多亿年才能达到200亿亿亿亿美元，这个数字比估计的宇宙的年龄还要长很多倍。
Google's parent company Alphabet is valued at about $2 trillion, nowhere near enough to satisfy Russia's preposterous demand.
谷歌的母公司Alphabet的估值约为2万亿美元，远不足以满足俄罗斯提出的这一荒谬要求。
Google has however responded to these pressures by filing counter-claims to protect its assets in countries beyond Russia, including Turkey, South Africa and Serbia.
不过谷歌方面也对做出了回应，提出了反诉，以保护其在俄罗斯以外的国家（包括土耳其、南非和塞尔维亚）的资产。
In 2022, Google declared bankruptcy in Russia after the court seized over $100 million from its local accounts.
2022年，谷歌在俄罗斯宣布破产，此前当地法院从该公司的账户中扣押了1亿多美元的资产。
