Google Has It All Mapped Out 找不到路？Google一下吧！
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- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2012年8月02日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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When you want to unearth information about something, all you need to do is google it. The search engine Google has become such a popular tool that has even ___1___ the dictionary as a verb! And now, you can find your way around the real world by googling too, ___2___ the free Web application Google Maps.
当你想挖掘关于某事物的信息时，只需要「Google」一下即可。搜索引擎Google已成为当红的工具，这个名称甚至被当作动词列入字典呢！而现在，你也可以使用免费的网络应用程序Google地图来搜寻路线，在真实世界里找到要去的地方。
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(C) taken it in |
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Bursting with an exhaustive archive of street maps and satellite images, Google Maps is a godsend for anyone wondering how to get from point A to point B. Just ___3___ two locations into its route planner feature, and it’ll tell you the exact route to take between them as well as the estimated journey time ___4___.
Google地图程序充满了街道地图及卫星影像的详尽档案，对于想知道如何从A地到B地的人来说，真是天上掉下来的礼物。只要在路线规划功能中输入两个地点，Google地图就会在几秒内告诉你来往两地的确切路线，以及估计的通行时间。
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(A) spot |
(B) imagine |
(C) enter |
(D) report |
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(A) within seconds |
(B) for good |
(C) beyond expectation |
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Slightly less practical, though with a higher “Wow!” factor, is Google Street View. This cool feature provides panoramic views of locations, both from an overhead and street-level perspective. The images displayed on Street View are acquired by dispatching a fleet of cars to a particular area, each vehicle ___5___ nine directional cameras which constantly snap away as the car drives around. First ___6___ in the U.S. in 2007, Street View’s service is rapidly spreading around the world, with Taipei joining in August last year.
Google地图的街景服务虽然稍微地较不实际，但「惊艳」指数可是高人一等。这项酷炫的功能提供各地点的环视全景图，从垂直高空及街道水平的视角体验超宽视野。街景服务上陈列的影像要靠派遣车队来取得，一列车队开往某个地区，每部车辆上都备有9台定向的照相机，在车子行驶的同时不停地按下快门拍摄。街景服务功能于2007年时在美国首次启用，现在迅速地在世界各地拓展版图，台北也在去年8月加入其行列。
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(B) equipped with |
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(A) to launch |
(B) launching |
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Far away from the streets, there’s even a Google Moon and Google Mars service, providing detailed pictures of the surface of these heavenly bodies. It seems as if there’s really no ___7___ to Google’s long reach.
距离街道很遥远的地方，甚至还有Google月球及Google火星图像服务，提供这些天体表面的详细图片。看样子Google触及的范围似乎真的是浩瀚无垠。
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−by David Vickers
Vocabulary
单词发音
information [͵ɪnfɚˋmeʃən] n. 信息
burst [bɝst] v.（用进行式 V+ing）塞满，几乎要胀破[（+with）]
exhaustive [ɪgˋzɔstɪv] adj. 彻底的；详尽无疑的 comprehensive in scope; thorough
satellite [ˋsæt!͵aɪt] n. 人造卫星; 卫星
route [rut] n. 路线；路程
feature [fitʃɚ] n. 特征，特色
slightly [ˋslaɪtlɪ] adv. 轻微地；稍微地
practical [ˋpræktɪk!] adj. 实际的; 实用的，有实用价值的
factor [ˋfæktɚ] n. 因素；要素
overhead [ˋovɚˋhɛd] adj. 在头顶上的
display [dɪˋsple] v. 陈列；展出
acquire [əˋkwaɪr] v. 取得，获得
a fleet of 一支(车)队
as if 好像, 似乎, 彷佛
More Information
单词发音
unearth [ʌnˋɝθ] v. 发现；揭露
archive [ˋɑrkaɪv] n. 档案
godsend [ˋgɑd͵sɛnd] n. 天赐之物; 及时雨
panoramic [͵pænəˋræmɪk] adj. 全景的
perspective [pɚˋspɛktɪv] n. 透视图
dispatch [dɪˋspætʃ] v. 派遣
away [əˋwe] adv. 继续不断地 continuously; steadily
drive around 开车绕过; 开着车 drive without any particular aim; be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
heavenly body 天体 natural objects visible in the sky
reach [ritʃ] n.（手、能力、智力、影响等）可及之范围
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