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Technology that can learn and develop a human-like sense of intuition has long been the stuff of science fiction. ___1___ There is even a website that can make intuitive, educated guesses about what we like or dislike. ___2___

能够学习且发展出如人类般直觉的科技，长久以来都只是科幻小说或电影的题材。不过就在我们谈论的当下，科学事实与虚构世界之间的差距正逐渐缩短。现在甚至有一个网站能针对我们的好恶作直觉但有根据的推测。这个网站名为Hunch.com，该网站每个月都提供了数百万的使用者有用的建议。

Hunch.com was started in 2009 by a team that included Caterina Fake, who was one of the creators of the popular photo sharing site Flickr. ___3___ Hunch then combines those answers with other data, including articles, topics, and even other people that you and your friends have “liked” on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

Hunch.com成立于2009年，创立团队成员包括热门照片分享网站Flickr的共同创办人凯特瑞娜．费克。使用者注册为Hunch会员后，会填写一份详细的问卷，内容从食物偏好到政治立场等，涵盖了数种性质迥异的主题。接着，Hunch会将问卷结果与其他数据结合，包括了你和你的朋友在像是Facebook和Twitter等社群网站里按「赞」的文章、主题甚至是其他人。

The site uses all this information to create what is called a social graph. ___4___ Hunch can make recommendations about where you might like to shop in a certain city, or where you would like to go for dinner. ___5___ So if you’re looking for a few helpful hints from time to time, head over to Hunch.com and see what this innovative site suggests.

Hunch运用这全部的相关信息创造出一个「社交图谱」，再根据你在图谱中的位置，以惊人的高预测准确率，推荐一些度假地点。所以如果你有时在找一些有用的点子，那么到Hunch.com看看这创新的网站建议些什么吧。

－by Joe Henley

(A)   However, the gap between scientific fact and fiction is being bridged as we speak.

(B)   Then, based on where you fit into the social graph, the site can, with a surprisingly high rate of accuracy, recommend other things that you might like.

(C)   The site is Hunch.com, and it is providing millions of users with useful recommendations every month.

(D)  It could even suggest vacation destinations tailored to your individual taste.

(E)   Once someone registers on Hunch, they fill out a detailed questionnaire that covers several disparate topics, from food preferences to political stance.

Vocabulary

单词发音

intuition [͵ɪntjuˋɪʃən] n. 直觉

gap [gæp] n. 差距

accuracy [ˋækjərəsɪ] n. 准确（性）

recommendation [͵rɛkəmɛnˋdeʃən] n. 推荐；建议

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单词发音

hunch [hʌntʃ] n. 预感

like [laɪk] v. 点击"赞"

bridge [brɪdʒ] v. 把……连结（或弥合）起来；缩短距离

intuitive [ɪnˋtjʊɪtɪv] adj. 凭直觉获知的；可以靠直觉得知的

educated guess 有根据的推测 an estimate, a guess value based on experience or theoretical knowledge

fill out 填写（表格等）to complete (a form, for example) by providing required information

questionnaire [͵kwɛstʃənˋɛr] n. 问卷

disparate [ˋdɪspərɪt] adj. 不同的

stance [stæns] n. 立场

fit [fɪt] v. 符合；配合

hint [hɪnt] n. 建议，指点，注意事项

from time to time 有时; 偶而 once in a while; at intervals

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