「译文」Google Lets You Zip Through the Amazon Jungle
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原文
Google wants show you what it’s like to zip through trees. Right above the Amazon jungle. That is in South America.
The images were released in 2015. They add to the diverse collection of photos supplementing Google’s digital maps.
The maps’ “Street View” option mostly provides panoramic views of cities and neighborhoods. They are photographed by car-mounted cameras. But Google also has found creative ways to depict exotic locations. Even where there are no roads.
In its foray into the wilderness, Google teamed up with environmental protection group Amazonas Sustainable Foundation. It is more widely known as FAS. They wanted to explore a remote part of an Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Google Inc. lent FAS its Trekker device. It is a camera that is mounted. The apparatus originally was designed to be carried like a backpack. Hikers can carry it as they walk on trails.
FAS, though, sent the Trekker down a zip line. Google is renowned for going out on a technological limb. But even this project made the company nervous at first, said Karin Tuxen-Bettman. She oversees Google’s Street View partnerships.
The setup required FAS workers to tread through the rainforest. They needed to find a place where they could string the zip line. That’s so the Trekker wouldn’t bump into tree trunks and branches as it zoomed through the thick canopy. FAS workers found just enough room to erect a zip line. The Trekker’s trip went roughly 65 yards.
“If a partner comes to us with a crazy idea, we will probably try it,” Tuxen-Bettman said.
Google developed the Trekker camera in 2012. Since then, the device has been dispatched on other unusual journeys. The Trekker went scuba diving in the Galpagos Islands. It took underwater photographs of the preserve. And it traveled on a dog sled in the Canadian Artic. There it photographed the tundra.
Google’s Street View feature has raised privacy concerns through the years. Its photographs have occasionally captured images of unsuspecting bystanders. They might have been engaged in embarrassing activities. Or near places where they didn’t want to be seen. Cars carrying Street View cameras also secretly vacuumed up emails and other personal information from 2007 to 2010. They were being transmitted over unsecure Wi-Fi networks. That sparked outrage and legal action around the world.
Privacy issues shouldn’t be an issue in any of the photography taken by the zip-lining Trekker. Birds and insects are the only visible forms of life in the pictures it took.
译文
Google wants show you what it’s like to zip through trees.
谷歌想要向你展示在树上滑行是什么感觉
Right above the Amazon jungle. That is in South America.
就在亚马孙丛林上方，那是南美洲
The images were released in 2015. They add to the diverse collection of photos supplementing Google’s digital maps.
这张图片发布于 2015 年。它们添加不同的照片藏品用来补全谷歌的数字地图。
The maps’ “Street View” option mostly provides panoramic views of cities and neighborhoods.
地图的"街景"模式能提供全景的视角城市和邻居
They are photographed by car-mounted cameras. But Google also has found creative ways to depict exotic locations.
它们通过车载摄像头被记录下来。但谷歌同样发现一个创新的方式去描述异国风情。
Even where there are no roads.
即使那个地方没有道路。
In its foray into the wilderness, Google teamed up with environmental protection group Amazonas Sustainable Foundation.
在这样初次尝试涉足荒地，谷歌组织了一个亚马孙可持续基金会。
It is more widely known as FAS.
这就是被广泛认知的 FAS
They wanted to explore a remote part of an Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
他们想要去探索那些在巴西亚马孙雨林中远处的部分。
Google Inc. lent FAS its Trekker device. It is a camera that is mounted.
谷歌公司向 FAS 借出其 Trekker 设备。它是一个安装好的摄像头。
The apparatus originally was designed to be carried like a backpack.
该设备原来是被设计成携带的类似双肩包。
Hikers can carry it as they walk on trails.
徒步旅行者可以在小路上时携带它。
FAS, though, sent the Trekker down a zip line.
不过，FAS 将 Trekker 送进了滑索中。
Google is renowned for going out on a technological limb.
谷歌以技术走捷径而闻名。
But even this project made the company nervous at first, said Karin Tuxen-Bettman.
但即使这个项目起初让公司紧张， Karin Tuxen-Bettman 说道
She oversees Google’s Street View partnerships.
它监视着谷歌的街景合作伙伴。
The setup required FAS workers to tread through the rainforest.
该设置要求 FAS 工人在雨林中踏步。
They needed to find a place where they could string the zip line.
他们需要找到一个可以串联滑索的地方。
That’s so the Trekker wouldn’t bump into tree trunks and branches as it zoomed through the thick canopy.
这样跋涉者就不会撞到树干和树枝了。因为它会在厚厚的树冠上飞驰。
FAS workers found just enough room to erect a zip line.
FAS 工人们找到了足够中的空间去架设一条滑索。
The Trekker’s trip went roughly 65 yards.
这些跋涉者们行程大约为65码。
“If a partner comes to us with a crazy idea, we will probably try it,” Tuxen-Bettman said.
“如果伙伴提出一个疯狂的想法，我们没准能会尝试它”，Tuxen-Bettma 说道
Google developed the Trekker camera in 2012.
谷歌在2012年发明了跋涉者相机
Since then, the device has been dispatched on other unusual journeys.
从那以后，该设备就被派往其他不同寻常的旅行中。
The Trekker went scuba diving in the Galpagos Islands.
跋涉者在加尔帕戈斯群岛进行水肺潜水。
It took underwater photographs of the preserve.
它拍摄了保护区的水下照片。
And it traveled on a dog sled in the Canadian Artic. There it photographed the tundra.
同时它旅行在狗翘板上在在加拿大北极地区。那里他们拍摄了苔原。
Google’s Street View feature has raised privacy concerns through the years.
多年来，谷歌的街景功能已经引起了人们对隐私的关注。
Its photographs have occasionally captured images of unsuspecting bystanders.
它的照片偶尔会捕获到毫无戒心的旁观者的影像。
They might have been engaged in embarrassing activities.
他们可能参加了令人尴尬的活动。
Or near places where they didn’t want to be seen.
或者临近的不想看到的地方
Cars carrying Street View cameras also secretly vacuumed up emails and other personal information from 2007 to 2010.
从2007到2010年，携带街景相机的车子还秘密的吸走了邮件和其他个人信息。
They were being transmitted over unsecure Wi-Fi networks.
他们是通过不安全的 Wi-Fi 传输的
That sparked outrage and legal action around the world.
这引发全世界的愤怒和法律行动。
Privacy issues shouldn’t be an issue in any of the photography taken by the zip-lining Trekker.
在拉练跋涉者拍摄的任何照片中，隐私问题不应该是一个问题。
Birds and insects are the only visible forms of life in the pictures it took.
鸟类和昆虫是它拍摄的照片中唯一可见的生命形式。
摘录
单词
diverse
di‧verse /daɪˈvɜːs $ dəˈvɜːrs, daɪ-/ adjective
very different from each other
supplementing
sup‧ple‧ment /ˈsʌpləmənt/ noun [countable]
something that you add to something else to improve it or make it complete
panoramic
panoramic /ˌpænəˈræmɪk◂/ adjective
an impressive view of a wide area of land
photographed
pho‧to‧graph /ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf $ ˈfoʊtəɡræf/ noun [countable]
a picture obtained by using a camera and film that is sensitive to light
depict
de‧pict /dɪˈpɪkt/ verb [transitive]
to describe something
exotic
ex‧ot‧ic /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk $ ɪɡˈzɑː-/
something that is exotic seems unusual and interesting
foray
for‧ay /ˈfɒreɪ $ ˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ noun [countable]
a short attempt at doing a particular job or activity
wilderness
wil‧der‧ness /ˈwɪldənəs $ -dər-/ noun [countable usually singular]
a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed
mounted
moun‧ted /ˈmaʊntɪd/ adjective
riding on a horse
apparatus
ap‧pa‧ra‧tus /ˌæpəˈreɪtəs $ -ˈræ-/ noun
[uncountable] the set of tools and machines that you use for a particular scientific
backpack
back‧pack /ˈbækpæk/ noun [countable]
trails
trail /treɪl/ verb
to walk slowly
renowned
re‧nowned /rɪˈnaʊnd/ adjective
known and admired by a lot of people, especially for a special skill, achievement, or quality
limb
limb /lɪm/ noun [countable]
oversees
o‧ver‧see /ˌəʊvəˈsiː $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb
to be in charge of a group of workers
partnerships
tread
tread /tred/ verb
to put your foot on or in something while you are walking
thick
thick* /θɪk/ adjective
if something is thick, there is a large distance or a larger distance than usual between its two opposite surfaces or sides
canopy
can‧o‧py /ˈkænəpi/ noun [countable]
the leaves and branches of trees, that make a kind of roof in a forest
room
room* /ruːm, rʊm/ noun
space somewhere for a particular thing, person, or activity
erect
erect verb [transitive]
formal to build something such as a building or wall
scuba diving
scu‧ba div‧ing /ˈskuːbə ˌdaɪvɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
the sport of swimming under water while breathing through a tube that is connected to a container of air on your back
sled
to travel on a sledge
raised
raised /reɪzd/ adjective
higher than the surrounding area or surface
captured
cap‧ture /ˈkæptʃə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
to put something such as information or a picture into a form that a computer can use
unsuspecting
un‧sus‧pect‧ing /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪŋ◂/ adjective [usually before noun]
not knowing that something bad is happening or going to happen
bystanders
by‧stand‧er /ˈbaɪˌstændə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone who watches what is happening without taking part
transmitted
trans‧mit /trænzˈmɪt $ træns-/ verb (transmitted**, transmitting**)
to send out electronic signals
spark
spark* /spɑːk $ spɑːrk/ noun
a small action or event that causes something to happen, especially trouble or violence
outrage
out‧rage /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ noun
a feeling of great anger and shock
insects
in‧sect /ˈɪnsekt/ noun [countable]
a small creature such as a fly or ant,
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