VOA慢速英语2016 你是地理游戏高手么?（在线收听）

How Good Are You at Geography Games? 你是地理游戏高手么?

If you cannot travel the world, why not travel the Internet?

若不能环游世界，何不环游网络？

GeoGuessr is a new, online travel game.It teaches about geography, while visiting places far and wide.

GeoGuessr是一款最新的在线旅游游戏。通过到处参观景点，教授地理知识。

The game is easy to play, but nearly impossible to win.

这款游戏非常简单，但基本上赢不了。

Geoguessr uses images from Street View from the technology company, Google. After looking at an image, you guess where the photograph was taken.

Geoguessr利用了科技公司谷歌的街景图片。查看图片之后，猜测拍摄照片的地点。

No matter how much you have traveled, you have not been to as many places as Google Street View.Its cameras have been busy taking photographs around the world.

不管你去过多少地方，都没有谷歌街景中的地方多。谷歌街景的摄像机一直都在全球各地拍摄。

Images can be searched broadly or by continent, country or city.

图片可大致搜索，或者按大陆、国家或者城市搜索。

The program shows an image of a place and a map of the world.Some pictures are beautiful, while others look barren without much plant life.But the mix of scenery is part of the fun and learning.

该程序展示出某地的图片和一张世界地图。有些图片非常漂亮，有的看起来却是荒芜贫瘠的，没有太多植物。但这种交错的风景也是一种乐趣一种学习。

You can zoom in or zoom out of images.Or turn it around in circles.Images move forward and backward, and up and down to identify locations.

图片可放大可缩小。可以旋转。亦可以前进或者后退，上下移动来确定位置。

When you think you know where the photo was taken, click on the Google map to place your marker.

如果你能看出图片的拍摄地，在谷歌地图上单击标记地点。

Click on the Make Guess button on the bottom of the map. A new image will appear, showing the distance between the area you chose and the actual location.Geoguessr will tell how many kilometers away you were and how many points you earned.

单击地图底部“开始猜测”（Make Guess）按钮。新出现的图片上会显示出所选地点与真正地点之间的距离。Geoguessr会告知你离目标地的距离以及所得分数。

You get five chances to guess a location.After the fifth, you see a map showing your guesses, the correct locations, and the number of points you earned.

你有5次机会对地点进行猜测。第五次猜完之后，会有地图显示猜测结果，正确的地点以及所获得分数。

Here are a few suggestions to help you identify what part of the planet you are seeing.

以下几点建议能够帮助你明确照片是在地球哪个地方拍摄的。

Look around and see if you can find any words on signs to show the local language.For example, if both French and English are on signs, Canada might be a good guess.

到处看看，观察是否有任何显示当地语言的标志。比如，如果标识语上既有法语又有英语，那么加拿大很可能就是正确答案。

Look closely at the plants to see what the latitude might be.Palm trees may mean a more tropical climate.

仔细观察植物，辨别所在纬度。棕榈树就意味着是热带气候。

Make a note of whether the cars drive on the right or the left side of the road.If vehicles are travelling on the left, that narrows your guesses.

注意汽车在路左边驾驶还是在路右边驾驶。如果车辆在左边驾驶，那么就可以缩小猜测范围了。

Look at road signs. If the road signs use international symbols, the location probably is not in the United States.Very few places in the U.S. use international road signs.

观看道路标志。如果道路标志采用了国际符号，那么该地点可能就不在美国。美国很少有地方的道路标志会采用国际符号。

GeoGuessr can be played on a computer or a mobile device. You must be connected to the Internet.

GeoGuessr游戏可用电脑或者移动设备上进行。但必须联网。

The more you play the game, the better you will get at geography.Be careful, the game can get very addictive.The good news is Geoguessr is free and you are unlikely to run out of places to see!

这个游戏玩的越多，就越能了解一些地理知识。但要小心，这款游戏是很容易上瘾的。但好消息是这款游戏是免费的，并且你也不太可能看完所有地方。

Words in This Story

geography - n. an area of study that deals with the location of countries, cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.

impossible - adj. unable to be done or to happen : not possible

guess - v. to form an opinion or give an answer about something when you do not know much or anything about it

barren - adj. not exciting or interesting

scenery - n. a view of natural features (such as mountains, hills, valleys, etc.) that is pleasing to look at

location - n. a place or position

marker - n. something (such as a sign or an object) that shows the location of something

addictive  - adj. very enjoyable in a way that makes you want to do or have something again