搜尋引擎作業九

Google Guide Exercises P.68

1. Find out about public swimming pools that you can use when visiting Naples, Italy. Hint: Find the Italian words for "public swimming pool" and then search for them on pages in Italy.

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Google搜尋框輸入translate，目的是希望可以找到翻譯工具，按好手氣按鈕得到此網站http://babelfish.altavista.com/

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在Translate a block of text的輸入框內打入 public swimming pool 並選擇English to Italian的語言翻譯，得知public swimming pool 的義文是piscina pubblica

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接著查詢Naples的義文，答案為Napoli

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因為英文版的Google可以翻譯不同語言的網頁，所以使用英文版的Google搜尋，在搜尋框內輸入piscina pubblica Napoli ，得到許多筆資料選擇第二筆資料Affitti vacanze Napoli (provincia di) Case vacanze Napoli ...

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.mediavacanze.com/IT/property.php%3Fidr3%3D124&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpiscina%2Bpubblica%2BNapoli%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

按Translate this page ，就可以以英文來看此游泳池的資料

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2. Find a reception hall, local caterer, disc jockey, and bartender that you can hire for a wedding reception at a small winery in Burgundy, France.

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3. Translate "I wish to mail a package. Where is the nearest post office? Thank you." into Spanish.

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使用第一題找到的翻譯網站http://babelfish.altavista.com/

在Translate a block of text的輸入框內打入I wish to mail a package. Where is the nearest post office? Thank you. 並選擇English to Spanish的語言翻譯，得知此段話的西班牙文是Deseo enviar un paquete. ¿Dónde está el correos más cercano? Gracias.

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4. Find the first chapter of Le Petit Prince online and have Google translate it into English. Compare this translation with the first chapter of The Little Prince translated by Katherine Woods, which you can find online if you don't have a handy copy of this lovely book.

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用英文版的Google搜尋，搜尋框輸入 Le Petit Prince，得到許多資料，選擇第一頁的最後一筆資料Le Petit Prince, par Antoine de Saint-Exupéryhttp://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www3.sympatico.ca/gaston.ringuelet/lepetitprince/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=10&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLe%2BPetit%2BPrince%2B%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG，此網頁原先是法文版，故使用Translate this page工具，將法文翻譯成英文。點選Beginning，裡頭即是第一章的內容(英文版)

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5. Restrict your search to France and search for pages in English on the war in Iraq.

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在Google 搜尋框輸入Google language tool按好手氣按鈕，得到網站http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=EN，網站內容的語言別選擇英文，該網站地點的語言別選擇法文，要找的內容輸入war Iraq

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按Google Search後找到許多筆資料，這是其中一筆有關伊拉克戰爭的資料

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Google Guide Exercises P.74

1. Is it true that if you touch a cold halogen bulb with clean fingers, you will shorten its lifespan?
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2. Are 75% of Americans chronically dehydrated?

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3. Are you less likely to get dental cavities if you drink fluoridated water?
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4. Is clumping kitty litter a major health hazard to cats?

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5. What are the bebefits and drawbacks of a flu (influenza) shot?

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6. Does microwaving food in plastic containers or plastic cling wrap release harmful chemicals into the food? Check whether this is an urban legend.

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搜尋引擎作業八

Google Guide Exercises P.60
1. According to the dictionary, what is an “urban legend”?
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(1)英文→在Google搜尋框輸入define: urban legend→查詢到3個關於urban legend的定義

→其中一個定義 a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
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(2)中文→在Google 搜尋框輸入「英漢字典」→選擇第一個連結(Yahoo!奇摩的字典)http://tw.dictionary.yahoo.com/，在「請輸入單字」裡面打入urban legend找到關於urban legend的中文解釋:(往往含有幽默、恐怖、或教訓成分的)來源不明、缺少或無證據,但自然地以各種形式出現的當代故事或傳說

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2. Find the history of the word ‘chivalry.’ From which language does it come and from what word?
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在Google搜尋框內打入history of the word ‘chivalry’→找到許多項符合此查詢的結果，並選擇第一個查詢網頁chivalry: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com http://www.answers.com/topic/chivalry→看此網頁得知chivalry這個字的意思為馬

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3. Does Google provide a link to dictionary for definitions of terms in languages other than English?
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(1) 用英文~在Google搜尋框鍵入define: library→除了英文解釋，也有俄德法等等不同語言對library的解釋

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(2) 用中文~在Google搜尋框裡打入define: 寓言→可找到中文對寓言的解釋

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(3) 用法文~在Google搜尋框打入define: Bonjour→找到法文對Bonjour的解釋

用英文找尋定意通常比較完整也比較不會像其他語言有找不到的情形

4. What does ‘zeitgeist’ mean? What’s on the Google Zeitgeist page www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html ?
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1. 在Google搜尋框輸入define: zeitgeist→得到關於zeitgeist的解釋

literally, spirit of the times, the outlook or general feeling characteristic of the art creations of a time or cultural period.

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2. 網址輸入www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html→看到Google的搜尋排行榜，搜尋排行榜有許多不同的類別。
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Google Guide Exercises P.62
1. After Nelson Blachman received reprints of a paper he wrote for the June 2003 issue of the Mathematical Scientist, he wanted to discover what other sorts of papers appear in the same issue of this semiannual publication. Find a table of contents for The Mathematical Scientist for Nelson.
2. Compare the dates on the current page with the dates on the cached version for the following organizations:
o CNN
o New York Times
o Java Pro Magazine
o North Texas Food Bank
3. Check the dates that the Wayback Machine archived versions of Google Guide

搜尋引擎作業七

1. On National Public Radio (NPR), you heard a researcher at Stanford University whose name sounded like Jeff Naumberg and want to send him email. What is Jeff's email address?

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Google搜尋框輸入Jeff Naumberg,沒有直接相關的網頁
輸入Jeff Naumberg Stanford University 也沒有直接相關網頁

故點選Google guide連結http://www.lins.fju.edu.tw/mao/internet/understanding_results.htm ,看其提供的solutions http://www.googleguide.com/solutions/

發現找不到資料的問題在於其人的名字有誤,但修正為正確名字後仍找不到這個人的email

2. From Google's home page, www.google.com, search for "french military victories" and click on the I'm Feeling Lucky button to see Albino Blacksheep's parody of a Google spelling correction result.

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Google搜尋框輸入"french military victories"按下好手氣按鈕,得到許多資料,按第一個連結http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/victories.html

發現french military 應該是失敗而非成功
點入french military defeats http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/france.html
得到french military 的歷史