Google Day | 《一日世界》

by Jeremy Beacock

The Internet giant is now recording the real world as well.

网络巨擎 Google 现在纪录真实世界的生活情况。

Google has become one of the most influential forces in the world. Recently, the company embarked on an ambitious global project to document life off the Internet, _(1)_ on it.

Life in a Day _(2)_ on the 24th of July. The idea was simply to record samples of people's lives from all over the globe to create a slice of life on one specific day. _(3)_ something similar has been done before—The New York Times completed their A Moment in Time photography project earlier this year—Google wanted videos, not only photos. Google asked people to record their lives as documentaries, stories, or even animations on the 24th and then _(4)_ their footage to YouTube.

Although the project is meant to be "crowdsourced," using only films created by ordinary people, big names are also _(5)_ in the project. Director Kevin MacDonald will be editing the footage into a single, _(6)_ movie, with Ridley Scott of Gladiator as producer. The movie is to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.

Of course, not all the footage will be used in the movie. However, Google dedicated a YouTube channel _(7)_ all the submissions received. Even if you didn't get to add a segment of your life to the project, you'll still be able to find out what July 24, 2010 was like all around the world.

1.  (A) except for  (B) in addition (C) as well as  (D) as long as

2.  (A) gave rise   (B) took place  (C) passed out  (D) dropped by

3.  (A) Even    (B) Once    (C) Unless  (D) While

4.  (A) compare (B) translate   (C) upload  (D) apply

5.  (A) involved    (B) satisfied   (C) composed    (D) deposited

6.  (A) separate    (B) coherent    (C) respective  (D) domestic

7.  (A) with    (B) from    (C) to  (D) in

Google 已经成为世界上最具影响力的龙头之一。最近这家公司着手进行一项野心勃勃的全球计划，就是记录人们的日常与网络生活。

　　《一日世界》于 7 月 24 号进行。这个想法单纯只为记录世界各地人们的生活片段，藉以创造出当天的生活点滴。虽然类似的活动早已有人做过，《纽约时报》就曾在今年年初完成 A Moment in Time 的照片募集活动，但 Google 这次收集的是影片，而不单单只是相片。Google 邀请大众在 24号这天记录下他们的生活，不论是以纪录片、故事叙述或甚至动画的方式呈现皆可，并将影片上传至 YouTube网站。

　　虽然这项活动靠的是群众力量，也就是只使用一般大众拍摄的影片，但这项计划仍有一些知名人士参与。导演凯文‧麦唐纳将会把这些影片剪辑成一部连贯的电影，而《神鬼战士》一片的导演雷利‧史考特则担任制片。这部电影将会在 2011 年的日舞影展首映。

　　当然不是所有影片都会出现在这部片中。不过 Google 会在 YouTube 架设一个频道，专门用来收藏所有上传的作品。即使你没有为这个活动贡献一份心力，你还是可以欣赏到 2010 年 7 月 24 日世界各个角落发生的事。

答案：1. (C)2. (B)3. (D)4. (C)5. (A)6. (B)7. (C)

For Your Information

在 2009 年，YouTube曾成立一个 YouTube 交响乐团，邀请全世界热爱音乐的人上载试奏影片到 YouTube 交响乐团频道（www.youtube.com/symphonytw）。参加者需上载两部演奏影片，一部演奏作曲家谭盾特别为此次活动编写的 The Internet Symphony，另一部影片则可从乐器清单中自由选择最能展现自身音乐才华的曲目来演奏。透过网络票选最出色的作品后，获选的音乐家可参加在纽约卡内基音乐厅举行、为期 3 天的 YouTube 交响乐团全球首场演出。