【在生活中學習語言】《中英對照讀新聞》Google copying, storing more stories fit for print ／Google複製儲存更多紙版新聞
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Google Inc. is trying to expand the newspaper section of its online library to include billions of articles published during the past 244 years, hoping the added attraction will lure even more traffic to its leading Internet search engine.

Google公司正試圖擴張其線上圖書館的報紙內容，將納入過去244年來出刊的數十億篇新聞，希望增加這項賣點將能為其居領導地位的網路搜尋引擎帶來更多流量。

The project announced on 7th. Sept. extends Google’s crusade to make digital copies of content created before the Internet’s advent, so the information can become more accessible and, ultimately, Google can make more money from ads shown on its Web site.

這項於9月7日宣布的計畫，讓Google的奮戰延伸到將網路問世前就已存在的內容進行數位化複製，以便增加資訊普及，最終Google得以透過網站廣告賺更多錢。

Google will foot the bill to copy the archives of any newspaper publisher willing to permit the stories to be shown for free on Google’s Web site. The participating publishers will receive an unspecified portion of the revenue generated from the ads displayed next to the stories.

Google將出錢複製任何允許新聞資料免費出現在Google網站上的報社的新聞，參與的報社將分得新聞出現在網站上所得到廣告營收的一部分利潤。

Besides being free, the newspaper archives hosted by Google will be presented in the same way they originally appeared in print. The newspaper archives should start showing up on Google’s main results page within the next year, Smith said.

除了免費，Google提供的新聞資料庫也將會以與原始紙版同樣的面貌呈現，新聞資料庫應該會在明年內開始出現在Google搜尋結果主頁面。

新聞辭典

lure ：動詞，吸引，引誘。例句：He’s trying to lure you away from your boyfriend Max.他正試圖引誘你離開你男友麥斯。

advent：名詞，來臨，降臨。例句：The advent of the motor car transform the way people to move. 汽車的來臨改變人們移動的方式。

foot the bill：支付帳單。例句：You have to foot the bill for this dinner because you’re late. 你遲到了，所以你得請吃這頓晚餐。

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