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异国他乡，陌生的城市，陌生的街道，陌生的一切……此时，一个热情的问候，几句关切的提醒，都能使身处异地的我们倍感温暖。
If I could issue a 1）decree， I would make it the law that if you saw a person on the street holding a map and maybe having a confused look in their face， I would make it legally required that you’d walk up to this person， ask them where they want to go， and whether you can help them. That may be 2）weird coming from a map designer， but I think maps， by the very 3）fabric of how they’re produced， have a couple of 4）shortcomings. They have far too much 5）irrelevant information， and local people may be able to recommend you places based on your 6）persona. Local people may be aware of 7）temporary detours， even if the destination that you’re heading for isn’t even worth going to. The map 8）essentially does not know who is looking at it. Does that make maps 9）obsolete？ I don’t think so. The locals may still make little marks and routes into your map. You can take your map along， and， of course， the most important thing， it gets people to talk to one another. Strangers and visitors would feel more welcome， and I think that would make the world a much better place.
如果能颁布一项法令，我会在法律上规定，如果你在大街上看到一个人手拿地图，一脸茫然，你必须依法走到那人面前，询问他们要去哪里以及你能帮上什么忙。作为一个地图设计者，我有这样的想法也许会很奇怪，但是我认为就地图的制作构造而言，其存在着许多不足。它们有太多不相关的信息，而当地人能够根据你的个人情况向你推荐去处。即使你的目的地不值得一去，他们也能让你顺利到达那里。然而地图是不可能知道谁在看它的。这样的话，地图就过时了吗？我不这样认为。当地人仍可以在你的地图上画些小标记和路线。你（还是）能带上地图，当然，最重要的是，这样一来就能促进人们的交流。陌生人和游客会感到更加受欢迎，我想世界将会变得更加美好。
If I could issue a 1）decree， I would make it the law that if you saw a person on the street holding a map and maybe having a confused look in their face， I would make it legally required that you’d walk up to this person， ask them where they want to go， and whether you can help them. That may be 2）weird coming from a map designer， but I think maps， by the very 3）fabric of how they’re produced， have a couple of 4）shortcomings. They have far too much 5）irrelevant information， and local people may be able to recommend you places based on your 6）persona. Local people may be aware of 7）temporary detours， even if the destination that you’re heading for isn’t even worth going to. The map 8）essentially does not know who is looking at it. Does that make maps 9）obsolete？ I don’t think so. The locals may still make little marks and routes into your map. You can take your map along， and， of course， the most important thing， it gets people to talk to one another. Strangers and visitors would feel more welcome， and I think that would make the world a much better place.
如果能颁布一项法令，我会在法律上规定，如果你在大街上看到一个人手拿地图，一脸茫然，你必须依法走到那人面前，询问他们要去哪里以及你能帮上什么忙。作为一个地图设计者，我有这样的想法也许会很奇怪，但是我认为就地图的制作构造而言，其存在着许多不足。它们有太多不相关的信息，而当地人能够根据你的个人情况向你推荐去处。即使你的目的地不值得一去，他们也能让你顺利到达那里。然而地图是不可能知道谁在看它的。这样的话，地图就过时了吗？我不这样认为。当地人仍可以在你的地图上画些小标记和路线。你（还是）能带上地图，当然，最重要的是，这样一来就能促进人们的交流。陌生人和游客会感到更加受欢迎，我想世界将会变得更加美好。