Google Search Tips谷歌搜索小贴士

戴维·A.维塞 马克·马尔西德

1. Google can be your phone book. Type a business name and city/state or zip directly into the search box， and Google will deliver phone and address listings at the top of the results with a map.

Bonus tip： Google can also work as a reverse directory1; if all you have is a phone number， type it in and any matches will appear in the results.

2. Google can be your calculator. Type a math problem or conversion into the search box and Google will compute it. You can spell out the equation in words （two plus two， twelve divided by three， pints in a quart）， use numbers and symbols （2+2， 12/3）， or type in a combination of both （15% of fifty， 2 acres in square feet）.

3. Longer is better， but shorter is okay. Google is designed to return high-quality results even for one-or two-word queries， so you can keep your searches short. But adding a few more words often yields better results.

Example： While gathering information on applying to colleges， include the word admissions after the name of a university you are searching to get more relevant results.

4. Use quotation marks when precision matters. Adding quotes around a query tells Google to look for occurrences of the exact phrase as it was typed. They are especially helpful when searching for song lyrics， peoples names， and obscure references that otherwise could be buried many pages deep， as Google puts more popular results at the top.

5. Google can be your dictionary. Type define followed by any English word into the search box， and Google will give you a wealth of information about the word at the top of the search results， including synonyms， antonyms， usage examples， and an audio clip of how to pronounce it.

6. Capitalization doesnt matter. Save yourself time and typos2： dont bother with the shift key. Googling Queen Elizabeth II and queen elizabeth ii yields the same results. So whether you enter words in uppercase or lowercase， Google treats them equally—though the Queen would prefer otherwise.

7. Get the picture. Beyond helping you find photos and graphics via its Google Image Search database of more than 100 billion images， Google also makes it easy to track down the origin of a mysterious image， or to find all the places where a photo exists online. The “Search by Image” feature lets you upload a photo from your device， or paste the URL3 of any image you see online， to unravel the mystery.

8. Maps， driving directions， and satellite views are one click away. Type baltimore to washington in the search box， for example， and Google will provide travel estimates for driving， walking， cycling， and public transit along with a map of your route. Click through to the full Google Maps to view overhead satellite imagery， terrain maps， live traffic overlays， and street-level photographs in most cities worldwide.

Bonus tip： Try Googles Waze app to find new shortcuts around town， and to navigate around traffic jams as they pop up.

9. Browse the worlds bookshelves online. Search for a topic at books.google.com and you will see information from actual books that Google has scanned and indexed in its database. You can browse， read， or download the entire text of works that are not copyrighted; for others， you can see snippets4 of pages where your search term appears and learn where to buy a full copy.

10. Sort results by date. For just about any Google search， you can organize the results to see only Web pages from a specific timeframe—whether its the past 24 hours， the past month， or that one week last August when the solar eclipse5 took place. Click “Tools” below the search bar to display the date-sorting dropdowns6.

11. Become a scholar. Serious searchers can tap into thousands of scientific and academic journals with Google Scholar. Enter a query into the search box at scholar.google.com to get abstracts and papers from published sources.

12. Take a magic ～ ride. The tilde character （～） in the corner of your keyboard is a handy tool in Google searches. Put it before a word， with no space between， to have Google look for pages with both that term and its synonyms.

Example： A search for ～autos will also turn up Web pages that use the terms cars， trucks， automobiles， vehicles， and more.

13. Im Feeling Lucky. Enter a search term and click this button on the Google homepage to bypass a long list of results and go directly to the top-matching Web page for your term.

14. Google can be your newscaster. Google News， reachable via the “News” link above the search box or at news.google.com， provides up-to-the-minute7 information on politics， business， technology， entertainment， health， sports， and more. Type a topic of interest into the Google News search box to find the most recent stories from more than 25，000 global news sources.

Bonus tip： To follow a topic closely， sign up at google.com/alerts for regular alerts that are emailed to you with the most up-to-date news and Web links.

15. Become a researcher. Google tends to list popular and fresh pages at the top of its results， but dig beyond the first page or two of search results and you will often find older， forgotten pages that have just what you need for a research project. Also check out the “Cached” versions of Web pages that Google collects as it crawls8 and downloads the Web， which are available via the green arrow next to most search results. The cached version is an old version of the page， and it may have the content you are seeking even if the current version of the page has changed—say， a news site that removed the original story.

16. Pack more results onto each page. The “Settings” link is your ticket to tweaking various settings for Google searches， including the number of results displayed per page. Increase the number of matches you see per page from the standard set of 10 to 20， 30， or more， to put more answers at your fingertips faster.

17. Translate into other languages. Become an instant polyglot9 by typing “translate” into the Google search box with any word or phrase. Then explore the results in more than 100 languages.

Bonus tip： Not sure how to spell what youre searching for？ Speak it instead. Click the microphone icon in the Google search box to activate voice control for a translation—or any other search！

18. Get an instant stock quote. Type a stock ticker symbol into the search box to get a stock quote and chart on any public company listed on the NYSE10 or NASDAQ11. A fuller set of features and financial data is available at finance.google.com.

19. Get PG12-rated results. A search on a serious topic like sex education might trigger objectionable material， so Google provides an optional SafeSearch filter to keep results family-friendly. Click the “Settings” link and adjust the SafeSearch settings （choose from “strict，” “moderate，” or no filtering）.

Goooooooood luck！

1. 谷歌可用作電话簿。在搜索框内直接输入企业名称和城市/州或邮政编码，谷歌会在搜索结果顶端提供附地图的电话和地址列表。

特别提示：谷歌还可以用来反向查找。如果只有一个电话号码，把它输入搜索框，将会得到所有相关结果。

2. 谷歌可用作计算器。在搜索框内输入数学或换算问题，谷歌会进行计算。可以用文字方式输入方程式（如：二加二，十二除以三，一夸脱等于多少品脱），也可以用数字和运算符号（如：2+2， 12/3），或二者结合（如：五十的15%，2英亩等于多少平方英尺）。

3. 长些更好，短些也行。根据设计，即便只输入一两个字查询，谷歌也能反馈高质量结果，由此可简化搜索内容。不过添加两三个单词常常能得到更好的结果。

例如：收集申请大学的信息时，在大学名称后加上admissions（招生）字样，会得到更多相关结果。

4. 精确搜索用引号。在搜索内容两端加上引号，谷歌会字对字精准查询所输入短语。在搜索歌词、人名和没什么人知道的条目时，加引号特别管用——如果不加引号，那些条目很可能掩埋在诸多页面之下，因为谷歌一般是把更受欢迎的结果置顶。

5. 谷歌可用作词典。在搜索框内键入define（定义），再输入任意单词，谷歌就会在搜索结果顶部提供有关这一单词的丰富信息，包括同义词、反义词、用法示例，以及示范发音的音频剪辑。

6. 大写与否没关系。节省时间，减少拼写错误：不用费心去使用转换键。在谷歌上搜索Queen Elizabeth II和queen elizabeth ii（伊丽莎白女王二世），结果相同。所以说，无论输入的是大写还是小写，谷歌都一视同仁——尽管女王会希望将二者加以区别。

7. 获取图片。谷歌的图像搜索数据库拥有1000多亿幅图片，可借以找到所需的照片和图形。此外，谷歌还有助于轻松追踪陌生图像的来源，或在网上找到照片的所有位置。“图像搜索”功能可让搜索者从自己的设备上传照片或粘贴网上所见任意图片的网址，破解图像之谜。

8. 一键获取地图、行车路线和卫星图像。比如，在搜索框中输入baltimore to washington（巴尔的摩到华盛顿），谷歌将会提供驾驶、步行、骑行和公共交通等多种行程及路线图。点击查看完整版谷歌地图，即可查看全球大多数城市的卫星图像、地形图、实时交通覆盖图和街景图。

特别提示：尝试谷歌伟姿导航应用程序，寻找所在城市的新捷径，并在交通拥堵时用以导航。

9. 在线浏览全球书架。在books.google.com上搜索一个主题，就可从谷歌扫描并编入索引的数据库中获得相关书籍的信息。可以浏览、阅读或下载不受版权保护的图书的全文;对于有版权的图书，搜索页面会展示含有所搜条目的文本片段及购买整本书的地方。

10. 按日期排序搜索结果。在谷歌上进行任何搜索，都可以管理搜索结果，查看特定时间范围内的网页内容——无论是过去24小时、过去一个月，还是去年8月发生日食的那一周。单击搜索框下方的“工具”，就会显示按照日期排序的搜索下拉菜单。

11. 成为学者。通过“谷歌学术”，认真的搜索者可以浏览几千种科学和学术期刊。在scholar.google.com搜索框内输入查询，就能从出版刊物资源中获取摘要与论文。

12. 使用神奇的波浪符。键盘角落的波浪符（～）是谷歌搜索中的便捷工具。把它置于一个单词前，不加空格，谷歌就会搜索基于该词及其同义词的页面。

例如：搜索～autos（～汽车），还会弹出带有cars（轿车）、trucks（卡车）、automobiles（汽车）、vehicles（车辆）及其他相近词语的页面。

13. “手气不错”按钮。在谷歌首页，输入一个搜索条目，然后点击这一按钮，就能绕过一长串搜索结果，直达与搜索条目相关度最高的网页。

14. 谷歌可作为新闻播报员。经由搜索框上方的“新闻”链接或news.google.com，可以访问“谷歌新聞”，得到政治、商业、技术、娱乐、健康、体育及其他领域的最新信息。在“谷歌新闻”搜索框内输入感兴趣的话题，就能从全球超过2.5万个新闻来源中找到最新消息。

特别提示：若要密切关注某个话题，可登录google.com/alerts设置定期提醒，谷歌会把最新消息和网站链接发送到邮箱。

15. 成为研究者。谷歌往往在搜索结果顶部放置浏览人数多和更新时间近的网页，但翻过搜索结果第一、二页之后，常常就会发现，一些时间更早且被遗忘的页面上恰好含有研究项目所需的内容。还可以查看谷歌在抓取和下载网站时收集的“缓存”页面，通过大多数搜索结果旁的绿色箭头可查看这些网页。缓存网页是该页面的老版本，可能包含要查找的内容，即便新版本已发生变化（比如删除了最初报道的新闻站点）。

16. 让每页显示更多结果。通过“设置”链接可以对谷歌搜索设置进行调整，包括每页显示的搜索结果数量。把每页显示的匹配项从标准的10条增加到20条、30条或更多，就可以更快显示更多结果。

17. 译成多种语言。在谷歌搜索框内输入translate（翻译）加任意单词或短语，就可以瞬间成为通晓多国语言者，尽享100多种语言的搜索结果。

特别提示：不确定要搜索的东西如何拼写？可以说出来。单击谷歌搜索框内的麦克风图标，即可激活翻译的声控功能——搜索其他内容时一样好用！

18. 快速获取股票报价。在搜索框中输入股票代码，即可获取纽约证券交易所或纳斯达克任何上市公司的股票报价和走势图。更完整的功能和财务数据可从finance.google.com获得。

19. 获得家长指导级的搜索结果。搜索sex education（性教育）这样的严肃话题可能弹出有争议的内容，所以谷歌提供了可选的“安全搜索”过滤功能，让搜索结果适合全家老少了解。单击“设置”链接，调整“安全搜索”设置（选择“严格”“适中”或无过滤）。

祝好运多多！                 □

（译者单位：南京航空航天大学）