Soon the wearer of a virtual reality headset will be able to be "present" at sporting or theatrical events staged thousands of miles away.

要不了多久，头戴虚拟现实视图器的人将能够“现场观看”几千英里之外举行的体育赛事或剧场演出。

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As a young man, he began walking over tens of thousands of miles during his lifetime, through the south to Florida, the west to California and north to Alaska.

在他年轻的时候，他开始用一生的时间走遍数万英里，南至佛罗里达，西至加利福尼亚，北至阿拉斯加。

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British scientists have discovered that the gigantic female turtles can swim for thousands of miles in a perfectly straight line.

英国的科学家发现，巨型雌性龟能在一条完全的直线上游行上千英里。

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While the internet and social networking sites are helping people connect with each other and breaking social barriers inside Iran, it's also giving Iranians all over the world a connection with one another, and support for each other even from thousands of miles away.

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Last summer, as Dibaba sprinted through the finish line to win gold in the 10, 000 meters at the London Olympics, Eshetu was watching proudly on a screen thousands of miles away.

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America has soldiers in Nevada piloting drones remotely that can strike a target thousands of miles and two continents away, but 97% of our veterans' benefits claims are still on paper.

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The moment of silence also was recognized on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and in Boston, where lawmakers were shaken by the violent attack on a legislator thousands of miles away.

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