It's now a "global village" where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link.

现在它是一个“地球村”，通过传真、电话或卫星连接，国家之间只有几秒钟的距离。

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A freight train was just seconds away, and June Griffith couldn't move.

一辆货运列车正从不远处开来，琼·格里菲斯却动弹不得。

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Uranus looms well over 2.5 light-hours away from Earth tonight. In contrast, the moon - our nearest celestial neighbor - resides only 1.3 light-seconds away.

今晚天王星距离地球超过2.5光小时远。相对的，月球——我们最近的邻近天体——距离地球只有1.3光秒远。

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After a few seconds, when the X-15 was safely away, the pilot started its rocket engine.

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Just about seven seconds away from where he was singing was another African giant, Youssou N'Dour.

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Standard headlights barely cover the length of a football field, so that at 85kph, the most distant point visible is less than six seconds away.

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Cancellara has increased his overall advantage to 33 seconds from Team Columbia's Tony Martin, with Armstrong a further seven seconds away in third position and Contador down to fourth place -- 59 seconds adrift of Cancellara.

CNN: Cavendish wins again as Armstrong moves up