Companies such as America’s Placecast are developing technologies that allow them to track potential consumers and send them enticing offers when they get within a few yards of a Starbucks.

在美国，Placecast和类似公司正在开发新的技术，以帮助他们来定位潜在顾客，并在他们接近商户时向其发送具有吸引力的广告。

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Within just a few miles of me, there are many little libraries in folks' front yards, sharing the joy of reading with anyone who passes by.

离我就几英里的地方，有许多小小图书馆伫立在人们的前院，把阅读的乐趣分享给路过的人。

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Within the Baghdad city limits, I don't think we ever went more than a few hundred yards without seeing soldiers or policemen.

在巴格达市范围内，隔不了几百码我们就能看到士兵或警察。

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When the craft comes within a few yards (meters) of the docking port, the station's astronauts would grapple it with the station's robotic arm and bring it in for the hookup.

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Sheep graze within a few hundred yards of the games' headquarters and main sporting venue.

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They can access mobile phone operators' data that pinpoints a user's location within a few hundred yards.

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