
App是雅思口语Part
2媒体类的常考话题,虽然在某些月份不在考查范围内,但是风水轮流转的雅思题库里,肯定不会少了App这个话题。所以虽然近期不参加考试,但是有计划在未来考雅思的娃,还是需要关注一下该话题的!
大家除了可以把自己每天都在用的weibo,wechat或者QQ拿出来介绍之外,还可以整点儿特有“情怀”的,比如专治“低头族”的Forest,比如献给所有长成大人的孩子的B612,再比如下面这款Be
MyEyes.
这真的是我见过的最善良最体贴的app了,利用科技把失明人士和视力无碍的人联系在一起,给他们提供一个随时可以求助的平台,也给了我们一个伸出援手帮助他人的机会。
这款app操作简单,只需要用我们的邮箱或者Facebook账号注册,就成为了这个program的一员,选择你的角色(asightedoneor
blindone),保持logon状态,就随时可以接到求助消息或发出求助信号。
TheAppI’dliketosharewithyouiscalledBeMyEyes,whichisthemost
heart-warmingAppI’veeverknown.Itisfornowonlyavailableatiphoneapp
store,andaswecantellfromthename,itbasicallymakesalivevideo
connectionfromablindperson’sphonetoarandomsightedvolunteer’sphone,so
thatthevolunteercouldhelpthemwithlittleday-to-daythings,likematching
upsocks,findingoutwhetherthefoodhaspasseditsexpirationdateinthe
fridge,orthingslikethat.Sometimestheymightbeufortablealwaysasking
friends,relativesorneighborsforhelpwiththosesimpletasks,soIguess
that’swhythedevelopercreatedthisapp.
WhenIfirstheardofitfromtheInte,Iwascurioushowitworked.So
Iinstalledit,andthenIjustreallystartedlikingit.IlikethatIhavean
opportunitytohelppeoplewhocan’tseeinthiswaythatisalsokindofcool
andkindofnohassleformeatall.Whensomeonewho’sblindorvisually
impairedneedshelp,theappwillsendanotificationtome.Ihaven’thelpedso
manypeopleyet,butIthinkwhatI’mdoingwiththisappisreally
meaningful.
Theappdependsontherebeingenoughvolunteers.Andtheamazingthing
aboutitisthatwithsomanyvolunteersaroundtheworld,wecouldofferhelp
atanytime.Like,ifablindpersonneedshelpat3o’clockinthemorning,the
appjustpingavolunteerinanothertimezone.
Thisapphasenabledblindpeopletofeelmoreindependentthantheywere
before,andI’malsogladthatIcouldbeofsomehelp.
语言点解析:
1.sighted
=abletosee;notblind
2.day-to-day
只放在名词前面,involvingtheusualeventsortasksofeachday,例如:Shehasbeen
lookingaftertheday-to-dayrunningoftheschool.
他还有一个用法,表示“逐日的”,planningforonlyonedayatatime,例如:Ihaveorganizedthe
cleaningonaday-to-daybasis,untilourusualcleanerreturns.
3.expirationdate
Thedateafterwhichanofficialdocument,agreement,etc.isnolonger
valid,orafterwhichsomethingshouldnotbeusedoreaten.海外生存英语必备.
4.hassle
Asituationthatisannoyingbecauseitinvolvesdoingsomethingdifficult
orplicatedthatneedsalotofeffort.例如:It'sahasslehavingtotravel
withsomanybags.下次想表达“一点儿不麻烦,举手之劳”,就可以用nohassleatall.
5.visuallyimpaired
-impaired表示havingthetypeofphysicalormentalproblem
mentioned,例如:hearing-impairedchildren,speech-impaired.