时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(六)月


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Travel Apps Offer Direction, Fun


When life takes you away from home, take technology to help guide and entertain you. Apps can help make your trip easier and more fun.


Travel Guidance


Travel apps are very helpful to guide you on your trip. Some apps help you plan your trip and others help you travel.


TripIt


TripIt is a helpful app to organize travel plans. Sign up for a free account at the TripIt website and download the app to have all of your travel plans handy in one place.


After signing up for an account, forward any email confirmations 1 for your travels to plans@tripit.com. Send TripIt all confirmations for hotel, flight, train, theater and other reservations.


TripIt will create a travel itinerary 2 that will be shown in the TripIt app on your phone. No need to hunt down emails when it is time to travel. Everything will be in one place, on the TripIt app.


TripIt is free but a paid version is available that keeps track of loyalty 3 programs, gives flight alerts, fare refund 4 notifications and more.


Google Translate


When traveling outside your home country, you may need some language assistance. Google Translate is an app that can help you understand a language other than your native tongue.


The Google Translate app translates between 103 different languages. Copy and paste text into the app to see a translation. You can also handwrite text onto the screen.


Use your phone’s camera to see a translation of signs. Point the lens at words to see the translation on the phone’s screen.


The app works even without an Internet connection.


Google Translate is available for free.


Google Translate for Android


Google Translate for iPhone and iPad


OpenTable


OpenTable is a restaurant reservation app to help users discover and make reservations at restaurants. Search by location, cuisine 5, reviews and prices.


OpenTable includes 31,000 restaurants around the world. Check the app to see availability and make reservations within the app. Earn Dining Rewards by making your reservations through OpenTable and get a free meal.


OpenTable is available free for Android and iPhone and iPad.


Photo Editing on the Go


Part of the fun of traveling with a smart phone is taking and sharing photos.


Fotor


The Fotor app lets you edit your photos and add filters for special effects. The app has been updated recently with new editing features so users can edit their photos more easily.


Fotor has added a slider to give users greater control of the edits. Editing effects can be saved as favorites to use them easily later.


See, Photo Editing App Improves Your Shots to learn more about Fotor.


Waterlogue


Waterlogue is an app that edits photos to look like watercolor paintings.


The app is best used on photos of places instead of people. It can make your photos look like works of art. Choose from 14 different filters to get different colors and effects.


Waterlogue is available for iPhone/iPad for under $4.


Offline Apps


Traveling often means you are offline and away from the Internet. When camping in the wild, flying on a plane, sailing on a boat or riding in the car, you may not have an Internet connection.


If you are traveling outside your home country and away from Wi-Fi, you should use apps offline to avoid large bills for using international data.


Google Maps


Google Maps can be used even when no Internet connection is available. Maps can be downloaded for times when you are away from the Internet.


Create your own Google Maps that you can use offline. Customize maps by including directions and points of interest. After creating a custom map, you can share it with others so they can see where you are going or join you on your trip.


If you discover favorite restaurants, hotels or museums, you can save them to your maps to revisit them later.


How to Download Google Maps for Offline Use


To download Google Maps for offline use, open the app when you are connected to the Internet. Search for the place you want Google Maps for, such as Washington, D.C.


When the map appears in the app, touch the bottom bar with the name of the place. A page will appear with the option to download the map.


EBooks


Load your phone or tablet with Ebooks before you leave home. Download Ebooks over WiFi so you can read them anywhere, even when you are not connected to the Internet.


Words in This Story


alert - n. something (such as a message or loud sound) that tells people there is important information


fare refund - n. receiving money back when the price of a ticket drops


translate - v. to change words from one language into another language


cuisine - n. a style of cooking


slider - n. a control that is moved horizontally or vertically 6 to control a variable, such as the volume of a radio


offline - adj. not connected to the Internet


data - n. information that is produced or stored by a computer


download - v. to move or copy (a file, program, etc.) from a usually larger computer system to another computer or device


customize - v. to change (something) in order to fit the needs or requirements of a person, business, etc.


option - n. something that can be chosen : a choice or possibility



证实( confirmation的名词复数 ); 证据; 确认; (基督教中的)坚信礼
  • Never use transitory dialogs as error messages or confirmations. 绝不要用临时对话框作为错误信息框或确认信息框。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • Dismissing confirmations thus becomes as routine as issuing them. 因此关闭确认对话框和发起确认对话框一样成为例行公事。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
n.行程表,旅行路线;旅行计划
  • The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.双方商定了访问日程。
  • The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉。
n.忠诚,忠心
  • She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
  • His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。
v.退还,偿还;n.归还,偿还额,退款
  • They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
  • We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意,我们愿意退款给你。
n.烹调,烹饪法
  • This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
  • This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。
adv.垂直地
  • Line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically.在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线,以便制作图表。
  • The human brain is divided vertically down the middle into two hemispheres.人脑从中央垂直地分为两半球。
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