Tracking Santa with Technology
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2015年VOA慢速英语(十二)月
Tracking Santa with Technology
Technology can bring magic to the Christmas season and some fun too! Internet users 1 can find out if they are naughty or nice, follow Santa's journey, and play fun Christmas games.
People can make online videos with a personal Santa message in English, Spanish or French at Portable North Pole, or PNP. Santa will say the names of users, show photos and talk about the user’s good behavior this year.
Go to the Portable North Pole website and sign up with an email address, Facebook or Google account. There will be questions to answer to make the video personal. Users can add a photo of the person to whom the video will be sent. They can also add a picture of themselves as senders of the video.
The PNP video can be shared through social media and email. It is free but you can also pay to put in additional 3 photos, make a longer video or to download the video.
NORAD tracks Santa
NORAD, the North American Aerospace 4 Defense 5 Command, follows Santa as he travels across the planet 6. It is the 60th anniversary 7 of the Santa Tracker. It can be found on the NORAD website and free NORAD Santa apps.
The website is available in eight languages. It includes games, movies and other activities. Then, on Christmas Eve, visitors can watch as Santa makes his way around the world.
Google Santa Tracker
Google also follows Santa on Christmas Eve at the Google Santa Tracker website and through apps.
Visit Santa's Village, learn about holiday traditions around the world, play games, watch videos, and more, all on on the Google Santa Tracker website.
To track Santa, use the website or the free Google Santa Tracker App for Android and Google Santa Tracker app for iPhone and iPad.
A call from Santa!
Parents can help their children behave with the app ‘A Call From Santa!' This app gives unlimited 8 free calls from Santa.
Santa will praise a child for being nice or scold a naughty child. The app plays recorded voice messages from Santa. Children can also leave their Christmas wish list and a message for Santa.
ElfYourself
The ElfYourself app permits users to see themselves as elves. They can also make dancing elf videos. After the app creates the dance video, it can be shared on social media or email.
Hungry Santa
How did Santa get so plump 9? By eating lots of sweets!
Hungry Santa is a game that lets users fill up Santa with sweets and treats. They can move Santa around so he can eat cookies, candy and other sugary foods. Santa does not seem interested in healthful choices.
The free app keeps score so users can compare their scores with others around the world. There is a Hungry Santa app for Android, iPhone and iPad
Words in This Story
magic - n. a very pleasant, attractive, or exciting quality
naughty - adj. behaving badly — used especially to describe a child who does not behave properly or obey a parent, teacher, etc.
personal - adj. belonging or relating to a particular person
aerospace - n. n industry that deals with travel in and above the Earth's atmosphere and with the production of vehicles used in such travel?
app – n. computers : a computer program that performs a particular task
tradition - n. a way of thinking, behaving, or doing something that has been used by the people in a particular group, family, society, etc., for a long time
scold - v. to speak in an angry or critical way to (someone who has done something wrong)
elf - n. a small creature in stories usually with pointed 10 ears and magical powers
plump - adj. having a full, rounded shape
cookie - n. a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round and is made from flour and sugar
candy - n. a sweet food made with sugar or chocolate
- The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
- Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。
- I have a portable typewriter.我有一个便携式打字机。
- There is a pretty portable pair of steps in one corner of the room.屋角放着一架小巧玲珑的折梯。
- It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
- I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。
- The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
- Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
- Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。
- They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
- Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。
- They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
- There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。
- The baby is plump and very cute.那个婴儿白白胖胖的，十分可爱。
- The grains are quite plump.谷粒儿很饱。