英语博客：An app for A Cup of English.
时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：英语博客 A cup of English
Today, I have an announcement to make. I am very excited to tell all of you that A Cup Of English is available in app (or application) for the iPhone, the iPod touch, the iPad or similar devices 2. It is already available in iTunes. For those of you who have such a device 1, you can have instant access to all of my podcasts with the text, grammar notes, and photos that automatically 3 come with the blog. Pretty cool, isn't it? No more need to turn on a computer and download; it's all there at the push of a button. I had no idea that I would get an app. until I was contacted by the company that hosts my podcast, Libsyn. They told me that there was a time-limited offer for producers of podcasts. There were a few forms to fill in and sign, and details to work out, but the whole process went quite smoothly 4. Have you ever looked at some of the apps that are now available? There are so many of them! My husband has a Droid which also uses apps. He has one that gives step by step directions to anywhere you want to go. Another lists restaurants, their times of operation, comments on the food, and makes recommendations 5. And the list goes on. Apple first opened its app store in iTunes in July, 2008. As of 15th of January, there were one hundred and thirty three thousand nine hundred and seventy nine applications made by different producers. And guess how many downloads? About three billion. I love those big numbers! I suppose apps are supposed to make your life easier by giving you quick access to needed or wanted information. What a great invention. Technology is changing and getting updated so quickly that I feel I need to keep up with the changes. When I think back to the first computer games we had, Pac Man and Pong, I am amazed 6 at the progress that has been made. In this area, I certainly don't want to be left behind.
Grammar notes.
Using the past participle of a verb as an adjective 7: watched, needed, signed, recommended, left.
1. The new movie has been watched by more people in recorded history.
2. You are needed in the conference room please.
3. The document will be signed and delivered tomorrow.
4. That hotel is not recommended by people I know.
5. The passports were left on the kitchen table; the couple didn't realise until they arrived at the airport.
- The device will be in production by the end of the year.该装置将于年底投入生产。
- The device will save much time and effort for us.这种装置会使我们节省大量时间和气力。
- electrical labour-saving devices around the home 节省劳力的各种家用电器
- modern labour-saving devices such as washing machines and dishwashers 诸如洗衣机和洗碗机之类的现代化省力设备
- The machine cycles automatically.这台机器自动循环运转。
- She had automatically labelled the boys as troublemakers.她不假思索地认定这些男孩子是捣蛋鬼。
- The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
- Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
- The board completely disregarded my recommendations. 董事会完全无视我的建议。
- Recommendations from two previous clients helped to establish her credibility. 两位以前的客户的推荐有助于确立她的诚信度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
- I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。