NPR邊聽邊練49: 谷歌應用新版手機地圖

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2020年06月09日

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第五期：主餐一道：泛聽練習

以下段落是摘自新聞里的一些重要信息,并不是一個段落的聽寫.空內信息可在本新聞中全部找到,大家可以根據(jù)這些信息復述新聞

一、泛聽建議：

1、完整聽一遍，掌握大意。

2、繼續(xù)聽，特別注意關鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來。

3、復述新聞。

New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission today _1_ to allow passengers to use mobile apps on their smartphones to hail cabs and pay for rides. NPR's Margot Adler reports similar technology _2_ in several cities.

紐約的出租車與豪華轎車委員會今天投票通過了一項新規(guī)定，乘客將可以通過智能手機叫車并支付費用。NPR記者瑪戈特?阿德勤報道，同樣的技術已經(jīng)在多座城市應用。

A company called Hailo operates e-hailing apps in Toronto, Boston, London, Chicago and other cities. The dissension over this _3_ in New York has come partly from livery cab drivers who want to be included. Although many livery companies already have some of this technology. There is also the question of whether using apps _4_ drivers and be unsafe. Proponents argue that e-hailing apps will allow both drivers and passengers to have a wider vision of where cabs are in their neighborhood. They also argue that many cabs _5_ almost half the time and this will make finding taxis much easier. Margot Adler, NPR News, New York.

一家名叫Hailo的公司在多倫多，波士頓，倫敦，芝加哥和其他城市應用了這種電子程序。而紐約人一直對這一應用爭論不停，部分原因是由紐約的出租車司機管理制度造成的。雖然許多同行已經(jīng)使用了這項技術。但人們還在質疑這款應用是否會干擾駕駛者并造成安全隱患。支持者們表示叫車應用能使出租車司機和乘客雙方都能擁有更加寬闊的視野，以了解到附近的出租車在哪里。他們還表示許多出租車大多數(shù)時間是空置的，而這款應用將使乘客更加容易地找到空車?，敻晏?阿德勤紐約報道。NPR新聞。

Speaking of finding things, Google Maps is once again _6_ on iPhones. Google today _7_ for iPhones nearly three months after Apple put in its own built-in navigation system on its new devices. NPR's Steve Henn tells us the Google Map app is a major step in the right direction.

說到找地方，谷歌地圖在手機上推出了新版本。在蘋果公司發(fā)布導航系統(tǒng)3個月后，谷歌發(fā)布了一款iPhone手機的地圖應用。NPR記者史蒂夫?亨報道，谷歌地圖應用是朝著正確方向邁進的一大步。

It does things that the old Google Map app on the iPhone didn't do. It has a turn-by-turn voice direction, so you don't _8_ at your phone whileyou are trying to drive which is certainly safer. In the also as you do search on your computer if you _9_ to Google. And that search will just show up automatically on your phone. So you don't have to type with your fingers when you get into your car. NPR's Steve Henn.

這款應用有老版谷歌地圖沒有的功能。它具有全程語音播報，因此你不用在開車的時候還冒險緊盯著手機屏幕。如果你在電腦上登錄谷歌，并且搜索地點。搜索結果會自動出現(xiàn)在你的手機上。因此，你不用在車里手動再次搜索了。NPR新聞，史蒂夫?亨報道。

I'm Barbara Klein, NPR News, in Washington.

這里是NPR新聞，華盛頓芭芭拉?克萊因報道。

詞匯解析：

1、Limousinen. 豪華轎車;大型豪華轎車

When the president travels, the doctor rides in a limousine near the head of the motorcade.

如果總統(tǒng)出行，醫(yī)生會坐在一輛豪華轎車中，緊緊跟著車隊領頭的那輛車。

2、dissension. 糾紛;意見不合;爭吵;傾軋

The tax cut issue has caused dissension among administration officials.

減稅議題在政府官員內部引發(fā)了爭辯。

3、Proponent. 支持者;建議者

One of the proponents is Ernest Rutherford.