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VOA慢速英语:A Mobile App in Delhi Aims to Protect Women
1. If not, a message with her location will go by text, e-mail or Facebook to anyone she has put on a list.
go by顺便走访
例句:She was in when I went by yesterday.
我昨天顺便去看她时, 她正好在家。
put on穿上, 戴上; 把…放在…上
Put the plates gently on the table, they are very delicate.
把碟子轻轻放在桌上, 这些碟子非常易碎。
2. But Mr. Mitra says his company does not serve as a public monitoring center.
serve as充当, 担任
例句:We found that birch bark could serve as paper.
我们发现桦树皮可以作纸用。
3. While the app to me is very important and has a good role to play, I think what we have to be careful about is that it doesn't again fall back on women to solve their problem.
fall back on求助于, 依赖, 转而依靠
例句:You can always fall back on him when you are in difficulties.
你碰到困难时总是可以求助于他。
4. Hindol Sengupta is a founder of Whypoll, a noNPRofit group that works on the Fight Back project.
work on致力于…
例句:He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。
5. So we’re saying here's a tool -- you can go to the police if you want, and so you should, and so you must. But, in case you choose not to, and in case you can't reach them, you can directly reach out to your friends and family.
in case免得, 以防
例句:Take warm clothes in case the weather is cold.
穿上暖和的衣服, 以防天冷。
reach out (使)伸出
例句:He reached out and took my arm.
他伸出手来扶住我的胳膊。
6. The makers of Fight Back say police in Delhi and other Indian cities have expressed interest in linking to the system.
link to与…连接; 联系
例句:Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。
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