VOA慢速英语:A Hollywood Movie Producer Helps Develop Mobile Calendar Application

1. They have also led to an explosion in the number of mobile applications.

lead to 导致
例句：He speculated that this might lead to a success. 
他推测这可能会导致成功。 

2.There is an app for just about anything you can think of.

think of 想到,考虑
例句：I miss you very much and always think of you. 
我非常想念你,时常想起你. 

3. And more and more apps are being created every day.

more and more 越来越
例句：Everything grew more and more extravagant. 
 一切一切都越来越离奇荒诞。 

4. For example, you can say ‘on Tuesday at five p.m. pick up Dad at the office.’ And that will appear instantly on your iPhone’s calendar.

pick up 拾起
例句：The boy picked up the hat for the old man.
男孩替老人拾起了帽子。

5. If you have two or more events to add to the calendar, you separate them by using the word “also.” Mr. DiNozzi says all of this can be done hands-free.

add to 增添，增加
例句：I have nothing to add to my earlier statement. 
我对我先前说的话, 没有什么补充的. 

6. I launch the app, and I can speak an event and I can see the event show up and it confirms automatically.

show up 揭穿
例句：I intend to show up this liar. 
我打算揭发这个说谎者。

7. In the movie business you can do all the advertising in the world and that can get you a great opening weekend. But, if the movie’s not good it will die off.

die off 相继死去
例句：The leaves of the tree are dying off.
树上的叶子相继枯死。