VOA慢速英语:Call a Taxi by Touching the Screen of Your Smartphone

短语讲解：

1. People are getting used to the idea of online shopping, they're getting used to the idea of mobile.

get used to 习惯于
例句：It is a good job once you get used to it.
一旦你习惯了它，这就是一份好工作。

2. He says many South Africans are not get ready to make online purchases by telephone.

get ready to 为......作准备
例句：You just get ready to go, okay?
你只要做好准备就行了，知道吗？

3. What I find that is working in South Africa, is if you build an app that is relevant to the country because it solves a local problem.

be relevant to 与…有关
例句：Your answers must be relevant to the question and cover the topic.
你的回答必须和问题有关并且覆盖话题。

4. With the group of dependable customers, Powertime has now moved into paying for other services, like water bills and airtime for mobile phones.

pay for 赔偿；为…付钱
例句：The chinese steel mills then pay for the shipping.
船运费将由中国的钢铁厂支付。

5. That number is sure to grow as local smartphone prices drop below $100 and as South African technology companies began launching smartphones of their own.

be sure [法]确信；诚然；有谱儿
例句：We cannot be sure who is right.
我们不能确定谁对谁错。