和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Your Phone Might Be Listening to You

2016-06-16来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. She typed "f-u-n-e-r-a" and Google suggested funeral homes near her as well as other funeral-related websites.

as well as 也,又
例句:Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school these days.
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪

2. The woman who wrote about the experience says she and the man had their cell phones in the room with them at the time.

at the time 当时; 在那时, 在那段时间
例句:I was out of work at the time.
那时我失业了。

3. There are no signal lights or icons that show when the microphone is turned on.

turn on 打开(水、电视、收音机、灯、煤气等)
例句:Don't turn on the lamp; we can see in the firelight.
别开灯,炉火照着,我们看得见。

4. You may want to turn off microphone access for all of the apps on your phone. 
 
turn off (把…) 关掉; 完成; 解雇
例句:Please turn off the power.
请把电源关掉。