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What apps have you recently used?
Recently, I've been using a variety of apps that have become an integral part of my life, for instance, of course, WeChat is absolutely indispensable. It's a one-stop shop. I chat with friends and family on it, share moments, and even purchase air and train tickets, oh, and of course, making payments for anything and everything else too.
Another one I've been using is Jianying, a video-editing app with different user-friendly interfaces and a plethora of features that allow for editing videos with relative ease.
RedNote is another one I sometimes get a little addicted to. It's a platform where people share all kinds of interesting content and that’s why I sometimes find myself scrolling through it for hours on end.
- an integral part of my life：我生活中不可或缺的一部分
- absolutely indispensible：绝对必不可少
- a one-stop shop：一站式平台
- purchase：购买
- making payments：付款；支付
- a video-editing app：一款视频剪辑app
- user-friendly interfaces：用户友好的界面
- a plethora of：大量的
- with relative ease：相对轻松地
- get a little addicted to：有点沉迷于
- platform：平台
- interesting：有趣的
- content：内容
- scrolling through：浏览
- for hours on end：连续几个小时
What kinds of apps are you usually interested in?
I'm generally interested in apps that are practical and informative. Apps that help me be productive, whether it's in shopping, video-editing, or accessing new information. Shopping apps like Taobao are great as they offer a vast range of products at my fingertips, saving me the hassle of going to brick-and-mortar stores.
For entertainment, RedNote is one of my favorites. However, it can be a bit of a time-sink. Sometimes, I find myself spending far too much time scrolling through it, so I've resorted to deleting the app from my phone and only accessing it on my laptop. This way, I can still enjoy the content but have more control over my time.
- practical：实用的
- informative：提供有用信息的
- productive：能提高效率的
- accessing new information：获取新信息
- a vast range of：各种各样的
- at my fingertips：近在手边
- saving me the hassle of：省去了…… 的麻烦
- brick-and-mortar stores：实体店
- a bit of a time-sink：有点耗费时间
- find myself spending too much time ：发现自己花了太多时间
- scrolling through：浏览
- I've resorted to：采取…… 的办法
- have more control over my time：能更好地掌控自己的时间
How do you find out about different apps?
I usually discover different apps through news and social media posts. For example, recently, there’s been a lot of buzz around a new app called DeepSeek. All the news outlets and social media platforms have been talking about it, so I naturally became curious and checked it out.
Another way is through friends' recommendations. Just recently, a friend recommended an app that focuses on restaurants and places to go. It's been a game-changer for me because this app has got me discounts at restaurants and helped me discover some hidden gems in the city that I would have otherwise missed, for sure.
- social media posts：社交媒体帖子
- a lot of buzz around：……很火
- news outlets：新闻媒体
- social media platforms：社媒平台
- naturally became curious：自然而然地感到好奇
- checked it out：了解了一下
- friends' recommendations：朋友的推荐
- a game-changer：带来重大变革的事物
- discover：发现
- hidden gems：隐藏的珍宝；（这里指）城市中不为人知的好去处、好地方
- would have otherwise missed ：否则就会错过的
What kinds of apps would you like to use in the future?
Oh wow, um, let me see, it’s a difficult question to answer right on the spot. But off the top of my head, I’d have to say an app that offers an extensive library of movies and TV shows without any ads. Ads can be annoying, especially when you're in the middle of a show. Having an app with millions of titles at my disposal, all ad-free, would be an amazing thing.
Of course, the negative side, the inevitable, it would definitely tempt me to binge-watch my favorite shows or discover new movies without any interruptions. I think it’d be incredibly popular among all age ranges, all demographics without exception since we all value convenience and an uninterrupted viewing experience I believe.
- right on the spot：当场；立即
- off the top of my head：即兴
- an extensive library of：一个庞大的…… 资源库
- ads：广告（advertisements 的缩写）
- can be annoying：可能会很烦人
- in the middle of a show：在看节目的过程中
- at my disposal：供我使用；由我支配
- ad-free：无广告的
- the negative side：负面；不利的一面
- tempt：诱使
- binge-watch: 刷剧
- without any interruptions：不受任何打扰
- all demographics：各类人群
- without exception：无一例外；毫无例外
- an uninterrupted viewing experience：流畅的观看体验
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