VOA慢速英语2015 各大科技厂商的节日音乐（在线收听）

'High Tech' Devices to Enjoy Holiday Music 各大科技厂商的节日音乐

Technology makes listening to holiday music easier than ever. There are endless sources to help you find your favorite Christmas tunes and many other songs.

科技的发展使得收听节日音乐变得简单。有一百种方法可以听到圣诞歌曲和其他与节日相关的歌曲

Today we explore ways to listen to holiday music with “high tech” devices.

今天我们就来看看到底有那些可以听到节日歌曲吧

Apple Music

苹果音乐

This is the first year you can use Apple Music to find and listen to holiday songs. Apple Music has more than 30 million songs and is available in over 100 countries.

今年。你可以在苹果音乐平台上找到并收听节日歌曲了。苹果音乐上有超过3000万首歌曲，100多个国家都可以收听

Search for “holiday music” to find playlists, such as Trimming the Tree and Country Holiday. You can also listen to holiday music stations such as Swingin' Holiday and Latin Holiday.

现在唱片栏里搜索“节日歌曲”，例如：Trimming the Tree和Country Holiday.，还可以搜到其他国家的节日歌曲，比如Swingin'节日和Latin节日

Tell voice assistant Siri to “play holiday music” to open the music program on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. The Music app will provide holiday playlists and stations.

和siri对话打开有关节日歌曲的音乐播放列表。音乐应用就会自动播放节日歌曲。

Have an Android phone? Apple Music app is available in the Google Play store, but not with voice commands.

安卓手机有吗？现在，苹果的音乐软件已经可以在谷歌商店使用了，但是声音播放功能还不支持

You can also listen to Apple Music on your computer through the iTunes store or on Apple TV.

你还可以在电脑或者苹果电视上收听苹果音乐上的歌曲

Apple Music is free for the first three months. After that, users must pay a subscription fee.

苹果音乐前3个月是免费的，之后用户要收取订阅费

Google Play Music

谷歌音乐播放

Google Play Music is also in the holiday spirit. Go to the Google Play Music Holiday page or app and search for "holiday music."

谷歌音乐也是也是搜索节日歌曲利器。打开谷歌音乐节日音乐板块，或者用APP搜索节日歌曲

Google Play Music is available for free if you don't mind the advertisements. If you do, buy a paid subscription to avoid them. Google Play Music offers more than 30 million songs in 58 countries.

只要你不介意有广告的话，谷歌音乐是可以免费使用的。但是如果要屏蔽广告就需要购买会员。谷歌提供来自58个国家超过3000万首歌曲

The service is available on your computer, and through apps on your Android phone and iPhone.

该软件可以在电脑上，或者安卓手机、苹果手机使用

Live365

Live365 is an Internet radio service. Listen to its music on your computer or mobile device.

Live365是一款互联网广播设备，可以在电脑和手机上收听音乐

The service has 158 Christmas music stations, such as Contemporary Christmas, Christmas Breezes and Classical Christmas. You can also listen to Cornucopia of Chrismukkah if you want to combine music from Christmas and Hanukkah.

上面有158种不同风格圣诞歌曲分类，比如Contemporary Christmas, Christmas Breezes and Classical Christmas。你还可以听到圣诞节和Hanukkah混合版的Cornucopia of Chrismukkah歌曲。

Live365 is free and available around the world. A paid membership is available. It lets you listen to more stations and listen without advertisements.

Live365是一块免费软件，而且全世界都可以使用。但是可以购买会员。购买会员之后可以收听更多音乐站服务和无广告

Spotify

Spotify, another online service, is filled with holiday music. Listen to playlists on Spotify by searching for "Holiday Music."

Spotify是另外一款互联网设备，专门提供节日歌曲。在Spotify的播放列表里搜索“节日歌曲”即可

The playlists include Merry Christmas: The Best Holiday Music, Pure Christmas Music and Pure Holiday Music.

可播放列表里的圣诞歌曲包括：最佳节日音乐、圣诞歌曲纯音乐、节日歌曲纯音乐

TuneIn Radio

TuneIn Radio

Listen to radio stations from around the world with TuneIn Radio. This online service offers stations from all seven continents, including Antarctica.

用TuneIn Radio收听全世界各地电台，该互联网设备覆盖全世界，南极洲也可以收听

TuneIn Radio is available on your computer and by using their app.

TuneIn Radio可以在电脑上使用

TuneIn Radio is free to online users. In the United States, Britain and Canada, a paid subscription gives you additional stations without advertisements.

TuneIn Radio是一款免费软件。在美国、英国和加拿大，购买会员就可以免广告

YouTube

YouTube can be an endless source of holiday music. Search for (you guessed it) “Holiday Music” to find videos that pair holiday music with scenes of snow, sentiment and Santa.?

YouTube上有无穷多的节日歌曲，搜索“节日歌曲”，能找到一连串音乐配有白雪和圣诞老人和驯鹿

A popular American tradition for people without a real fireplace is to watch the Yule log on TV or another device. YouTube offers not only the roaring Yule log fire, but music to match.?

那些家里没有真正炉火的人就会通过电视设备播放炉火的食品。YouTube就可以提供视频炉火，但是有匹配的音乐吗？

Happy holidays! From VOA Learning English, I’m Kathleen Struck.

Words in This Story

tech - n. a machine, piece of equipment, method, etc., that is created by technology

merry - adj. very happy and cheerful : feeling or showing joy and happiness?

source - n. someone or something that provides what is wanted or needed

carol - n. a song sung during the Christmas season

decorate - v. to make (something) more attractive usually by putting something on it

playlist - n. a list of songs to be played especially by a radio station

assistant - n. a person who helps someone

application – n. a computer program that performs a particular task such as word processing

subscription - n. an agreement that you make with a company to get a publication or service regularly and that you usually pay for in advance

mood - n. the way someone feels : a person's emotional state

virtual - adj. existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet