换题季后，雅思口语考了这么一个话题：

Describe an app that you think is useful.描述一个有用的软件。

你首先会想到什么呢?

以前都说“人在屋檐下，不得不低头”，如今，这低头族可满大街都是，这么低头可不是怕被屋檐撞了头，而是一群手机党在低头刷微信呢。

怪不得有人说“世界上最遥远的距离，是我和你在一起，你却在微信聊的火热!”别看微信没推出多久，但是已经硬生生地改变了我们的生活。

本期3分钟学雅思，我们就结合这个题目来聊聊微信的那些事儿!

WeChat was launched in early 2011, attracting 100 million registered usersin the first 15 months.

微信在2011年初发布，在(推出)的15个月内吸引了1亿的注册用户。

It's an instant-messaging app made by Tencent, one of the largest Internet service providers in China.

它是一个即时消息的软件，是中国的互联网服务提供商之一的腾讯公司推出的。

From sending quick voice messages to posting video and making online payments, WeChat is an all-you-can-use mobile service.

从快速发送语音消息到发布小视频和在线支付，微信是一个全能的移动服务。

For example, a function called “shake” allows WeChat users within a certainradius to find each other by shaking their cellphones.

比如说，一个叫做“摇一摇”的功能让微信用户在一定的距离内，摇动手机就可以找到彼此。

Also, WeChat status updates are private.

并且，微信状态更新是保护个人隐私的。

Only added friends can see and comment your status from your WeChat activity timeline.

只有添加了的好友才能看到并评论你在微信“朋友圈”按时间发的状态。

WeChat was launched in early 2011, attracting 100 million registered users in the first 15 months. It is an instant-messaging app made by Tencent, one of the largest Internet service providers in China. From sending quick voice messages to posting video and making online payments, WeChat is an all-you-can-use mobile service.

For example, a function called “shake” allows WeChat users within a certain radius to find each other by shaking their cellphones. Also, WeChat status updates are private. Only added friends can see and comment your status from your WeChat activity timeline.

Key Words & Expressions

1 launch v. 发布

2 registered users 注册用户

3 instant-messaging adj. 即时消息的

4 all-you-can-use adj. 全能的

5 radius n. 距离

6 activity timeline (朋友圈)状态列表