双语趣听精彩世界 第170期:坐飞机也可以变成一次约会

 　　Chicago Tribune: Before taking a flight, many people would think about a question: what kind of stranger will I be sitting next to for several hours? It could go well or horribly. You never know.

　　坐飞机也可以变成一次约会

　　However, it turns out that now, in a few cases, you can know.

　　KLM Royal Dutch Airlines offers a program called Meet & Seat. It lets passengers share parts of their Facebook, Google+ or LinkedIn profiles¹, see the profiles of other participants on their flight and choose seats next to someone who seems like good in-flight company.

　　And the Quicket smartphone travel app recently introduced a Facebook check-in feature that lets users² see who will be sitting next to them and, if those passengers have allowed it, link to their Facebook profiles.

1 profiles   

n.侧面( profile的名词复数 )；外形；印象；[建筑学]（建筑物等的）纵断面图v.扼要介绍( profile的第三人称单数 )；给…画侧面图；描…的轮廓；用数字图表（或量变曲线）表示

参考例句：

• The company's senior executives were insisting on low profiles. 公司的高级官员现在都尽量不抛头露面。 来自辞典例句
• A line of hills profiles against the night sky. 夜空衬托出隐约可见的群山。 来自辞典例句

2 users   

用户，使用者( user的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。