Fantasy  Voice

              二、VOA Special English

    Private car services that work only with women are becoming more popular in Brazil due to concerns about safety.One of the car services has a mobile app called FemiTaxi. It has more than 1,000 drivers giving some 20,000 rides per month. FemiTaxi has expanded into six Brazilian cities and may go to other Latin American markets.

    因安全方面的考虑，女性专用私家车服务在巴西越来越流行。
其中一个私家车服务的手机应用名为FemiTaxi。该应用平均每月有1000多名司机为20,000名乘客提供服务。FemiTaxi已经将业务范围拓展至巴西的6座城市，还可能会进军其他拉美国家。

    A competing app, LadyDriver, launched in Sao Paulo in March. It has some 8,000 drivers and over 100,000 users. It plans to expand operations to Rio de Janeiro this month.

    今年3月，另一款名为“LadyDriver”的应用程序在圣保罗问世。该应用拥有8000名司机和10万多名用户。该公司计划本月将业务拓展到里约热内卢。

    The rapid growth of these apps in cities such as Sao Paulo highlights the rising concerns about public safety in Brazil.
From August 2016 to August 2017, reports of crimes such as attempted rape rose by more than 10 percent in Sao Paulo state.

    这些应用在圣保罗等城市的快速发展，突出人们对巴西公共安全的担忧日益加剧。从2016年8月至2017年8月，圣保罗州发生的强奸未遂等犯罪案例增长了10%。
    Well-known transportation companies, such as Uber, along with Spain's Cabify and 99, have also increased efforts to improve safety for drivers and passengers in Brazil this past year.High-profile cases of sexual assault on public buses have drawn attention to the issue of violence against women.

    在过去的一年里，优步（Uber）、西班牙的Cabify和99等大型交通运输公司也努力提高巴西司机和乘客的安全系数。公交车上发生的性侵事件让公众开始关注针对女性的暴力问题。

    Metros in the cities of Belo Horizonte and Recife have recently started female-only train cars. There have been female-only cars in Rio de Janeiro's trains for over a decade.Gabriela Correa is the founder and CEO of LadyDriver. "I think the problem of sexual harassment in public transport always existed, but it wasn't discussed," she said. "Now women are standing up, taking initiatives like our own to seek safety."

    近日，贝洛哈里桑塔和累西腓等城市的地铁推出女性专列。十多年前，里约热内卢就推出了女性专列。加布里埃拉·科雷亚是LadyDriver的创始人兼首席执行官。她表示，“我认为公共交通上的性骚扰现象一直存在，只不过没有公开谈论”，“如今的女性们站起来了，开始主动寻求安全。”

三·.The  Four  Essay

   The first time in life? Then grasp your chance with your perfect performance on the dating night, by learning the following principle in heart.

    Dress properly. While everyone wants to give an impressive debut on the first date, you should avoid wearing something too bizarre to be accepted. If you are still in school, a sportswear can fulfill your purpose. For businessman or grownups, casual clothes are recommended. Never put up your working uniforms,no matter how well you like that Armani suit. It is no work. A few accessories such as a pair of sunglasses or silver loops on the wrist can add up to the romance sphere.

    Take a bath before dating. And if you like, spray a little perfume, but unless you＇re sure that he or she likes the smell,don＇t use ones that are too strong.

    Watch your manner. You＇re no prince of the Scotland nor Cinderella in the legend. Proper manners will ensure a lasting relationship while bad ones scare away your sweetheart. And do make sure you do not boast about your fortune, for, not everyone are green addicts. And your way of smiling, or your greatestoath, should neither be "coy" nor "by St. Loy!" after the nun in Chaucer.

    Finally, wish you good luck. May you get your hearts combined and start a new journey in the miracle of life and love. Stay tuned till a borderline is reached, and keep on through out the whole way.

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   《Burning》是Maria Arredondo所演唱专辑《Not Going Under》中的一首单曲，创作人是Jørn Dahl和Laila Samuelsen。Maria Arredondo(玛丽亚·亚瑞唐多)，1985年7月6日降生于挪威的文内斯拉（Vennesla）小镇。Burning 歌曲：讲述了一个女生在 失恋之后 对过去的怀念，和对自己的执着的吟唱、 歌曲的风格是缓慢并且悲伤的、她凄美但却纯净的声音真的很令人陶醉！