Nearly everyone likes customizing their phone. Most people change the wallpaper - or background - and their ring tone. Some people, however, really want to fiddle with their operating system. Maybe they don't want to use the default programs set by the device manufacturer. Or they just want to modify the way the user interface works. Modifying these things is normally not allowed unless you jail break your device.
Jailbreaking is a general term for unlocking the operating software of an electronic device. It commonly refers to unlocking iOS for iPhones and iPads.
Apple is well known for its great designs and easy-to-use products. Apple is also famous for forcing users to use Apple programs by default. Those settings are locked and not changeable. Apple Maps is the default map app on the iPhone. You can install and use Google Maps, but you can't set it as the program that automatically opens every time you click on an address. That seems like a small thing, but some people find it very annoying. With a jailbroken phone, you have numerous ways to change any setting to suit your needs. You can even install apps not offered in Apple's App store.
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fanboy and fangirl
Hello, and welcome to Info Cloud, friends. Everyone has an interest they love. Maybe it's a video game, a brand or an actor or singer.
The word fanboy or fangirl is the word we use to describe someone who is extremely excited about or into something to the point of being obsessive.
I have some students who really love K-pop. They are K-pop fangirls. They have K-pop singers' pictures on their desks, and they always host about their favorite idols on social media.
Guys can be fanboys, too. I have a friend who loves Apple products so much, he would never dream of using anything else. His phone is Apple, his watch is Apple, his computer is Apple, too. He's a total Apple fanboy.
Rex, I thought you really loved Apple. Are you talking about yourself here?
Well... yes, I am. I guess you could say I'm an Apple fanboy.
You know, this word is interesting. You may think that the proper way to say it is girl fan or boy fan, an adjective describing a noun. However, the words have swapped places to make one noun.
Fangirling or fangirl are the verb forms of this word. Ever since her favorite actor's new movie came out, she's been completely fangirling. How about you? Are you a fangirl or a fanboy of anything?
相信大家對粉絲這個名詞相當熟悉，其實是從英文的fans衍生而來的外來語。除了fans之外，你還可以用fanboy來形容男生粉絲，還有fangirl 就是女生粉絲。Some of my students are K-pop fangirls. 我的一些學生是韓國流行音樂的女生粉絲。
除了流行界的明星之外，你也可以是一些熱門商品的fanboy或fangirl，John is a total Apple fanboy. John是不折不扣的蘋果粉絲。你也可以把fangirl 當作動詞，代表你變成粉絲。She’s been fangirling since the actor’s movie came out. 那位演員的電影推出後，她就開始變成粉絲了。
Language Lab
fiddle n. 用來拉民俗或鄉村曲的小提琴
violin
- Samuel will perform an old Irish song with his fiddle.
Samuel 會用小提琴來表演一首古老的愛爾蘭民謠。
fiddle v. 用很不專業的方法來修理或調整東西
to change or handle (something, such as the controls of a machine) in a way that shows you are not sure what to do
- After fiddling with the broken washing machine for over an hour, Ted finally decided to call a repairman.
Ted 試著自己一個人修理洗衣機，但過了一個小時後，還是打了電話，請了專業的人員來幫忙。
fiddle v. 因為感到緊張而隨便摸或拉扯東西
fiddle with (something) : to move or handle (something) with your hands or fingers in a nervous way
- Tommy was very nervous about giving a speech, and he began to fiddle with his tie.
Tommy 因為要演講而感到緊張，並且開始亂拉領帶。
fiddle v. 干涉、胡弄
to change (something) in a harmful or foolish way
- The police ordered the private detective to stop fiddling with the evidence.
警察叫私家偵探不要在胡弄證據。
modify v.稍微地調整、稍微地修改
to change some parts of (something) while not changing other parts
- The original song is very complicated, so the music teacher modified the song so that the child could play it on the piano.
原本的歌曲很複雜，所以音樂老師把它修改一下，好讓小朋友們能用鋼琴彈奏。
- The dance team modified some of their moves so that their injured teammate could be part of the dance performance.
舞蹈團把一些動作調整一下，好讓他們受了傷的團員能夠跟大家一起表演。
modification n. 修改
the act or process of changing parts of something : the act or process of modifying something
- This plan is too difficult and will need a lot of modifications.
這個計劃太艱難了，會須要一些修改。
- Russel has fixed up his old house, and a lot of modifications have been made.
Russel 整修了他的舊房子，而且做了很多的修改。
setting n. 電子產品或是機器的調控設定
a particular way of positioning the controls of a machine, system, etc., in order to produce a desired result
- I have already adjusted the setting on my TV screen, but things keep changing every time I turn the TV on.
我又把電視螢幕設定好，但是每次打開電視，設定就會變不一樣。
- The refrigerator isn’t very cold, so I think there is something wrong with the setting.
冰箱不夠冷，我想是設定有問題。
setting n. 故事背景
the time, place, and conditions in which the action of a book, movie, etc., takes place
- Sarah became interested in the book when she heard that the setting of the story was in fifteenth century.
Sarah 一聽到故事的背景是在15世紀的蘇格蘭，她就立刻對那本書產生興趣。
setting n. 環境地點
the place and conditions in which something happens or exists
- Anthony proposed to his girlfriend on the beach, and it was the perfect setting.
Anthony 在海灘上向他女友求婚，而那個地點非常完美。
find v. 尋找
a : to discover (something or someone) without planning or trying to : to discover (something or someone) by chance
- I can’t find my keys!
我找不到我的鑰匙。
find v. 認為 find oneself (yourself, myself, himself, herself) : 發覺自己在某一個情況中\
to become aware that you are doing something or that you are in a particular place or situation
- Nathan found the meat to be rather hard to chew.
Nathan 覺得這個肉很難嚼。
- Teresa found the speaker to be rather funny.
Teresa 覺得這個演講者很風趣。
- After talking on the phone and not paying attention to where she was going, Irene suddenly found herself in the middle of the train station.
Irene 忙著講電話，而且都沒有注意她走路的方向，結果她後來發覺她人在火車站裡。
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