- [Garrick] These days, the sheer number of articles,

- [Garrick] 這些天來，文章的數量之多。

papers, and other content we want or need to read

論文，以及其他我們想要或需要閱讀的內容

can be overwhelming.

可以是壓倒性的。

Most of us don't have the time to read

我們中的大多數人沒有時間閱讀

or keep up with the news

或緊跟新聞

or other information that's relevant to our work

或其他與我們工作相關的資訊

as much as we may like.

正如我們所希望的那樣。

So today, I want to look at a Google Chrome extension

所以今天，我想看看谷歌瀏覽器的一個擴展程序

called Podcastle AI that uses text to speech

稱為Podcastle AI，使用文本到語音的方式

to read content to you.

來給你讀內容。

What makes Podcastle different than other solutions

什麼使Podcastle與其他解決方案不同

like your operating system's text-to-speech feature

像你的作業系統的文本到語音功能一樣

is that it uses more realistic sounding human speech,

是，它使用了聽起來更真實的人類語言。

and it also makes it easy to download the audio content

而且還可以方便地下載音頻內容

so you can take it with you on your mobile device

所以你可以用你的移動設備帶著它。

to listen in the car or on a commute or while working out,

在車上或通勤時或在工作時聽。

just like you would a podcast.

就像你在播客中一樣。

So start by going to podcastle.ai

是以，首先要到podcastle.ai去。

in the Google Chrome web browser,

在谷歌網絡瀏覽器中。

this also works in Microsoft Edge

這在微軟的Edge中也可以使用

since it's based off the Chrome engine,

因為它是基於Chrome引擎的。

and click Get started to go to the Chrome Web Store.

然後點擊 "開始"，進入Chrome網絡商店。

Here, you can read more about the plugin

在這裡，你可以閱讀更多關於該插件的資訊

and when you're ready, click Add to Chrome.

當你準備好後，點擊添加到Chrome。

I'll confirm that I do want to add this extension.

我確認一下，我確實想添加這個擴展。

And now you can see its icon has been added to my toolbar.

現在你可以看到它的圖標已經被添加到我的工具條上。

I'll click the Extensions button here

我將點擊這裡的擴展按鈕

to pin that to my toolbar so I can always see it.

把它釘在我的工具條上，這樣我就能一直看到它。

Now this does require you to sign up for a free account,

現在這確實需要你註冊一個免費賬戶。

so the first time you click the extension,

是以，當你第一次點擊擴展時。

you'll be prompted to sign up.

你會被提示註冊。

I already have an account, so I'll click Sign In.

我已經有一個賬戶，所以我會點擊登錄。

All right, so now that I'm signed in,

好了，現在我已經登錄了。

I can close these tabs.

我可以關閉這些標籤。

So now anytime I come across an article that I want to read

是以，現在無論何時我遇到我想讀的文章

but which I might not have the time to,

但我可能沒有時間去做。

I can click the Podcastle icon.

我可以點擊Podcastle圖標。

And here I'll click CONVERT TO PODCAST.

在這裡，我將點擊轉換為POTAST。

- [Automated] Investing in skills

- [自動]投資於技能

is key for both professional and personal growth,

是職業和個人成長的關鍵。

whether that's focusing on growing the necessary skills

無論是專注於增長必要的技能

to stand out in the candidate pool for...

在候選人中脫穎而出的...

- [Garrick] And almost immediately,

- [Garrick]而且幾乎是立即。

it just started reading the article to me.

它剛剛開始給我讀這篇文章。

Now we have some options here,

現在我們在這裡有一些選擇。

like playing the audio back at a slower or faster speed.

比如以較慢或較快的速度回放音頻。

We can choose between two different voices.

我們可以在兩種不同的聲音中選擇。

But most importantly, in my opinion,

但最重要的是，在我看來。

is that you can click the download button

是，你可以點擊下載按鈕

to download the article as an MP3 to your computer.

以MP3形式將文章下載到你的電腦上。

And there it is.

就在這裡。

You're then free to copy it

然後你可以自由地複製它

to your preferred podcast or media player on your phone

到你喜歡的播客或你手機上的媒體播放器

so you can listen to the article on the go

這樣你就可以在路上聽文章了

while you're doing other things.

當你在做其他事情的時候。

Now, one limitation I see is that Podcastle

現在，我看到的一個限制是，Podcastle

is only available in English at the moment,

目前只有英文版本。

but hopefully they'll add the ability

但希望他們能增加以下能力

to convert other languages into audio as well.

將其他語言也轉換為音頻。

(bright music)

(明亮的音樂)