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Most people have been there, trapped on an awkward date that is going nowhere. But relief could be on the way with a new app that provides an incoming rescue call. 大多数人都为毫无结果的糟糕约会而烦恼，然而如今一个新的应用程序带来了援救福音。 The Bad Date Rescue app, which was launched by the dating website eHarmony.com this week, lets users arrange for a call to appear on their iPhone to graciously allow them to bow out if a date isn't going well. 本周，名为“约会救火队”的这项应用已经在名为eHarmony.com的约会网页上正式发布。通过它，用户可以在iPhone上预先设置一通电话。要是约会进行不顺，用户就可以电话事由为借口，趁机离开。 "There are all sorts of reasons for why people would want to get out of a date," said Arvind Mishra, director of product management at eHarmony. "We can all sympathize because we have all been on bad dates in our lifetime." “人们想摆脱一个约会，总有各式各样的理由，”eHarmony的产品经理Arvind Mishra这么说，“人的一生总有数不清的糟糕会面，这种想要离开的心情我们都能理解。” The free app includes several ways to set up a rescue. Users can pick a number from their address book for the call, for example from their mother or a friend. It the person's picture is stored on the app it will appear on the screen when the call comes through. | 
