Clothes That Work 生技衣物妙用多

 

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Your wardrobe consists of nothing but the finest brand names from New York, Paris, and Milan. Your shirts were hand-stitched by Tibetan ___1___ masters using the finest silk on the planet. And your slacks were ___2___ by Donatella Versace herself. So what? What do your clothes actually do for you?

 

你的衣橱里尽是纽约、巴黎、米兰的名牌衣装。你的衬衫由西藏编织大师用世界顶级的丝手工缝制，裤子是唐娜泰拉．凡塞斯亲自为你量身订做。那又怎样？你的衣服真的对你有什么实质贡献吗？

 

It seems it’s no longer enough for a shirt or pair of pants to look good. Today, there are shirts that ___3___ personal care products like vitamin C T-shirts, aloe vera socks, and scented underwear. And this could just be the ___4___ of the iceberg. Imagine a shirt that acts as a multi-vitamin tablet, or pants that can keep you hot or cool, ___5___ the outside temperature. The possibilities for bio-functional clothes seem endless.

 

体面的衬衫或裤子似乎已经不够看。当代的衣物像是含维他命C的T恤、芦荟袜子、清香的贴身衣裤，都是有个人照护功能的产品。而这些只是冰山的一角而已呢！想象一下，穿一件就像服用一锭综合维他命的衬衫、能随外在温度控温让你感觉温暖或凉爽的裤子。生技衣物的可能性似乎无穷无尽。

 

Some companies have developed fibers that have active ingredients in them. These ingredients are only released when they come in ___6___ with human skin. Other clothes have microcapsules filled with skin care products, like fragrance or vitamin E. When ___7___ by body heat, the capsules break up and release their contents.

 

已有些公司研发出具有效成分的纤维。这些成分仅在接触人体皮肤时才会释出。另有衣中含护肤产品的微胶囊，像是香气或是维他命E。当胶囊被体热加温时，会破裂释出成分。

 

Cyclodextrins, for their part, not only release personal care products, but also ___8___ unwanted odors, like those of cigarette smoke, and are stitched right into the fabric. The potential of bio-functional clothes is only limited by the ___9___ of the people who design them. So some day soon, don’t be surprised if your hat release hair care products, or your socks are ___10__. In the future, it will be the clothes that work for us!

 

环糊精本身不只会释出保养成分，还能吸收像烟味等不受欢迎的异味，并将异味嵌锁在衣物纤维内。生技衣物的潜力无穷，仅受限于研发员的想象力。哪天如果你的帽子释放出护发成分，袜子会自动洁净，你可别大吃一惊喔。未来的衣服也能替我们服务。

 

−by Joe Henley

 

(A) custom-designed	(B) self-clearing	(C) tip	(D) absorb	(E)weaving
(F) contact	(G) warmed	(H) imagination	(I) provide	(J) depending on

 

Vocabulary

wardrobe [ˋwɔrd͵rob] n. 衣橱

scented [ˋsɛntɪd] adj. 有气味的

odor [ˋodɚ] n. 气味；香味

potential [pəˋtɛnʃəl] n. 潜力

custom-designed ['kʌstəmdɪz'aɪnd] adj.特别订制的

 

More Information

stitch [stɪtʃ] v. 缝纫

Tibetan [tɪˋbɛtən] adj. 西藏的

slack [slæk] n. 宽松长裤；便裤

aloe [ˋælo] vera  芦荟

the tip of the iceberg  露出水面的冰山, 事物的表像

active [ˋæktɪv] adj. 有效的

ingredient [ɪnˋgridɪənt] n. 成分

release [rɪˋlis] v. 释放﹐放出

come incontact with:接触  to touch someone or something, probably unknowingly

fragrance [ˋfregrəns] n. 香味，香气

cyclodextrin [saɪklo'dɛkstrɪn] n. 环糊精

for one’s part:  对本身来说  regarding or with respect to the one specified

 

 

 

 

Answer

1. ( E )	2. ( A )	3. ( I )	4. ( C )	5. ( J )
6. ( F )	7. ( G )	8. ( D )	9. ( H )	10. ( B )