Clothes That Work 生技衣物妙用多
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- 创建于 2006年8月10日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月18日
- 发布于 2011年11月23日
- 作者:Mike Lee
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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 ) |