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Out of Hand 电脑族「杀手」：腕隧道症候群

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Computer users get it. So do meat packers, cashiers, secretaries, draftsmen, assembly-line workers, and musicians. What could people from such a diverse array of occupations have in common? The answer: carpal tunnel syndrome, or CTS.

电脑族会得。肉类包装工、出纳员、秘书、绘图员、装配线工人及音乐工作者也会得。这些职业属性迥异的人们，究竟会有什么共同点？答案是：腕隧道症候群，简称CTS。

A painful and debilitating condition, CTS most commonly arises when people perform repetitive hand movements for long stretches at a time. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway in the wrist, through which run tendons. But it also houses the median nerve, which controls sensation in the fingers and the movement of various hand muscles.

CTS是种疼痛及虚弱的症状，最常发生的时机，是人们一次重复做相同的手部动作而做得过久的时候。腕隧道是手腕内一条狭窄的通道，腱贯穿其中。它也覆蔽了控制手指感觉及种种手部肌肉运动的正中神经。

Repetitive hand motion can put stress on the tendons, causing them to swell and press on the median nerve, which in turn leads to tingling, numbness, pain, and impaired movement in the hands and fingers.

重复性的手部肌肉运动会在腱上施压，造成它们肿胀并压迫到正中神经，进而导致刺痛、麻痹、疼痛，并损害手部与手指的活动能力。

Although repeated hand movement is the biggest culprit, anything that puts pressure on the median nerve can trigger CTS; thus, swelling brought on by conditions such as pregnancy or rheumatoid arthritis can also effect the disorder.

虽然重复的手部运动是最大的元凶，只要是在正中神经上施压，都有触发CTS的可能。因此，诸如怀孕或类风湿关节炎等状况造成的肿胀，也有可能直接导致这种疾病。

The good news is that CTS is treatable with early detection. So, if you have wrist pain, or any of the aforementioned symptoms, see a doctor now, before it gets out of hand. It could mean the difference between a speedy recovery and lifelong disability.

好消息是，只要早期诊断发现，CTS是可以治疗的。所以，如果你的手腕关节疼痛，或有任何前面提及的症状，现在就去求诊，以免一发不可收拾。及时就诊与否可能造成的差别，一是迅速复原，一是终身肢障。

Vocabulary

单词发音

out of hand 失去控制

cashier [kæˋʃɪr] n. 出纳，出纳员

draftsman [ˋdræftsmən] n. 制图者

assembly [əˋsɛmblɪ] line 装配线

diverse [daɪˋvɝs] adj. 不一样的; 多种多样的

array [əˋre] n.（排列整齐的）一批；一系列；大量[S][（+of）]

debilitating [dɪˋbɪlə͵tetɪŋ] adj. 使〔身体或精神〕虚弱的

arise [əˋraɪz] v. 产生，出现，形成

repetitive [rɪˋpɛtɪtɪv] adj.〔做事〕重复的﹐ 反复的

stretch [strɛtʃ] n. 一段时间

passageway [ˋpæsɪdʒ͵we] n. 通道；走廊

wrist [rɪst] n. 腕；腕关节

tendon [ˋtɛndən] n.〔连接肌肉和骨头的〕腱

sensation [sɛnˋseʃən] n. 感觉，知觉

tingle [ˋtɪŋg!] v. 感到刺痛

numbness [ˋnʌmnɪs] n. 无感觉，麻木；惊呆

impair [ɪmˋpɛr] v. 损害，损伤

culprit [ˋkʌlprɪt] n.【非正式】问题的起因;  困难的起源

bring on 引起

rheumatoid arthritis 风湿性关节炎

rheumatoid [ˋrumə͵tɔɪd] adj. 类风湿病的

arthritis [ɑrˋθraɪtɪs] n.【解】关节炎

effect [ɪˋfɛkt] v. 造成；产生；招致

detection [dɪˋtɛkʃən] n. 发现，发觉；侦查；探知

aforementioned [əˋforˋmɛnʃənd] adj. 前面提及的，上述的

disability [dɪsəˋbɪlətɪ] n. 残疾，残障

Sentence of the Day

There’s light at the end of the tunnel.

柳暗花明又一村。

light at the end of the tunnel 历尽艰辛后的成功(或愉快、幸福等); 苦尽甘来

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Aspiring novelist Miranda is at her computer, when her husband, Samuel, enters the room:  有志成为小说家的米兰达坐在电脑前，先生山穆尔走进房间：

S: Miranda, you’ve been banging away at that thing all day, for months on end.

米兰达，你成天耗在那档事上，已经一连好几个月了耶！

M: I’m trying to complete my book.

我想把我的书写完嘛。

S: But you’re all hunched up, your wrists are bend — you’re a prime candidate for carpal tunnel syndrome.

但你一直驼背，手腕弯曲──你是得腕隧道症候群的最佳人选。

M: Oh, you’re such a worrywart—although, I’ll admit, my fingers have been tingling lately.

噢，你真是个操心鬼──虽然，我承认最近我的手指老有刺痛感。

S: Honey, maybe it’s time you started paying more attention to ergonomics.

亲爱的，或许你该注意人体工学的时候到了！

M: Huh? But I’m gearing up for the climax!

什么？我已经准备好要迈入高潮了呢！

S: The book won’t go anywhere! Look, your feet are twisted; they should be flat on the floor, with your knees bent ninety degrees.

书又不会自己跑掉！瞧，你的脚掌外翻；那该平放在地板上，且膝盖应该呈九十度弯曲。

M: I thought it was all to do with the wrists.

我还以为那只跟手腕有关系。

S: Which is another thing: that “thick” keyboard makes you bend your wrists unnecessarily; that’s one of the most common causes of CTS.

还有一件事：那座「高高的」键盘害你的手腕做不必要的弯曲；这是造成腕隧症最常见的原因。

M: OK, I’ll adjust my chair and use a wrist support, but then it’s back to the grind.

好吧，我会调整椅子，用手腕护垫，但我还是得做我例行要做的事。

S: Not so fast. It’s imperative you take a breather for at least five minutes every hour.

别那么快。你一定要每小时至少休息个五分钟。

M: That’s not productive: it’ll interfere with my tempo!

那多没生产力：那会妨害我的节奏。

S: Miranda, I suggest you take the possibility of developing CTS a little more seriously—unless you want to be dictating your next novel.

米兰达，我建议你稍微重视一下你罹患腕隧症的可能性──除非妳下本小说想用口述的。

－by Sonya Roy

Vocabulary

单词发音

aspiring [əˋspaɪrɪŋ] adj. 有志气的；有强烈愿望的；有抱负的

bang away 【口】努力工作(尤指打字) to work diligently and often at length

on end 连续地

hunch [hʌntʃ] up 拱起 to raise up or lift up some body part, usually the shoulders

prime [praɪm] adj. 主要的；首位的

worrywart [ˋwɝɪ͵wɔrt] n.【美﹐非正式】〔为琐事〕自寻烦恼的人;【口】杞人忧天者

ergonomics [͵ɝgəˋnɑmɪks] n. 人体工学

gear up for  为…作准备/ 为…作好了准备  to get ready for something

grind [graɪnd] n.【口】刻苦地做；苦学

imperative [ɪmˋpɛrətɪv] adj. 必要的；紧急的；极重要的

take a breather 短暂休息 take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

interfere [͵ɪntɚˋfɪr] v. 妨碍；冲突；抵触[（+with）]

tempo [ˋtɛmpo] n.〔事情进展的〕节奏; 步调

dictate [ˋdɪktet] v. 口授，口述

Sentence of the Day

She could soon be written off.

她可能很快就会被除名。

write off  注销, 取消, 勾消