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A Wearable technology
可穿戴的技術(shù)
Read this excerpt from a magazine article about some interesting new pieces of technology.
讀這篇選自雜志文章中有關(guān)一些趣味新科技的摘錄。
Did you know that some technology can be worn?
你知道一些技術(shù)可以穿戴嗎？
In fact, wearable technology has been around for some time.
事實(shí)上，可穿戴的技術(shù)已在周?chē)嬖谝欢螘r(shí)間了。
The first people to experiment with the idea were managers of sports teams.
第一批試用這種技術(shù)的人是運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)的教練。
They wanted to know how athletes could use technology to improve their performance.
他們想知道運(yùn)動(dòng)員怎樣能用技術(shù)來(lái)提高運(yùn)動(dòng)成績(jī)。
Special vests, created to monitor an athlete's body, can measure how fast the heart is beating and how hard the athlete is breathing.
制作出掌控運(yùn)動(dòng)員身體的特殊運(yùn)動(dòng)背心，能夠測(cè)量心臟跳得有多快，運(yùn)動(dòng)員的呼吸有多急促。
Scientists have also developed 'cooling' vests to help athletes perform better in difficult conditions, such as hot weather.
科學(xué)家還發(fā)明了“制冷”運(yùn)動(dòng)背心來(lái)幫助運(yùn)動(dòng)員在艱難的環(huán)境中——比如熱天氣更好地發(fā)揮。
Furthermore, an American company is currently researching clothes for soldiers to help them run faster, jump higher and lift heavier equipment.
此外，一家美國(guó)公司當(dāng)前在為士兵研究衣服，為幫助他們跑得更快，跳得更高，拿更重的器具。
Before long, we will have technology in our everyday clothing.
不久以后，我們的日常服飾都會(huì)含有高科技。
A computer hidden in a coat could be operated by a keyboard on one of the sleeves.
隱藏在外套內(nèi)的電腦能被在其中一個(gè)袖子上的鍵盤(pán)來(lái)操控。
Electronic sunglasses could show us maps of where we are standing and point us in the direction that we want to go.
電子太陽(yáng)鏡能告訴我們所處的位置地圖，指引我們想要去的方向。
Our clothes could also monitor our bodies.
我們的衣服還可以控制身體。
They could tell us when we need to eat certain foods, take medicine or rest in order to stay healthy.
我們的衣服能夠告訴我們什么時(shí)候該吃某種食物了，或該服藥了，或?yàn)榱吮３纸】刀撔菹⒘恕?/div>
There is only one problem with clothes like these: They may be difficult to wash.
像這樣的衣服只有一個(gè)問(wèn)題：它們會(huì)很難清洗。
Electricity and water do not mix!
電和水不能混合在一起。
You could remove the electronic parts before washing, but putting them back in again could take hours.
你可以在清洗之前把電子零件取下，但是再次裝上時(shí)要花數(shù)小時(shí)。
Designers are now building small wires into the fabric of the clothing to solve this problem.
現(xiàn)在，設(shè)計(jì)者在把小電絲裝進(jìn)衣服的纖維里來(lái)解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題。
These clothes could appear in shops any day now.
現(xiàn)在，這些衣服隨便哪一天都可能出現(xiàn)在商店銷(xiāo)售。
Soon, we could all be wearing electronic clothes.
不久，我們都能穿著電子衣服。
