国家地理 你的医疗未来(4)

Flexible, electronic medical tattoos¹ and stick-on sensors² can take an electrocardiogram,

弹性电子医学纹身和黏贴式传感器可以记录心电图、

measure respiratory rate, check blood sugar, and transmit results seamlessly via Bluetooth.

测量呼吸频率、检查血糖，并通过蓝牙无缝传输数据。

It's mobile vital sign tracking, but at a level once found only in an intensive care unit.

这是一种移动生命体征追踪技术，此前只应用于重症监护室。

Hearing aids or earbuds with embedded³ sensors will not only amplify⁴ sound but also track heart rate and movement.

内嵌传感器的助听器或耳塞式耳机，不只能放大声音，还能追踪心率和活动。

Such smart earpieces also could be integrated with a digital coach to cheer on a runner,

这种智能耳机还可以与数字教练集成，为跑步者加油，

or a guide to lend assistance to dementia patients.

或者为痴呆患者提供帮助。

Smart contact lenses in the future will be packed with thousands of biosensors,

未来的智能隐形眼镜将配备数千个生物传感器，

and engineered to pick up early indicators⁵ of cancer and other conditions.

并经过设计，能够捕捉癌症和其他疾病的早期迹象。

Lenses now in development may someday measure blood sugar values in tears, to help diabetics manage diet and medications.

目前正在研发的隐形眼镜也许有一天可以测量眼泪中的血糖值，以帮助糖尿病患者控制饮食和药物治疗。

1 tattoos   

n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句

3 embedded   

a.扎牢的

参考例句：

• an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术
• He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。

4 amplify   

vt.放大，增强；详述，详加解说

参考例句：

• The new manager wants to amplify the company.新经理想要扩大公司。
• Please amplify your remarks by giving us some examples.请举例详述你的话。

5 indicators   

（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号

参考例句：

• The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
• It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。