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Implantable devices may include a radio-frequency ID chip under the skin that holds a patient's medical records, or a subcutaneous sensor¹ that could continuously monitor blood chemistry. Ingestible devices in capsules will deploy² once swallowed to perform tasks in the gastrointestinal system, from delivering treatment to isolating³ foreign objects.

植入式装置可能包括用来储存患者医疗纪录的皮下无线射频识别芯片，或是可持续监测血液化学的皮下传感器。装在胶囊内的可食用装置，在吞下后会开始执行胃肠道系统的任务，例如提供治疗、隔离异物。

A monitoring patch on a pregnant woman's belly⁴ can detect uterine muscle movement, the better to know when labor⁵ is progressing. Later, parents can keep a digital eye on their infant via a baby cam that charts the infant's respiration⁶ on the screen and sends an alert if the baby stops breathing. There's even high-tech⁷ help for developing preemies: headphones play music calibrated⁸ to soothe⁹ or stimulate¹⁰, and scans check brain waves to see whether it's working.

贴在孕妇腹部的监测贴片，可以检测子宫肌肉的活动，以便让我们更加了解会在何时分娩。之后，父母可以透过婴儿摄影机来监看婴儿，屏幕上会呈现婴儿的呼吸情况，并在婴儿停止呼吸时发出警报。甚至还会有高科技来帮助早产儿发育：耳机里播放为了抚慰或刺激婴儿而设计的音乐，并透过扫描他们的脑电波来检查音乐是否有效果。

1 sensor   

n.传感器，探测设备，感觉器（官）

参考例句：

• The temperature sensor is enclosed in a protective well.温度传感器密封在保护套管中。
• He plugged the sensor into a outlet.他把传感器插进电源插座。

2 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

3 isolating   

adj.孤立的，绝缘的v.使隔离( isolate的现在分词 )；将…剔出（以便看清和单独处理）；使（某物质、细胞等）分离；使离析

参考例句：

• Colour filters are not very effective in isolating narrow spectral bands. 一些滤色片不能很有效地分离狭窄的光谱带。 来自辞典例句
• This became known as the streak method for isolating bacteria. 这个方法以后就称为分离细菌的划线法。 来自辞典例句

4 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

5 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 respiration   

n.呼吸作用；一次呼吸；植物光合作用

参考例句：

• They tried artificial respiration but it was of no avail.他们试做人工呼吸，可是无效。
• They made frequent checks on his respiration,pulse and blood.他们经常检查他的呼吸、脉搏和血液。

7 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

8 calibrated   

v.校准( calibrate的过去式和过去分词 )；使标准化；使合标准；测量（枪的）口径

参考例句：

• Power pesticide dusters can be calibrated and used to apply pertilizer. 动力杀虫剂可以调整用来施肥。 来自辞典例句
• The flexible diaphragm is connected to a plat cantilever-calibrated spring. 柔韧的膜片一扁平的悬臂校正弹簧相连。 来自辞典例句

9 soothe   

v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承

参考例句：

• I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
• This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

10 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。