科学美国人60秒 职业棒球运动员技术化身可能会大受欢迎

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Hall of Famer Ted¹ Williams once famously commented that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports. Although Williams—a .344 career hitter—made it look easy, he had a point. Hitting a round ball with a round bat squarely is difficult. It’s also an excellent example of some very entertaining applied² physics.

名人堂成员泰德·威廉姆斯曾经说过，打棒球是最难的体育运动。尽管威廉姆斯安打率.344，但他说的很有道理。用一个圆圆的棍子准确击打一个圆滚滚的球并不简单。这同时也是应用物理学一个典型的例子。

No surprise then that professional baseball players are turning to science to improve their multimillion-dollar strokes. Some approaches focus on the neuroscience of hitting—the deep internal brain mechanisms³ behind seeing the pitch and reacting to it. But for more info about the swing itself, a sports tech company called Zepp Labs makes a sensor⁴ that can help break down those mechanics.

专业的棒球运动员利用科学知识提高自己的价值百万美元的击球次数，这不足为奇。一些方法重点在于神经科学方面——棒球运动员在看到棒球投掷后并作出反应，这背后的原理是内部的大脑机制。关于挥动球棒更多的信息，一家叫做Zepp Labs的体育科技公司，制作了可以帮助打破头脑机制的传感器。

The sensor sits in the knob of the company’s so-called “Smart Bat” and uses two accelerometers and a three-axis gyroscope to measure bat speed, hand speed, attack angle and other factors. The sensor, which weighs only about eight grams, sends this info to a smartphone app via Bluetooth. The app can then use this data to have an onscreen avatar reenact the swing, in the hope that the batter⁵ can pick up some details and make the necessary adjustments. Zepp’s sensors⁶ can also be fitted to golf clubs and tennis rackets.

传感器位于公司制作的“智能球拍”的把手处，并利用了两个加速计以及一个三轴陀螺仪来测量球拍的速度、出手速度、攻角等其他因素。传感器仅有八克重，可以通过蓝牙将信息发送到智能手机应用程序上。手机上的应用程序可以利用接收的数据让屏幕上头像调整重新进行挥动，希望球拍可以接受一些细节信息，并做必要的调整。Zepp公司的传感器也可以安装在高尔夫球杆以及网球拍上。

Never one to mince⁷ words, Ted Williams also once said that pitchers⁸ were “the stupidest people alive.” Hmm, maybe somebody could come up with a smart baseball to help them. Against any Ted Williamses out there, anyway.

毫不避讳，泰德·威廉姆斯曾经一度表示，投手是最愚蠢的人。或许有人可以发明智能棒球来帮帮他们。这样就可以反驳泰德·威廉姆斯的言论啦~

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

3 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 batter   

v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员

参考例句：

• The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
• Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。

6 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

7 mince   

n.切碎物；v.切碎，矫揉做作地说

参考例句：

• Would you like me to mince the meat for you?你要我替你把肉切碎吗？
• Don't mince matters,but speak plainly.不要含糊其词，有话就直说吧。

8 pitchers   

大水罐( pitcher的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Over the next five years, he became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball. 在接下来的5年时间里，他成为了最了不起的棒球投手之一。
• Why he probably won't: Pitchers on also-rans can win the award. 为什麽不是他得奖：投手在失败的球队可以赢得赛扬奖。