科学美国人60秒:相比棉质T恤合成纤维更易散发恶臭
日期:2014-09-26 17:35

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You've probably noticed that synthetic t-shirts stink more after a workout, compared to cotton.
你可能已经注意到,相比棉质T恤,运动过后合成纤维材质所散发的臭汗味更招人讨厌xY[JctVw~+r-r(%
But hey—it's not the fabric's fault.
但是这可能并不是面料的原因(MoKWK4k3;CbOoKthK
It's the microbes that hang out on synthetics, that create that characteristic stench.
而是附着在合成纤维上的细菌所产生的特有恶臭eHDA&]vH.0aOd
That's according to a study in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
这是根据《应用与环境微生物学》杂志上的一篇研究所得出的结论#dvrF#z#.J%
Twenty-six volunteers—half men, half women—worked out on spinning bikes for an hour.
26名志愿者参加到这项动感单车运动1小时的测试,其中男女各占一半AV]~9&rEipiA[&9I0
And they did so outfitted with shirts of cotton, polyester, or a cotton/synthetic blend.
他们所穿的T恤材料有棉质,涤纶,还有半合成棉质kl82ALKhBvDL

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Then researchers stuffed the sweaty shirts into plastic bags.
运动过后研究人员们把志愿者穿过的T恤塞进塑料袋里4=)3ErND.=tIVYD&8
The next day, a trained panel sniffed them, rating their funk.
第二天,一组经过训练的评判小组对这些T恤进行气味判断,然后依照等级进行评定nmQznZRs#cNixy=tP
Unlucky job.
这工作真是有够恶心的&dieHBCy2i;;Y
Because yes—the polyester shirts were indeed more musty, sour, and ammonia-like than the cotton.
结果显示涤纶衬衫确实比棉质衬衫更易散发出霉味,酸味及氨味lb~QSCq^@,n
DNA analysis revealed that Micrococcus bacteria were to blame.
而经DNA分析表明微球细菌是臭味的元凶f(cTp0nwHf9|ncZD7w20
They aren't actually all that common in the armpit itself.
这种细菌其实并不常见于腋下,
And they don't flock to cotton.
并且它们并不会在棉质材料上依附B9F9-)yj5sfq,
But researchers say they thrive on the open-air lattice of synthetic fibers—where they sit chomping on the long-chain fatty acids in our sweat, turning them into shorter, stinkier molecules.
但是研究人员表示它们可以在合成纤维中的开放网格环境下茁壮成长,这些细菌会大肆咀嚼我们汗液中长链的脂肪酸,将它们转变成短小的,散发恶臭的微粒l1isYPxl4lVnL)f,VKBg
These findings might just explain one of the most vexing questions of adolescence:
这一发现可以解释青春期最令人烦恼的一个问题:
why do stinky shirts smell so unpleasantly different from the body odor in the armpits themselves?
为什么衬衫的臭气熏天不同于腋下狐臭更令人不愉快?
Could be because your favorite shirt has a microbiome of its own.
可能就是因为你最钟爱的衬衫已经有属于自己的微生物群[N0-;dSII-e+PmK%_
词语解释

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1.compare to 把...比作,比喻为

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How does this development process compare to the approach you use today?
相比你现在使用的方法,这个开发方法如何呢?

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I accept whatever God sends at that moment and take it for the best. Somebody is the best if we have no one else to compare to, right?
所以就接受上帝送来的任何东西,并且把它看成是最好的,如果没有任何人可以比较的话,那个人就是最好的,不是吗?

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2.hang out 挂出;闲逛

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But, as a teenager, I had “better” things to do than hang out at the airport.
但是,作为一名十几岁的少年,我还有比在机场闲逛更“好”的事情要做9XMT5DUKiwV4OXIavMM

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You refuse to hang out with someone unless they make specific plans to hang out with you.
你不想和别人一起闲逛,除非他们已经制定好具体的计划,打算和你出去走走fx#2c^*CGb7*hznqH6

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重点单词
  • latticen. 格子,格状物,[物]点阵 v. 制做格子,使成格状
  • approachn. 接近; 途径,方法 v. 靠近,接近,动手处理
  • thrivevi. 兴旺,繁荣,茁壮成长
  • syntheticadj. 综合的,合成的,人造的 n. 人工制品
  • blendv. 混合 n. 混合物
  • bacterian. (复数)细菌
  • characteristicadj. 特有的,典型的 n. 特性,特征,特色
  • sweatn. 汗,汗水 v. (使)出汗 n. (凝结在物
  • odorn. 气味,名声,气息
  • vexingadj. 令人烦恼的 v. (使)烦恼;(使)苦恼(ve