近年来，可穿戴的智能设备发展很快，最常见的就是手环和智能手表。最近，有人研究出了智能短裤，它能帮我们更好地锻炼身体。
Smart shorts that help you exercise better
by Anna Fletcher & Jenny Marc
Greek startup Tribe Wearables wants to use high-tech clothing to make your workouts more effective. The company is developing gym shorts that sense your every move, tell you how to improve your workouts and help prevent injuries.
Greek /ɡriːk/ adj. 希腊的
startup /ˈstɑːtʌp/ n. 初创公司（由start和up组成）
workout /ˈwɜːkaʊt/ n. 锻炼身体、健身
effective /ɪˈfektɪv/ adj. 有效的（由effect加后缀-ive变成形容词）
shorts /ʃɔːts/ n. 短裤
sense /sens/ v. 感知
move /muːv/ n. 动作、肢体动作
injury /ˈɪndʒ(ə)ri/ n. 伤、受伤
Once a keen basketball player, Tribe Wearables founder Demetres Stordopoulos suffered a knee injury in 2010 during his studies at university. The computer science student was frustrated by weeks of physiotherapy（理疗） exercises, unable to check whether he was healing in between check-ups with his doctor.
founder /ˈfaʊndə(r)/ n. 创办人（由found加上表示人的后缀-er）
frustrated /frʌsˈtreɪtɪd/ adj. 苦恼的
heal /hiːl/ v. 愈合、痊愈
check-up 身体检查
A trip to a biomechanics（生物力学） lab in 2013 inspired Stordopoulos. He wanted to take the lab's monitoring technology and put it into gym clothes. He hoped these smart garments could track the wearer's progress and health outside the lab – at a fraction of the cost.
inspire /ɪnˈspaɪə(r)/ v. 启发、给予灵感
monitor /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/ v. 监控、监测
garment /ˈɡɑːmənt/ n. 一件衣服
track /træk/ v. 追踪
wearer /ˈweərə(r)/ n. 穿着者、穿…的人（由wear加上表示人的后缀-er）
progress /ˈprəʊɡres/ n. 进展
fraction /ˈfrækʃ(ə)n/ n. 一小部分
But making a complex technology suitable for everyday use was not an easy task. Nikos Aggelousis, Tribe Wearables' lead bioengineer, admits he was skeptical at first and felt the project was too ambitious. "The idea was to develop a wearable by putting an entire biomechanics lab on a pair of shorts, using an embedded technology that itself was under research and development," he said.
complex /ˈkɒmpleks/ adj. 复杂的
everyday /ˈevrideɪ/ adj. 日常的
task /tɑːsk/ n. 任务
lead /liːd/ adj. 领头的、领衔的
bioengineer /ˌbaɪəʊˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/ n. 生物工程师（由engineer加上表示生物的前缀bio-）
skeptical /ˈskeptɪk(ə)l/ adj. 持怀疑态度的
project /ˈprɒdʒekt/ n. 项目
ambitious /æmˈbɪʃəs/ adj. 耗时费力的
wearable /ˈweərəb(ə)l/ n. 可穿戴设备
entire /ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/ adj. 整个的、全部的
embed /ɪmˈbed/ v. 镶嵌、嵌入
research and development 研发
Now, paper-thin sensors make the smart technology in the clothes almost unnoticeable. Each pair of Tribe Wearables shorts contains sensors that collect data and send it to an app, which then suggests which exercises would best suit the user. It also provides virtual coaching, offering feedback and making sure that a workout is at the right level of intensity. Stordopoulos believes this technology will prevent sports injuries and give people more control over their own fitness.
sensor /ˈsensə(r)/ n. 传感器（由sense加上表示人或物的后缀-or）
unnoticeable /ʌnˈnəʊtɪsəb(ə)l/ adj. 不引人注意的（由notice加后缀-able变成形容词noticeable，再加上表示否定的前缀un-）
data /ˈdeɪtə/ n. 数据
app /æp/ n. （手机上的）应用程序
virtual /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/ adj. 虚拟的
coach /kəʊtʃ/ v. 指导训练
feedback /ˈfiːdbæk/ n. 反馈
make sure 确保
level /ˈlev(ə)l/ n. 水平、程度
intensity /ɪnˈtensəti/ n. 强度（由intense加后缀-ity变成名词）
fitness /ˈfɪtnəs/ n. 健壮、健康
"It's early days for smart clothing," says Ed Thompson, of data analytics（数值分析） company GlobalData. "Only a few products are seeing the commercial light of day."
see the light of day 问世、面世
commercial /kəˈmɜːʃ(ə)l/ adj. 商业的
Thompson says recent progress in areas such as smart fabrics, motion capture technology and artificial intelligence allow wearable tech companies to develop clothing for specific tasks. "Smart clothes also have uses in the healthcare and defense sectors, where continuous monitoring of body activities is of the utmost importance," he adds.
area /ˈeəriə/ n. 领域
fabric /ˈfæbrɪk/ n. 布料
motion /ˈməʊʃ(ə)n/ n. 移动、动作
capture /ˈkæptʃə(r)/ n. 捕获、捕捉
artificial /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l/ adj. 人造的、人工的
intelligence /ɪnˈtelɪdʒ(ə)ns/ n. 智力、智能
wearable /ˈweərəb(ə)l/ adj. 可穿戴的（由wear加后缀-able变成形容词）
specific /spəˈsɪfɪk/ adj. 特定的
healthcare /ˈhelθkeə(r)/ n. 健康照护、医疗卫生
sector /ˈsektə(r)/ n. 经济领域、产业部门
continuous /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ adj. 连续不断的（由continue加后缀-ous变成形容词）
activity /ækˈtɪvəti/ n. 活动
utmost /ˈʌtməʊst/ adj. 最大的
The industry is dominated by the smart watch, which makes up 60% of the wearables market, according to GlobalData. Biochemical sensors, fall detection and heart rate monitors are becoming standard in these devices, which can also carry out smartphone functions like playing music and tracking location.
dominate /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/ v. 支配、主宰
make up 组成
biochemical /ˌbaɪəʊˈkemɪk(ə)l/ adj. 生物化学的（由chemical加上表示生物的前缀bio-）
fall /fɔːl/ n. 摔倒、跌倒
detection /dɪˈtekʃ(ə)n/ n. 侦测、发现（由detect加后缀-ion变成名词）
rate /reɪt/ n. 率、速率
monitor /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/ n. 监测仪
standard /ˈstændəd/ adj. 标准的
device /dɪˈvaɪs/ n. 设备、装置
carry out 做、执行
smartphone /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/ n. 智能手机（由smart和phone组成）
function /ˈfʌŋkʃ(ə)n/ n. 功能
Aggelousis believes there is a unique opportunity for fitness technology in the multi-billion-dollar wearables market. The task is to make that technology "unobtrusive（不引人注目的） and invisible to the user," he says. So the most important challenge for future fitness technology may be to make you forget you're wearing it.
unique /juːˈniːk/ adj. 独特的
opportunity /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/ n. 机会
multi- 前缀，意思是多个
billion /ˈbɪljən/ n. 十亿
invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/ adj. 看不见的（由visible加上表示反对的前缀in-）
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