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#英语思维#
【编者按】今天的话题虽然似乎有些不好意思出口,但这就是生活吧,何况我们也应该了解一些这方面的英语单词呢。
Why is armpit sweat much more pungent than sweat from other areas of the body, such as back sweat?
【译】为什么腋下的汗液比身体其他部位的汗液(如背部汗液)更刺鼻?
【短语】such as 比如,例如;例句:I know many of them, such as John, Peter, and Tom. 我认识他们当中的很多人,例如约翰、彼得和汤姆。
【单词】armpit ['ahrm-pit]['ɑ?mp?t] n. 腋窝;最恶心的地区
【单词】sweat [swet][swet] n. 汗水
【单词】pungent ['puhn-juhnt]['p?nd??nt] adj. 刺鼻的;辛辣的
Armpit sweat glands are known as apocrine sweat glands, and instead of just sweat, they also produce a mix of proteins and lipids.
【译】腋下汗腺被称为顶泌汗腺,它们不仅产生汗液,还产生蛋白质和脂质的混合物。
【短语】instead of 代替(……的是);而不是…;例句:Instead of pressing forward, they drew back. 他们不仅没有前进,反而后退了。Oops! I put in sugar instead of salt. 啊!我错把糖当盐放了。
【单词】glands 原型:gland [gland][ɡl?nd] n. 腺
【单词】apocrine ['ap-uh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen]['?p?kr?n] adj. [医]顶浆分泌的;泌离的
【单词】mix [miks][m?ks] n. 混合(物);融合
【单词】proteins 原型:protein ['proh-teen, -tee-in]['pr??ti?n] n. 蛋白质
【单词】lipids ['l?p?dz] n. 脂质;类脂 名词lipid的复数形式.
The bacteria on your skin love that stuff and eat it up, producing waste products in the process.
【译】你皮肤上的细菌喜欢这些东西并会把它们吃掉,在这个过程中又会产生代谢废物。
【单词】bacteria 原型:bacterium [bak-'teer-ee-uhm][b?k't??ri?m] n. 细菌
【单词】skin [skin][sk?n] n. 皮肤;外皮
【单词】stuff [stuhf][st?f] n. 东西;原料;材料
【单词】waste [weyst][we?st] n. 废物
It's those waste products that smell bad.
【译】那些废品闻起来很难闻。
【单词】smell [smel][smel] v. 嗅;闻;散发气味
tl;dr: BO is mostly the smell of bacteria poop.
【译】简单地说:体臭主要是细菌排泄物的味道。
【单词】tl;dr 是网络用语,是Too long, don’t read. 的简写,可以理解成“总之,简要地说”的意思
【单词】mostly ['mohst-lee]['m??stli] adv. 主要地;通常
【单词】poop [poop][pu?p] n. 排泄物;粪便
【专有名词】BO [?bi?'??] abbr. 体臭;狐臭(=body odor)
You have 2 different kinds of sweat glands.
【译】人有两种不同的汗腺。
Anywhere where you have lots of hair has Apocrine sweat glands (as opposed to the normal Eccrine sweat glands).
【译】人毛发多的地方都有顶泌汗腺(与正常的小汗腺相反)。
【单词】Anywhere 原型:anywhere 副词 ['en-ee-hwair, -wair]['eniwe?] adv. 任何地方 n. 任何(一个)地方
【单词】opposed 原型:oppose [uh-'pohz][?'p??z] v. 反对;对抗;使对立
【专有名词】Eccrine ['ek-rin, -rahyn, -reen]['ekr?n] adj. [生理]分泌腺的;外分泌腺的
The Apocrine glands are mainly responsible for body odor because the sweat they produce is high in protein, which bacteria can break down easily.
【译】顶泌腺主要负责体味,因为它们产生的汗液中蛋白质含量很高,细菌很容易将其分解。
【短语】be responsible for表示“对……负责;是……的原因“,后接名词和动名词。如:You really want to be responsible for this dog?
【单词】responsible [ri-'spon-suh-buhl][r?'sp?ns?bl] adj. 有责任的;负责的;责任重大的;可靠的
【单词】odor ['oh-der]['??d?] n. 气味;名声;气息
【单词】break down 分解
what must be taken into consideration is that your armpits are not open to air, which greatly increases the rate at which they begin to emit a bad odor.
【译】必须考虑的是,人的腋窝一般不暴露在空气中,这大大增加了它们发出异味的速度。
【单词】consideration [kuhn-sid-uh-'rey-shuhn][k?n?s?d?'re??n] n. 考虑;体贴;考虑因素;敬重;意见
【单词】greatly eth ['greyt-lee]['ɡre?tli] adv. 很;非常;大大地
【单词】emit [ih-'mit][i'm?t] vt. 发出,发射;放射;吐露
This is why your feet and nether regions also begin to smell bad before other parts of your body.
【译】这就是为什么人的脚和阴部会比身体其他部位更容易有臭味。
【单词】feet 原型:foot [foo?t][f?t] n. 脚;最底部
【单词】nether ['neth-er]['nee?] adj. 下面的
【单词】regions 原型:region ['ree-juhn]['ri?d??n] n. 地区;范围;领域;地带;地域
The bacteria is trapped and moist.
【译】细菌被困住并且潮湿。
【单词】trapped 原型:trap [trap][tr?p] v. 设圈套;陷入(困境)
【单词】moist [moist][m??st] adj. 潮湿的;湿润的;[医]湿性的
The rest of your skin is exposed to com airflow which let it dry out, greatly reducing bacteria growth.
【译】人其余的皮肤暴露在空气中,让它变干,这样会大大减少细菌的生长。
【单词】exposed 原型:expose [ik-'spohz][?k'sp??z] vt. 揭露;使曝光;使面临;使暴露
【单词】airflow ['air-floh]['e?fl??] n. 气流;空气的气流
【单词】dry [drahy][dra?] v. (使)变干
【单词】reducing 原型:reduce [ri-'doos, -'dyoos][r?'dju?s] v. 减少;缩小