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托福词汇之“text neck” 短信脖

2015-04-29来源:互联网

  As we tap away for extended periods of texting, browsing and tweeting, wecould be putting ourselves at risk of getting text neck.

  长时间发短信、浏览网页和发微博,我们可能患上“短信脖”。

  A newly coined condition – text neck – reveals that slumping over yourmobile phone, tablets or other hand-held device for hours on end heaps so muchpressure on your spine, that we're giving ourselves long-lasting backproblems.

  “短信脖”是个新造的词,指一个人连续几小时低头看手机、平板电脑等手持设备,导致施加给脊椎的压力不断累积,最终给背部造成永久性伤害。

  The root of the problem appears to be our heads which, weighing in at 4–5kilos, are harder to support when we bend over – a little like carrying a weightat arm's length rather than closer to the body.

  产生这一问题的根本原因在于我们的头部:它们重达4至5千克。我们低头时,就会很难支撑头的重量——这种情况有点儿类似用胳膊拿重物,离身体越远就会显得越重。

  Example:

  Text neck can lead to wear-and-tear on the spine.

  “短信脖”会磨损脊椎。