打印机生产4D裙子 量身定做不是梦

 　　As many women know only too well, finding a dress that fits like a glove is no easy task.

　　许多女人都很明白吧，想要找一条和手套一样合适的裙子可不是容易事。

　　But a new dress, created using a 3D printer, may be the answer to every woman's style woes¹.

　　但是这条用3D打印机打印出来的新裙子，也许可以解决每个女人的时尚问题了。

　　A design studio have used 3D printing technology to create an innovative² dress customised to a woman’s body.

　　一件设计室已经可以用3D打印技术“制作”为女人量身订造创新型的裙子。

　　The dress, which costs a staggering ?1,900 ($3,000) to print, features 2,279 printed panels interconnected by 3,316 hinges.

　　这条裙子，出人意料的要花1900镑（3000美金）来打印，由3316条铰链连接2279块打印的图案。

　　Creators Nervous Systemcall it a ‘4D dress’ as, like fabric³, the printed garment can go from a compressed object to its intended shape.

　　创造者神经系统称其“4D裙子”，因为像织物一样，这件打印的衣服可以从一件被压扁的物件展开成你想要的形状。

　　Jessica Rosenkrantz, co-founder and creative director, revealed the garment took approximately 48 hours to print.

　　合作创始人和创意总监杰西卡·罗森克兰兹透露，这件衣服大约要花48小时来打印。

　　The company, based in Massachusetts, USA, have also created a smartphone and tablet app, which helps users to manipulate their dresses.

　　这家在美国马萨诸塞州的公司也发明了智能机和平板的APP，它们可以帮助用户来操作裙子。

　　Using the app, the pattern, style and flexibility⁴ of the dress can all be changed.

　　使用这款APP，裙子的图案、风格和灵魂度都可以改变。

　　Speaking about her work, Jessica said: 'I’m very interested in a future where garments are more personal and customised.

　　说道她的工作，杰西卡说：“我对未来裙子可以变得更私人，还可以量身定做感到很有兴趣。”

　　'It is printed using a process called Selective Laser Sintering that uses a laser to fuse together nylon powder, leaving unmelted powder in between all of the gap spaces.

　　“其使用选择性激光烧结方法来打印裙子，使用激光将尼龙粉末熔合到一起，在空白的地方把不熔化的粉末留下来。

　　'More dresses are already on the way.'

　　“更多裙子已经在制作中。”

1 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。

2 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

3 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

4 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。