双语趣听精彩世界 第152期:关于电击瘦身

 　　英国近来有一些前卫的健身房推出了电击服瘦身服务.这种服装最初是为帮助运动员复健而设计的,但后来因为能减肥塑形,增强肌肉耐力而名声大震.

　　关于电击瘦身

　　Six fashion-forward gyms in the UK are offering the E-Fit electric suit to shock you slim.

　　The suit was first designed as a rehabilitation¹ aid for athletes, but has since garnered² a reputation as a quick fix for weight-loss and improved muscle tone.

　　It uses electrical muscular stimulation³ technology that gives 350 different muscles electric shocks to contract them a total of 36,000 times in 20 minutes. It takes about four sessions to see results.

1 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

2 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

3 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。