如果你一直戴着苹果 AirPods Pro 会怎样？：英语精读讲义

Walk anywhere today and you'll see Apple AirPods dangling out of people's ears.

如今，不管走到哪里，你都会看到人们耳朵上挂着 Apple AirPods。

These cordless earbuds have become a status symbol. 用詞

这种无线耳塞已经成了身份象征。

I mean, who needs to actually learn to code

我是说，谁还需要真的去学编程，

when you can just pop in two earbuds and bam, 講解

只要往耳朵里塞上两只耳塞，啪的一下，

you now work in tech.

你现在就在科技圈工作了。

Although these earbuds currently need to be taken out to charge, 語法

虽然这些耳塞目前还得摘下来充电，

Apple is accelerating wireless charging.

但 Apple 正在加速推进无线充电技术。

So, what would happen if you never took off your AirPods? 語法

那么，如果你一直不摘下 AirPods，会发生什么？

First, you'd need to figure out a way to make them stick in your ears. 短語搭配

首先，你得想办法让它们牢牢待在耳朵里。

This is because a man named Ben Hsu recently fell asleep with his AirPods in 短語搭配

这是因为，最近有个叫 Ben Hsu 的男人戴着 AirPods 睡着了，

and woke up with one beeping from his stomach. 語法

醒来时却发现肚子里有一只正发出哔哔声。

He'd actually swallowed it in his sleep.

原来他睡觉时真的把它吞了下去。

I mean, this is anecdotal evidence that amazingly AirPods can withstand stomach acid, 用詞

我是说，这虽然只是个例，却惊人地证明 AirPods 能扛住胃酸，

which has a mighty pH of 1.7.

而胃酸的 pH 值低至 1.7，酸性极强。

He ran to the doctor who told him to just wait. 語法

他赶到医院，医生却让他等着就好。

The AirPod made its way through his intestines, colon, 短語搭配

那只 AirPod 一路穿过他的肠道和结肠，

and finally out his anus.

最后从肛门排了出来。

In fact, the digestive system was so effective in differentiating the AirPod from actual nutrients 語法

事实上，消化系统区分 AirPod 和真正营养物质的能力实在太强，

that the headphone came out fully intact and continued to work. 短語搭配

所以耳机排出来时完好无损，而且还能继续使用。

So, next time you see someone with AirPods on the street,

所以下次你在街上看到有人戴着 AirPods，

just remember they could have come out of their butt.

记住，它们没准是从那人的屁股里出来的。

Many people think that leaving AirPods in would cause a buildup of earwax, 短語搭配

很多人认为，一直戴着 AirPods 会造成耳垢堆积，

but this is actually not true.

但其实并不会。

Earwax is produced when objects are put in and out of your ear,

耳垢会在物体反复进出耳朵时产生，

like a Q-tip.

比如 Q-tip 棉签。

Actually, here's a hot Q-tip. 習語

其实，送你一条热乎乎的 Q-tip 小贴士。

Don't use Q-tips.

别用 Q-tip 棉签。

They cause earwax.

它们会导致耳垢产生。

In this hypothet situash,

在这个假想情境中，

you would be leaving the AirPods in your ear

你会让 AirPods 一直留在耳朵里，

and never taking them out.

永远不把它们摘下来。

So, a buildup of earwax would not be an issue.

所以，耳垢堆积并不是问题。

But, what would be an issue is your hearing. 語法

但你的听力会出问题。

We spend most of our lives in air,

我们一生中的大部分时间都生活在空气中，

which is a sound-transmitting medium. 用詞

而空气是一种传递声音的介质。

Because of this,

正因如此，

our ears evolved into something we now call a transducer. 語法

我们的耳朵演化成了如今所谓的“换能器”。

A transducer is anything that changes energy from one form to another. 短語搭配

换能器是指任何能把能量从一种形式转换成另一种形式的东西。

Vibrating objects produce energy in the form of sound waves.

振动的物体会以声波的形式产生能量。

When a sound wave reaches your ear,

当声波传到你的耳朵时，

it now causes your eardrum to physically vibrate. 語法

它会让鼓膜发生实实在在的振动。

This physical vibration moves hairs in your ear,

这种物理振动会带动耳朵里的毛细胞，

which result in neural electrical signals

从而产生神经电信号，

that are translated to your brain.

再传给大脑进行解读。

This is how you hear anything, 表達脈絡

这就是你听见任何声音的原理，

including whatever is coming out of your AirPods, 語法

包括 AirPods 里传出的任何内容，

such as music or season one of our podcast SIDENOTE,

比如音乐，或我们的播客《SIDENOTE》第一季，

streaming wherever you get your podcasts.

在你常用的任何播客平台上都能收听。

In total, this process involves your external ear, middle ear,

整个过程涉及外耳、中耳、

inner ear, brainstem, and brain.

内耳、脑干和大脑。

But, when looking at the type of damage caused by leaving any type of headphone on forever,

不过，要研究永远戴着任何一种耳机会造成什么伤害，

we need to focus on your inner ear.

我们就得把重点放在内耳上。

Noise-induced hearing loss is something everyone who wears headphones should be thinking about. 用詞

噪声性听力损失，是每个戴耳机的人都应该重视的问题。

It is one of the most common forms of acquired hearing impairment.

它是最常见的后天性听力障碍之一。

Children, teenagers, and adults

无论儿童、青少年还是成年人，

who listen to headphones for long durations of time

只要长时间戴耳机听东西，

are at a significant risk of hearing loss. 短語搭配

都面临显著的听力损失风险。

One study found listening to your AirPods for as little as 7 hours a week 語法

一项研究发现，每周使用 AirPods 哪怕只有 7 小时，

can cause hearing loss.

也可能导致听力损失。

This is super intense as I listen for way longer than that. 用詞

这实在太吓人了，因为我听的时间比这长多了。

I'm obsessed with music. 短語搭配

我太痴迷音乐了。

But, there are some other studies that had less drastic results.

不过，另一些研究得出的结果没这么严重。

The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,

美国国家职业安全与健康研究所——

okay, big name much, 語氣意圖

好家伙，这名字也太长了吧——

say the maximum exposure our ears can take without risk

表示，在没有风险的情况下，我们耳朵所能承受的最大声音暴露量，

is 8 hours a day of sound at 85 A-weighted decibels.

是每天听 8 小时、强度为 85 A 计权分贝的声音。

A-weighted decibels, 表達脈絡

A 计权分贝，

which from now on we are just going to call decibels,

从现在起我们就直接简称为“分贝”，

is a measurement of sound pressure in regards to the human ear. 用詞

是一种依据人耳感知来测量声压的方式。

8 hours seems like a lot of time 語法

每天 8 小时，听起来似乎很久，

to be wearing headphones daily,

毕竟得天天戴那么长时间的耳机，

but a survey found that 17 to 25% of people actually felt they listened to their headphones

但一项调查发现，实际上有 17% 到 25% 的人觉得，自己每天用耳机听东西的时间

for longer than 8 hours a day.

超过了 8 小时。

And when randomly stopping people at a train station in Sweden,

而在瑞典一座火车站随机拦下路人进行测试时，

another study found that 46% of participants

另一项研究发现，46% 的参与者

were exceeding 85 decibels of sound from their headphones.

耳机音量都超过了 85 分贝。

This meant their ears were at risk.

这意味着他们的耳朵正面临风险。

AirPods can reach as high as 101 decibels to 139 decibels,

AirPods 的音量最高可达 101 到 139 分贝，

depending on which lab was doing the testing. 語法

具体数值取决于进行测试的是哪家实验室。

So, it's important that no matter how long you're wearing your AirPods, 語法

所以，不管你要戴 AirPods 多久，

you keep the volume lower than 75%.

都务必把音量控制在 75% 以下。

Leaving your AirPods in for any extended period of time can cause an overexposure to sound, 用詞

长时间不摘 AirPods，会让你过度暴露在声音中，

which damages the cochlea, the outer hair cells,

进而损伤耳蜗、外毛细胞，

and the stria vascularis of the inner ear.

以及内耳的血管纹。

This is why many new studies conclude

正因如此，许多新研究都得出结论：

the more you listen to any type of headphone, 語法

无论哪种耳机，你听得越多，

the more likely you are to have permanent hearing loss.

永久性听力损失的可能性就越大。

But, even worse than all of this 表達脈絡

但比这一切更糟的是，

is that after a week of not removing your AirPods,

如果整整一周都不摘 AirPods，

you would have an infection.

你的耳朵就会感染。

At the point when you pop those earbuds in for eternity,

从你把那两只耳塞戴上、打算永远不摘的那一刻起，

any dirt or moisture in your ear canal would get stuck.

耳道里的所有污垢或潮气都会被困在里面。

Moisture and dirt makes bacteria feel good.

潮气和污垢可是细菌的最爱。

Therefore, they will proliferate. 用詞

所以，细菌会大量繁殖。

A buildup of bacteria in your ear causes inflammation and infection.

耳内细菌不断积聚，会引发炎症和感染。

The AirPods blocking airflow in and out of your ear 語法

AirPods 阻碍耳内外的空气流通，

means more humidity and increased temperatures.

意味着湿度更高、温度也会上升。

This makes the bacteria feel even happier 語法

这会让细菌更加开心，

and the infection even worse.

也让感染变得更加严重。

Within 2 weeks of leaving your AirPods in,

连续不摘 AirPods，不出两周，

you would likely have a granuloma

你很可能会长出肉芽肿，

and potentially burst your eardrum.

甚至可能造成鼓膜破裂。

So, even though AirPods make it so you can absolutely demolish more meetings, 講解

所以，虽然 AirPods 能让你疯狂搞定更多会议，

shoot off emails super fast, 短語動詞

飞快地发出一封封邮件，

and appear rich,

还显得很有钱，

it is important to take them out daily,

但每天把它们摘下来很重要，

listen to them at an appropriate volume,

使用时也要保持适当音量，

and don't sleep with them in,

而且别戴着它们睡觉，

unless, of course,

当然，除非

you are looking for a little late-night snack. 習語

你想来点深夜小吃。

Now that you know to keep your AirPods low 語法

既然你已经知道要把 AirPods 的音量调低，

and you take them out to charge,

也会摘下它们充电，

they're safe to use.

就可以安全使用它们了。

Would you ever use AirPods?

你会用 AirPods 吗？

No.

不会。

Because I'm Android for life. 短語搭配

因为我永远都是 Android 党。

Okay, awkward.

好吧，有点尴尬。

Greg, those aren't even AirPods.

Greg，你戴的根本不是 AirPods。

They are now.

现在是了。

Thanks for watching.

感谢观看。

If you're interested in more ear stuff,

如果你对更多耳朵相关的内容感兴趣，

we actually have a really popular ear test video

我们其实有一段非常受欢迎的耳朵测试视频，

to figure out how old your ears are.

能测出你的耳朵有多大“年纪”。

They even documented on Modern Family back in the day. 習語

当年，这个测试甚至还上过《摩登家庭》。

Is that show still on? 用詞

那部剧还在播吗？

Make sure you like and subscribe,

记得点赞并订阅，

and we'll see you next week.

我们下周见。