宜家推出站立式可调节办公桌BEKANT_社会生活

宜家推出站立式可调节办公桌BEKANT

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Ikea has revealed a 'convertible¹' desk that transforms from a standard desk to a standing² one at the touch of a button, and hopes it could make the standing desk mainstream³.

宜家近日推出了一款名为BEKANT的可调节的站立式办公桌，使用者只需按一下按钮便可将其从普通高度调节至站立式高度。宜家希望这款办公桌占领市场，成为主流。

Experts say that changing from a seated to a standing desk can improve productivity.

Similar desks have become a common sight at tech firms such as Google, where some employees have even installed treadmill⁴ and bicycle desks.

The desk is not the first 'convertible' on the market.

The $3,890 Stir Kinect desk has a motor to raise and lower itself, converting it into a standing desk or a traditional desk.

The desk can even be programmed to move up and down slightly, at the exact speed of a resting human heartbeat, making it to appear to take a gentle breath to remind the user to change their position.

To move between sitting, pictured, and standing positions, owners simply double-tap on the screen. The desk can learn user's preferences over time and suggest the best seating position

The Stir Kinect desk was created by a team of ex-Apple and Disney engineers.

It has a built-in touchscreen to control and track movement, and can tell users exactly how many calories they burn by standing for part of their working day.

It also has compartments⁵ containing power points and USB ports for charging phones, to keep cables hidden.

'IKEA's height adjustable⁶ desk is great for opening up the lower end of the market,' said JP Labrosse, founder⁷ and CEO of Stir.

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1 convertible
adj.可改变的，可交换，同意义的；n.有活动摺篷的汽车
参考例句：
The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four.有了这张折叠沙发，公寓里可以睡下4个人。 That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了。

2 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 mainstream
n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的
参考例句：
Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。 Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

4 treadmill
n.踏车；单调的工作
参考例句：
The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。 Drugs remove man from the treadmill of routine.药物可以使人摆脱日常单调的工作带来的疲劳。

5 compartments
n.间隔( compartment的名词复数 )；（列车车厢的）隔间；（家具或设备等的）分隔间；隔层
参考例句：
Your pencil box has several compartments. 你的铅笔盒有好几个格。来自《简明英汉词典》 The first-class compartments are in front. 头等车室在前头。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 adjustable
adj.可调整的，可校准的
参考例句：
More expensive cameras have adjustable focusing.比较贵的照相机有可调焦距。 The chair has the virtue of being adjustable.这种椅子具有可调节的优点。

7 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

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