Water Torture

Brutal methods of interrogation as water boarding are, in the ordinary meaning of the word, torture.

按酷刑这个词的普通含意理解, 水刑等残忍的审讯方法属于酷刑.

She was one of the few that I know of who was subjected to the water torture, which is not dissimilar from what people might know as water-boarding today.

她是我所知的为数不多的几个遭受过水刑的特工之一。她当时遭受的水刑跟当今大家可能知晓的那种是差不多一样严酷的。

The kind of triathlon Mr Oud favours is called an Ironman 70.3, a torture test involving a 1.2 mile ( 1.9km) open-water swim, a 56-mile bike race, topped off with a 13.1 mile road race.

伍德喜欢的一种铁人三项名叫半程铁人三项（Ironman70.3），这种耐力赛包括1.2英里（合1.9公里）的露天游泳、56英里的自行车骑行、最后是13.1英里的路跑。

Critics say many of the harsh interrogation practices, including water-boarding or simulated drowning, amount to torture.

批评人士指出，许多严厉的审讯手段，包括被称为“水刑”的模拟溺毙等等同于酷刑。

No, this is not some new form of water torture but rather Dr Dennis Gross's Steamer Solutions ($ 125, currently only available in the US), a DIY skincare device that promises to open my pores and restore brightness to my dull skin.

这并非某种新型水刑，而是丹尼斯医生（Dr Dennis Gross）的蒸汽治疗仪（Steamer Solutions，售价125美元，目前仅美国市场有售），这款DIY护肤设备号称可以打开全身毛孔，使无光泽的皮肤恢复亮丽；