Question

请帮忙解决一篇英语阅读理解的一道题，急着，谢谢～！

Singing: How to Stretch Your Sides for Better Breathing
One way singers can maximize the air in their lungs is to "open" the sides of the body for better inhalation. For now, think of your ribs and your sides as separate. The sides are the love handle area — the area right below your rib cage and above your hips — the oblique muscles. This area may automatically open when you open the ribs, but you want to be sure.
Place your hands on your hips and then move them up a couple of inches so that you feel the indentation just above the top of the hipbone.
Pretend that your lungs are on your sides and inhale, to help open that area. You may also be able to open this area by placing your hands on your sides, exhaling, and then opening your hands. You may need to provide a little resistance with your hands so you can figure out how to open those muscles.
Your sides are a great place to notice exertion in the body. When you cough, you may feel your abs move in and your sides expand. The movement for singing is similar but happens more slowly. The sides also engage when you sing loudly. For now, be aware of how your sides move; later, you can move your sides when you need an exertion of energy to sing loudly.

请问这里的sides指的是哪里？可以用图表示哦！

Answer 1

sides指的是腰部，比如split one's sides就是笑裂腰身，笑痛肚皮的意思。没有肺部的意思，肺部叫做lungs。希望我能帮助你解疑释惑。

追问

"When you cough, you may feel your abs move in and your sides expand."
咳嗽的 时候 是 腰部扩张？

追答

对，你假装咳嗽一下，感觉腰部会出现扩张的现象。

Answer 2

这个地方在尾骨上方。你假装咳嗽一下，就能感觉到它在动，在扩张。

Answer 3

应该是肋骨，think of your ribs and your sides as separate.
把两侧的肋打开

Answer 4

指的是人体的肋骨附近的部分，也就是腋窝以下，腰部以上的部分

Answer 5

指的是肺吧

追问

不是,肺部会是从臀部到胸腔下面的吗？
“the area right below your rib cage and above your hips ”

追答

是肋部，这回准没错 costal part ；pleura ；pleural region