纪录片《节食还是截寿》 第7期:长寿与饮食的关系

For decades, teams of scientists around the world

几十年以来 各地的科学团队

have been intensely studying ageing.

投身衰老问题的研究

Now, clearly, genes¹ play a significant part

显然 基因在我们衰老的速度和程度上

in how quickly and well we age,

扮演了重要角色

but there's nothing much you can do about your genes.

可对于基因 我们无能为力

There is, however, something you can do about what you eat.

然而 你可以选择你的饮食

And here in America,

在美国

they are starting to turn out some truly remarkable² research

他们启动了一些非同寻常的研究

linking food with longevity³.

证明与长寿与饮食有关

It seems it's not just about what we eat,

重要的似乎不仅仅是我们吃什么

but how and when we eat it.

还有怎么吃 什么时候吃

Our story begins in the dust bowls

我们的故事开始于

of America during the 1930s.

美国肮脏的三十年代

There was a terrible drought, food was scarce,

当时发生了严重的干旱 食物贫乏

and the whole country was in the grips of the Great Depression.

整个国家陷入经济大萧条

Now, you would imagine, in such difficult times,

一般来说 在如此艰难的时期

that life expectancy⁴ would fall, but in fact it rose.

人均寿命应该减短 可实际上却增加了

1 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

3 longevity   

n.长命；长寿

参考例句：

• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
• Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。

4 expectancy   

n.期望，预期，（根据概率统计求得）预期数额

参考例句：

• Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的平均寿命非常长。
• The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone.这种期望的紧张气氛使每个人变得严肃起来。