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For decades, teams of scientists around the world
幾十年以來(lái) 各地的科學(xué)團(tuán)隊(duì)
have been intensely studying ageing.
投身衰老問(wèn)題的研究
Now, clearly, genes play a significant part
顯然 基因在我們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.
可對(duì)于基因 我們無(wú)能為力
There is, however, something you can do about what you eat.
然而 你可以選擇你的飲食
And here in America,
在美國(guó)
they are starting to turn out some truly remarkable research
他們啟動(dòng)了一些非同尋常的研究
linking food with longevity.
證明與長(zhǎng)壽與飲食有關(guān)
It seems it's not just about what we eat,
重要的似乎不僅僅是我們吃什么
but how and when we eat it.
還有怎么吃 什么時(shí)候吃
Our story begins in the dust bowls
我們的故事開始于
of America during the 1930s.
美國(guó)骯臟的三十年代
There was a terrible drought, food was scarce,
當(dāng)時(shí)發(fā)生了嚴(yán)重的干旱 食物貧乏
and the whole country was in the grips of the Great Depression.
整個(gè)國(guó)家陷入經(jīng)濟(jì)大蕭條
Now, you would imagine, in such difficult times,
一般來(lái)說(shuō) 在如此艱難的時(shí)期
that life expectancy would fall, but in fact it rose.
人均壽命應(yīng)該減短 可實(shí)際上卻增加了
重點(diǎn)解釋：
1.play a part in 在...中起作用；參與；在...扮演角色
例句：Luck played a part in his success.在他的成就中幸運(yùn)起了一部分作用。
2.turn out 結(jié)果是；出現(xiàn)
例句：The school has turned out a lot of excellent scholars.該校培養(yǎng)了許多優(yōu)秀的學(xué)者。
3.in fact 事實(shí)上
例句：In fact, I think you're right.事實(shí)上，我認(rèn)為你是對(duì)的。
