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They smoke or eat very high calorie diets,
他們吸煙 吃高熱量的食物
and then they look at me and they say,
然后他們看著我說
"Oh, it doesn't matter. I'm immune."
沒關系的 我有免疫力
But the incredible thing is that there's no evidence
不可思議的是 沒有證據顯示
of a single one of them ever dying of cancer,
他們中曾有人死于癌癥
yet their normal-height relatives
但是他們的那些正常身高的親戚
get cancer like everybody else.
會跟其他人一樣得癌癥
People with Laron syndrome
萊倫氏綜合癥的患者
have a mutation which makes them small,
因基因突變而導致身材矮小
but which also seems to protect them against all these diseases.
但卻因此對所有這類疾病具有免疫力
It's incredible working with them.
和他們在一起工作棒極了
It's a great group, and of course
非常好的一群人 當然
for us is a group that in one mutation,
對我們來說 這群基因突變的人
can tell us about diabetes,
能讓我們進一步了解糖尿病
cancer, cardiovascular diseases and ageing.
癌癥 心血管疾病和衰老的關系
The Ecuadorian villagers and the long-lived mice
厄瓜多爾的村民們和那只長壽的小鼠
have something in common.
有著相似之處
Their bodies produce exceptionally low levels
他們分泌的類胰島素一號生長因子
of the growth hormone IGF-1.
含量非常低
重點解釋：
1.die of死于
例句：She die of cancer.她死于癌癥。
2.seem to 似乎 ...
例句：Does that seem to make sense?這講得通嗎?
3.in common共有的
例句：I have nothing in common with Jane.我和簡毫無共同之處。
