纪录片《长生不老》 18抵抗衰老的方法

It's just the realisation that things that go wrong

意识到很多部位的衰老

are part of a process, because I mean I'm watching mum ageing.

也是一个过程 因为我看着妈妈慢慢变老

I don't want to be older than Mum gets, really.

我不想比妈妈更长命 真的

I would like to live to that age, though.

不过我会愿意活到她这个年龄

What if you could have a long life and a healthy one?

人是否能健康地活到很老呢

One scientist thinks you can.

有一个科学家认为这是可能的

Dr¹ Bill Andrews, living and working in the Nevada desert,

比尔·安德鲁医生生活工作在内达华的沙漠里

believes there is a fundamental² cause of ageing,

他相信存在某个根本原因导致了衰老

and that we can deal with it.

并且我们可以设法防止

'Well, I'm 58 years old.

我今年58岁

'I don't feel 58 and I hope I never feel that age.'

我不觉得自己有58岁 希望永远不会觉得

I'm obsessed³ with trying to make certain that I'm around

我很沉迷于努力尝试使自己

500 years from now.

活到500年以后

And every day, today, I've got to be thinking about that,

每天 包括今天 我都在思索

doing whatever I can to do it.

尽我所能实现这个目标

What drives Bill is something his father once said to him.

比尔的动力是他父亲说过的一句话

When I was a little kid, he told me to grow up,

我小的时候 他告诉我长大以后

become a doctor and cure ageing.

要成为医生 找到抵抗衰老的方法

That's been just something I've been focused⁴ on my entire life.

这后来成了我一生的追求

1 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

2 fundamental   

adj.基本的，主要的；基本原则，基本法则

参考例句：

• The fundamental way out for agriculture lies in mechanization.农业的根本出路在于机械化。
• Fresh air is fundamental to good health.新鲜空气对健康是不可缺少的。

3 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

4 focused   

adj.聚焦的v.（使）集中， （使）聚集( focus的过去式和过去分词 )；调整（镜头，眼睛）焦点[焦距]以便看清；（光、声等的）焦点；集中（光束于）

参考例句：

• Research has focused on improving the car's aerodynamics. 研究的重点是改善轿车的流线型。
• The discussion focused on three main problems. 讨论集中在三个主要问题上。