纪录片《节食还是截寿》 第26期:禁食开始

Prolonged¹ fasting can be dangerous

长时间的禁食是很危险的

and Valter thinks it should

瓦尔特认为

only be undertaken by people in good health

只有身体健康的人才可以禁食

and preferably, under close supervision².

并且最好是在他人的监督下进行

So he will be keeping an eye on me.

所以他会好好监督我的

OK, I've decided³ I'm going to try this fast,

好 我已经决定尝试禁食了

which is going to be a three-and-a-half-day fast

这次禁食会持续三天半

and all I'm going to have

在这期间我只能喝

is lots of water, black tea

大量的水 红茶

and one 50-calorie Cup-a-Soup a day.

每天50大卡热量的袋装速溶汤

Now... Oh, God,

现在 我的天哪

I have never done anything quite like this before,

我以前从没做过这种事

so I imagine it's going to be really tough.

所以我想这次肯定特别痛苦

But I'm interested.

但我很想尝试

I'm also, I must admit, quite concerned about some of

我得承认 我很担心那些坏消息

the rather bad news, health news I've been getting recently,

那些我最近知道的有关我健康的消息

so, um...it'll be a challenge,

所以 这是一次挑战

but I'm sure I'll manage it.

我相信我能做到

Reasonably sure.

理论上相信

And so, my fast begins.

我的禁食开始了

1 prolonged   

a.长时期的；持续很久的

参考例句：

• Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry. 长时间的罢工削弱了这个行业的活力。
• prolonged exposure to harmful radiation 长时间接触有害辐射

2 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。