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While Bill races to find a solution to
当比尔正在快马加鞭地寻找
telomere-shortening,
解决端粒缩短的方法时
there's one extraordinary condition
有种特别的现象
that was believed to demonstrate the problem of short telomeres,
被认为证实了端粒变短所造成的后果
a rare premature ageing disease.
这是一种罕见的早衰疾病
So, we got your britches...
我拿到了你的短裤
Here's your pants.
你的裤子
Since we're going to the park,
因为我们要去公园
let's put something warm on you, OK?
你要穿得暖和些 好吗
Oh, man! I know, man.
噢 不要 我知道
Josiah is five. He was born with progeria.
乔舒亚今年5岁 他生来患有早衰症
You're all dressed. Go ahead, you can go to the family room.
你都穿好了 走吧 去客厅
He's got a like a six-to-nine-month-old waist-wise,
他的腰围相当于6-9个月大的婴儿
but length-wise he's that of about 18 months old.
但身高相当于18个月大的孩子
I was told initially that progeria is premature ageing disease
我得知早衰症是一种衰老过早的疾病
and the life expectancy of children with progeria
早衰症儿童的预期寿命
is around 8 to 13 years of age.
一般是8-13年
I mean, he's sort of already a middle-aged man.
他已经算得上是个中年人了
Scientists believed that children
科学家相信
with progeria were born with especially short telomeres.
早衰症儿童的端粒生来就相当短
This suggested telomeres were central to ageing.
这提示了端粒对衰老起着关键性作用
Their bodies do in fast-forward what awaits us all.
他们的身体加速了整个过程

重点解释

He was born with progeria.他生来患有早衰症

be born with:生而具有

He was born with a itching palm.

他生来就贪得无厌

You can't choose to be born with intelligent.

你无从选择生性聪慧。

I mean, he's sort of already a middle-aged man.他已经算得上是个中年人了

sort of:有几分地

He's the sort of person I really dislike.

他这种人我真不喜欢。

She's a very vital sort of person.

她是个精力旺盛的人。

This suggested telomeres were central to ageing.这提示了端粒对衰老起着关键性作用

be central to:对 ... 极为重要的

Such values are central to our way of life.

这些价值对于我们的生活方式是至关重要的。