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I remember when she showed me her hand,
我记得 当她把手给我看时
I suddenly noticed that her hand was an old hand,
我突然间意识到她的手是如此的苍老
and I'd never really paid it any attention
在她生病之后
until something had gone wrong,
我才注意到了这些
and then I looked at it and thought not only was it an old hand,
我看着这双手 觉得那不仅仅是双苍老的手
but it looked quite a lot like my hand.
看起来更像我自己的手
So I, I am now aware that my joints are likely
所以 我现在意识到我很可能
to go through the same problems that my mum has and so,
跟我母亲一样 得关节炎之类的病
look after the knees!
所以我得好好保护我的膝盖
Nancy in her turn looks at her mother.
南希回头看了看母亲
I think it is something we're permanently aware of,
我觉得我们得无时无刻记得
that we're all going the same way.
我们在经历同样的过程
And you feel for them,
你不仅仅是同情他们
but more than that, you feel for yourself!
更多的是在同情自己
Because you think, "Oh, that's me in a little while."
因为你觉得 在过不久我也会这样
If we're trying to understand ageing,
如果我们想要了解衰老
studying family genes is key.
关键就在于研究家族的基因

重点解释

I'd never really paid it any attention until something had gone wrong,在她生病之后 我才注意到了这些

pay attention:注意； 集中注意力

You must pay attention to your study.

你必须专心学习。

He does not pay attention her praising.

他没注意到她的赞美。

常用短语:

attract sb's attention 引起某人注意

bring to sb's attention 引起某人的注意

call attention 注意某事

demand attention 要求注意,需要注意

I think it is something we're permanently aware of,我觉得我们得无时无刻记得

be aware of:知道, 察觉到, 意识到

John has been aware of having done something wrong.

约翰已意识到自己做错了事情。

He made believe not to be aware of my presence.

他假装不知道我在那里

常用短语:

be aware that知道

become aware of开始觉察到

self-awareness自我意识