纪录片《长生不老》 21早衰老症的儿童

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 premature¹ 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 initially² 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 expectancy³ 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-aged⁴ 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

1 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

2 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

3 expectancy   

n.期望，预期，（根据概率统计求得）预期数额

参考例句：

• Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的平均寿命非常长。
• The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone.这种期望的紧张气氛使每个人变得严肃起来。

4 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。