纪录片《长生不老》 23延缓衰老

Meanwhile, Bill Andrews, still keen¹ to get a drug

与此同时 比尔·安德鲁 还是热衷于

to solve telomere-shortening,

寻找阻止端粒变短的药物

has set up his own company.

他成立了自己的公司

But just three years ago,

不过三年前

he found he'd been pipped at the post.

他发现自己功败垂成

Another company had got there first.

另一个公司已经首先找到了此药

But this didn't stop Bill from taking their pills.

不过比尔还是开始服用他们的药片

Well, this is TA 65.

这就是TA65

It's the... only neutroceutical chemical, whatever,

这只是保健品而已

that exists today that produces telomeres inside my cells².

这药能使细胞内的端粒增生

The second it was available, I started taking it myself.

它一上市 我就开始服用

It's... My mission³ is to cure my own ageing,

我的任务就是缓解自己的衰老

even if it's somebody else's company that comes up with something.

即便是其他公司的发明

But would it work?

但这有用吗

I did not know,

我也不知道

would I look 20 years younger two weeks later?

两周之后 我看起来会年轻20岁吗

It was all a big adventure.

这样做真是太冒险了

I was looking in the mirror every day to see

每天我都在不断地照镜子

if I could see changes.

看看自己到底有没有变化

I learned⁴ I was the very first person

我发现我是第一个

ever to actually sign up paying to take TA 65.

真正服用TA65的人

1 keen   

adj.热心的；敏锐的；激烈的；锋利的

参考例句：

• There is keen competition between the two motorcar firms.两家汽车公司之间存在着激烈的竞争。
• The children are mad keen to go to the zoo.孩子们非常想去动物园。

2 cells   

n.细胞( cell的名词复数 )；小牢房；（修道士或修女住的）小房间；电池

参考例句：

• Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells. 细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
• an amorphous mass of cells with no identity at all 不知何物的杂乱一团的细胞

3 mission   

n.使命，任务，天职；代表团，使团

参考例句：

• He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
• I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。

4 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。