纪录片《节食还是截寿》 第40期:小鼠探索迷宫

OK, Michael. We need to put some booties on!

好的 迈克尔 我们需要穿上鞋套

We're heading down into the basement

我们现在要前往

of the National Institute on Ageing.

国家衰老研究所的地下室

- OK? - Yeah.

-好了吗 -好了

Hidden away down here,

在地下室中

there's a special mouse he's keen to show me.

藏着只他特别想要给我看的特殊小鼠

This mouse is exploring a maze¹.

这只小鼠在探索迷宫

It's a memory test,

这是个记忆力测试

designed to see how well he remembers where he has found food before.

用来看它对之前食物所在地的记得有多好

- So the food is actually in there, is it? - The food's in here.

-食物在那里 对吧 -食物在这里

The mice they study are destined² to develop Alzheimer's disease.

他们研究的小鼠生来注定会患老年痴呆症

Normally, they succumb³

一般而言 它们会在

within a relatively⁴ short time,

相对较短的时间内死亡

but when these mice are put on a diet

但当这些小鼠采用了

of feast days and fast days,

隔日禁食的方法后

what Mark calls "Intermittent⁵ energy restriction⁶",

马克称之为"间歇性能量摄入限制"

the results are incredible.

结果令人难以置信

1 maze   

n.迷宫，八阵图，混乱，迷惑

参考例句：

• He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。
• She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时，她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。

2 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

3 succumb   

v.屈服，屈从；死

参考例句：

• They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。
• Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗？

4 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

5 intermittent   

adj.间歇的，断断续续的

参考例句：

• Did you hear the intermittent sound outside?你听见外面时断时续的声音了吗？
• In the daytime intermittent rains freshened all the earth.白天里，时断时续地下着雨，使整个大地都生气勃勃了。

6 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。