纪录片《轻松活过101岁》 第02期 冲绳的长寿老人

Horizon¹ has travelled the globe to meet the people

“地平线”已经周游世界，结识那些人，

who can show us all how to improve our chances of living longer, healthier lives.

他们给我们大家证明，人们能够有机会生活地更长寿，更健康。

From the first time that my brother and I landed in Okinawa,

首先我和我的弟弟一起来到冲绳岛，

the... the feel and the smell of the place, I just, I was inspired.

这地方的感受和味道，我只是，陶醉其中。

You walk down the street and there's an elderly² lady sweeping³ outside of a little restaurant.

走在街头，看到一位老妇在小餐馆的外面打扫。

You look at her and think, "There's a nice 65-year-old lady,

看着她在想，“一个不错的65岁的老婆婆，

she's probably retired⁴, a part-time job, keeping busy,"

她大概退休了吧，还在干活。”

and then you find out she's 90 or 95 or 99.

后来你发现她的年龄有90，95或99岁。

And you go down the market and you see...

到了市场，你看到……

"Oh, there's a lady, she looks like she's in her 70s,"

“噢，老妇人，看起来才70多岁。”

and you find out, "Oh, yeah she's 101."

后来，发现，“啊，她有101岁了。”

And I thought, wow!

我以为，哇!

Do we have a Shangri la here, a real Shangri la?

这里就是现实中的香格里拉？

The remote island of Okinawa is home to one of the longest-living communities in the world.

偏远的冲绳岛是长寿之乡，世界上最长寿的社会之一。

In a population of only one million, there are 900 centenarians,

只有100万人，却有着900位百岁老人，

a percentage that's over four times higher than Britain and America.

比例是英国和美国的4倍以上。

It's a place where age has a different meaning...

这是个年龄有着不同意义的地方……

1 horizon   

n.地平线，地平；眼界，见识

参考例句：

• The sun rises above the horizon.太阳升起在地平线上。
• He descried an island far away on the horizon.他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿。

2 elderly   

adj.年老的；年龄相当大的

参考例句：

• He is getting elderly.他逐渐变老了。
• The elderly man is quite energetic.这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。

3 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

4 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。