纪录片《轻松活过101岁》 第09期 撒丁岛独特的长寿现象

And in the town of Ovodda, the Vaccas are not alone.

在Ovodda，Vacca一家不是唯一的。

In this small town, there are five centenarians, but perhaps even more remarkably¹,

在这个小镇上，有5个长寿家庭，然而也许更值得注意的是，

it's the only region in the world where as many men as women live to be 100 years of age.

这是世界上唯一许多男人像女人一样活过100岁的地区。

It's a phenomenon that Professor Luca Deiana has spent his life trying to understand.

这个现象让Luca Deiana教授毕生努力搞明白。

He's convinced that the long-known benefits of a Mediterranean² diet

他确信长期以来所知道的地中海饮食

cannot fully³ explain the unique longevity⁴ he's observed in Sardinia.

完全不能解释他在撒丁岛观察到的独特的长寿现象。

There are other countries with the same Mediterranean diet

还有其它国家一样是地中海饮食，

and there are centenarians there, but not as many as in Sardinia.

也有百岁老人,但没有撒丁岛这么多。

It's even true that Sardinians who emigrated at 20, 30 or 40 years of age still manage to reach 100.

的确有些20，30或40岁时的撒丁岛移民，也能够活过100岁。

Over the past ten years, Deiana has tested every single Sardinian centenarian.

在过去10年里，Deiana已经测试了每一个撒丁岛的单身百岁老人。

Today, he's visiting the oldest member of the Vacca family, 104-year-old Maria.

今天他来造访Vacca家族最老的成员，104岁的Maria。

Deiana is particularly interested in Maria because as a member of the Vacca family,

Deiana显然对Maria感兴趣，因为作为Vacca家族的一员，

she comes from a long line of centenarians.

她来自百岁老人的长队。

1 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

2 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 longevity   

n.长命；长寿

参考例句：

• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
• Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。