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The good news for anyone born after the year 2000 is that studies in Denmark have shown that they will probably live to be 100.
对于2000年后出生的人来说有一条好消息，丹麦的研究表明，他们很可能会活到100岁。
But that doesn't mean that the rest of us are doomed to an early grave.
但这并不意味着我们其他人注定要英年早逝。
A clinical professor at Stanford University says "What's holding us back are bad habits."
斯坦福大学的一位临床教授说：“妨碍我们的是自身的坏习惯。”
So the secret to longevity is as much to do with what we don't do as what we do.
所以长寿的秘诀在于我们做的事和不做的事同样重要。
Sure, there's a strong element of luck and genetics at play in the longevity game, but these are things we can't control.
诚然，幸运和基因两大因素对于长寿的确重要，但这些都是我们无法掌控的。
So let's concentrate on the things we can control. In this episode of the Infographics Show, How to live to 100.
因此，让我们集中精力在我们可以掌控的事情上。在这一集的图形信息秀节目中看如何活到100岁。
The office for National Statistics show our life expectancies just keep on increasing.
英国国家统计局的数据显示，我们的预期寿命在持续增长。
In 1981 a 65-year-old woman in the UK might be expected to reach 81.9 years of age. Longevity is something we all strive for.
1981年，英国一位65岁女性的预期寿命可能达到81.9岁。长寿是我们都在努力追求的目标。
There are vitamin supplements, exercise regimes, medical procedures, and mind therapy techniques that all claim to make us live longer.
有维生素补充剂、运动疗法、医疗措施和心理治疗技术，都声称能让我们活得更长。
There is a huge industry built around prolonging life. But how do we actually reach that wise old age of 100?
有一个庞大的工业链围绕着延长寿命而建立。但我们如何才能真正活到100岁的高龄呢？
In this episode we've decided to research some of the proven methods of living a longer, fuller life, and we've noted some of the comments made by those who have made it over the 100 mark themselves.
在本期节目中，我们决定研究一些已被证实的延长、充实生活的方法，我们也注意到了那些活过100岁人士的评论。
Today we share their secrets and see how you too could live to be 100.
今天我们来分享一下他们的秘诀，看看你如何也能活到100岁。
Exercise Daily. Now this is something that some of us find difficult to ease ourselves into.
每天锻炼。这是我们中的一些人很难适应的。
The secret is to find a type of exercise that you enjoy to the extent that it can be practiced as a hobby.
秘诀是找到一种你喜欢的锻炼方式，并且使之成为一种爱好。
Not everyone finds the gym a fun environment but if you do, visit regularly.
并不是每个人都觉得健身房是个不错的环境，但如果你这样认为的话，那就经常去。
Swimming is good if you hit the pool once a day or every other day. Or why not find a low-impact sport like badminton?
如果你每天或每隔一天去游泳池一次，那游泳就是不错的选择。或者何不找一项如羽毛球的低强度运动呢？
Even power-walking through the city beats driving a car or taking the train or bus everywhere.
即使是在城市里健走，也比去哪都开车、乘火车或公共汽车要好。
The more you exercise the more your body and brain will reward you with those feel-good chemicals – dopamine and endorphins.
锻炼得越多，身体和大脑就会分泌多巴胺和内啡肽这种让你感觉良好的化学物质以奖励你。
So find the exercise that you enjoy and stick with it.
所以找到你喜欢的运动并坚持下去。
New York City man Alexander Imich lived to be 111 years old and before his death he told NBC news that he stayed in good condition with a life-time of healthy eating and spent many years swimming and performing gymnastics.
纽约市的亚历山大·伊米奇活到了111岁，生前告诉美国全国广播公司记者，他终生坚持健康饮食，因此身体状况良好，多年时间都在游泳和表演体操。
111 year old Duranord Veillard still performed five to ten push-ups every morning until his death on June 1st 2018.
111岁的杜兰诺德·维拉德仍然每天早上坚持做5到10个俯卧撑，直到2018年6月1日去世。
Stress is a killer- literally. One good way to avoid stress is to find a hobby that you enjoy doing, or even better, find a job that you enjoy doing so much it feels like a hobby.
毫不夸张地说，压力是一大杀手。避免压力的一个好方法就是找一个喜欢做的爱好，或者情况更好，找一份像爱好一般喜欢的工作。
Not every golf player will turn professional, but if you find out what your true passion is while still young you may be able to turn that into a career.
并不是每个高尔夫球手都能成为职业球手，但如果你在年轻的时候发现自己真正酷爱所在，你也许会将其转变为自己的事业。
Otherwise find a sport or activity that puts you in a relaxed frame of mind.
亦或，找一项能让你心情放松的运动或活动。
It could be reading or even watching films. Find something that puts you out of your normal work routine and do it regularly.
它可以是阅读，甚至是看电影。找一些能让你脱离日常工作的事情，并经常做。
Also try to have a vacation at least once a year and try to incorporate your hobby into that vacation.
同时，也尝试每年至少度假一次，把你的爱好也融入到假期中。
If you like walking why not book a trekking trip in Nepal?
如果你喜欢散步，何不预订去尼泊尔徒步旅行一次呢？
Gertrude Weaver who lived to be 116 years old credited being calm and kind as the secret to her longevity.
活到116岁的格特鲁德·韦弗认为平静和善良是她长寿的秘诀。
"Treat people right and be nice to other people the way you want them to be nice to you," she told TIME magazine in 2014.
2014年，她在接受《时代》杂志采访时表示：“善待他人，就像你希望别人善待你一样。”
So relax, be kind, and don't sweat the small stuff. Or as novelist Charles Bukowski said "Find what you love and let it kill you."
所以放松点，和蔼可亲，不为小事烦恼。或者正如小说家查尔斯·布可夫斯基所说：“爱我所爱，至死方休 。”
