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BBC地平线系列之《长生不老》第39期:风足残年

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  • The male volunteers, all over 75, were going to be taken back in time.
  • 男性志愿者都超过75岁 他们将做一次时空倒流实验
  • They were going to live as if it was actually 1959.
  • 他们将像1959年那样生活
  • But getting these men to live and behave as they had 20 years before meant living without carers.
  • 让这些人像20年前一样生活 这意味着无人照顾
  • This was something the scientist behind the experiment was only too aware of.
  • 这是进行实验的科学家们唯一担心的事
  • These people looked like they were on their last legs,
  • 这些人看起来都风烛残年了
  • so much so that I said to my students "Why are we doing this? This is too risky."
  • 以至于我常常跟学生说"我们为什么要这么做 太冒险了"
  • I was going to take over their lives basically for a week.
  • 我要安排他们一周的生活
  • So they're very much your worst stereotype of old.
  • 他们在你看来古老刻板
  • But she went ahead anyway and pushed them back in time.
  • 但她坚持实验 把他们带回20年前
  • We created this environment that they were going to be totally immersed in.
  • 我们创造了环境 他们将全身心融入
  • It was a timeless retreat that we had transformed and so for a full week,
  • 我们在这个星期内使时间倒流
  • they'd be living there as if it was that earlier time,
  • 他们像20年前一样生活
  • talking about things from the past, watching movies from the past, seeing props from the past
  • 聊往事 看旧电影和以前的道具
  • and all of their discussions were going to be in the present tense.
  • 他们所有的讨论都是现在式


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This was something the scientist behind the experiment was only too aware of.这是进行实验的科学家们唯一担心的事

aware of: 察觉到的, 意识到的

John has been aware of having done something wrong.

约翰已意识到自己做错了事情。

We are fully aware of the gravity of the situation.

我们十分清楚形势的严峻性。

I was going to take over their lives basically for a week.我要安排他们一周的生活

take over:接管

You are to take over one of the subdivisions.

你将接管其中一个分部。

But she went ahead anyway and pushed them back in time.但她坚持实验,把他们带回20年前

go ahead:前进

Please go ahead with your story.

请继续讲你的故事。

that they were going to be totally immersed in.他们将全身心融入

immerse in:全神贯注于,专心于;把…浸入水中

We all immersed in the gaiety of the Spring Festival.

我们都沉浸在春节的欢乐之中。

He was immersed in debts/difficulties.

他陷入债务/困难之中。

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stereotype ['steriətaip]

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n. 铅版,陈腔滥调,老一套
vt. 使用铅版

 
immerse [i'mə:s]

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vt. 浸,陷入

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gravity ['græviti]

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n. 重力,严重,庄重,严肃

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environment [in'vaiərənmənt]

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n. 环境,外界

 
retreat [ri'tri:t]

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n. 休息寓所,撤退,隐居
v. 撤退,向后倾

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