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　　The process of ageing

　　衰老过程

　　At the age of 12 years, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet

　　to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence;

　　but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and

　　young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a

　　progressive loss of our vigour and resistance which, though imperceptible at

　　first, will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we

　　look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.

　　This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing. It is one of

　　the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this

　　way, that if we escape wars, accidents and diseases we shall eventually 'die of

　　old age', and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to

　　person, so that there are heavy odds in favour of our dying between the ages of

　　65 and 80. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer -- on into a ninth

　　or tenth decade. But the chances are against it, and there is a virtual limit on

　　how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are.

　　人体在12岁时是生命力最旺盛的时期。虽然这个时期人的身材、体力和智力还有待发展和完善，但在这个年龄死亡的可能性最小。再早一些，我们是幼儿和小孩子，身体较脆弱;再迟一些，我们就要经历生命力和抵抗力逐步衰退的过程。虽然这个过程起初难以觉察，但最终会急转直下，不管我们怎样精心照料我们自己，不管社会和医生怎样对我们进行精心照顾，我们也无法再活下去了。生命力随着时间的流失而衰退叫做衰老。人类发现的最不愉快的一个事实是：人必然会衰老。既使我们能避开战争、意外的事故和各种疾病，我们最终也会“老死”;衰老的速度在人与人之间相差甚微，我们最可能死亡的年龄在65至80岁之间，有些人会死得早一些，少数人寿命会长一些

　　-- 活到八十几岁或九十几岁，但这种可能性很小。不管我们多么幸运，多么健壮，我们所希望的长寿实际上是有限度的。

　　New words and expressions 生词与短语

　　likelihood

　　n. 可能性

　　infant

　　n. 婴儿

　　vulnerable

　　adj. 脆弱

　　imperceptible

　　adj. 感觉不到的

　　steep

　　adj. 急转直下