考研英语写作必背美文10篇（八）
<p> 2015考研英语写作必背美文10篇(八)</p><p> <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="Longer">Longer</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="uncommon">uncommon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifespan">lifespan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="short">short</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eighties">eighties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nineties">nineties</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 100. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mankinds">Mankinds</span> <span word="longevity">longevity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="breakthroughs">breakthroughs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eradicated">eradicated</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="common">common</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="importantly">importantly</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="debilitating">debilitating</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sanitary">sanitary</span>. <span word="Furthermore">Furthermore</span>, <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="taxing">taxing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>.</p><p> 参考译文：</p><p> 活得更久</p><p> 以前的人活到40岁就过完一生而死亡是很平常的。但是现在，我们认为40岁的寿命很短。人们活到八十几岁、九十几岁，有些甚至到100岁，是很平常的。而且，人们还能活得久而且又健康，精力充沛地迈入他们的黄金时代。</p>
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