寿命预测技术使老人重新规划人生
<p><span word="THIS">THIS</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="songwriter">songwriter</span> <span word="Leonard">Leonard</span> <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="his">his</span> 80<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> — <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> 80. “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recommence">recommence</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p>这个周末，歌手兼词曲创作者莱昂纳德·科恩点上一支香烟，庆祝他的80岁生日（9月21日——译注）。去年他宣布，自己打算一到80岁就恢复吸烟。“这是重新开始的好年纪，”他说。</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sensible">sensible</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoker">smoker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="secondhand">secondhand</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="provocative">provocative</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="When">When</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasures">pleasures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>?</p><p>吸烟在任何年纪都是不明智的。吸烟者和那些吸二手烟的人都会出现健康问题，既有长期的，也有急性的，比如感染和哮喘等。但是科恩的计划提出了一个刺激的问题：我们什么时候可以把未来的人生抛到一边，全新享受当下的快乐？</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 80. <span word="Industrialized">Industrialized</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="preoccupied">preoccupied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tuberculosis">tuberculosis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="polio">polio</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aging">aging</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="osteoporosis">osteoporosis</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>.</p>
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