2021考研英语长难句复习（一一七）

　　

　　These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the health problems that come naturally with age.

　　①I would not go that far.

　　②Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s and beyond, and remain dazzlingly productive.

　　③ At 78, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone jokingly claims to be 53.

　　④Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is in her 70s, and former surgeon general C. Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his 80s.

　　⑤These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the health problems that come naturally with age.

　　⑥As a mere 68-year-old, I wish to age as productively as they have.

　　参考译文：

　　①　(论点: 总1)我不会说的那么。

　　②　(并列: 总2)如今，精力充沛的人通常会工作到60多岁甚至更久，仍然保持着惊人的生产力。

　　③　(具体：例1) 现年78岁的维亚康姆董事长萨姆纳·雷德斯通开玩笑说自己只有53岁。

　　④　(具体: 例2)法院法官桑德拉·戴·奥康纳今年70多岁，前卫生局局长c·埃弗雷特·库普在80多岁时主持了一家互联网初创公司。

　　⑤　(论点：总3)这些领导人是活生生的证据，预防起作用(证明预防是有效的)，我们能够解决随年龄增长而自然出现的健康问题。

　　⑥　(具体：分)作为一个年仅68岁的人，我希望老了之后能像他们那样富有创造力。

　　【翻译小作业】

　　这些社会精英是活生生的证据，自律起作用，我们能够解决懒惰造成的低效率问题。