There are several places in the world that are famous for people who live for a very long time. Doctors, scientists and public health experts often travel to these regions to solve a mysterious long healthy life.
世界上有几个地方以因那里的人活得久而闻名。医生、科学家和公共卫生专家经常前往这些地区，以解决神秘的长寿问题。
Hunza is high in the Himalayan Mountains of Asia. There, many people over one hundred years of age are still in physical health. Men of ninety are new fathers, and women of fifty still have babies. What are the reasons for this good health? Scientists believe that the people of Hunza have these three benefits: first, physical work, usually in the fields or with animals; second, a healthy environment with clean air and water; and what’s more, a simple diet high in vitamins and nutrition but low in fat, cholesterol, sugar and chemical.
洪扎位于亚洲喜马拉雅山脉的高山上。在那里，许多一百多岁的人仍处于身体健康状态。九十岁的男人是新父亲，五十岁的女人仍然有孩子。身体健康的原因是什么？科学家认为，罕萨人有以下三个好处：首先，通常是在田野或与动物一起从事体力劳动。第二，有干净的空气和水的健康环境；更重要的是，简单饮食富含维生素和营养，但脂肪，胆固醇，糖和化学物质含量低。
People in the Caucasus Mountains in Russia are also famous for their longevity. In this area, there are also examples of very long-lived people. Birth records are not usually available, but a woman called Tsurba probably live until age 160; a man called Shirali probably lived until 168. His widow was 120 years old. In general, the people not only live a long time, but they also live well. They are almost never sick, and when they die, they have not only their own teeth but also a full head of hair, and good eyesight.
俄罗斯高加索山脉的人们也因其长寿而闻名。在这一领域，也有一些寿命长的人的例子。通常没有出生记录，但是一个叫楚巴的妇女可能活到160岁。一个名叫希拉利的男人可能活到168岁。他的遗孀已有120岁。一般而言，人民不仅生活时间长，而且生活得很好。他们几乎从不生病，死后不仅拥有自己的牙齿，而且还有一头满头的头发和良好的视力。
Vilcabmaba, Ecuador, is another area famous for the longevity of its inhabitants. This region-like Hunza and the Caucasus-is also in high mountain, far away from cities. In Vilcabamba, too, there is very little disease. One reason for the good health of the people might be the clean, beautiful environment: the temperature is about 70 Fahrenheit all years long; the wind always comes from the same direction; and the region is rich in flowers, fruit, vegetables and wildlife.
厄瓜多尔维尔卡姆巴是另一个以居民长寿而闻名的地区。这个类似该地区的洪扎和高加索地区也位于高山上，远离城市。在维尔卡班巴，疾病也很少。人民健康的原因之一可能是干净、优美的环境：气温在70华氏度左右，一年四年：风总是来自同一个方向：该地区盛产鲜花、水果、蔬菜和野生动物。
In some ways, the diets of the inhabitants in the three regions are quite different. Hunzukuts eat mainly raw vegetables, fruit(especially apricots), and chapattis-a kind of pancake; they eat meat only a few times a year. The Caucasian diet consists mainly of milk, cheese, vegetables, fruit and meat; most people there drink the local red wine daily. In Vilcabamba, people eat a small amount of meat each week, but the diet consists largely of grain, corn, beans, potatoes and fruit.
在某些方面，这三个地区居民的饮食大不相同。洪祖库特人主要吃生蔬菜、水果（尤其是杏子）和香菜——一种煎饼：他们一年只吃几次肉。白种人饮食主要包括牛奶、奶酪、蔬菜、水果和肉类：那里的大多数人每天都喝当地的红酒。在维尔卡班巴，人们每周吃少量的肉，但饮食主要包括谷物、玉米、豆类、土豆和水果。
Experts find one surprising fact in the mountains of Ecuador. Most People there, even the very old, consume a lot of coffee, drink a large a mount of alcohol, and smoke forty to sixty cigarettes daily, but they still enjoy good health.
专家们在厄瓜多尔山区发现了一个令人惊讶的事实。那里的大多数人，即使是年老的人，也喝大量的咖啡，喝大量的酒，每天抽四六十支烟，但他们仍然健康。
However, the diets are similar in two general ways: first, the fruits and vegetables that the inhabitants of the three areas eat are all natural; that is, they contain no chemical and second, the people consume fewer calories than people do in the other parts of world. A typical North American takes in an average of 3,300 calories every day; a typical inhabitant of these mountainous areas between 1,700 to 2,000 calories.
但是，饮食在两个方面很相似：首先，三个地区的居民所吃的水果和蔬菜都是天然的；也就是说，它们不含化学物质，其次，人们消耗的卡路里比世界其他地区少。一个典型的北美人平均每天要摄取3,300卡路里；这些山区的典型居民的热量在1,700到2,000卡之间。
Inhabitants in the three regions have more in common calories, natural food, their mountains and their distance from modern cities, because these people live in the countryside and are mostly famers, their lives are physically hard. Thus, they do not need to go to health clubs because they get a lot of exercise in their daily work. In addition, although, their lives are hard, the people do not seem to have the worries of city people. Consequently, some experts believe that physical exercise and freedom from worry might be the two most important secrets of longevity.
这三个地区的居民有更多的共同卡路里，天然食物，山峦以及与现代城市的距离，因为这些人生活在农村并且大多是农民，他们的身体十分艰苦。因此，他们不需要去健身俱乐部，因为他们在日常工作中会做很多运动。此外，尽管他们的生活艰难，但人们似乎没有城市人的后顾之忧。因此，一些专家认为体育锻炼和摆脱忧虑可能是长寿的两个最重要的秘密。
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