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.
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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。