And I sent home a questionnaire, asking their parents because most of the children in the class come from other countries. In fact, just about everybody in America comes from another country if you trace far enough.

我还给家长们发了一张问卷，因为班上,大部分学生来自,其它国家，事实上，如果追根溯源，任何一个美国都来自,其它国家。

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People lived shorter lives and so they didn't get far enough into the age span to suffer from the chronic diseases that people are suffering more today.

当时的人寿命比较短所以他们,活不到现代人那么长,长得足以患上那些慢性疾病

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