本书采用倒叙的方式，以一位年老志衰的叙述者追忆年轻时光，一开始是充满魔力的年轻冒险，到后来却渐渐经历失败与创伤。
His fictionalised portrait of the artist as a young man is recalled by an older, disillusioned narrator. What begins as an enchanted adventure of youth becomes freighted with trauma and loss.
你是期望变老，还是害怕自己年迈体衰、记忆减退，而且还要依赖他人？
Do you look forward to old age, or do you dread frailty, loss of memory and dependence on others?
然而更令人惊讶的是，与免疫系统中炎症和其他成分相关的基因却正好相反-表达有所增长，这说明免疫系统在衰 老的过程中起了很重要的作用。
More surprisingly, the opposite was true for genes associated with inflammation and other components of the immune system, suggesting that the immune system may play a role in ageing.
然而更令人惊讶的是，与免疫系统中炎症和其他成分相关的基因却正好相反-表达有所增长，这说明免疫系统在衰 老的过程中起了很重要的作用。
More surprisingly, the opposite was true for genes associated with inflammation and other components of the immune system, suggesting that the immune system may play a role in ageing.
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