It appeared that the reactors withstood the powerful earthquake, but the ocean waves damaged generators and backup systems, harming the ability to cool the reactors.

反应堆能够经得起强大的地震，但是海浪会破坏发电机和后备系统，从而破坏反应堆的冷却能力。

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The energy powerhouse cells in muscles get damaged with age. That damage accumulates over time and, on top of that, the body's ability to repair that damage also dwindles with aging.

瓦那嘎特说，就像是连挨了两拳，变老以后，肌肉里的能量单元不断损耗，随着时间的推移，这种伤害不断积累；除此以外，身体对于损害的修复能力也因老化而缩小。

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When the right brain's ability to detect anomalies and challenge the left is somehow damaged or lost (e.g., from a stroke), anosognosia results.

当右脑探测异常情况和挑战左脑的能力因为某种原因受损或者缺失(例如由于中风的缘故)时，病感失认症就产生了。

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And if parts of these brains--if parts -if these parts of the brain are damaged you get language deficits or aphasias where you might lose the ability to understand or create language.

如果这些脑区,如果这些脑区受到损伤,那就会患上各种语言障碍或失语症,就是说可能会失去理解或创造语言的能力

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