Even C. elegans worms that wiggle slowly die sooner than worms of the same age that wiggle more quickly.

即便是同期蠕虫，爬得慢的比爬得快的早死。

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These social determinants are intrinsically linked to inequities in health and help explain why poor and marginalized people get sick and die sooner than those in better social positions.

这些社会决定因素与卫生方面的不公平现象具有内在的联系，并有助于解释为什么贫穷和处于社会边缘地位的人们比社会地位较优越者更早得病和死亡。

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Researchers at the University of Chicago say timid rats were more likely to develop cancer and to die sooner than more "adventuresome" rats.

芝加哥大学研究人员说，胆小的大鼠与那些胆子较大的大鼠相比，更可能得癌症，而且更早死亡。

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In circumstances like these, I would want to die sooner rather than later and in my own home.

ECONOMIST: Polish woes

Of course, it could be argued that refusal of treatment is often tantamount to a wish to die sooner.

ECONOMIST: The right to choose to die

As for well-being, other studies show that elderly people who stop working tend to die sooner than their peers who labour on.

ECONOMIST: Affluence