Scientists have shown that people with a fast metabolism don't live as long as those who burn up calories more slowly.

科学家们表示新陈代谢快的人没有那些燃烧卡路里慢的人寿命长。

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Mary: “I once tried to burn it all off because hair burns so fast, but then my mom came home and she was like, “Why does it smell like burning hair? Did you burn your hair?

我有次想把它们全烧了，因为头发着起来那么快，但是妈妈进来了，她问我：‘怎么闻起来像头发烧焦的味道？

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Mary: "I once tried to burn it all off because hair burns so fast, but then my mom came home and she was like," Why does it smell like burning hair?

Mary：“我有次想把它们全烧了，因为头发着起来那么快，但是妈妈进来了，她问我：怎么闻起来像头发烧焦的味道？”

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If only you'd known you had another 50 years, that you weren't going to die young-- or James Dean, going to burn out fast and die young-- if only you'd realized you were going to live to the ripe old age of 97, you would have picked a different life for yourself.

如果你知道自己还剩下50年，你不会英年早逝-,或者说你不会油尽灯枯，英年早逝-,如果你知道,你可以活到97岁高龄，你就会为自己选择另一种生活。

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But those very characteristics could render it vulnerable to a fast burn-out.

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He likes certain Internet startups like LinkedIn--Alger participated in the initial offering but quickly sold out--because they don't burn cash as quickly as fast-growing traditional manufacturing firms.

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Temperate-forest fires burn hot and fast, and sometimes all the way up to the crown of a tree.

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