In a recent study, Japanese researchers asked more than 500 women and men ages 20 to 83 to perform a "sit and reach" test, where they sit with legs extended and tried to touch their toes.

最近，日本研究者做了一份20 - 83岁年龄段，超过500名女性和男性的名为“坐位体前屈”测试研究。这个测试要求被测试者退伸直坐下然后尽量去触摸他们的脚趾头。

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You put your fishing pole down and sit at the water’s edge. You reach down and splash a handful of cool water up onto your face.

你放下鱼竿坐在水边，弯下腰捧了一把清凉的水扑到脸上。

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You put your fishing pole down and sit at the water's edge. You reach down and splash a handful of cool water up onto your face.

你放下鱼竿坐在水边，弯下腰捧了一把清凉的水扑到脸上。

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So this is the sit and reach test.

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Dishes of nuts and potato crisps sit within easy reach of armchairs.

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Some patients treated by the trust were left thirsty with drinks left out of reach, while others were left to sit in their own excrement, she said.

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