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.
一位年老体衰的父亲去和他儿子、儿媳妇，还有四岁的小孙子一起生活。
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson.
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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