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Passage 1
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Related to the 'use-it-or-lose-it law' is the 'keep-moving principle'.
与“要么使用，要么失去”法则相关的是“永不止步法则”。
We learned about stagnation from nature. A river that stops moving gets smelly.
我们从大自然中学到“停滞”，河流停止流动就会变臭。
The same thing happens to people who stop moving, either mentally or physically.
同样的事情也会发生在那些停止运动的人身上，无论是精神上停止还是身体上停止。
Those who play contact sports know that the player who usually gets hurt the most is the one who is standing still.
从事接触性运动的人都知道，总是受伤最多的那名运动员就是那名总是站着不动的运动员。
Of course, you'll need some time to catch your breath every so often, but the essential message is keep moving, extending and learning.
当然，你需要时间来不时地喘口气，但最重要的是要保持运动、伸展和学习。
Ships last a lot longer when they go to sea than when they stay in the harbor. The same is true for the airplanes.
船在海上航行的时间比在港口停留的时间要长得多，飞机也是如此。
You don't preserve an airplane by keeping it on the ground, you preserve it by keeping it in service.
保养一架飞机并不是让它一直停在地面上，而是要一直使用它。
We also get to live a long healthy life by staying in service.
如果我们一直处于工作状态，那么我们也能够健康长寿。
Longevity statistics reveal that the average person doesn't last very long after retirement. The moral here is don't retire.
寿命统计数据显示，正常人在退休后寿命不会很长。这告诉我们，不要退休。
If a fellow says "I'm 94 years old and I worked all my life", we need to realize, that is how he got to be 94, by staying involved.
如果一个人说：“我94岁了，我工作了一辈子”，那么我们需要清楚的是他是如何通过参与的方式而活到94岁的。
George Bernard Shaw won a Nobel Prize when he was nearly 70.
萧伯纳在将近70岁的时候获得了诺贝尔奖。
Benjamin Franklin produced some of his best writings at the age of 84, and Pablo Picasso put brush to canvas right through his eighties.
本杰明·富兰克林在84岁时出世了他的一些最优秀的作品，而巴勃罗·毕加索在自己80多岁时才开始在画布上作画。
Isn't the issue how old we think we are?
问题不在于“我们认为自己多大了”?
A bonus with the 'keep-moving principle' is that while we keep moving, we don't have a chance to worry.
“永不止步法则”的好处是，我们在一直前进的时候是没有机会去担心的。
Hence we avoid the dreaded paralyses by analysis.
因此，我们通过去分析避免了可怕的瘫痪。
9. What does the speaker say about players of contact sports?
9. 关于从事接触性运动的运动员，叙述者讲了什么？
10. What do longevity statistics reveal about the average person?
10. 长寿统计数据揭示了有关正常人的什么？
11. What bonus does the keep moving principle bring us according to the speaker?
11. 根据叙述者所说，“永不止步法则”给我们带来了什么好处？
