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Azeri Hills Hold Secret of Long Life

You can see for kilometers from the mountains where Allahverdi Ibadov herds his small flock of sheep amid a sea of yellow，red，and purple wildflowers. The view from Amburdere in southern Azerbaijan toward the Iranian border is spectacular，but Mr. Ibadov barely gives it a second glance.

Why should he？He‘s been coming here nearly every day for 100 years.

According to his carefully preserved passport，Mr. Ibadov，whose birth was not registered until he was a toddler，is at least 105 years old. His wife，who died two years ago，was even older. They are among the dozens of people in this beautiful，isolated region who live extraordinarily long lives.

Mr. Ibadov‘s eldest son has just turned 70. He lost count long ago of how many grandchildren he has.1 “I’m an old man now I look after the sheep，and I prepare the wood for winter. I still have something to do. ”

A lifetime of toil，it seems，takes very few people to an early grave in this region. Scientists admit there appears to be something in the Azeri mountains that gives local people a longer，healthier life than most.

Miri Ismailov‘s family in the tiny village of Tatoni are convinced that they know what it is. Mr. Ismailov is 110，his great-great-grandson is four. They share one proud boast： Neither has been to a doctor. “There are hundreds of herbs on the mountain，and we use them all in our cooking and for medicines”； explained Mr. Ismailov’s daughter，Elmira. “We know exactly what they can do. We are our own doctors.，

There is one herb for high blood pressure，another for kidney stones，and a third for a hacking cough. They are carefully collected from the slopes surrounding the village. Experts from the Azerbaijan Academy of Science believe the herbs may be part of the answer. They have been studying longevity in this region for years. It began as a rare joint Soviet-American project in the 1980s，but these studies are not being funded any more.

Azeri scientists have isolated a type of saffron unique to the southern mountains as one thing that seems to increase longevity. Another plant，made into a paste，dramatically increases the amount of milk that animals are able to produce. “Now we have to examine these plants clinically to find out which substances have this effect，”said Chingiz Gassimov，a scientist at the academy.

The theory that local people have also developed a genetic predisposition to long life has been strengthened by the study of a group of Russian emigres whose ancestors were exiled to the Caucasus 200 years ago.2 The Russians‘ life span is much shorter than that of the indigenous mountain folk — though it is appreciably longer than that of their ancestors left behind in the Russian heartland.

“Over the decades，I believe local conditions have begun to have a positive effect on the new arrivals” ，Professor Gassimov said. “It‘s been slowly transferred down the generations.”

But Mr. Ismailov，gripping his stout wooden cane，has been around for too long to get overexcited. “There‘s no secret，” he shrugged dismissively. “I look after the cattle and I eat well. Life goes on.”

詞匯：

herd vt.放牧

boast vt.以有……而自豪

longevity  n.長壽

Caucasus n.高加索

Dismissively adv.輕蔑地

spectacular adj.壯觀的

hacking cough干咳

saffron n.藏紅花

indigenous adj.本土的

注釋：

1.He lost count long ago of how many grandchildren he has.他很久以前就數(shù)不清他有多少個(gè)孫輩孩子。lost count：弄不清楚，數(shù)不清

2.The theory that local people have also developed a genetic predisposition to long life has been strengthened by the study of a group of Russian emigres whose ancestors were exiled to the Caucasus 200 years ago.當(dāng)?shù)厝艘呀?jīng)具備長壽的遺傳素質(zhì)，一組關(guān)于俄羅斯移民的研究證實(shí)了這一理論。他們的祖先在兩百年前被流放到高加索地區(qū)。genetic predisposition：遺傳素質(zhì)

練習(xí)：

1.Amburdere is a city in Southern Azerbaijan.

A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

2.Allahverdi Ibadov does not know exactly how old he is.

A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

3.Mr. Ibadov can‘t do any kind of work anymore.

A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

4.Miri Ismailov has never been to a doctor but his great-great-grandson has.

A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

5.People in this region enjoy a easy and rich life.

A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

6.Elmira Ismailov is a doctor who uses herbs as medicines.

A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

7.Scientists think people‘s genes might affect how long they live.

A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

答案與題解：

1.A 從第一段的第二句前半句The view from Amburdere in southern Azerbaijan toward the Iranian border is spectacular中的Amburdere in southern Azerbaijan可以看出，Amburdere在Azerbaijan的南部。

2.A 通過第三段的第一句中的Mr. Ibadov，whose birth was not registered until he was a toddler以及at least 105 years old可以斷定，連他自己也不知道他的確切年齡。

3.B 從第四段的Mr. Ibadov自己的敘述：“I‘m an old man now I look after the sheep，and I prepare the wood for winter. I still have something to do. ”可以看出，Ibadov仍舊在勞作。

4.B 第六段講的是Miri Ismailov一家人都住在一個(gè)小山村里，他110歲，他的玄孫4歲，他們有同一個(gè)引以為豪的事：都沒有看過醫(yī)生。本句說Ismailov沒有看過醫(yī)生，而他的玄孫看過醫(yī)生。

5.C 句的意思是：這個(gè)地區(qū)的人們生活無憂無慮且富足。本文雖然提到這個(gè)地區(qū)的人們身體健康且長壽，但沒有提及他們的生活情況。

6.B 第六段和第七段雖然講我們是我們自己的醫(yī)生，這是一個(gè)比喻，意思是我們不用醫(yī)生，我們吃的東西（山上的植物）具有保健作用。所以Elmira的職業(yè)不是醫(yī)生。

7.A 本句的意思是：科學(xué)家們認(rèn)為，基因可能影響人們的壽命。第九段的第一句所表達(dá)的意思與本句相符：當(dāng)?shù)厝司邆淞碎L壽的遺傳素質(zhì)（genetic predisposition），他們具有長壽基因。

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