留美老师带你每日说英文 第387期:长生不老的裸鼹鼠

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：

Surprisingly, they aren't any more likely to die in old age than when they're young adults. It's as if they've found the fountain of youth, though perhaps not the fountain of beauty.
更令人惊讶的是，裸鼹鼠不会因为年纪愈来愈老就比它们在年轻时更容易死亡。就好像他们找到青春之泉，但也许不是美丽之泉