We have, from the time we are slapped on the butt until we take our last dying breath -- that's when we're newborn to when we're dead -- we cannot reduce our metabolic rate below what's called a standard, or basal metabolic rate.
我们从一出娘胎 直到临终时刻—— 这就是当我们死亡时，就会获得新生—— 我们不能降低自己的代谢率 将其降到所谓的标准水平之下， 或称“基础代谢率”。