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A new study says humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy. 

一项新的研究表明，人类正在达到预期寿命的上限。 

Developments in medical technology and genetic research are not leading to major increases in lifespan overall, the researchers said. 

研究人员表示，医疗技术和基因研究的发展并没有导致整体寿命的大幅延长。 

The study was published recently in Nature Aging. 

该研究最近发表在《自然衰老》杂志上。 

“We have to recognize there’s a limit” and possibly change ideas about when people should retire and how much money they will need to live out their lives, said S. Jay Olshansky of the University of Illinois-Chicago. Olshansky was the lead writer of the study. 

伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校的 S. Jay Olshansky 表示，“我们必须认识到这是有限制的”，并可能改变人们关于何时退休以及需要多少钱来度过余生的想法。奥尔尚斯基是这项研究的主要作者。 

Mark Hayward of the University of Texas was not involved in the study. However, he called it “a valuable addition to the mortality literature.” 

德克萨斯大学的马克·海沃德没有参与这项研究。然而，他称其为“对死亡率文献的宝贵补充”。 

“We are reaching a plateau” in life expectancy, he said. 

他说，预期寿命“我们正在达到一个平台期”。 

It is always possible that some new development could push survival to greater lengths, “but we don’t have that now,” Hayward said. 

海沃德说，一些新的发展总是有可能将生存推向更大的长度，“但我们现在还没有这样的能力”。