十大超能力給我們帶來的痛苦(上)

When you hear the words "medical condition," it's likely that you automatically think it's bad news. If you are a hypochondriac, the very thought of those terrifying words makes you cringe. Although all medical conditions have some or many disadvantages, a few medical conditions actually grant some rather extreme abilities. We may find these abilities pretty extraordinary. However, the bad often outweighs the good when it comes to them.

你在聽到"病況"一詞時，很有可能會下意識地想到有壞事發生了。你如果是個憂鬱症患者，可能會談"病"色變。雖然各種醫學病症或多或少會給人帶來不便，但是有些病卻可以讓人們擁有非常強大的能力，讓你與衆不同。然而，人們真的擁有這種能力後，卻會發現，它帶來的痛苦大於快樂。

r Acute Hearing

10.聽覺過度靈敏

Just imagine one of your so called "friends" is talking about you behind your back. You get frustrated at the sound of muttered whispers that you can't seem to understand. Instead of aSking them about what they said, you'd rather hear it for yourself, and you might even wish you had some sort of super hearing ability. Well, that sort of ability is exactly what Stephen Mabbutt once acquired.

想象這樣一個場景：一個你所謂的"朋友"正在背後議論你。他們在竊竊私語，而你卻聽不清他們在議論什麼。你肯定很失望，還不能問他們到底在說什麼。只能自己豎着耳朵去聽，這時，你可能會想，我如果擁有敏銳聽覺的超能力就好了。而斯蒂芬·馬布特曾經有過這樣的能力。

Although you may instantly feel jealous, you really shouldn't be. Stephen didn't like his condition. Besides having the ability to hear a whispered conversation, Stephen's acute hearing was so superb he could literally hear his eyeballs roll back and forth. Not only could he hear his eyeballs, Stephen could hear other various noises his body made throughout the , what medical condition causes this? A rare condition called hyperacusis. Although hyperacusis is a condition of its own, it is often caused by a syndrome or disease. Stephen had a syndrome called superior canal dehiscence. The syndrome is caused by missing bone over the top of the semicircular canal, which is an internal part of the ear. Symptoms include dizziness, vertigo, headaches, and (of course) hen became so aggravated with his condition that he sought out treatment and had surgery to repair his ear. He is now cured and hears just like us average human beings.

你可能馬上心生嫉妒，但是你真的沒必要這樣。斯蒂芬並不喜歡自己過度靈敏的聽覺。他的聽覺異常靈敏，除了可以聽清別人竊竊私語，還能清楚地聽到自己眼球來回轉動的聲音，還可以聽到身體發出的其他聲音。那麼，是什麼疾病讓他落得如此下場呢？這是一種罕見的病症，叫做聽覺過敏症。雖然聽覺過敏的發病有其先決條件，但它又常常由一種綜合症或疾病所引發。斯蒂芬曾患有上半規管裂綜合症，此綜合症是由半規管頂部骨塊斷裂丟失所致。而半規管正好就是耳朵內部構造的一部分。此綜合症症狀包括頭暈、目眩、頭痛，當然還有聽覺過度靈敏。後來斯蒂芬聽覺過度靈敏的症狀嚴重惡化。他四處尋醫，找到了治療方法，並做了耳部修復手術。現在，他已經痊癒，聽力水平和正常人無異。

Ability To Never Gain Weight

9.不管怎麼吃都不會變胖

What exactly would you do if you had the ability to never gain weight? With this sort of ability, you'd probably never have to pull yourself up to go to a hot and sweaty gym or do some vigorous home exercise. Seems a bit like a dream, doesn't it?

你的體重如果永遠都不會增加，那麼你會做些什麼？有了這樣的能力，你大概再也不會強迫自己去健身房或在家裏運動了。這聽上去似乎是個美夢，但事實沒那麼簡單。

Well, this particular ability isn't exactly fictional. A young woman by the name of Lizzie Velasquez suffers from it. Although we all have desires to eat certain delicious foods, Lizzie has to eat every 15 minutes whether she is full or not. This is because she was born without adipose tissue and is constantly losing condition of losing body fat rapidly and improperly distributing it is called lipodystrophy. It is caused by a variety of syndromes and diseases, but only a few of them can cause a severe case of it. Lizzie's lipodystrophy is caused by Wiedemann Rautenstrauch syndrome, which is also known as neonatal progeroid syndrome. The syndrome not only causes severe weight loss and complete lack of adipose tissue, but it also causes growth delays and premature e isn't a cure for Wiedemann Rautenstrauch syndrome. However, Lizzie has learned to deal with and manage her condition. She also plans on being the best motivational speaker that she can be.

這種特殊的能力確實存在，卻讓一位名叫莉齊·維拉斯奎斯的年輕女士深受其害。我們雖然都渴望美食，但莉齊不管是飽還是餓，不得不每15分鐘就進食一次。因爲她生來就沒有脂肪組織，體重時刻減少。這種身體脂肪組織快速損耗且損耗不均的症狀叫脂肪代謝障礙，它由各種各樣的綜合症和疾病引發，但是隻有一小部分會導致嚴重的脂肪代謝障礙。莉齊的病症由魏德曼施特勞赫綜合徵引發，也就是大家所知曉的新生兒型類早衰症。這種綜合症不僅會導致體重嚴重減少，脂肪組織完全缺失，還會造成發育延遲和過早衰老。至今還未找到該病的治癒療法，但是，莉齊已經學會了如何控制病情。同時，她也打算盡她所能，成爲一名最優秀的勵志演說家。

ive Strength

8.天生神力

Do you consider yourself a bodybuilder because of your impressive strength and muscle? If not, chances are that you know someone who does. You probably wonder exactly how long it takes for someone to gain such strength. Did you know some people are actually born with immense strength?

你想做一個力大無比，肌肉發達的健美運動員嗎？也許你從未考慮過，不過你可以在接下來的內容中瞭解一下那些有這種想法的人。你知道健美運動員要練得如此有力，需要花多長時間纔可以嗎？實際上，有些人無需苦練，卻天生擁有神力。

At less than six months of age, a boy by the name of Liam Hoekstra already had the strength to exercise. It wasn't like he was pushed or pressured to do it (after all, he was just a baby). He did it naturally. If his mother held him up, Liam would begin to do the "Iron Cross," which is a move professionally done by highly trained r being shocked by what they saw, Liam's parents knew that something was very different about their child. Like any concerned pair of parents, they got him checked out by the doctor. As it turns out, Liam has a very rare condition that grants him super strength and fast muscle 's called myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy. It's caused by a low amount of myostatin which is a type of protein. The specific protein is supposed to make the body resistant to gaining an extreme amount of muscle. Having high levels of myostatin causes low muscle gain, and low levels of myostatin leads to high levels of muscle gain. Liam's myostatin levels are considered very low due to the condition, resulting in massive muscle growth on his young would probably assume that people with the condition may have some serious health concerns. However, the condition itself doesn't seem to cause any serious medical problems. Overall, people with the condition have the same life span and mentality as healthy people without the condition.

一個叫利亞姆·霍克斯特拉的男嬰在未滿6個月的時候就已經會做增力運動了。但他這樣做並沒有人強迫，而是嬰兒的天性使然。每當他媽媽把他舉起來，他就會開始做體操中一種高難度的吊環動作——"水平十字"，只有訓練有素的專業運動員才能做到。孩子都是父母的掌上明珠。自己的兒子如此天賦異稟，利亞姆的父母對此感到震驚之餘，更擔憂的是孩子的健康狀況，於是他們帶利亞姆到醫院做了檢查。結果顯示，在利亞姆身上出現了一種非常罕見的狀況，致使他天生神力和擁有非常發達的肌肉。這種狀況往往是由抑制肌肉過度肥大的蛋白質缺失而引起的。這是肌肉生長抑制素基因的變異導致的肌肉肥大。人體內肌肉生長抑制素含量過高就會導致肌肉萎縮，反之則會導致肌肉肥大。利亞姆的狀況表明，他體內肌肉生長抑制素含量較低，所以纔會長出與他年齡不符，過度發達的肌肉。身體存在這種狀況的人都會有嚴重的健康隱患嗎？實則不然，這種狀況本身並不會引發嚴重的疾病。總的說來，身體存在這種狀況的人，壽命和心智與其他人並無兩樣。

r Stretchy Skin

7.彈力過度性皮膚

If one of your favorite superheroes is Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four, you're probably already jittering with anticipation for this next outrageous ability. While it isn't exactly a superhero quality, it is a very unique ability. Instead of having tight and ashy skin, some people have velvety skin that stretches to an extreme length. It's one of the symptoms of a rare genetic condition called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. It's caused by poor production of collagen, which is the stuff that holds the body's skin together.

你最喜歡的英雄中如果有《神奇四俠》裏的神奇先生，那接下來要提到的這種神奇症狀應該正合你的口味。不過這並不是一種超能力，而是一種非常罕見的疾病。患有這種疾病的人，皮膚並不像常人一般緊緻，而是鬆弛且延展過度，猶如天鵝絨般觸感柔軟。這是一種罕見的遺傳病，名爲"埃萊爾-當洛綜合徵"。其病因是由於人體內締結組織的主要蛋白質之一的膠原蛋白缺失而引發的。

Although it seems like something "cool" to have, sufferers of the syndrome have a large variety of grueling symptoms. Constant joint pain, fragile blood vessels, and skin tearing are just a few. A very common complication is the skin's inability to hold stitches if the sufferer happens to need them. Unfortunately, there isn't a cure for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. However, those with it manage the condition by taking pain medication, controlling their blood pressure, attending physical therapy, and knowing their skin's limits.

雖然"皮膚超有彈性、能隨意延展"聽起來很有趣，然而此病患者卻要遭受很多折磨。因皮膚過度伸展，患者會常年遭受諸如關節疼痛、血管易破裂、小傷口十天半個月都無法癒合的折磨。伴隨這種病症最常見的麻煩是，不能在患者的皮膚上縫針。令人遺憾的是，目前針對這種病症沒有根治方法。患者只能通過服用止痛藥、控制血壓、接受理療、時刻關注自己皮膚狀況的方法來緩解病情。

eme Photographic Memory

6.超強的記憶力

We all know one person who brags about their "photographic memory," which is also known as eidetic memory. Although their memory might be rather impressive, is their memory superb enough to draw an entire city after viewing it for just a few minutes?

我們都知道，記憶力好其實就是指擁有異常清晰的記憶能力。這些人的記憶能力或許的確超於常人，但是否能達到在鳥瞰一座城市幾分鐘之後，就將整個城市畫出來這般強悍呢？

A man by the name of Stephen Wiltshire truly has some extreme eidetic memory. After taking a 20-minute helicopter ride over New York City, Stephen began to work on his masterpiece—a panoramic, 20-foot wide drawing of the entire city. It only took him less than a week to fully complete. New York City isn't the only thing Stephen has drawn. He also drew various parts of Rome and Hong Kong solely from , what condition causes this sort of massive eidetic memory? A very rare condition called savant syndrome. Although it's usually caused by autism, it could also be caused by various mental illnesses or some form of brain damage. Unfortunately, the sufferer often has a very low IQ and other mental disabilities. However, in return, the sufferer gains an extremely unique form of talent usually involving artistic or musical potential.

斯蒂芬·威爾特的確有這樣的超能力。他在直升機上鳥瞰紐約城20分鐘之後，便開始了他的傑作——一副20英尺寬的紐約全景圖。他在不到一個星期的時間內就完成了這幅作品。紐約全景圖並不是他唯一的作品，他還根據自己的記憶，畫了羅馬和香港的很多地區。那麼，是什麼原因讓他擁有異常清晰的記憶力呢？有一種很罕見的症狀叫做"學者綜合症"，這多數是由自閉症導致的，也可能因大腦受損或是其他大腦疾病引發。不幸的是，患者的智商通常很低並患有智力障礙。但在某些方面，反而是個優勢，例如在藝術或音樂上，他們卻擁有超乎常人的能力。

翻譯:叫我王二白 來源:前十網