I mean, let's face it: we don't control our bodily processes like digestion, blood flow or the healing of wounds.

我的意思是，让我们面对现实吧：我们无法控制我们的身体过程，例如消化、血液流通或伤口愈合。

These signs are known as symptoms - things wrong with your body or mind that are signs of some illness or bodily process.

这些体征被称为症状——你的身体或精神方面出现的问题，它们是某些疾病或生理过程中所表现出的迹象。

The bodily processes do not have the same freedom, they obey their own laws.

身体过程没有同样的自由，它们遵循自己的规律。

The primary function of the endocrine system is to regulate our bodily processes, not control us.

内分泌系统的主要功能是调节我们的身体过程，而不是控制我们。

And there are philosophers who believe that man's spiritual life is no more free than the bodily processes.

还有一些哲学家认为，人的精神生活并不比身体过程更自由。

Because there was this theory that the body had this vital force, and that that was necessary for the bodily processes—including digestion.

因为有一种理论认为，身体具有这种生命力，并且这是身体过程（包括消化）所必需的。

So in xenomelia, the brain and bodily processes that give rise to our sense of ownership of our body parts, they're misfiring, so to speak, and the consequences can be serious.

身体完整性认同障碍症患者的大脑和身体造成我们对身体部位的拥有感可以说是哑火了，后果很严重。