日本這對(duì)夫妻的婚姻已長(zhǎng)達(dá)80年

The world's oldest living married couple revealed the secret to their 80-year marriage last Tuesday -- her patience.

上周二，世界上最長(zhǎng)壽的在世夫婦公布了他們長(zhǎng)達(dá)80年的婚姻的秘訣：她的耐心。

"It's thanks to my patience," said 100-year-old wife Miyako Matsumoto of Japan.

來(lái)自日本的100歲的松本宮子表示：“這多虧了我的耐心。”

The Guinness World Records named Miyako and her husband, Masao Matsumoto, 108, the oldest living spouses by aggregate age.

《吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄》將宮子和她108歲的丈夫松本正雄認(rèn)證為世界上仍健在的最年長(zhǎng)夫妻。

"I am so grateful that it brings me tears," Miyako said as she and her husband posed with a framed certificate at the nursing home where they live.

宮子和丈夫拿著裝裱好的證書(shū)，在他們住的養(yǎng)老院拍照留念時(shí)表示：“我感激得哭了。”

The Matsumotos were both born in the Japanese city of Oita and introduced through an acquaintance. They were legally wed in 1937, though they never had a big wedding celebration, as Japan headed into war and the groom was sent overseas as a soldier.

松本夫妻出生在日本大分縣，是通過(guò)一位熟人介紹認(rèn)識(shí)的。二人于1937年合法結(jié)婚，雖然他們從未舉行過(guò)盛大的婚禮。這是因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)日本參戰(zhàn)了，松本正雄被派往海外當(dāng)兵。

But they had a big family when he returned -- raising five daughters who now range in age from 77 to 66. They also have 13 grandchildren, and their 25th great-grandchild was born last month.

但當(dāng)他回來(lái)之后，他們擁有了一個(gè)大家庭，養(yǎng)大了5個(gè)女兒，如今最大的77歲，最小的也66歲了。此外，他們還有13個(gè)孫輩，而就在上個(gè)月，他們的第25個(gè)曾孫出生了。

"They've entered the last chapter of their life," said their daughter, Hiromi. "It was an honor for them to receive this award. I would love them to continue living a peaceful life."

他們的女兒宏美說(shuō)：“他們已經(jīng)進(jìn)入了生命的最后階段。獲得這個(gè)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)是一種榮譽(yù)。我希望他們能繼續(xù)過(guò)平靜的生活。”

For their 80th anniversary, staff at the couple's nursing home threw them a big party, with Miyako donning a regal red dress for a photo shoot.

在他們結(jié)婚80周年之際，養(yǎng)老院的工作人員為他們舉辦了一場(chǎng)盛大的聚會(huì)，宮子穿著一件高貴的紅色禮服拍了照。

They still have a couple of years to go to beat the record for oldest married couple ever by aggregate age. That honor still belongs to Norwegians Karl and Gudrun Dolven who had a combined age of 210 years when Gurdrun died in 2004.

他們還需要幾年的時(shí)間來(lái)打破歷史上年齡總和最大的夫婦這一記錄。該榮譽(yù)仍然屬于挪威的卡爾·多文和古爾德倫·多文夫婦。2004年古爾德倫去世時(shí)，他們的年齡加起來(lái)是210歲。