英語四級：世界高領老人破世界紀錄

　　Okawa, born in Osaka on March 5, 1898, was recognized as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records in 2013.

　　“It seemed rather short,” she said after Osaka government official Takehiro Ogura, who brought her a big bouquet, asked how she felt about living for 117 years.

　　

 

　　Okawa, her hair decorated with a pink daisy pin, looked up from her wheelchair and said she was “very happy” to be that age.

　　Asked for the secret of her longevity, she responded nonchalantly, “I wonder about that too.”

　　

 

　　Japan has the most centenarians in the world, with more than 58,000, according to the government. About 87 percent of them are women.

　　Okawa has slowed down in recent months and is having trouble hearing, but she still eats well and is in good health, according to her Osaka nursing home, where Wednesday’s televised celebration was held.

　　Okawa married her husband, Yukio, in 1919, and they had three children — two daughters and a son. She now has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 1931.

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　　據(jù)日本朝日電視臺3月4日報道，被吉尼斯世界紀錄認定為“世界最長壽老人”的大川美佐緒將于5日迎來117歲生日。4日，當?shù)貫樗e辦儀式，送上生日禮物。

　　大川美佐緒目前在大阪市東住吉區(qū)一家老年福利設施生活，她出生于明治年間的1898年，現(xiàn)在有3個孩子、4名孫輩、6名重孫。生日當天，大川美佐緒的大兒子等親人一同為她祝壽。

　　東住吉區(qū)的區(qū)長小倉健宏探望大川美佐緒時，問她覺得117年是長還是短，她回答稱“很短”。小倉健宏問到“現(xiàn)在幸福嗎”，她回答“很幸?！?。養(yǎng)老院計劃在5日為她舉行慶生會。

　　Osaka: 大阪(日本)

　　Guinness[?g?n?s] World Records:吉尼斯世界記錄

　　bouquet: n.花束

　　daisy：n.雛菊

　　longevity: n.長壽; 壽命

　　nonchalantly: adv.漠不關心地，無動于衷地

　　centenarian: n.&adj.百歲或逾百歲以上的(人)，百歲老人(的)

　　nursing home：n.療養(yǎng)院