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一对英国双胞胎姐妹日前度过了她们102岁生日,《吉尼斯世界纪录》已经正式将她们列为世界上年龄最大的双胞胎。
They were presented with copies of the Guinness World Records book, which includes their entry. More from the Daily Mail:
Lily's proud daughter Dianne Powell, 65, told Wales2 News Service: 'My mum's recovering in hospital after she slipped3 and fell just before Christmas. But she's in good spirits and enjoying the attention of being one of the world's oldest twins.
'Ena pops in to see her in hospital when she can - they are very close. And despite the terrible weather she made a special effort to get together on their birthday.'
The English twins were born before the beginning of World War I, and they still meet up(偶遇) for weekly shopping trips and talk on the phone nearly every day. Lily Millward said "laughter4 and having a joke with each other" has been the secret to their longevity(长寿) .
"We used to work on the farm all day, but we would enjoy ourselves,' Millward said. 'It was a lot of fun and sociable5. We've been very lucky and we have always had good health."
And the twins manage to get by without some modern technological6 innovations7, including central heating8. "Until my mum's accident, they would jump on a bus on their own every Friday so they can go shopping together and have a chat over a cup of tea," Powell said. "And they ring each other almost every evening although they are both very hard of hearing--they can't really always know what the other is saying but just enjoy talking to each other."
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1 celebrated | |
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 | |
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n.威尔士(在大不列颠岛西南部) | |
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adj.打滑,打滑的v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 );滑脱;下降;(健康状况等)变差 | |
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n.笑,笑声 | |
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adj.好交际的,友好的,合群的 | |
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改革( innovation的名词复数 ); 新观念; 新事物; 新设施 | |
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n.加热,供暖,暖气装置;adj.加热的,供暖的 | |
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