如何活到100歲：來自10位百歲老人的建議

To discover the secret to a longer life， the best people to ask must surely be those who have lived the longest。 Some of the oldest people in the world were born before the turn of the 20th century， and have lived well past 100 without， well erm， dying。 This certainly isn‘t medically sound advice for the most part， more like an

insight

into what it is that the world’s super centenarians believe has kept them going all these years。 So what is it that makes these people special？ What‘s their secret？ As we’ll discover， its not always what you might imagine…

如果要與人探討長壽的秘訣，那麼最佳人選當然是那些活得最久的人。最長壽的人當中，有些在20世紀來臨之前就已出生，100年來都還好好地活著，至少沒有死。這當然不是主要從醫學上進行探究，更多的是觀察到底是什麼使得這些百歲老人相信並一直支援他們活到現在。那麼到底是什麼使他們變得如此特殊呢？他們的秘密到底是什麼？隨著我們的發現，其中的秘密可能並不是你所想象的那樣。

10.Mind your own business

10.少管閒事

In 2011 the Guinness World Records handed the title of ‘world’s oldest living person‘ to Georgia resident， Besse Cooper who retained the record until she passed away in 2012 at the age of 116。 Of the two pieces of advice that she offered， one is perhaps more likely to be in line with your doctor’s recommendations than the other。 Her secret to

longevity

？ “I mind my own business， and I don‘t eat

junk

food。”

2011年世界吉尼斯紀錄將“世上最長壽的人”這一頭銜頒給一名叫Basse Cooper的佐治亞州居民，她一直保持著這個紀錄直到2012年去世，享年116歲。她提出兩條建議，其中一條是儘可能聽從醫生的建議。那另一個長壽的秘訣是什麼？“我只關心自己的事，不多管閒事，並且我不吃垃圾食品。”

So maybe cutting down on the

unhealthy

stuff would be a good start。 Beyond that， maybe you should stop being such a busybody！

因此，減少不健康食品應該是個好的開始。除此以外，也許你應該停止成為一個愛管閒事的人！

9.Sushi and sleep

9.壽司和睡眠

Misao Okawa is a Japanese super centeniarian at 116 years old， and is currently the world’s oldest living person。 Born on 5th of March 1898 in Tenma， Osaka， Misao says the key to a long life is eating sushi and getting at least eight hours sleep a night。 She said in 2014 “Eat and sleep and you will live a long time。 You have to learn to relax。”。

Misao Okawa是日本一名長壽老人，現年116歲，是目前世上最長壽並且還在世的人。Misao於1898年3月5日出生於大阪的天滿，她坦言道長壽的關鍵是吃壽司和保證晚上至少8小時的睡眠。2014年她還說道：“吃好、睡好，你就能長壽。你得學會放鬆。”

Who would have thought that one of the secrets to a longer life could

involve

getting enough sleep？ So next time we‘re feeling

guilty

for sleeping in passed what others might call a ’reasonable time，‘ we can be reassured that we’re simply investing in our

longevity

。 Sushi for breakfast！

誰會想到長壽的秘訣之一竟包括保證充足的睡眠？所以啊，下次當我們為睡過頭而感到愧疚時，不妨安慰自己“我們是僅僅是為了希望自己能活得久點”。再把壽司當做早餐！

8.Never get bored

8.永遠不要感到無聊

“I‘ve only ever had one

wrinkle

， and I’m sitting on it”。

“我全身只有一處皺紋，那就是我的下面。”

Quoted on her 110th birthday， there was really no doubt that Jeanne Calment still had her sense of humor。 Calment was born in France 14 years before the

construction

of the Eiffel Tower， and at 122 was the oldest person ever when she died in August 1997。 Every birthday during her last

decade

was

celebrated

in France。 She delighted in

amusing

reporters with her many secrets of

longevity

。 The list was different every year and included （among others） laughter， activity and “a stomach like an

ostrich

。” Calment also attributes her many years to her faith， stating “（God） has forgotten me。 He can‘t be in such a hurry to see me。 He already knows me very well。” At her party a year before her death， Calment gave some

insight

into what it takes to stay interested and

engaged

during a life as long as hers。 “I dream， I think， I go over my life… I never get bored。”。

這句話來自Jeanne Calment的110歲生日，毫無疑問，她還是很有幽默感的。Calment出生於埃菲爾鐵塔修建前14年的法國，1997年8月去世，那時她122歲，是當時最長壽的人。她人生最後十年裡的每個生日都是在法國慶祝的。她喜歡用她許多的長壽秘訣來娛樂記者，每年的秘訣清單都不一樣，但都包括大笑、活躍和“有一個像鴕鳥一樣的胃”。Calment同樣也為自己信仰付出許多年，她稱道：“（上帝）已經忘了我，他並不急著見我，他已經很瞭解我了。”在她去世前一年的一次聚會上，Calment對她如何在一生中保持有趣和保持忙碌有了更深入的見解：“我夢想，我思考，我認真過著我的生活……我從未感到無聊。”

7.Hard work and a glass of wine

7.努力工作加一杯小酒

Well， it was

inevitable

that ’hard work‘ would come up

eventually

， but the wine is a silver lining。

當然，“努力工作”這一項必然會逐漸被提到，但酒也有一線希望。

Marie-Louise Meilleur lived in Corbeil， Ontario and was 117 years old when she died in 1998。 She cited hard work as the major

factor

in

contributing

to her

impressive

age， but she likely

extended

her life by some years when she stopped smoking at 90 years old。 As well as hard work， Meilleur was known to enjoy a glass of wine， which she also cited as a contirbuing

factor

in her

longevity

。 At least after all that hard work you’ll feel like you‘ve earned your glass of wine， right？

生活在安大略省科爾貝的Marie-Louise Meilleur去世於1998年，那時她已117歲了。她將努力工作視為助她擁有傲人年齡的主要因素，但她90歲時的那次戒菸似乎也對延長壽命起到作用。Meilleur不僅僅工作努力，她同樣也喜歡來點小酒，這也是她所認為的助她長壽的因素之一。畢竟，你真心努力工作後所體會到的感覺恰恰就像淺嘗過一杯小酒，不是嗎？

6.Be nice, worship God and eat pigs' feet

6.為人和善虔誠多吃豬蹄

Jeralean Talley is an American super centenarian who is， at the age of 115 years， the oldest living person in the United States and third

verified

oldest living person in the world。 Talley still lives very much as she always has done， often staying up until midnight feasting on some of her favorite foods： potato salad， honey buns， McDonald’s chicken nuggets and Wendy‘s chili。

Jeralean Talley是一名美國百歲老人，她115歲了，是美國年齡最大且還在世的人，還是世界上有據可查的第三長壽的人。Talley仍然過著往常的生活，經常熬夜，半夜還大吃大喝她最愛的食物：土豆沙拉、蜂蜜麵包、麥當勞雞肉塊和辣椒。

Staying active at her age isn’t a problem either。 Talley sews dresses， makes quilts and enjoys playing the

slot

machines at casinos。 At 104 years old she had to give up bowling though， as she no longer had the strength in her legs。 Staying active isn‘t Jeralean’s secret to a long life though。 “Do unto others as you desire them to do unto you，” is her mantra， and she insists that‘s the secret to living a long life。 It should also be said though， that eating plenty of pork is on her list too。 Every Christmas， she bakes pigs’ ears and feet in a jelly

stock

for herself and her family。

在她那個年紀保持活躍依然不是問題。Talley自己做裙子，縫被子，還喜歡在賭場裡的老虎機上來幾把。但在她104歲時，她不得不停止打保齡了，因為她的腿不再那麼有力了。保持活躍並不是Jeralean的長壽秘訣。“己所不欲，勿施於人”是她的信條，她堅信這才是保持長壽的秘訣。同樣，據說多吃豬肉也在她的長壽秘訣清單裡。每個聖誕節，她都會為自己和家人烤豬耳和豬蹄。

5.Two eggs a day-one raw and one cooked

5.一天兩個蛋——一個生的一個熟的

When it comes to Emma Morano‘s secret to

longevity

， its all about the diet。 She was born in 1899 and is the last living European person to have been born in the 1800s。

當提到Emma Morano的長壽秘訣時，你會發現全都是關於飲食的。她生於1899年，是世界上最後一個出生在19世紀且還在世的歐洲人。

The 115 year old lives in Verbania， Italy， is in pretty good shape for someone who has seen 11 popes come and go。 She still spends her days doing housework and cooking。 Morano says her diet – including a raw egg every day – has helped her outlive most born in her time。 “For breakfast I eat biscuits with milk or water，” she said。 “Then during the day I eat two eggs – one raw and one cooked – just like the doctor recommended when I was 20 years old。 For lunch I’ll eat pasta and minced meat then for dinner， I‘ll have just a glass of milk。” Not exactly an exciting diet， but it’s certainly working for Ms。 Morano。

這位115歲的老人生活在義大利威爾巴尼亞，她仍保持著非常好的身材，這對於已見證過11任教皇交替的人來說實屬不易。她仍然會花上整天的時間來做家務和下廚。Morano說她的飲食（包括每天一個生雞蛋）幫助她比與她同一時期出生的人活得更久。“早餐的話，我吃餅乾加牛奶或水，”她說道：“白天裡，我要吃兩個蛋（一個生的，一個熟的），這是我20歲時醫生給我的建議。午飯的話，我會吃義大利麵，晚上吃肉末，外加一杯牛奶。” 這確實不是一個特別的飲食習慣，但它就是對Mrs。Morano有效。

4.Don't get married

4.遠離婚姻

Scotland‘s oldest resident Jessie Gallan

celebrated

her 109th birthday in January 2015。 Being Scottish， it’s rather

predictable

that one of the reasons she cites for her

impressive

age is eating plenty of porridge。 But that‘s not her strangest

explanation

for her place in the centenarian club。

蘇格蘭最長壽的居民Jessie Gallan在2015年一月份慶祝了她的109歲生日。不難想到，作為一名蘇格蘭人，她保持如此傲人年齡的原因之一便是多喝粥。但這並不是她立身於百歲老人俱樂部的最奇怪的原因。

“My secret to a long life has been staying away from men。 They’re just more trouble than they‘re worth，” she said in an

interview

this year。 “I also made sure that I got plenty of exercise， eat a nice warm

bowl

of porridge every morning and have never gotten married。” Now we all know some people who could do with being single for a while， but a full 109 years is probably a bit much！ After all， can life really be

appreciated

to it’s fullest without someone there to enjoy it with you？

“我長壽的秘訣就是遠離男人。他們太麻煩了，根本不值得。”她在今年的一次採訪中如是說道，“我做足量運動，每天早上喝一碗熱粥，一輩子沒結過婚。” 我們知道，有些人單身一陣子沒問題，但足足109年都單身會不會太長了點！畢竟，完全沒人陪伴你一起度過的人生真的令人羨慕嗎？

3.Staying positive and lots of singing

3.保持積極放聲高歌

Christian Mortensen lived in Marin County， CA until the grand age of 115 years old。 He was born on Aug。 16 1882， in Skarrup， Denmark and came to the United States when he was 21。 On his 115th birthday in 1998 he was asked about the key to his

impressive

longevity

。 His answer reads a bit like a ‘good news， bad news‘ rollercoaster。 He revealed his secrets as… “Friends， a good cigar， drinking lots of good water， no

alcohol

， staying positive and lots of singing will keep you alive for a long time。”。

Christian Mortensen居住在加利福尼亞州的馬林縣，享有115歲高齡。他於1882年8月16日出生在丹麥的Skarrup，在他21歲時搬到了美國。1998年，在他115歲生日會上，他被問及到保持長壽的秘訣時，他透露道：“朋友、一根好的雪茄、喝好水、不沾酒精、保持積極，再放聲高歌都會讓你活得久。”

Mortensen loved cigars and smoked a few per week from around 20 years old until his death。 But it seems that staying positive had a great effect on his life， and he kept singing all through until his death in 1998。

Mortensen喜愛雪茄，自從20歲左右直到他去世，每週都會抽幾根。但似乎保持積極對他的一生有更大的影響，而且他一生都愛唱歌，直到1988年去世。

2."Funche"

2.Funche

Don’t tell me you don‘t know what ‘Funche’ is！

不要告訴我你不知道什麼叫Funche！

Emiliano Mercado del Toro was born in Puerto Rico in 1891， and became the world‘s oldest living person on December 11， 2006。 Although there have been many super centenarians awarded this title at some point in their lives， del Toro was one of the few men to do so。 Emiliano credited his long life to Funche， which is a

traditional

Peurto Rican dish that he ate every day。 Consisting of a

blend

of

corn

， milk and fish， Funche doesn’t sound that

appealing

to the

uninitiated

。 But if the oldest man in the world consumed the dish daily， then maybe we should be giving it a try。 Can we add bacon？

Emiliano Mercado del Toro於1891年出生于波多黎各，在2006年12月11日時成為了世上最長壽且還在世的人。儘管也有很多百歲老人榮獲過此殊榮，del Toro也是其中之一。Emiliano將自己的長壽歸功於Funche，這是一種波多黎各傳統食物，他每天都吃。這種食物是由玉米、牛奶和魚混合而來，Funche對不太熟悉它的人來說並沒有太大的吸引力。但如果世上最長壽的人都每日為之著迷的話，那我們也不妨試一試，不過，可以加點培根麼？

1.Smoke cigars, drink beer and eat greasy food

1.抽雪茄，喝啤酒，吃油膩食物

Now then， I would suggest this advice be taken with a

pinch

of salt （pun definitely

intended

）， as all medical advice would suggest you really shouldn‘t be doing any of these things if your

intention

is to live beyond 70， never mind 100。 But this is the philosophy behind the

remarkable

John McMorran， who at 113 was America’s oldest man before his death in 2003。

對於這條建議，我真的只能說太任性了。如果你想活到70歲的話，恐怕所有醫囑都是建議你不要做以上事情中的任何一件，更別說活到100歲了。可這就是John McMorran的人生哲學，他享有113歲高齡，去世於2003年，曾是美國最長壽的人。

As well as cigars， beer and greasy foods， McMorran also stresses the importance of staying away from cheap whisky in staying healthy。 “He was never sick，” 35-year-old great-granddaughter Lisa Saxton remarked in 2003。 “He lived a great life。 Obviously， he was well put together。 He smoked cigars， drank beer and ate greasy food。 He was an amazing man。”

除了雪茄、啤酒和油膩食物，McMorran同樣強調了遠離廉價威士忌的重要性。“他從不生病，”35歲的重孫女Lisa Saxton於2003年說道，“他生活過得很好。顯然，他總體來說很不錯，儘管他抽雪茄、喝啤酒還有吃油膩食物。他是一個了不起的人。”他確實是一位了不起的人，直到死的那刻都以自己的方式活著。

An amazing man indeed， living life on his terms right until the end。 Advice from our super centenarians varies a lot， and can even be quite

contradictory

！ One thing that most have in common though， is a

tendency

to

avoid

stress

。 Nearly all who were asked reported that being positive or avoiding

anxiety

in their lives had a positive

impact

。 We really can‘t know for sure what it is that kept these folks going well beyond 100， but you can bet that for the most part they didn’t really worry too much about it。

我們的百歲老人給出的建議各有各的不同，有的甚至是完全相反。但是，都有一個相同點，都趨向於避免壓力。被採訪到的人都指出，在生活中保持積極或者說避免焦慮都會對生活有積極的影響。我們的確不能確認到底是什麼使得這些人活到100歲以上，但我們敢打賭說最重要的一點就是不要對生活擔心太多。

點選

【贊】

，這對我真的很重要