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| In this picture provided by Percy
Arrowsmith, 105, left, holds the hand of his 100-year-old wife
Florence, who are celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary, in Hereford,
England, Wednesday June 1, 2005.
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Percy and Florence Arrowsmith, who celebrated
their 80th wedding anniversary Wednesday, say the secrets of the world's
longest marriage are don't sleep
on an argument, always share a kiss and hold hands before
going to bed.
Percy Arrowsmith, 105, and his 100-year-old wife were married on June
1, 1925. They met at their church in Hereford in western England, where he
sang in the choir and she was a Sunday
school teacher.
Queen Elizabeth II sent her congratulations to the Arrowsmiths, who
celebrated their anniversary at home with coffee and snacks and with
family and friends.
"What a splendid achievement. I send you my warm congratulations and
best wishes for your 80th wedding anniversary," the Queen's card said.
The Arrowsmiths, who have three children, six grandchildren and nine
great grandchildren, claim the key to their long marriage is not to go to
sleep on an argument. They say they always kiss each other and hold hands
each night before going to bed.
"He can't settle down if
I'm not holding his hand," Florence Arrowsmith said, "I think we're very
blessed. We still love one another, that's the most important part."
Asked for their secret, Florence said you must never be afraid to say
"sorry."
The couple's daughter Jane Woolley said her parents were both "very
perky."
"She says she can't dance any longer but it feels good to have been
married for 80 years," Woolley said. "She says she can still have a
drink."
Guinness World Records said the pair held records for the longest
marriage for a living couple and the oldest aggregate age of a married
couple.
(Agencies) |
本周三（6月1日），珀西和弗洛倫斯·阿羅史密斯夫婦慶祝了他們的80周年結婚紀念日。這對老夫老妻說，長久婚姻的秘密是不要把爭執拖到明天，在睡覺之前牽對方的手，并且送上一個吻。
1925年6月1日是珀西和弗洛倫斯喜結良緣的日子，如今他們都已白發蒼蒼，珀西今年105歲，佛羅倫斯正好100歲。當年他們是在英格蘭西部赫勒福德郡的一所教堂里相遇的，當時他正在唱詩班里唱歌，而她是一位主日學校教師。
英國女王伊利莎白二世也給阿羅史密斯夫婦寄去了賀卡表示祝賀。結婚周年紀念日當天，這對夫婦在家中和家人、朋友們一起喝喝咖啡吃吃點心，慶祝這個值得紀念的日子。
女王在賀卡上這樣寫道：“這是多么偉大的成功啊。在你們80周年結婚紀念日里，我謹向二位致以熱情的問候和最美好的祝愿！”
阿羅史密斯夫婦共有三個孩子、六個孫子和九個曾孫。他們認為保持長久婚姻的秘訣是不要帶著爭執上床睡覺，不要把問題留到明天。每晚臨睡前他們都會執子之手，互吻對方。
“如果我不握著他的手，他就很不習慣，無法平靜入睡。我想上帝一直在保佑著我們。我們始終愛著對方，這是最重要的。”弗洛倫斯·阿羅史密斯說。
當問到他們保持長久婚姻的秘密時，弗洛倫斯說永遠都別害怕說“對不起”這三個字。
這對夫婦的女兒簡·伍利說，她的父母都過得“非常灑脫開心”。
“她說她無法再跳舞了，但結婚80年的感覺很好。她說她現在還能喝點酒。”伍利說。
著名的《吉尼斯世界紀錄大全》編委會表示，在現今在世的夫婦中，阿羅史密斯夫婦創造了結婚時間最長的世界記錄，他們還是雙方年齡合計最大的夫婦。
（中國日報網站譯） |
Updated: 2005-06-03 10:14