一位女士庆祝她107岁的生日，她说她长寿的秘诀就是不结婚

Never before in history has there been a time with so many people living to be over 100 years old. As the quality of life rises, we have more and more pensioners reaching even further beyond 100. On Wednesday, Louise Jean Signore celebrated her 107th birthday!

历史上从未有过如此多的人活到100岁以上。随着生活质量的提高，领取养老金的人越来越多，甚至超过了100岁。周三，路易斯·珍·西格尔庆祝了她107岁的生日!

The woman living in the Bronx in New York attributes her long life to a peculiar reason, one you wouldn’t necessarily expect to hear. No, it’s not just eating healthy or having lots of close friends. According to Louise Jean, her secret is staying single. She told the media: “I think the secret of 107: I never got married. I think that’s the secret. My sister says, ‘I wish I never got married.’

住在纽约布朗克斯区(Bronx)的这位女士把自己长寿的原因归结为一个奇特的原因，一个你未必会想到听到的原因。不，不只是吃得健康或者有很多亲密的朋友。路易丝·珍说，她的秘诀是保持单身。她在接受媒体采访时说:“我认为107岁的秘诀是:我从未结过婚。我想这就是秘密。我妹妹说:“我希望我从来没有结过婚。”

Jean Louise Signore had over 100 guests at her birthday celebration

在她的生日庆典上有100多位客人

Louise Jean’s sister is almost as old as she is — she is 102. So, naturally, a lot of Internet users were wondering just how much genetics had to do with the two women’s longevity.

露易丝·珍的妹妹几乎和她一样大——102岁。因此，很自然地，许多互联网用户想知道这两位女性的长寿与基因有多大的关系。

The 107-year-old still stays active and eats well (Italian food, no sugary things like cake or soda)

这位107岁的老人仍然保持活跃，吃得很好(意大利食物，不含糖的东西，如蛋糕或苏打水)

Louise Jean had over 100 people at her 107th birthday party, and I’m sure that we’re all just a bit jealous of how much love and attention she’s getting. Jealous in a good way.

路易斯·珍107岁生日派对上有100多人，我敢肯定我们都有点嫉妒她得到了那么多的爱和关注，以一种好的方式嫉妒。

Jean Louise celebrated her 107th birthday. She says the secret to her long life may have been never getting married

路易斯庆祝了她107岁的生日。她说她长寿的秘诀可能是从未结过婚

If you’re planning on living to 100 and even longer, then you might want some further tips on how best to live. The book ‘Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life’ by Héctor García and Francesc has just what you’re looking for. The book’s authors explain how the Japanese mentality of Ikigai (or passion) can greatly improve the quality of your life and turn you into a healthy, happy person.

如果你打算活到100岁甚至更长，那么你可能需要一些关于如何活得更好的建议。赫克托·加西亚和弗朗西斯克合著的《Ikigai:日本人长寿和幸福生活的秘诀》正好符合你的要求。这本书的作者解释了日本人的Ikigai(激情)心态如何能大大提高你的生活质量，让你成为一个健康快乐的人。

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