時尚雙語:英國夫婦攜手78年:"每天都要拌拌嘴"

Lifetime lovers Frank and Anita Milford have reportedly become Britain's longest-married living couple after celebrating their 78th wedding anniversary.

Lifetime lovers Frank and Anita Milford have reportedly become Britain's longest-married living couple after celebrating their 78th wedding anniversary.

The pair met as teenagers at a dance in Plymouth, southern England, in 1926 and married two years later.

Asked for the secret of their enduring union, Frank Milford, 98, a retired dock worker, said: "We don't always see eye to eye and we do have a small argument every day.

"But that comes and goes. We are always here for each other."

His 97-year-old wife added: "The key is give and take and lots of laughter."

With their relationship as strong as ever, the couple hope to beat the record for Britain's longest-ever marriage of 80 years, set by Percy and Florence Arrowsmith. Percy Arrowsmith died last year.

"There's every chance we could break that record," Anita Milford said.

"These days marriages don't last long. A lot of people get married with the idea that if it doesn't work out there's no worry, but we can't understand that."

The couple, who lived in a bungalow in the St Budeaux area of Plymouth until last year when they moved into a nursing home.

Elaine Clarke, a senior care assistant at the Warwick Park Nursing Home, said of the couple: "It is very rare to see something like this. They are always by each other's side."

Anita Milford was in bed for 10 days recently after falling ill and her husband stayed with her the whole time, Clarke said.

"They are still very much in love."

The world's longest marriage on record is 86 years, set by two couples -- Sir Temulji Bhicaji Nariman and Lady Narima in India and were married in 1853 and US couple Lazarus Rowe and Molly Webber, who tied the knot in 1743.

據報道，英國終身伴侶弗蘭克和安妮塔·米爾福德夫婦日前度過了78週年結婚紀念日，他們因此成爲英國婚齡最長的在世夫妻。

這兩個人在1926年英國南部普利茅斯的一次舞會上結識，當時他們才十幾歲。兩年後，兩人結爲連理。

當談及維繫婚姻的祕訣時，98歲的退休碼頭工弗蘭克說：“我們的意見並不總是一致，幾乎每天都要小吵一下。”

“但是我們很快就會和好。而且我們總會陪伴在彼此身旁。”

97歲的安妮塔補充說：“關鍵是要相互謙讓，多一些笑聲也很重要。”

目前英國婚齡最長的是結婚80年的珀西和弗羅倫斯·艾羅史密斯夫婦，可珀西·艾羅史密斯已於去年辭世。米爾福德夫婦的感情久而彌堅，他們希望能夠打破80年的婚齡紀錄。

安妮塔說：“我們很有希望打破紀錄。”

“如今的婚姻都不能長久。很多人抱着‘不成也沒什麼’的思想結婚，可我們卻無法理解。”

這對夫婦一直住在普利茅斯聖布迪由斯地區的一間平房裏，直到去年，他們搬進了一個養老院。

沃裏克公園療養院的高級護理助手伊萊恩·克拉克說：“這樣的夫婦實在是很少見。他們總是形影不離。”

克拉克說，安妮塔最近因病臥牀10天，這段時間，她的丈夫一直陪伴在她的身邊。

“他們仍然很相愛。”

世界上有記載的最長婚姻是86年，由兩對夫婦創下，他們分別是1853年結婚的印度的特米基·比察基·納裏曼爵士和納裏曼公爵夫人，以及1743年結婚的美國夫婦拉扎勒斯·羅和莫莉·韋伯。

Vocabulary:
see eye to eye: 意見一致

give and take : 互相謙讓；交換意見