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Short story: 长寿的秘密 – The Secret to a Long Life

What’s the real secret to living to 100? You’d think it’s healthy eating or daily exercise, right? Grandma Wang has a much simpler answer—and by the end, she’ll prove her point in the funniest way possible.

This is a fun post: A reporter interviews a 100-year-old woman about what it takes to live to 100 years old, and gets a surprising answer.

Key vocab

记者 – jì zhě – reporter, journalist
秘密 – mì mì – secret
身体 – shēn tǐ – body, health
运动 – yùn dòng – exercise, sports
一定 – yí dìng – certainly, must
明白 – míng bái – to understand
吵架 – chǎo jià – to quarrel, to argue
简单 – jiǎn dān – simple, easy
可能 – kě néng – possible, maybe
别人 – bié rén – other people, others

长寿的秘密

王奶奶一百岁了。

一个记者来看她。记者问:”奶奶,您一百岁了,身体还这么好。您的秘密是什么?”

记者想:她一定每天运动。

但是王奶奶说:”我不运动。”

记者又想:那一定是吃得好。

但是王奶奶说:”我什么都吃。我爱吃肉,也爱吃糖。”

记者不明白了。”那……您的秘密是什么?”

王奶奶笑了笑,说:”我不跟人吵架。别人说什么,我都说’对,对,对’。”

记者说:”就这样?这太简单了!这不可能是真的!”

王奶奶看着他,笑着说:”好吧,你说得对。”

Show English translation

The Secret to a Long Life

Grandma Wang turned one hundred years old.

A reporter came to see her. The reporter asked: “Grandma, you’re a hundred years old and still so healthy. What’s your secret?”

The reporter thought: She must exercise every day.

But Grandma Wang said: “I don’t exercise.”

The reporter thought again: Then it must be that she eats well.

But Grandma Wang said: “I eat everything. I love eating meat, and I also love eating sugar.”

The reporter was confused. “Then… what is your secret?”

Grandma Wang smiled and said: “I don’t argue with people. Whatever others say, I just say ‘Right, right, right.'”

The reporter said: “Just like that? That’s too simple! This can’t be true!”

Grandma Wang looked at him and said with a smile: “Okay, you’re right.”

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