福克斯新闻 秘鲁116岁老妇人去世 本月初获全球最老寿星称号

Officials in Camden, Arkansas confirming that Gertrude Weaver¹ died Monday, only days after becoming the world's oldest person.

阿肯色州卡姆登官员确认几天前获得世界最老老人殊荣的格特鲁德·韦弗于星期一去世的消息。

Weaver was 116, verified as the oldest documented person just last week, after the death of a 117-year-old woman in Japan.

在日本一名117岁的老妇人去世后，116岁的韦弗刚刚于上周成为最老老人。

Weaver telling reporters at the time, her key to longevity² was being kind and eating her own cooking.

韦弗告诉记者,她长寿的关键是善待他人并且吃自己做的饭。

She'd been hoping that President Obama would come to her 117th birthday party, in July.

她还希望能在7月份自己的117岁生日派对上见见奥巴马。

The next oldest person on the gerontology research group list is 115-years-old: Jeralean Talley, who lives in Michigan.

现在全球最老老人是来自密歇根的老妇人泰利，她现年115岁。

Her birthday is next month.

下个月她也将迎来自己的生日。

1 weaver   

n.织布工；编织者

参考例句：

• She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。
• The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

2 longevity   

n.长命；长寿

参考例句：

• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
• Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。