The Centenarian
The oldest inhabitant had celebrated his hundredth birthday and the reported of a local paper called on him for an interview. Having congratulated the old fellow, The reporter asked a few questions.
“To what do you attribute your longevity?” He inquired. The centenarian paused a monment and then, holding up his hand and ticking off the items on his fingers, began; “I never smoked, drank alcoholic liquors, or overate, and I always rise at six in the morning.” “But,” protested the reporter,” I had an uncle who acted in that way, yet jhe only lived to be eighty. How do you account for that/” he didn’t keep it up long enough,” was the calm reply.
百岁老人
当年龄的最大的当地居民庆祝他的百岁生日时，当地报纸的记者赤拜访并采访他。向老人表示祝贺后，读者问了他几个问题。
“你长寿归功于什么原因呢？”他问道。百岁老人停顿了一下，然后抬起头数着，开始说：“我不吸烟，不喝酒，不吃得过饱，我总是早上六点起床。”
“但是，”记者反驳道路，“我有一个叔叔也是那样做的，但是他只活到八十岁。你怎么解释？”
“他没有长期坚持那种习惯。”他从容地回答。
