(单词翻译:单击)
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The World Oldest Man Dies at Age 112
世界最长寿老人去世
Officials said, the world's oldest man died Tuesday at the age of 112 after suffering chronic heart problems.
据报道，周二凌晨世界最长寿老人因慢性心功能衰竭去世，享年112岁。
Japanese Yasutaro Koide (pronounced "Ko-ee-deh")had said his secret to a long life was not to smoke, drink or overdo it.
出生于日本的小出保太郎曾透露：长寿的秘诀就是不饮酒不吸烟，或者适量饮酒吸烟。
Koide, who was born on March 13, 1903, died two months short of his 113th birthday.
小出保太郎出生于1903年3月13日，令人扼腕的是，距离小出保太郎113岁生日仅差两个月。
In the year he was born, the Wright brothers made their historic first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,
1903年是不平凡的一年，那年莱特兄弟在美国北卡罗来纳州基蒂霍克进行了人类第一次历史性的飞行；
and a modernizing Japan was embroiled in a dispute with Russia over Manchuria that would erupt into the Russo-Japanese War in early 1904.
那年日本为争夺中国辽东半岛控制权与俄国发生冲突，紧接着在1904年爆发了日俄战争。
Koide (pronounced "Ko-ee-deh") worked as a tailor when he was younger.
小出保太郎年轻时曾做过裁缝。
He was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man last August.
去年8月，他被吉尼斯世界纪录认定为全球最长寿的男性。
词语解释
1.heart problem 心脏疾病
例句：When patients were diagnosed with pneumonia, the heart problem frequently went unrecognized.
当病人被诊断为肺炎时，存在的心脏疾病常被忽略。
2.long life 长寿；长期的
例句：He has seen a good deal in his long life.
他在漫长的一生中阅历甚丰。
3.born on 出生于（时间）
例句：It was a coincidence that he was born on his mother's birthday.
他在他母亲生日那天出生,真是巧事。
4.short of 缺乏；不足；除...以外
例句：Hilary went to the bank because she was short of money.
希拉里上银行取钱，因为她缺钱用。
